So... How's Your Girl?
| So... How's Your Girl? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, trip hop[1][2] | |||
| Length | 60:30 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Dan the Automator, Prince Paul | |||
| Handsome Boy Modeling School chronology | ||||
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So... How's Your Girl? is the debut studio album by Handsome Boy Modeling School.[3] It was released on Tommy Boy Records on October 19, 1999.[4] The band's name is taken from an episode of the sitcom Get A Life, where the star Chris Elliott attempts to become a model. Many tracks on the album sample this episode.
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[1] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [7] |
| NME | 7/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 5.0/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
| Spin | 9/10[13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, So... How's Your Girl? received an average score of 79 out of 100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
It ranked at number 5 on Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year" list.[14]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All songs produced by Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, except for "Waterworld" produced by Dan the Automator and "Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)" produced by Dan the Automator, Prince Paul, and DJ Shadow.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock n' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Magnetizing" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien) | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Metaphysical" (featuring Miho Hatori and Mike D) | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Look at This Face (Oh My God They're Gorgeous)" | 1:59 |
| 5. | "Waterworld" (featuring Encore) | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Once Again (Here to Kick One for You)" (featuring Grand Puba and Sadat X) | 4:01 |
| 7. | "The Truth" (featuring Róisín Murphy and J-Live) | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)" (featuring DJ Shadow and DJ Quest) | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Calling the Biz" | 0:50 |
| 10. | "The Projects (P Jays)" (featuring Dave and Del tha Funkee Homosapien) | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Sunshine" (featuring Sean Lennon, Money Mark, Father Guido Sarducci, Josh Haden, and Paula Frazer) | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Modeling Sucks" | 1:02 |
| 13. | "Torch Song Trilogy" (featuring Sensational) | 3:55 |
| 14. | "The Runway Song" (featuring Kid Koala) | 4:48 |
| 15. | "Megaton B-Boy 2000" (featuring Alec Empire and El-P) | 4:57 |
| 16. | "Father Speaks" (featuring Father Guido Sarducci) | 1:27 |
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[15] | 198 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- So... How's Your Girl? at Discogs (list of releases)
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