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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

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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

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  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

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  • 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

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Pearce, Sheldon (August 4, 2020). "Liv.e: Couldn't Wait to Tell You Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "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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