| I'll Tell You What | ||||
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| Released | July 6, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 48:28 | |||
| Label | Planet Mu | |||
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| Singles from I'll Tell You What | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [4] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [5] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
I'll Tell You What is the third studio album by American electronic musician RP Boo. It was released in July 2018 under Planet Mu. [7]
On May 11, 2018, RP Boo announced the release of his third album, along with the single "Back From The Future". [8]
I'll Tell You What was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 11 reviews. [2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews. [9]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Tiny Mix Tapes | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 22 | |
| PopMatters | Top 25 Electronic Albums of 2018 | 21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Body" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Back From the Future" | 5:09 |
| 3. | "At War" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Cloudy Back Yard" | 4:33 |
| 5. | "U-Don't Know" | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Earth's Battle Dance" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Work the Flow!" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Bounty" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Flight 1235" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "U Belong 2 Me" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Wicked'Bu" | 5:07 |
| 12. | "Deep Sole" | 4:23 |
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