Heart Blanche

2015 studio album by CeeLo Green

Heart Blanche

Studio album by

CeeLo Green

Released| November 6, 2015
Recorded| 2014-2015
Genre|

* Soul
* neo soul

Length| 53:12
Label| Atlantic Records
Producer| CeeLo 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)

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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]

## Contents

* 1 Critical reception
* 2 Track listing
* 3 Personnel
* 4 Charts
* 5 References

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 57/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Exclaim!| 6/10[5]
The Guardian| [6]
HipHopDX| [7]
The Independent| [8]
NME| 3/5[9]
PopMatters| [10]
Rolling Stone| [11]
Spin| 5/10[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[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Heart Blanche Intro"|

* Thomas Callaway
* Elton John
* Sean Phelan
* Bernie Taupin

* CeeLo Green
* Phelan

| 1:22
2.| "Est. 1980'S"|

* Callaway
* Joshua Matthews
* John Meredith
* Kaveh Rastegar
* Jeremy Ruzumna

* John Hill

| 3:31
3.| "Mother May I"|

* Callaway
* Duke Baxter
* Mark Ronson
* Pat Vegas

* Ronson

| 4:59
4.| "Working Class Heroes (Work)"|

* Callaway
* Phelan
* Charlie Puth

* Green
* Phelan
* Puth
* Carrillo

| 2:57
5.| "Tonight"|

* Callaway
* John Miles
* Phelan

* Green
* Phelan
* Carrillo

| 4:30
6.| "Robin Williams"|

* Callaway
* Jon Bellion
* Mark Williams

* Bellion

| 3:30
7.| "Sign of the Times"|

* Callaway
* Bob James
* William Lobban-Bean
* Jacob Luttrell

* Green
* Cook Classics

| 3:00
8.| "CeeLo Green Sings the Blues"|

* Callaway
* Solomon Burke
* Phelan

* Phelan
* Jamil "Digi" Chammas

| 4:07
9.| "Music to My Soul"|

* Callaway
* Geoffrey Early
* Joe Khajadourian
* Daniel Ledinsky
* Lobban-Bean
* Nathan Payton
* Andreas Pfannenstill
* Alex Schwartz

* Classics
* The Futuristics
* Tommy Hittz

| 2:52
10.| "Race Against Time"|

* Callaway
* Matthews
* Meredith
* Rastegar
* Ruzumna

* Green
* Hill

| 4:32
11.| "Better Late Than Never"|

* Callaway
* Jack Splash

* Splash

| 3:50
12.| "Smells Like Fire"|

* Callaway
* Brian Kennedy

* Hill
* Kennedy

| 4:08
13.| "Purple Hearts (Soldier of Love)"|

* Callaway
* Nikola Bedingfield
* Francis White

* Eg White

| 3:32
14.| "Thorns"|

* Callaway
* Hayden Frank
* Samuel Harris
* Alex Kresovich

* Sonny J Mason
* Alex 'AK' Kresovich

| 3:31
15.| "The Glory Games"|

* Callaway
* Rudie Edwards
* Ledinsky

* Ledinsky

| 2:52

## Personnel[edit]

* CeeLo Green \- Primary Artist, Composer, Producer
* Elton John \- Composer
* Bernie Taupin \- Composer
* Eg White \- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Producer, Programming, Synthesizer
* Mark Ronson \- Composer, Producer
* Charlie Puth \- Composer, Producer, Programming
* Sean Phelan \- Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Programming
* Jack Splash \- Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Producer
* Manny Marroquin \- Mixing
* Jaycen Joshua \- Mixing
* Tomas Carrillo \- Guitar, Programming
* Nick Valentin \- Assistant Engineer
* Chris Gehringer \- Mastering
* Craig Rosen \- A&R

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 12
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 43

## References[edit]

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. 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. "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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CeeLo Green

* Discography
* Awards

Studio albums|

* Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
* Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
* The Lady Killer
* Cee Lo's Magic Moment
* Heart Blanche
* CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway

Compilations|

* Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine

Singles|

* "Fuck You"
* "It's OK"
* "Fool for You"
* "Bright Lights Bigger City"
* "I Want You (Hold On to Love)"
* "Cry Baby"
* "Anyway"
* "Only You"

Promotional singles|

* "Less Than an Hour"
* "Georgia"
* "No One's Gonna Love You"
* "Love Is a Battlefield"

Featured singles|

* "Sugar (Gimme Some)"
* "Politics"
* "Lil Star"
* "Pretty Please (Love Me)"
* "My Life"
* "Make the World Move"

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Studio albums|

* Soul Food (1995)
* Still Standing (1998)
* World Party (1999)
* One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2004)
* Age Against the Machine (2013)
* Survival Kit (2020)

Compilations|

* Dirty South Classics (2003)

Singles|

* "Cell Therapy"
* "Black Ice"
* "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"
* "Special Education"

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* OutKast
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Members|

* Sleepy Brown
* André 3000
* Big Boi
* Mr. DJ
* Big Gipp
* CeeLo Green
* Khujo
* T-Mo
* Debra Killings
* Big Rube
* Cool Breeze
* Big Reese
* Killer Mike
* Bubba Sparxxx
* BlackOwned C-Bone
* Supa Nate
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