Couldn't Wait to Tell You

Couldn't Wait to Tell You is the debut record by Los Angeles-based musician Liv.e, released by In Real Life. It was re-released in 2021 expanded form as CWTTY+ as the musician recorded her follow-up Girl in the Half Pearl.

Couldn't Wait to Tell You
A color-distorted photo of a woman on the phone
Studio album by
Liv.e
ReleasedJuly 31, 2020
Genre
Length48:07
LabelIn Real Life Music
Producer
  • Daoud
  • Ben Hixon
  • mejiwahn
  • Shungu
Liv.e chronology
::hoopdreams::
(2018)
Couldn't Wait to Tell You
(2020)
CWTTY+
(2021)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Loud and Quiet9/10[5]
NME[2]
Pitchfork8.0/10[3]

Couldn't Wait to Tell You was met with critical acclaim from music critics. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 84/100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on five reviews.[4]

Track listing

  1. "What’s the Real" – 1:20
  2. "How It Made Me Feel" – 2:45
  3. "Bout These Pipedreams" – 1:28
  4. "Stories with Aunt Liv" – 2:59
  5. "Lessons From My Mistakes…but I Lost Your Number" – 2:40
  6. "About Love at 21" – 2:42
  7. "She’s My Brand New Crush" – 2:36
  8. "To Unplug" – 3:11
  9. "Cut to the Chase" – 2:20
  10. "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too" – 2:44
  11. "It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)" – 1:24
  12. "I Been Livin" – 3:45
  13. "How She Stay Conflicted…i Hope He Understands" – 2:45
  14. "You the One Fish in the Sea" – 2:32
  15. "Sirladymakemfall" – 2:14
  16. "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron" – 2:23
  17. "You’re Wasted Let’s Go Home" – 1:48
  18. "Watchu Need Reminded by Akeema Zane" – 1:20
  19. "Lazyeaterbetsonherlikeness" – 2:16
  20. "Bout My Big Man Batter" – 2:54

Personnel

  • Liv.e – vocals, production on "These Pipe Dreams", artwork, design
  • C. S. Armstrong – vocals on "She’s My Brand New Crush" and "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too"
  • Cheflee – bass guitar on "Stories with Aunt Liv", "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too", and "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron"
  • Daoud – keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, production
  • Ben Hixon – keyboards on "It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)", production on "It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)"
  • Kafari – synthesizer on "What’s the Real" and "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too"
  • Lord Byron – vocals on "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron"
  • Arlington Lowell – artowrk, design
  • mejiwahn – drums, MPC, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer, production
  • Pacific Yew – guitar on "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron"
  • Salami Rose Joe Louis – keys on "Stories with Aunt Liv" and "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too"
  • Shungu – drums, MPC, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer, production
  • Akeema Zane – vocals on "Watchu Need Reminded by Akeema Zane"
  • Zeroh mixing, mastering at JAADE Reserve

References

  1. Moore, Marcus J. (August 3, 2020). "Certified: (Liv).e's Psychedelic Soul is the Sound of Past & Future Colliding". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. Britton, Luke Morgan (August 6, 2020). "Liv.e – 'Couldn't Wait To Tell You' review: impressionistic and immersive R&B with a fan in Erykah Badu". NME. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. Pearce, Sheldon (August 4, 2020). "Liv.e: Couldn't Wait to Tell You Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. "Couldn't Wait to Tell You... by Liv.e Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. Goggins, Joe (August 3, 2020). "Liv.e could well be America's next jazz-influenced R&B icon". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


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