Couldn't Wait to Tell You

Couldn't Wait to Tell You is the debut record by Los Angeles–based musician Liv.e, released by In Real Life. It was re-released in 2021 expanded form as CWTTY+ as the musician recorded her follow-up Girl in the Half Pearl.

Critical reception
Couldn't Wait to Tell You was met with critical acclaim from music critics. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 84/100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on five reviews.

Track listing

 * 1) "What’s the Real" – 1:20
 * 2) "How It Made Me Feel" – 2:45
 * 3) "Bout These Pipedreams" – 1:28
 * 4) "Stories with Aunt Liv" – 2:59
 * 5) "Lessons From My Mistakes…but I Lost Your Number" – 2:40
 * 6) "About Love at 21" – 2:42
 * 7) "She’s My Brand New Crush" – 2:36
 * 8) "To Unplug" – 3:11
 * 9) "Cut to the Chase" – 2:20
 * 10) "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too" – 2:44
 * 11) "It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)" – 1:24
 * 12) "I Been Livin" – 3:45
 * 13) "How She Stay Conflicted…i Hope He Understands" – 2:45
 * 14) "You the One Fish in the Sea" – 2:32
 * 15) "Sirladymakemfall" – 2:14
 * 16) "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron" – 2:23
 * 17) "You’re Wasted Let’s Go Home" – 1:48
 * 18) "Watchu Need Reminded by Akeema Zane" – 1:20
 * 19) "Lazyeaterbetsonherlikeness" – 2:16
 * 20) "Bout My Big Man Batter" – 2:54

Personnel

 * Liv.e – vocals, production on "These Pipe Dreams", artwork, design
 * C. S. Armstrong – vocals on "She’s My Brand New Crush" and "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too"
 * Cheflee – bass guitar on "Stories with Aunt Liv", "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too", and "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron"
 * Daoud – keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, production
 * Ben Hixon – keyboards on "It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)", production on "It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)"
 * Kafari – synthesizer on "What’s the Real" and "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too"
 * Lord Byron – vocals on "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron"
 * Arlington Lowell – artowrk, design
 * mejiwahn – drums, MPC, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer, production
 * Pacific Yew – guitar on "These Past Years…told by Lord Byron"
 * Salami Rose Joe Louis – keys on "Stories with Aunt Liv" and "Moving on Felt Great and This Feels (Good) Too"
 * Shungu – drums, MPC, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer, production
 * Akeema Zane – vocals on "Watchu Need Reminded by Akeema Zane"
 * Zeroh – mixing, mastering at JAADE Reserve