Cuz I Love You [Super Deluxe]

Cuz I Love You [Super Deluxe]

by Lizzo
Cuz I Love You [Super Deluxe]

Cuz I Love You [Super Deluxe]

by Lizzo

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Overview

Since her indie days, Lizzo has been a distinctive and multi-talented artist capable of blending rap, soul, pop, and her classical training with positive messages and a sharp sense of humor. On her major-label debut Cuz I Love You, she takes all of these strengths to the next level, and the results are her most consistent, and consistently joyous, set of songs yet. Working with a creative team that includes producer Ricky Reed -- with whom Lizzo connected shortly after releasing her second album, Big Grrrl Small World -- she continues to embrace her gospel roots and the full power of her voice. It's a journey she began on that album and 2016's Coconut Oil EP, both of which feel like dress rehearsals for what she unleashes on Cuz I Love You. Lizzo wastes no time in showing off her range: The title track kicks off the album with stunning high notes and powerful vocalizing that add new dimensions to her music and lyrics ("I thought I was love-impaired") that prove she's as witty as ever. As hinted by its other lead singles, Cuz I Love You's musical range is almost as wide as Lizzo's vocal one. The sexy roller disco of "Juice" and "Tempo"'s sleekly rumbling shout-out to thick girls -- which makes equal time for a Missy Elliott cameo and a flute solo -- are wildly different, but share Lizzo's effortless charisma. That charisma also unites all the other twists and turns she throws at her audience over the course of Cuz I Love You. She's unapologetically funky on "Cry Baby," while "Jerome"'s fusion of gospel, soul, and trap is another example of how cleverly Lizzo blends traditional sounds into her songs about love and lust in the late 2010s. She manages the unlikely feat of being raunchy and uplifting at the same time on "Better in Color," and serves up seduction with a wink on the standout closing track "Lingerie," which boasts one of her sultriest vocals as well as the singular double entendre "you make me crescendo." More importantly, when she sings the praises of singlehood on "Soulmate," it sounds like it's the best choice, not second choice. Elsewhere, Lizzo's empowering messages extend to "Like a Girl"'s celebration of powerful women and the importance of being true to your feelings -- whatever they may be -- on the Gucci Mane collaboration "Exactly How I Feel." Fueled by megawatt energy that never lets up, Cuz I Love You is a triumphant showcase for every part of Lizzo's talent, physicality, and sexuality. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date: 12/13/2019
Label: Atlantic
UPC: 0075678650727
Rank: 26637

Tracks

  1. Cuz I Love You
  2. Like a Girl
  3. Juice
  4. Soulmate
  5. Jerome
  6. Crybaby
  7. Tempo
  8. Exactly How I Feel
  9. Better in Color
  10. Heaven Help Me
  11. Lingerie
  12. Boys
  13. Truth Hurts
  14. Water Me
  15. Good as Hell
  16. Good as Hell [Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lizzo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer
Nneka   Primary Artist
Ricky Reed   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Sweater Beats   Co-Producer
Dan Farber   Co-Producer
Michael Cordone   Trumpet
Ethan Shumaker   Vocals
Zaire Koalo   Co-Producer
William Zaire Simmons   Co-Producer
Theron Thomas   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ariana Grande   Featured Artist
Lemar Guillary   Trombone
Nate Mercereau   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Co-Producer
Victor Indrizzo   Drums,Percussion
Missy Elliott   Rap,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Featured Artist
Gucci Mane   Rap,Lead Vocals,Featured Artist
Quinn Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Shaina Evoniuk   Violin
Trevor Lawrence Jr.   Drums
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Vocals
Trevor Brown   Co-Producer
Jesse McGinty   Saxophone
Asha Maura   Vocals (Background)
Shelby Swain   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Tobias Wincorn   Co-Producer

Technical Credits

Ricky Reed   Instrumentation,Mixing,Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming
Sweater Beats   Producer
Lizzo   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Melissa Jefferson   Composer
Sam Sumser   Composer
Dan Farber   Composer,Producer
Ike Schultz   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Ron Cabiltes   Sample Clearance
Ethan Shumaker   Engineer
Robin Florent   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Eric Fredric   Composer
Elysian Park   Engineer
Zaire Koalo   Producer
Eric Tobias Wincorn   Composer,Producer,Programming,Additional Production
Sean Douglas   Composer
Matt Cerritos   Assistant Engineer
Antonio Cuna   Composer
Lil Aaron   Composer
Trevor Brown   Composer,Producer,Composer
Melissa Elliott   Composer
Oak Felder   Producer
Raymond Scott   Composer
Warren Felder   Composer,Producer
Chris Galland   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Radric Davis   Composer
Sean Small   Composer
Theron Thomas   Composer
William Simmons   Composer
Mike Sabath   Composer,Producer
Danny Zook   Sample Clearance
Adam Levin   Composer
Aaron Jennings   Composer
Rouble Kapoor   Assistant Engineer
Joe LaPorta   Mastering
Eric Frederic   Composer
Andrew Maury   Mixing
Ariana Grande   Composer
Farhad Samadzada   Composer
Nate Mercereau   Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Additional Production
Aaron Puckett   Composer
Sean Phelan   Mixing,Engineer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Nneka   Composer
Missy Elliott   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Michael Pollack   Composer
Bill Malina   Engineer
Sam Harris   Composer
Aryanna Platt   A&R
Billy Hickey   Engineer
Charles Hinshaw   Composer
Brandon Wood   Assistant Engineer
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Composer
Evan "Kidd" Bogart   Composer
Russ Flynn   Composer
Casey Harris   Composer
X Ambassadors   Producer
Jesse Saint John   Composer
Keith Sorrells   Assistant Engineer
Scott Desmarais   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Harry Burr   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
The Orphanage   Producer
Steven Cheung   Composer
Tele   Producer,Programming
Morris Wittenberg   Composer
Amina Patrice Bogle-Barriteau   Composer
Tobias Wincorn   Composer,Programming
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