Lizzo – Cuz I Love You – Violet Vinyl Record

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Lizzo – Cuz I Love You – Violet Vinyl Record

Lizzo arrives at Cuz I Love You with a voice big enough to fill the room and the timing to make a joke land in the middle of a serious confession. Released in 2019, her third studio album brings soul singing, rap, funk and pop into the same conversation. The title song makes its entrance with sweeping brass and a vocal that goes straight for the rafters. That opening establishes the scale of the record, but the songs that follow give it something more personal than a succession of big choruses.

‘Juice’ is one of its great introductions: a bright funk groove, a buoyant hook and a performer clearly enjoying the room she has made for herself. ‘Like a Girl’ and ‘Soulmate’ carry that confidence into different settings, with the latter putting a dance-floor pulse beneath the idea of becoming your own source of affection. Lizzo can move from a neatly delivered rap phrase to a full-throated sung line without making the change feel like a costume swap. Those shifts keep the upbeat material lively even when its central message is familiar.

The slower songs give that confidence some weight. ‘Jerome’ draws a firm line around an unsatisfying relationship, while ‘Crybaby’ allows feelings to spill over rather than polishing them into a tidy declaration. ‘Heaven Help Me’ also makes room for doubt beneath the bravado. These moments matter because they let the singer sound uncertain, annoyed or overwhelmed alongside the celebratory material. The record has plenty of encouragement to offer, but it also recognizes that knowing your own value does not make every encounter easy. Lizzo’s vocal range gives those changes in mood a convincing shape.

Missy Elliott joins ‘Tempo,’ bringing another unmistakable personality to a track built for movement. Gucci Mane appears on ‘Exactly How I Feel,’ while ‘Better in Color’ and ‘Lingerie’ show how far the album can stretch between extroverted pop and a more intimate delivery. The fourteen-track vinyl program also includes ‘Boys,’ ‘Truth Hurts’ and ‘Water Me.’ Those three additions make this a particularly useful way to hear the songs associated with Lizzo’s breakthrough together. They belong to the LP’s expanded program, which continues after ‘Lingerie’ rather than stopping at the original eleven-song album sequence.

This edition presents Cuz I Love You on violet vinyl, with seven tracks on each side. The familiar dark photographic cover keeps the focus on Lizzo herself, an appropriate choice for a record whose strongest thread is the personality behind the singing. It is an easy recommendation for listeners drawn to the snap of ‘Juice’ or the directness of ‘Truth Hurts,’ while the ballads give the full album more room to breathe. Across its changing arrangements, Lizzo remains the point of connection: funny, forceful and willing to let an emotional moment interrupt the party.

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Release Details

Artist

Lizzo

Album

Cuz I Love You

Format

Violet Vinyl Record

Media configuration

1 LP

Original album release

2019

Label

Nice Life / Atlantic

Vinyl color

Violet

Track Listing

Side A

Cuz I Love You

Like a Girl

Juice

Soulmate

Jerome

Crybaby

Tempo (featuring Missy Elliott)

Side B

Exactly How I Feel (featuring Gucci Mane)

Better in Color

Heaven Help Me

Lingerie

Boys

Truth Hurts

Water Me