God Loves Ugly

For the song, see GodLovesUgly.
God Loves Ugly
Studio album by Atmosphere
Released June 12, 2002
Genre Hip hop
Length 68:54
Label Rhymesayers/Fat Beats
Producer Ant
Atmosphere chronology
Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs
(2001)		 God Loves Ugly
(2002)		 Seven's Travels
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (6.6/10)[2]
PopMatters (favorable)[3]
RapReviews (8/10)[4]

God Loves Ugly is the second studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on June 12, 2002, on Rhymesayers Entertainment/Fat Beats Records.

The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in the United States.[5]

Released from the album was the single, "Modern Man's Hustle", on May 23, 2002. It was released on 12" vinyl and reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.

On January 20, 2009, God Loves Ugly was re-released after being out of print for over a year. The God Loves Ugly re-issue also features a bonus DVD. Originally released as the limited Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 (The Godlovesugly Release Parties) DVD, it features two hours of live performance footage, backstage shenanigans, several special guest appearances and music videos for "Godlovesugly", "Summersong" and "Say Shh".

Contents

Track Listing

  1. "Onemosphere" – 2:19
    • Contains a sample from "The Politician" by Lou Rawls
  2. "The Bass and the Movement" – 4:04
  3. "Give Me" – 4:02
  4. "Fuck You Lucy" – 5:33
    • Contains a sample from "You're A Miracle" by Jesse Green
  5. "Hair" – 3:23
  6. "GodLovesUgly" – 3:52
  7. "A Song About a Friend" – 4:28
  8. "Flesh" feat. I Self Devine – 4:09
  9. "Saves the Day" – 3:44
    • Contains a sample of "I Wonder How Long #13" by Mystic Moods Orchestra
  10. "Lovelife" – 3:35
  11. "Breathing" – 3:02
  12. "Vampires" – 4:19
    • Contains a sample of "Magical Connection" by Gabor Szabo
  13. "A Girl Named Hope" – 2:09
  14. "Godlovesugly Reprise" – 1:49
  15. "Modern Man's Hustle" – 3:47
    • Contains a sample from "Long Distance Love" by Little Feat
  16. "One of a Kind" – 3:30
  17. "Blamegame" – 4:50
  18. "Shrapnel" – 6:53
    • Contains a sample from "Point, Counterpoint" by Paul Winter & the Winter Consort

Instrumental version

God Loves Ugly [Instrumentals]
Studio album by Atmosphere
Released July 9, 2002
Genre Hip hop
Length 68:54
Label Fat Beats
Producer Ant

Track listing

  1. Onemosphere
  2. The Bass And The Movement
  3. Give Me
  4. Twomosphere
  5. Fuck You Lucy
  6. Happy hours
  7. One Of A Kind
  8. A Girl Named Hope
  9. My Songs
    • Contains a sample of "Someting In The Air" by Labelle
  10. Shrapnel

Personnel

Adapted from Allmusic.[6]

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 139
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7] 43

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ RapReviews.com review
  5. ^ "Atmosphere". Encyclopedia.com. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/atmosphere.aspx. Retrieved February 8, 2011. 
  6. ^ http://allmusic.com/album/god-loves-ugly-r594336/credits
  7. ^ a b http://allmusic.com/album/god-loves-ugly-r594336/charts-awards
Atmosphere
Ant • Slug • Nate Collins • Erick Anderson
Studio albums
EPs
Compilations
Singles
"They Lied" · "Uptown Jesus" · "Modern Man's Hustle" · "GodLovesUgly" · "Cats Van Bags" · "Trying to Find a Balance" · "National Disgrace" · "Watch Out" · "Say Hey There" · "Shoulda Known" · "Sunshine" · "Guarantees" · "You" · "Your Glasshouse" · "To All My Friends" · "The Last to Say"
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