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.com	(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".

Track Listing

1. "Onemosphere" – 2:19
   • Contains a sample from "The Politician" by Lou Rawls
2. "The Bass and the Movement" – 4:04
   • Contains a sample from "Foolish Girl" by Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
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
   • Contains a sample of "Wisdom Eye" by Alice Coltrane
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
    • Contains a sample of "Silver Sword" by Flora Purim
12. "Vampires" – 4:19
    • Contains a sample of "Magical Connection" by Gabor Szabo
13. "A Girl Named Hope" – 2:09
    • Contains a sample from "Four Walls" by Eddie Holman
    • Contains a sample from "I Can't See Me Without You" by The Main Ingredient
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]

• Atmosphere – Executive Producer
• Sean Daley – A&R
• Mankwe Ndosi – Accompaniment

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