Cherry Blossom (album)

Cherry Blossom
Studio album by
the Vamps
Released16 October 2020
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length32:07
LabelEMI
Producer
The Vamps chronology
Missing You
(2019) 		Cherry Blossom
(2020) 		Collabs by Brad
(2022)
The Vamps studio album chronology
Night & Day (Day Edition)
(2018) 		Cherry Blossom
(2020)
Singles from Cherry Blossom
  1. "Married in Vegas"
    Released: 31 July 2020
  2. "Chemicals"
    Released: 10 September 2020
  3. "Better"
    Released: 2 October 2020
  4. "Would You"
    Released: 4 April 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Times[2]

Cherry Blossom is the fifth studio album by the British pop rock band the Vamps. It was released on 16 October 2020 via EMI Records,[3] and includes the single "Married in Vegas". The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming the Vamps' second number-one album in their home country. It is promoted by a concert tour that begun on 6 September 2021.[3]

Background

The band wrote "half an album quickly" 18 months before the release of the album, in early 2019, but scrapped all of the planned material and started over. Early in 2020, the band sent their completed album to their label, believing that they had a strong collection of "bangers and ballads" to mark what they regarded as the second part of their career, using the cherry blossom title and imagery as a symbol of "rebirth", but they were not entirely certain about which song should be released as the lead single.[citation needed]

Singles

"Married in Vegas" was released as the lead single from the album on 31 July 2020.[4] Its release was accompanied by an official music video posted to The Vamps' YouTube channel, directed by Dean Sherwood.

Track listing

Cherry Blossom track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Glory Days (Intro)"
Riley0:14
2."Glory Days"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Abrahart
  • Riley
Riley3:26
3."Better"
2:25
4."Married in Vegas"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Rycroft
LostBoy3:12
5."Chemicals"
LostBoy2:50
6."Would You"Simpson
  • Simpson
  • Evans[a]
3:01
7."Bitter"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Abrahart
  • Simpson
  • Evans[a]
2:57
8."Part of Me"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Rycroft
  • Simpson
  • LostBoy
3:11
9."Protocol"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Simpson
  • Evans[a]
3:54
10."Nothing but You"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Rycroft
LostBoy3:10
11."Treading Water"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Simpson
  • Evans[a]
3:47
Total length:32:07
Japanese edition bonus track[5]
No.TitleLength
12."Married in Vegas" (acoustic)3:32
Total length:35:52
Extended, Pt. 1[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Married in Vegas" (acoustic)
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Rycroft
  • Ball
  • Evans
3:37
13."Better" (acoustic)
  • Simpson
  • Rycroft
  • Hazell
  • Halldin
  • Simpson
  • Ball
  • Evans
2:34
14."Glory Days" (acoustic)
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Abrahart
  • Riley
Simpson4:04
Total length:42:20
Extended, Pt. 2[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Would You" (acoustic)Simpson
  • Simpson
  • Evans
3:19
16."Chemicals" (acoustic)
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Mann
  • Rycroft
  • Simpson
  • Ball
2:57
17."Treading Water" (acoustic)
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
Simpson2:57
Total length:51:33

Personnel

  • Bradley Simpson – lead vocals, songwriter, bass, guitar, backing vocals (all tracks)
  • Tristan Evans – lead guitar, songwriter, drums, producer, programming, backing vocals (all tracks)
  • Connor Ball – songwriter, bass guitar, backing vocals (all tracks)
  • James McVey – bass, songwriter, engineer, guitar, piano, producer, programming, recording, backing vocals (all tracks)
  • James Abrahart – songwriter, backing vocals
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing assistant
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing, programmer
  • Svante Halldin – songwriter
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
  • Jakob Hazell – songwriter
  • Charles Hicks – mixing assistant
  • Jack & Coke – bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, programming, recording, strings
  • Lostboy – bass, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming, recording
  • Tom Mann – songwriter
  • Jordan Riley – bass, composer, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, programming, recording, backing vocals
  • Peter Rycroft – songwriter

Charts

Chart performance of Cherry Blossom
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 77
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 14
Irish Albums (OCC)[10] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 77
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 63
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Collar, Matt (16 October 2020). "The Vamps Cherry Blossom". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (16 October 2020). "The Vamps: Cherry Blossom review—some good material, but quite a bit of dross". The Times. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Barlow, Nigel (28 September 2020). "The Vamps announce The Cherry Blossom Tour 2021 and it's heading to Manchester". About Manchester. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ Copsey, Rob (31 July 2020). "The Vamps talk new music and coming close to burning out: "It felt like a conveyer belt"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ "チェリーブロッサム [CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Cherry Blossom (Extended, Pt. 1) - Album by The Vamps". Apple Music. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Cherry Blossom (Extended, Pt. 2) - Album by The Vamps". Apple Music. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Vamps – Cherry Blossom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Vamps – Cherry Blossom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. ^ "ザ・ヴァンプスの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 16.10.2020 al 22.10.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2020.