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Lizzobangers

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Lizzobangers
Studio album by
Lizzo
ReleasedOctober 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
Recorded2009–2013
GenreAlternative hip hop[1]
Length39:51
LabelTotally Gross National Product
Producer
Lizzo chronology
Lizzobangers
(2013) 		Big Grrrl Small World
(2015)
Singles from Lizzobangers
  1. "Batches & Cookies"
    Released: September 10, 2013[2]
  2. "Paris"
    Released: January 14, 2014[3]
  3. "Faded"
    Released: May 6, 2014

Lizzobangers is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo.[4] It was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013.[5][6] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records.[7]

Production

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Lizzobangers is produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson.[8] Some beats on the album are taken from Lazerbeak's 2012 album Lava Bangers.[9]

Release

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The album was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013.[5][6] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records.[7]

In 2019, the album was removed from all streaming services and digital retailers, to aid in Lizzo's campaign for Best New Artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[10] A month after the ceremony on February 21, 2020, the album returned to streaming services.[11]

Music videos

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Music videos were created for "Batches & Cookies",[12] "Faded",[13] "Bus Passes and Happy Meals",[14] and "Paris".[15] Impose included the video for "Batches & Cookies" on the "Best Videos of 2013" list.[16]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[17]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[18]
The Guardian[19]
MusicOMH[1]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[17]

Dylan Kilby of MusicOMH gave the album four stars out of five, describing it as "a triumphant album by an extraordinary artist and woman, whose girl-empowering lyricism and social consciousness puts her at the top of the underground and alternative hip-hop community."[1] Killian Fox of The Guardian gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "At times joyfully nonsensical, Lizzo's stream-of-consciousness rhymes can also be lethally pointed."[19]

Star Tribune placed the album at number 1 on the "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013" list.[20]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Melissa Jefferson, Aaron Mader, and Ryan Olson, except "Batches & Cookies", written by Jefferson, Mader, Olson, and Lauren Alford

2013 original edition
No.TitleLength
1."Lizzie Borden"2:38
2."W.E.R.K. Pt. II"3:06
3."Wat U Mean"2:44
4."T-Baby"3:16
5."Be Still"2:13
6."Faded"2:37
7."Hot Dish"3:40
8."Make Way"2:46
9."Batches & Cookies" (featuring Sophia Eris)3:23
10."Pants vs. Dress"2:34
11."Go"3:45
12."Bloodlines"3:45
13."Bus Passes and Happy Meals"3:18
Total length:39:51
2014 reissue edition
No.TitleLength
8."Luv It"3:03
9."Batches & Cookies" (featuring Sophia Eris)3:23
10."Pants vs. Dress"2:34
11."Go"3:45
12."Bloodlines"3:45
13."Bus Passes and Happy Meals"3:18
14."Paris"3:11
Total length:43:18

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the 2014 vinyl edition's liner notes.

  • Lizzo – vocals, flute
  • Cliff Rhymes – vocals
  • Sophia Eris – vocals (on "Batches & Cookies")
  • Lazerbeak – production
  • Ryan Olson – production
  • Plain Ole Bill – turntables
  • Jake Hansen – guitar
  • Jim Anton – bass guitar
  • James Buckley – bass guitar
  • Erica Burton – viola
  • Nelson Devereaux – saxophone
  • Joey Van Phillips – vibraphone, percussion
  • BJ Burton – mixing
  • Huntley Miller – mastering
  • Garrett Born – photography
  • Jeffrey Barr – logo
  • Paper Tiger – layout
  • Drew Christopherson – layout

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kilby, Dylan (June 18, 2014). "Lizzo – Lizzobangers". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Batches & Cookies (feat. Sophia Eris) – Single by Lizzo". iTunes. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Paris – Single by Lizzo". iTunes. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Our five faves of the moment: 'Lizzobangers,' 'Maple and Vine,' more". Star Tribune. October 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Lizzo announces LIZZOBANGERS release date, premieres video for "Batches And Cookies"". Totally Gross National Product. September 9, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Swensson, Andrea (October 15, 2013). "Lizzo tops City Pages' 2013 Picked to Click poll". The Current. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Swensson, Andrea (June 20, 2014). "Friday Five: Lizzo, Bomba de Luz, and more new Minnesota music videos". The Current. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  8. ^ Fischer, Reed (October 22, 2013). "Lazerbeak: Lizzobangers reflects what I listen to on my own". City Pages. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  9. ^ Johnson, Cecilia (October 15, 2018). "Five years later, 'Lizzobangers' shows Lizzo has always been a boss". The Current. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (August 14, 2019). "Lizzo's 2-year-old song might still qualify at 2020 Grammys". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Wetmore, Brendan (February 21, 2020). "A Lost Lizzo Album Just Returned to Streaming Services". Paper. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  12. ^ Kelly, Katie (September 10, 2013). "Lizzo – "Batches & Cookies"". Complex. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Milton, Jamie (March 7, 2014). "Watch: Lizzo Unveils New 'Faded' Video, Starring Macaulay Culkin". DIY. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Swann, Emma (June 20, 2014). "Lizzo shares 'Bus Passes and Happy Meals' video". DIY. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  15. ^ Cerchiara, Audrey (October 29, 2014). "Lizzo in Paris, Lizzo Everywhere: Our Fave Rapper Debuts New Video & Sheds Clothes for Positive Body Image". Bust. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Best Videos of 2013". Impose. December 19, 2013. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Lizzobangers by Lizzo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  18. ^ Fenwick, Tom (July 4, 2014). "Lizzo – Lizzobangers". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  19. ^ a b Fox, Killian (June 15, 2014). "Lizzobangers review – Lizzo's super-charged debut". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  20. ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (December 19, 2013). "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013: Lizzo's bang-up year". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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