Lizzobangers

Lizzobangers is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper 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]

Lizzobangers
Studio album by Lizzo
Released	October 15, 2013
Recorded	2009–2013
Genre	Alternative hip hop[1]
Length	39:51
Label	Totally Gross National Product
Producer	Lazerbeak Ryan Olson
Lizzo chronology
Lizzobangers (2013) Big Grrrl Small World (2015)
Singles from Lizzobangers
"Batches & Cookies" Released: September 10, 2013[2] "Paris" Released: January 14, 2014[3] "Faded" Released: May 6, 2014

Production

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

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 2020 Grammies.[10] A month after the ceremony on February 21, 2020, the album returned to streaming services.[11]

Music videos

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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100[17]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	8/10[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 4 stars out of 5, 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 4 stars out of 5, 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

2013 original edition

No.	Title	Length
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

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

2014 reissue edition

No.	Title	Length
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.	"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

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

1. 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. "Lizzo announces LIZZOBANGERS release date, premieres video for "Batches And Cookies"". Totally Gross National Product. September 9, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
6. Swensson, Andrea (October 15, 2013). "Lizzo tops City Pages' 2013 Picked to Click poll". The Current. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
7. 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. "Lizzobangers by Lizzo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
18. Fenwick, Tom (July 4, 2014). "Lizzo – Lizzobangers". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
19. 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.

External links

• Lizzobangers at AllMusic