1123 (album)

1123 is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter BJ the Chicago Kid, named after his birthday. The album was released on July 26, 2019, by Motown Records.^[1] The album features guest appearances from Anderson .Paak, JID, Buddy, Kent Jamz, Eric Bellinger, Rick Ross, Offset and Afrojack. It received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.^[2]

1123
Studio album by BJ the Chicago Kid
Released	July 26, 2019
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	R&B
Length	48:29
Label	Motown
BJ the Chicago Kid chronology
In My Mind (2016) 1123 (2019) Gravy (2023)

Release

On November 22, 2019, the deluxe edition of the album was released with three additional tracks including "Not Coming Back" with PJ Morton, "Time Today (Remix)" with Ari Lennox, and "Roses".^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Exclaim!	8/10[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[7]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[8]

1123 received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on four reviews.^[4]

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	Grammy Awards	Best R&B Album	Nominated	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s) [9]	Length
1.	"Feel the Vibe" (featuring Anderson .Paak)	Aaron Sledge, M Millz & Danja	4:00
2.	"Champagne"	Aaron Sledge, Rico Love & Danja	3:41
3.	"Get Away" (featuring JID, Buddy and Kent Jamz)	Aaron Sledge & Karriem Riggins	4:43
4.	"Time Today"	Andre Harris & Jairus ‘J-Mo’ Mozee	3:19
5.	"Can't Wait"	Aaron Sledge, Sap, Eric Kovacs & Cool N Dre	4:48
6.	"Back It Up" (featuring Eric Bellinger)	Aaron Sledge & Bongo	4:49
7.	"1123's Playa's Intro"	Cool N Dre	0:10
8.	"Playa's Ball" (featuring Rick Ross)	Aaron Sledge, Cool N Dre & 808-Ray	4:13
9.	"Too Good"	Aaron Sledge & Jairus ‘J-Mo’ Mozee	3:23
10.	"Close"	by Tubb Young & BJ the Chicago Kid	3:50
11.	"Rather Be with You"	by Tubb Young	4:28
12.	"Worryin' Bout Me" (featuring Offset)	Aaron Sledge, Ali P & C Gutta	3:55
13.	"Reach" (featuring Afrojack)	Aaron Sledge, Giorgio Tuinfort & Afrojack	3:10
Total length:			48:29

1123 (Deluxe Edition)

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Time Today (Remix)" (featuring Ari Lennox)	Andre Harris & Jairus ‘J-Mo’ Mozee	3:19
15.	"Not Coming Back" (featuring PJ Morton)	Tubb Young	2:37
16.	"Roses"	Geoffro Cause & Michael Hernandez	3:01