Please Don't Be Dead

{{Infobox album

| name = Please Don't Be Dead

| type = Studio

| artist = Fantastic Negrito

| cover = Fantastic Negrito Please Don't Be Dead album artwork.png

| alt = The artwork shows Fantastic Negrito in hospital following a near-fatal car accident which put him in a coma.

| caption =

| released = {{Start date|2018|06|22}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Blues rock

| length = 38:34

| label = {{ubl|Cooking Vinyl|Blackball Universe}}

| producer = Fantastic Negrito

| prev_title = The Last Days of Oakland

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?

| next_year = 2020

}}

Please Don't Be Dead is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/fantastic-negrito-please-dont-be-dead-review.html|title=Fantastic Negrito: Please Don't Be Dead|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-08}} The album was released on June 15, 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fantasticnegrito.com/welcome-home |title=Fantastic Negrito album announcement |website=FantasticNegrito.com|publication-date=23 March 2018}} The album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 61st Grammy Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-and-winners-list|title=61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List|date=2018-12-07|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

|MC=75/100

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/please-dont-be-dead-mw0003168877|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|accessdate=August 19, 2020}}

|rev2=Exclaim!

|rev2score=9/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/fantastic_negrito-please_dont_be_dead|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Patrick|first=Ryan|date=June 18, 2018|accessdate=August 19, 2020}}

|rev3=Paste

|rev3score=7.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/fantastic-negrito/fantastic-negrito-please-dont-be-dead-review/|title=Paste Magazine Review|work=Paste|last=Danton|first=Eric|date=June 13, 2018|accessdate=August 19, 2020}}

}}

The album received a Metacritic score of 75 based on 7 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/please-dont-be-dead/fantastic-negrito|title=Please Don't Be Dead by Fantastic Negrito|work=Metacritic|access-date=December 7, 2018}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| title1 = Plastic Hamburgers

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = Bad Guy Necessity

| length2 = 3:58

| title3 = A Letter To Fear

| length3 = 4:04

| title4 = A Boy Named Andrew

| length4 = 4:22

| title5 = Transgender Biscuits

| length5 = 3:02

| title6 = The Suit That Won't Come Off

| length6 = 4:00

| title7 = A Cold November Street

| length7 = 3:51

| title8 = The Duffler

| length8 = 3:39

| title9 = Dark Windows

| length9 = 3:40

| title10 = Never Give Up

| length10 = 1:06

| title11 = Bullshit Anthem

| length11 = 3:15

| total_length = 38:34

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Please Don't Be Dead

! scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|15|artist=Fantastic Negrito|rowheader=true|access-date=March 21, 2021}}

{{album chart|BillboardBlues|3|artist=Fantastic Negrito|rowheader=true|access-date=March 21, 2021}}

References

Category:2018 albums

Category:Fantastic Negrito albums

Category:Libera Award for Best Blues Record