You & I

by Rita Ora

Overview

Her most fully realized and vulnerable effort to date, You & I carries Rita Ora into the future with a collection of songs that celebrate new love and self-acceptance. Following 2018's excellent sophomore set The Phoenix, the long gap between full-lengths results in a bevy of new experiences for Ora to sing about as she enters another phase of life. The front half of the album is loaded with the big pop moments, such as the one-two punch of the euphoric opening run "Don't Think Twice" and "You Only Love Me," peaking with album highlight "Praising You," which interpolates Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" to the intended joyous effect. "Waiting for You" hits a similar sweet spot, sounding like an Avicii chart-topper that could level a festival audience. Throwback synths shimmer on "That Girl" -- which borrows from Rick James' classic "Party All the Time" -- and haunt on the dark, confused "Unfeel It." For the closing run of You & I (almost a full half of the total tracks on the deluxe edition), most of the energy has been expended and it's time for the ballads and midtempo sentimentality. While the best of the bunch appeared earlier on track six as the dramatic but triumphant '80s ballad "You & I," songs like "Look at Me Now" and "I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend" push the emotion (and Ora's vocals) to the fore like a Sia production. Facing her fears and taking the plunge, Ora dances and pines her way through soulful depths and exciting highs. You & I is a nourishing, adult examination of love and relationships that matures the singer and her catalog in the process. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2023
Label:	Bmg Rights Management
UPC:	4050538889079
Rank:	30054

Tracks

1. Don't Think Twice
2. You Only Love Me
3. Praising You
4. Unfeel It
5. Waiting for You
6. You & I
7. That Girl
8. Shape of Me
9. Look At Me Now
10. Girl in the Mirror
11. Notting Hill
12. I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rita Ora   Primary Artist
Fatboy Slim   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Davide Rossi   String Arrangements
Rick James   Composer
Norman Cook   Composer
Mark Ralph   Mixing,Additional Production
Guy Massey   Mixing
Warren Felder   Composer,Producer
Yoshi Breen   Composer,Producer
Dick Beetham   Mastering Engineer
Johnny Edwards   Composer
Jon Shave   Composer,Producer
William Simmons   Composer
Rita Ora   Composer
Trevor Muzzy   Vocal Producer
Jenna Andrews   Composer
Ollie Green   Vocal Producer
Camille Yarborough   Composer
Cirkut   Producer
Oakwud   Producer,Executive Producer
Jamie Sanderson   Composer
Alex Niceforo   Composer
Fraser Taylor   Photography
Corey Sanders   Composer
Serban Cazan   Composer,Producer
Cameron Gower-Poole   Vocal Producer
Jon Maguire   Composer
Lewis Thompson   Composer,Producer
Henry Walter   Composer
Georgia Ku   Composer
Johannes Burger   Composer,Producer
Kilian Wilke   Composer,Producer
Jason Ok   Composer,Producer
Nate Cyphert   Composer
Zaire Koalo   Producer
Trevor Brown   Composer,Producer
Sorana Pacurar   Composer
Keith Sorrells   Composer,Producer
Edward Cooke   Photography
Roland Spreckley   Composer
Asdis Maria Vidarsdottir   Composer
Rory Adams   Composer
Rene Miller   Composer
Alex Nice   Producer
Nick Hahn   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Karen Poole   Composer
Elle Campbell   Composer
Georgia Meek   Composer
Phoebe Jasper   Composer
Michella Bredahl   Photography
Viktor Hammarberg   Design,Artwork
Sacha Barbin   Creative Director