The Life of Pi'erre 4

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The Life of Pi'erre 4
Pi'erre Bourne - The Life of Pi'erre 4.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) (initial)
June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) (deluxe)
Length94:05
Label
Producer Pi'erre Bourne
Pi'erre Bourne chronology
Sli'merre
(2019)
The Life of Pi'erre 4
(2019)
The Wolf of Peachtree
(2020)
Deluxe edition cover
The Life of P'ierre 4 Deluxe - Pi'erre Bourne.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Highsnobiety 2/5 [2]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [3]

The Life of Pi'erre 4 is the debut studio album by American record producer and rapper Pi'erre Bourne. It was released on June 21, 2019, by SossHouse Records and Interscope Records. The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. [4] [5]

Contents

Almost exactly a year after the album's release, a deluxe edition was released on June 19, 2020. [6]

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Pi'erre Bourne, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Poof" 3:03
2."Try Again" 2:27
3."Feds" 3:08
4."Be Mine" 4:18
5."Ballad" 3:01
6."Routine" 2:46
7."Lovers" Leon Huff (co.)3:04
8."How High" 4:10
9."Romeo Must Die" 2:41
10."Racer" 4:55
11."Stereotypes" 3:08
12."Doublemint" 3:08
13."Horoscopes" 2:27
14."Juice" 2:23
15."Guillotine" 3:00
16."Speed Dial" 2:31
Total length:50:10
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Gotta Blast"2:06
2."Joe Morris"2:09
3."4L"2:28
4."BeBe's Kids"3:08
5."Sossgirl"3:15
6."Sossboy"4:25
7."Deja Vu"4:37
8."Purple Genes"2:09
9."Conspiracy"3:23
10."Motto"4:10
11."Growing Pains"2:18
12."Jay P"2:24
13."Simon Says"2:56
14."TBH"3:23
15."Fortune Cookie"3:04
Total length:94:05

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 107

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