Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often

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Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
GenreUnderground hip hop[1]
Length64:08
LabelMello Music Group
Producer
Quelle Chris chronology
2Dirt4TV Three: Innocent Country
(2015)
Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often
(2017)
Everything's Fine
(2018)

Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often is a solo studio album by American rapper and producer Quelle Chris. It was released via Mello Music Group on February 10, 2017.[2] The seventeen-track record featured guest appearances by the likes of Roc Marciano, Homeboy Sandman, Denmark Vessey, Jean Grae, Elzhi, Cavalier, and Wasted Youth among others.[3][4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
Flood7/10[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
PopMatters[1]
Tom HullB−[9]
Vice (Expert Witness)(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[10]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "an uneasy but truth-filled album of reflections and observations which should be easily relatable to moody, reserved types."[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Quelle Chris0:30
2."Buddies"Ayepee3:37
3."Popeye" (featuring I Ced)Mndsgn3:33
4."In Case I Lose Myself" (featuring Cavalier, Denmark Vessey, and Goose)Iman Omari4:17
5."Fascinating Grass" (featuring Big Tone, Roc Marciano, and 87)Quelle Chris5:07
6."BS Vibes" (featuring House Shoes)Chris Keys4:40
7."Dumb for Brains" (featuring Cavalier)Quelle Chris2:41
8."Calm Before" (featuring Cavalier and Suzi Analogue)Quelle Chris5:04
9."The Prestige" (featuring Jean Grae)Quelle Chris5:03
10."The Dreamer in the Den of Wolves"Quelle Chris4:26
11."I'm That Nigga" (featuring Denmark Vessey)Chris Keys5:40
12."Birthdaze"Swarvy3:19
13."Learn to Love Hate"Ched Biscuits3:29
14."It's Great to Be" (featuring Bilal Salaam)Chris Keys4:59
15."Encore"Quelle Chris0:31
16."Don't Get Changed" (featuring Denmark Vessey and Elzhi)Quelle Chris2:51
17."Pendulum Swing" (featuring Homeboy Sandman)Alchemist4:21
Total length:64:08

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Totsky, Max (February 16, 2017). "Quelle Chris: Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often Popmatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Quelle Chris - Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (LP)". Mello Music Group. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often, by Quelle Chris". Quelle Chris. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often by Quelle Chris on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often – Quelle Chris". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Mullin, Kyle (February 10, 2017). "Quelle Chris Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Hurst, Josh (February 14, 2017). "Quelle Chris, "Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often"". Flood. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Patrin, Nate (February 15, 2017). "Quelle Chris: Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 17, 2019). "Robert Christgau Reviews Quelle Chris' Crisis Raps". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

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