Friends That Break Your Heart
Friends That Break Your Heart is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake. It was released by Republic Records and Polydor Records on 8 October 2021, after initially being scheduled for release on 10 September 2021 before being postponed due to delays in physical production as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Critical reception
Accolades
Track listing
Notes

^[a]  signifies a co-producer
^[b]  signifies an additional producer
"Life Is Not the Same" features background vocals by Joji
"Coming Back" features additional vocals by Dominic MakerSample credits

"Coming Back" contains samples of "Lake Shore Drive" by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah.
"Foot Forward" contains samples of "Frozen in the Night", written by Dan Hill and Barry Mann, as performed by Hill.

Personnel
Musicians
Jameela Jamil – additional arrangement (tracks 1, 3), structure (tracks 5, 7)
Joji – background vocals (track 2)
Dominic Maker – additional vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7)
Khushi – additional arrangement (tracks 3, 6), additional vocals (track 6)
Hal Ritson – additional piano (track 3), guitar (track 3), bass (track 3)
Richard Adlam – additional programming (track 3)
Rob Bisel – engineering (SZA; track 3)
Tom Elmhirst – programming (track 3)
James Blake – vocals (track 6, 11), keyboard (track 6), programming (track 6), drum programming (track 6), Wurlitzer (track 11), synthesizer (track 11), synth bass (track 11)
Rick Nowels – Rhodes (track 11), Mellotron (track 11), acoustic guitars (track 11)
John Christopher Fee – keyboards (track 11)
Nico Muhly – string arrangement (track 12)
Nathan Schram – viola (track 12)

Technical
James Blake – recording, mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10, 12)
Take a Daytrip – mixing (track 2)
Brad Bustamante – recording (track 3)
Tom Elmhirst – mixing (tracks 3, 8); programming (track 8)
Carl Bespolka – recording (track 6, 10)
Khushi – recording (track 6)
Tristan Hoogland – recording (track 7)
Matt Scatchell – engineering for mix (track 8)
John Christopher Fee – engineering (track 11)
Dean Reid – mixing (track 11)
Randy Merrill – mastering

Design
Miles Johnston – artwork
Bradley Pinkerton – graphic design
Matt Burnette-Lemon – package production

Charts
Release history


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