Heart Blanche
Studio album by
CeeLo Green
ReleasedNovember 6, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
Length53:12
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerCeeLo Green (also exec.), Alex 'AK' Kresovich, Brian Kennedy, Charlie Puth, Cook Classics, Daniel Ledinsky, Eg White, The Futuristics, Jack Splash, Jamil "Digi" Chammas, John Hill, Jon Bellion, Mark Ronson, Sean Phelan, Sonny J Mason, Tommy Hittz
CeeLo Green chronology
Cee Lo's Magic Moment
(2012) 		Heart Blanche
(2015) 		CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway
(2020)

Heart Blanche is the fifth studio album by American recording artist CeeLo Green. The album was released on November 6, 2015, by Atlantic Records.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!6/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
HipHopDX[7]
The Independent[8]
NME3/5[9]
PopMatters[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin5/10[12]
Slant Magazine[13]

Heart Blanche received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57 based on 14 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[3] Ryan B. Patrick of Exclaim! wrote that "Heart Blanche, while delivering Green's usually masterful take on gospel-influenced and pop-minded R&B, feels listless and lacks passion."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heart Blanche Intro"
1:22
2."Est. 1980'S"
3:31
3."Mother May I"
  • Ronson
4:59
4."Working Class Heroes (Work)"
  • Green
  • Phelan
  • Puth
  • Carrillo
2:57
5."Tonight"
  • Green
  • Phelan
  • Carrillo
4:30
6."Robin Williams"
  • Bellion
3:30
7."Sign of the Times"
3:00
8."CeeLo Green Sings the Blues"
  • Phelan
  • Jamil "Digi" Chammas
4:07
9."Music to My Soul"
2:52
10."Race Against Time"
  • Callaway
  • Matthews
  • Meredith
  • Rastegar
  • Ruzumna
  • Green
  • Hill
4:32
11."Better Late Than Never"
  • Splash
3:50
12."Smells Like Fire"
  • Hill
  • Kennedy
4:08
13."Purple Hearts (Soldier of Love)"
3:32
14."Thorns"
3:31
15."The Glory Games"
  • Callaway
  • Rudie Edwards
  • Ledinsky
  • Ledinsky
2:52

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 43

References

  1. ^ "Heart Blanche by CeeLo Green on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 1974-05-30. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. ^ "CeeLo Green Reveals 'Heart Blanche' Album Cover". Rap-Up. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Heart Blanche by Cee Lo Green". Metacritic. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy (2015-11-13). "Cee Lo Green, Heart Blanche - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  5. ^ a b Patrick, Ryan B. (November 6, 2015). "CeeLo Green - Heart Blanche". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Jonze, Tim (2015-11-12). "CeeLo Green: Heart Blanche review – jumbled styles and mixed messages". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  7. ^ Nelson, Keith (2015-11-24). "CeeLo - Heart Blanche". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (2015-11-06). "CeeLo, Heart Blanche - album review". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  9. ^ Batey, Angus (2015-11-17). "Review: CeeLo Green - Heart Blanche". NME. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  10. ^ "CeeLo Green: Heart Blanche". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  11. ^ Spanos, Brittany (December 2015). "Review: Heart Blanche". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  12. ^ "Review: CeeLo Green, 'Heart Blanche'". Spin. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  13. ^ "CeeLo Green: Heart Blanche". Slant Magazine. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  14. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 46. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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