# Few Good Things > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Few_Good_Things > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Few_Good_Things.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Few_Good_Things > Source revision: 1323012586 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Few Good Things | type = Studio album | artist = [Saba](/source/Saba_(rapper)) | cover = Saba-Few-Good-Things.jpeg | alt = | released = February 4, 2022 | recorded = | venue = | studio = * Revival Studio LA * [Kingsize Soundlabs](/source/Kingsize_Soundlabs) * 64 Sound | genre = {{hlist|[Hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop)|[neo soul](/source/neo_soul)|[jazz rap](/source/jazz_rap)|[trap](/source/Trap_music)}} | length = 47:39 | label = Pivot Gang, LLC | producer = {{hlist|[Monte Booker](/source/Monte_Booker)|Cheflee|[daedaePIVOT](/source/daedaePIVOT)|[Daoud](/source/Daoud_(record_producer))|[Day Wave](/source/Day_Wave)|Nascent|Jacob Rochester|Saba}} | prev_title = [Care for Me](/source/Care_for_Me) | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = [From the Private Collection of Saba and No I.D.](/source/From_the_Private_Collection_of_Saba_and_No_I.D.) | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Singles | name = Few Good Things | type = studio | single1 = Fearmonger | single1date = November 4, 2021 | single2 = Stop That | single2date = November 18, 2021 | single3 = Come My Way | single3date = January 13, 2022 | single4 = Survivor's Guilt | single4date = January 27, 2022 }} }} '''''Few Good Things''''' is the third studio album by American rapper [Saba](/source/Saba_(rapper)). It was released through Pivot Gang, LLC on February 4, 2022. The album features guest appearances from [Black Thought](/source/Black_Thought), [G Herbo](/source/G_Herbo), [Krayzie Bone](/source/Krayzie_Bone), [6lack](/source/6lack), [Smino](/source/Smino), [Mereba](/source/Mereba), [Fousheé](/source/Foushe%C3%A9), and [Eryn Allen Kane](/source/Eryn_Allen_Kane), as well as [Pivot Gang](/source/Pivot_Gang).{{cite web |last1=Bustard |first1=Andy |title=SABA TAPS BLACK THOUGHT, G HERBO, KRAYZIE BONE + MORE FOR 'FEW GOOD THINGS' TRACKLIST |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67539/title.saba-few-good-things-tracklist# |website=HipHopDX|date=26 January 2022 }} Upon its release, the album was met with critical acclaim for its production and introspective lyrics. ==Background== On February 9, 2021, Saba released the eponymous short film directed by C.T. Robert.{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=Saba Focuses On Family And Community In His 'Few Good Things' Short Film |url=https://uproxx.com/music/saba-few-good-things-short-film/ |website=Uproxx|date=10 February 2022 }} Saba explained the film in a press release saying: {{blockquote|The concept of Few Good Things is the realization of self after a search for exterior fulfillment. It is the satisfaction and completeness you gain by simply living a life that is yours. Few is a small number, but few is not lonely. In the face of all adversity, a few good things is recognizing and accepting blessings. Few is to count them, one by one. An empty glass is full of air. An empty bank is full of lessons. An empty heart is full of memories. Few good things is to grow comfortable with the empty, and despite that, finding your fullness.{{cite web |title=Saba shares Few Good Things short film |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/02/10/saba-shares-few-good-things-short-film |website=The Fader}}}} ==Promotion and singles== Throughout 2020 and 2021, Saba released many promotional singles, including "Ziplock", "Rich Don't Stop", "Mrs. Whoever", "Something in the Water", "So and So", and "Are You Down". On November 4, 2021, Saba announced his-then upcoming third studio album, titled ''Few Good Things'', and released the album{{'s}} first single, called "Fearmonger".{{cite web |title=Saba Announces New Album Few Good Things, Shares New Song "Fearmonger": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/saba-announces-new-album-few-good-things-shares-new-song-fearmonger-listen/ |website=Pitchfork|date=5 November 2021 }} On November 18, he released the album{{'s}} second single, titled "Stop That".{{cite web |title=Watch Saba's Video for New Song "Stop That" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-sabas-video-for-new-song-stop-that/ |website=Pitchfork|date=19 November 2021 }} On January 13, 2022, he released the album{{'s}} third single, "Come My Way" (featuring [Krayzie Bone](/source/Krayzie_Bone)).{{cite web |title="Come My Way" [ft. Krayzie Bone] |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/saba-come-my-way-ft-krazie-bone/ |website=Pitchfork}} The album{{'s}} fourth and final single, "Survivor's Guilt" (featuring [G Herbo](/source/G_Herbo)), was released on January 27.{{cite web |title=Saba Recruits G Herbo for New Song "Survivor's Guilt" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/saba-g-herbo-survivors-guilt |website=Complex}} ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 83/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/few-good-things/saba|title=Critic Reviews for Few Good Things by Saba|website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|language=en|access-date=February 12, 2022}} | rev1 = ''[NME](/source/NME)'' | rev1score = 5/5{{cite web |title=Saba – 'Few Good Things' review: Heavenly neo-rap mixes soul with stunning penmanship |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/saba-few-good-things-3153146 |website=NME|date=7 February 2022 }} | rev2 = ''[Consequence](/source/Consequence_(publication))'' | rev2score = 8.3/10{{cite web |title=Saba Pivots to Hopeful Introspection on Few Good Things |url=https://consequence.net/2022/02/few-good-things-review-saba/ |website=Consequence|date=7 February 2022 }} | rev3 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' | rev3score = 7.5/10{{cite web |title=Saba: Few Good Things Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/saba-few-good-things/ |website=Pitchfork}} }} Upon its release, ''Few Good Things'' was met with widespread critical acclaim from music critics. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](/source/standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [average](/source/weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 83, based on 6 reviews. Kyann-Sian Williams of ''[NME](/source/NME)'' gave the album 5 out of 5 stars saying "On this record, Saba expertly blends the whimsical and spiritual nature of soul music with GOAT-level penmanship reminiscent of the conscious rap of yesteryear. The result is a glorious neo-rap sound. It doesn't quite fit in with his contemporaries' party music, and he's not always as crafty and traditional as hip-hop, so rappers like Saba often stay on the wayside, delivering absolute perfection without many accolades. That would be a shame, as this is an album at a divine level." ''[Consequence](/source/Consequence_(publication))'' wrote that "''Few Good Things'' builds on Saba's quest to just live life while acknowledging that's a loaded proposition at times. It's hard telling someone else to pull themselves up by their bootstraps when they don't even have a boot, when there are fewer straps upon which to tug. Saba lives with that feeling every day, doing his best to enjoy the fruits of his labor, help as many as he can, and not get depressed knowing he can't save everyone." Jayson Greene of ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' wrote about the production from Saba, daedaePIVOT, and Daoud saying "As the trio has forged their sound, Saba's flow has softened and turned more melodic. He works best when his voice is another instrument in the mix, freely mixing up registers between melody and rhythm." ==Track listing== {{track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Free Samples | note1 = featuring Cheflee | extra1 = {{hlist|Cheflee|[Daoud](/source/Daoud_(record_producer))|[daedaePIVOT](/source/daedaePIVOT)}} | length1 = 2:07 | title2 = One Way or Every Nigga with a Budget | extra2 = {{hlist|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length2 = 2:45 | title3 = Survivor's Guilt | note3 = featuring [G Herbo](/source/G_Herbo) | extra3 = {{hlist|Saba|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = An Interlude Called 'Circus' | note4 = featuring [Eryn Allen Kane](/source/Eryn_Allen_Kane) | extra4 = {{hlist|Saba|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length4 = 1:02 | title5 = Fearmonger | note5 = featuring Daoud | extra5 = {{hlist|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length5 = 3:41 | title6 = Come My Way | note6 = featuring [Krayzie Bone](/source/Krayzie_Bone) | extra6 = {{hlist|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length6 = 3:10 | title7 = Still | note7 = featuring [6lack](/source/6lack) and [Smino](/source/Smino) | extra7 = {{hlist|Daoud|daedaePIVOT|[Day Wave](/source/Day_Wave)|Saba}} | length7 = 3:45 | title8 = A Simpler Time | note8 = featuring [Mereba](/source/Mereba) | extra8 = {{hlist|[Monte Booker](/source/Monte_Booker)|Jacob Rochester|Daoud{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:33 | title9 = Soldier | note9 = featuring [Pivot Gang](/source/Pivot_Gang) | extra9 = {{hlist|Saba|Daoud|daedaePIVOT|Phoelix{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length9 = 3:05 | title10 = If I Had a Dollar | note10 = featuring Benjamin Earl Turner | extra10 = {{hlist|Saba|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length10 = 3:13 | title11 = Stop That | extra11 = {{hlist|Saba|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length11 = 2:18 | title12 = Make Believe | note12 = featuring [Fousheé](/source/Foushe%C3%A9) | extra12 = {{hlist|Saba|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}} | length12 = 3:41 | title13 = 2012 | note13 = featuring Day Wave | extra13 = {{hlist|Daoud|Nascent|Saba{{ref|a|[a]}}|Day Wave{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length13 = 4:20 | title14 = Few Good Things | note14 = featuring [Black Thought](/source/Black_Thought) and Eryn Allen Kane | extra14 = {{hlist|Daoud|daedaePIVOT|Saba|Cheflee}} | length14 = 7:08 | total_length = 47:39 }} '''Note''' * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional [producer](/source/Record_producer). ==Personnel== '''Musicians''' {{div col}} * [Saba](/source/Saba_(rapper)) – vocals (all tracks), drum [programming](/source/Programming_(music)) (tracks 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14), electric guitar (4), bass (9) * [Daoud](/source/Daoud_(record_producer)) – synthesizers (tracks 1, 3–6, 9–13), keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 9–14), additional vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12–14), acoustic guitar (1, 12, 14), electric guitar (2, 5–7, 9, 12, 13), bass (2, 5–7, 9, 14), percussion (2, 5), piano (7), drum programming (9, 12) * [daedaePIVOT](/source/daedaePIVOT) – drum programming (tracks 1–7, 9–11, 14), additional vocals (2, 9), acoustic guitar (2), percussion (5) * Cheflee – bass, electric guitar (tracks 1, 14); drums (1) * Brandon Farmer – drums (track 1), additional drums (14) * Phoelix – additional vocals (tracks 7, 9), bass (9) * [Day Wave](/source/Day_Wave) – electric guitar (track 7) * [Monte Booker](/source/Monte_Booker) – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer (track 8) * Jacob Rochester – drums (track 8) * Nascent – drum programming (track 13) '''Technical''' * [Joe LaPorta](/source/Joe_LaPorta) – [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio)) * Papi Beatz – [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) * Saba – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer) (tracks 1–6, 8, 10–14), additional mixing (all tracks) * Daoud – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9, 12–14), string [arrangement](/source/arrangement)s (1, 2, 9, 12, 14), additional mixing (all tracks) * Hope Brush – engineering (tracks 3, 5, 10) * Rudyard Lee Cullers – engineering (tracks 4, 8–10, 12, 14) * Josh Berg – engineering (tracks 6, 7) * [6lack](/source/6lack) – engineering (track 7) * [Smino](/source/Smino) – engineering (track 7) * Jared "JT" Gagarin – engineering (track 7) * [Frsh Waters](/source/Frsh_Waters) – engineering (track 9) * daedaePIVOT – additional mixing '''Visuals''' * C.T. Robert – creative direction * Dawit N.M. – photography * Ruben Rodriguez – graphic design {{div col end}} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Few Good Things'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- ! scope="row"| US [Independent Albums](/source/Independent_Albums) (''Billboard''){{Cite magazine|title=Saba|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/saba/chart-history/ind/|access-date=2022-02-19|magazine=Billboard}} |44 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Saba (rapper)}} {{Authority control}} Category:2022 albums Category:Saba (rapper) albums Category:Midwest hip-hop albums Category:Hip-hop albums by American artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Few Good Things](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Few_Good_Things) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Few_Good_Things?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.