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Foolish Loving Spaces
Foolish Loving Spaces
Studio album by Blossoms
Released	31 January 2020
Recorded	May–December 2019
Studio	Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
Length	34:05
Label	Virgin EMI
Producer	James Skelly; Rich Turvey;
Blossoms chronology
Singles from Foolish Loving Spaces
	"Your Girlfriend"; Released: 20 June 2019; "The Keeper"; Released: 22 November 2019; "If You Think This Is Real Life"; Released: 27 January 2020;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Clash	8/10^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
musicOMH	^[5]
NME	^[6]

Foolish Loving Spaces is the third studio album by English indie pop band Blossoms. It was released on 31 January 2020 by Virgin EMI Records, and again produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey.^[7] The album was supported by the singles "Your Girlfriend", "The Keeper" and "If You Think This Is Real Life". It debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's second UK number-one album, with 18,945 copies sold in its first week in the UK.^[8]^[9]

Background and recording

Frontman Tom Ogden began writing the album at his parents' house, where he wrote the first two Blossoms albums, as he had started renovating the home he shared with his girlfriend. He resolved to make his room the first room finished in the renovation process so as to write there; after the work was done, he bought an upright piano and wrote 25 songs after being inspired by Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, U2's The Joshua Tree and Primal Scream's Screamadelica. The initial plan to record the album in Nashville was abandoned in favour of the "more familiar surroundings" of the Parr Street Studios in Liverpool.^[10]

Track listing

*Foolish Loving Spaces* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"If You Think This Is Real Life"	2:51
2.	"Your Girlfriend"	2:41
3.	"The Keeper"	3:23
4.	"My Swimming Brain"	3:48
5.	"Sunday Was a Friend of Mine"	3:09
6.	"Oh No (I Think I'm in Love)"	3:45
7.	"Romance, Eh?"	2:50
8.	"My Vacant Days"	2:25
9.	"Falling for Someone"	3:35
10.	"Like Gravity"	5:38
Total length:		34:05

Personnel

Credits adapted from Foolish Loving Spaces liner notes.^[11]

Blossoms

Tom Ogden – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (track 3)
Charlie Salt – bass guitar, backing vocals , moog bass (track 6)
Josh Dewhurst – lead guitar, lap steel guitar (track 2)
Joe Donovan – drums, percussion
Myles Kellock – keyboards

Additional musicians

Ian Skelly – additional percussion
James Skelly – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 and 10)
Kim Wedderburne – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 4)
Mica Townsend – backing vocals (tracks 3, 6, 9 and 10)
Yvonne Shelton – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10)
Zak McDonnell – cymbal (track 1), clapping (track 2)
Kristopher Bradford – clapping (track 2)
Rich Turvey – additional keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 7), piano (track 8)

Design

Leo Villareal – artwork
Erik Djurklou – photography
Ewan Ogden – photography

Production

James Skelly – production
Rich Turvey – production
Ben Claughan – engineering
Kristopher Bradford – engineering
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Kennie Takahashi – mixing

Charts

Sales chart performance for *Foolish Loving Spaces*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[12]	67
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Foolish Loving Spaces by Blossoms Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Foolish Loving Spaces – Blossoms". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ Hansen, Susan (28 January 2020). "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Snapes, Laura (31 January 2020). "Blossoms: Foolish Loving Spaces review – marvellously uncool exuberance". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Young, Martyn (31 January 2020). "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces | Album Review". musicOMH. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Smith, Thomas (31 January 2020). "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces". NME. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Blossoms New Album FOOLISH LOVING SPACES is Out Now". BroadwayWorld. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Copsey, Rob (7 February 2020). "Blossoms score second Number 1 album with Foolish Loving Spaces: 'We're the happiest lads in the world'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Blossoms bid for No.1 with new album Foolish Loving Spaces | Talent | Music Week". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ Savage, Mark (6 February 2020). "Blossoms are making hit singles – but the charts haven't noticed". BBC. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces". Discogs. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "Irish Albums Chart: 7 February 2020". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[1] "Foolish Loving Spaces by Blossoms Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[2] Yeung, Neil Z. "Foolish Loving Spaces – Blossoms". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[3] Hansen, Susan (28 January 2020). "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[4] Snapes, Laura (31 January 2020). "Blossoms: Foolish Loving Spaces review – marvellously uncool exuberance". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[5] Young, Martyn (31 January 2020). "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces | Album Review". musicOMH. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[6] Smith, Thomas (31 January 2020). "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces". NME. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[7] "Blossoms New Album FOOLISH LOVING SPACES is Out Now". BroadwayWorld. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[8] Copsey, Rob (7 February 2020). "Blossoms score second Number 1 album with Foolish Loving Spaces: 'We're the happiest lads in the world'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[9] "Blossoms bid for No.1 with new album Foolish Loving Spaces | Talent | Music Week". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[10] Savage, Mark (6 February 2020). "Blossoms are making hit singles – but the charts haven't noticed". BBC. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[11] "Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces". Discogs. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[12] "Irish Albums Chart: 7 February 2020". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[United_KingdomBlossomsFoolish_Loving_SpacesalbumCertRef-15] "British album certifications – Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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Foolish Loving Spaces

Background and recording

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

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