A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1

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A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1
A.B.R. Part 1.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
Genre
Length34:18
Label Loma Vista
Producer
Common chronology
Let Love
(2019)
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1
(2020)
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
(2021)

A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Common. It was released on October 30, 2020 through Loma Vista Recordings, making it his second project released for the label. Production was handled by Karriem Riggins, Burniss Travis and Robert Glasper. It features guest appearances from PJ, Black Thought, Chuck D, Jessica Care Moore, Lenny Kravitz, Morgan Parker and Stevie Wonder.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Clash 8/10 [2]
Exclaim! 7/10 [3]

Accolades

Accolades for A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
AlbumismThe 100 Best Albums of 2020
90
[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(A Beautiful Revolution) Intro" (featuring Jessica Care Moore)
2:14
2."Fallin'" (featuring PJ)
3:57
3."Say Peace" (featuring PJ and Black Thought)
  • Lynn
  • Jones
  • Tariq Trotter
  • Sharkey
  • Travis
  • Gavin
  • Rexton Gordon
  • Lloyd Woodrowe James
  • William Maragh
  • Winston Riley
  • Andre Smith
4:11
4."What Do You Say (Move It Baby)" (featuring PJ)
  • Lynn
  • Jones
  • Riggins
  • Sharkey
  • Travis
4:02
5."Courageous" (featuring PJ and Stevie Wonder)
4:08
6."A Place in This World" (featuring PJ)
  • Lynn
  • Jones
  • Riggins
  • Sharkey
  • Travis
  • Prawl
3:35
7."A Riot in My Mind" (featuring Chuck D and Lenny Kravitz)
  • Lynn
  • Jones
  • Riggins
  • Sharkey
5:13
8."Don't Forget Who You Are" (featuring PJ)
  • Lynn
  • Jones
  • Riggins
  • Glasper
2:53
9."(A Beautiful Revolution) Outro" (featuring Morgan Parker)
  • Morgan Parker
  • Andre Smith
  • Prawl
  • Sharkey
  • Travis
  • Glasper
4:01
Total length:34:18

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [5] 94

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