B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

{{Infobox album

| name = B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

| type = studio

| artist = Kurt Vile

| cover = Blieveimgoindown.jpg

| alt = Vile seated with a guitar

| released = {{start date|2015|9|25}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=60|s=54}}

| label = Matador

| producer =

Kurt Vile
Rob Laakso
Kyle Spence
Rob Schnapf
Jesse Trbovich
Peter Katis (mixed by)

| prev_title = It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Lotta Sea Lice

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{Singles

| name = B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

| type = Studio album

| single1 = Pretty Pimpin

| single1date = July 21, 2015

| single2 = Life Like This

| single2date = September 10, 2015

| single3 = I'm an Outlaw

| single3date = July 11, 2016

}}

B'lieve I'm Goin Down... is the sixth studio album by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released on September 25, 2015, on Matador Records. A deluxe edition, B'lieve I'm Goin (Deep) Down..., featuring six additional tracks, was released on the same day.

Produced primarily by Vile and his bandmate Rob Laakso, the album was recorded in ten different recording studios, with sessions often taking place late at night.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 7.7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/7519/Kurt-Vile-blieve-im-goin-down.aspx|title=b'lieve i'm goin down by Kurt Vile reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=December 3, 2019}}

| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/blieve-im-goin-down/kurt-vile|title=Reviews for B'lieve I'm Goin' Down by Kurt Vile|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blieve-im-goin-down-mw0002863286|title=B'lieve I'm Goin Down... – Kurt Vile|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=September 24, 2015|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/kurt-vile-loosens-he-continues-his-astounding-roll-225528|title=Kurt Vile loosens up as he continues his astounding roll|work=The A.V. Club|date=September 25, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2016|last=Everhart|first=John}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/01/kurt-vile-blieve-im-goin-down-review|title=Kurt Vile: b'lieve i'm goin down review – terrific slow-burner from US charmer|work=The Guardian|date=October 1, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2016|last=Hughes|first=Tom}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kurt-vile-blieve-im-goin-down--album-review-10506147.html|title=Kurt Vile, B'lieve I'm Goin Down – album review|work=The Independent|date=September 18, 2015|accessdate=May 5, 2016|last=Gill|first=Andy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920220010/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kurt-vile-blieve-im-goin-down--album-review-10506147.html|archivedate=September 20, 2015}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Kurt Vile: B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|journal=Mojo|issue=263|date=October 2015|page=94}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 8.4/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20840-kurt-vile-blieve-im-goin-down/|title=Kurt Vile: b'lieve i'm goin down|work=Pitchfork|date=September 22, 2015|accessdate=September 22, 2015|last=Richardson|first=Mark}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Kurt Vile: B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|journal=Q|issue=352|date=November 2015|page=108}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/kurt-vile-blieve-im-goin-down-20150921|title=B'lieve I'm Goin Down . . .|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 21, 2015|accessdate=September 24, 2015|last=Hermes|first=Will|author-link=Will Hermes}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = 8/10{{cite journal|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/09/review-kurt-vile-blieve-im-going-down/|title=Review: Kurt Vile Levitates on the Desert-Warmed 'b'lieve i'm goin down…'|journal=Spin|date=September 21, 2015|accessdate=September 22, 2015|last=McGovern|first=Kyle}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite journal|title=Kurt Vile: B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|journal=Uncut|issue=221|date=October 2015|last=Robinson|first=John|page=84}}

}}

B'lieve I'm Goin' Down... received widespread critical acclaim, gaining an aggregate of 83/100 on Metacritic, indicating universal acclaim and garnered a 'Best New Music' title and was rated 8.4/10 in a review by Pitchfork.

=Accolades=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Accolades for B'lieve I'm Goin Down... ! scope="col"\| Publication ! scope="col"\| Accolade ! scope="col"\| Rank
scope="row"\| The A.V. Club \| The 15 Best Albums of 2015 \| {{center\|12{{cite web\|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/15-best-albums-2015-228932\|title=The 15 Best Albums Of 2015 \|work= The A.V. Club \|publisher=The Onion \|date=December 7, 2015 \|accessdate=December 14, 2015}}}}
scope="row"\| Flood Magazine \| Flood{{'}}s Best of 2015 \| {{center\|4{{cite web\|url=http://floodmagazine.com/28412/floods-best-of-2015-music-4//\|title=FLOOD's Best of 2015: Music (#4) \|work=FLOOD Magazine\| publisher=Anthemic Agency \|date=December 7, 2015 \|accessdate=January 6, 2016}}}}
scope="row"\| NME \| NME{{'}}s Albums of the Year 2015 \| {{center\|11{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-albums-of-the-year-2015/394320#/photo/3\|title=NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 \|publisher=nme.com \|date= \|accessdate=2015-12-10}}}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|Pitchfork \| The 50 Best Albums of 2015 \| {{center\|23{{cite web\|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9764-the-50-best-albums-of-2015/2/\|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2015\|work=Pitchfork\|publisher=\|date=December 16, 2015\|accessdate=December 16, 2015\|archive-date=December 18, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218152929/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9764-the-50-best-albums-of-2015/2/\|url-status=dead}}}}
Readers' Top 50 Albums \| {{center\|17{{cite web\|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9780-readers-poll-results-2015/\|title=Readers' Poll Results 2015\|work=Pitchfork\|publisher=\|date=January 5, 2016\|accessdate=January 6, 2016\|archive-date=March 1, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301065752/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9780-readers-poll-results-2015/\|url-status=dead}}}}
scope="row"\| Stereogum \| The 50 Best Albums of 2015 \| {{center\|48{{cite web\|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1845609/the-50-best-albums-of-2015/franchises/2015-in-review/\|title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2015 \|publisher=stereogum.com \|date=2015-12-01 \|accessdate=2015-12-10}}}}

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|+Accolades for B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

! scope="col"| Publication

! scope="col"| Accolade

! scope="col"| Rank

scope="row"| The A.V. Club

| The 15 Best Albums of 2015

| {{center|12{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/15-best-albums-2015-228932|title=The 15 Best Albums Of 2015 |work= The A.V. Club |publisher=The Onion |date=December 7, 2015 |accessdate=December 14, 2015}}}}

scope="row"| Flood Magazine

| Flood{{'}}s Best of 2015

| {{center|4{{cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/28412/floods-best-of-2015-music-4//|title=FLOOD's Best of 2015: Music (#4) |work=FLOOD Magazine| publisher=Anthemic Agency |date=December 7, 2015 |accessdate=January 6, 2016}}}}

scope="row"| NME

| NME{{'}}s Albums of the Year 2015

| {{center|11{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-albums-of-the-year-2015/394320#/photo/3|title=NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 |publisher=nme.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-10}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|Pitchfork

| The 50 Best Albums of 2015

| {{center|23{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9764-the-50-best-albums-of-2015/2/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2015|work=Pitchfork|publisher=|date=December 16, 2015|accessdate=December 16, 2015|archive-date=December 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218152929/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9764-the-50-best-albums-of-2015/2/|url-status=dead}}}}

Readers' Top 50 Albums

| {{center|17{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9780-readers-poll-results-2015/|title=Readers' Poll Results 2015|work=Pitchfork|publisher=|date=January 5, 2016|accessdate=January 6, 2016|archive-date=March 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301065752/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9780-readers-poll-results-2015/|url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row"| Stereogum

| The 50 Best Albums of 2015

| {{center|48{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1845609/the-50-best-albums-of-2015/franchises/2015-in-review/|title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2015 |publisher=stereogum.com |date=2015-12-01 |accessdate=2015-12-10}}}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = B'lieve I'm Goin Down... track listing

| all_writing =

| title1 = Pretty Pimpin

| length1 = 4:58

| title2 = I'm an Outlaw

| length2 = 4:21

| title3 = Dust Bunnies

| length3 = 4:38

| title4 = That's Life, Tho (Almost Hate to Say)

| length4 = 6:26

| title5 = Wheelhouse

| length5 = 6:14

| title6 = Life Like This

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = All in a Daze Work

| length7 = 4:59

| title8 = Lost My Head There

| length8 = 6:55

| title9 = Stand Inside

| length9 = 5:12

| title10 = Bad Omens

| length10 = 2:50

| title11 = Kidding Around

| length11 = 4:27

| title12 = Wild Imagination

| length12 = 5:50

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Amazon and iTunes pre-order bonus tracks

| title13 = B'lieve I'm Goin Down

| length13 = 5:12

| title14 = Bad Omens (No Faders)

| length14 = 5:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition tracks

| title13 = B'lieve I'm Goin Down

| length13 = 5:12

| title14 = Less Talk (More Walkin Away)

| length14 = 3:59

| title15 = Nicotine Blues

| length15 = 4:56

| title16 = Bad Omens (No Faders)

| length16 = 5:17

| title17 = No Stranger to the Ball Bust

| length17 = 9:30

| title18 = Sax Omens (J Turbo)

| length18 = 2:17

}}

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|title=B'lieve I'm Goin Down... - Kurt Vile|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blieve-im-goin-down-mw0002863286/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=July 8, 2017}}

Gary Burden – art direction, design
Greg Calbi – mastering
Henry Diltz – cover photo
Steve Fallone – assistant
Greg Giorgio – assistant
Jenice Heo – art direction, design
Tommy Joy – engineer
Farrah Katina – photography
Peter Katis – mixing
Andy Kravitz – engineer
Rob Laakso – bass, drums, engineer, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mixing, percussion, photography, producer, strings, synthesizer
Jenny Lee Lindberg – vocals, backing vocals
Kevin Morbey – vocals, backing vocals
Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, synthesizer, vibraphone, backing vocals
Brian Rosemeyer – assistant, assistant engineer
Colin Rothwell – assistant
Genevieve Schatz – vocals, backing vocals
Farmer Dave Scher – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Rob Schnapf – engineer, mixing, producer
Katherine Sheehan – photography
Justin Smith – engineer
Kyle Spence – drums, engineer, percussion, producer
Creston Spiers – horn
Jesse Trbovich – bass, electric guitar, photography
Kurt Vile – banjo, engineer, farfisa organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mellotron, noise, photography, piano, primary artist, producer, resonator, strings, backing vocals, wurlitzer
Paul Vile – vocals, backing vocals
The Violators – producer
Mike Zimmerman – layout

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

! scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|27|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}

{{album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2015}}

{{album chart|Wallonia|44|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2015}}

{{album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}

{{album chart|France|99|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}

{{album chart|Germany4|id=280420|86|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|Ireland|35|year=2015|week=40|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}

{{album chart|New Zealand|26|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}

{{album chart|Norway|18|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}

{{album chart|Portugal|24|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 15, 2015}}

{{album chart|Sweden|26|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}

{{album chart|Switzerland|45|artist=Kurt Vile|album=B'lieve I'm Goin Down...|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}

{{album chart|UK|25|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}

{{album chart|Billboard200|40|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}

{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|27|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|8|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardFolk|2|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|6|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardRock|10|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|4|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardVinyl|3|artist=Kurt Vile|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Year-end chart performance for B'lieve I'm Goin Down... ! scope="col"\| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten 2015\|publisher=Ultratop\|accessdate=April 25, 2021}} \| 177

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|+Year-end chart performance for B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

! scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2015|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=April 25, 2021}}

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References

Category:Kurt Vile albums

Category:2015 albums

Category:Matador Records albums