| Heart Blanche | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 53:12 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| CeeLo Green chronology | ||||
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Heart Blanche is the fifthstudio album by American recording artistCeeLo Green. The album was released on November 6, 2015, byAtlantic Records.[1][2] This is Green's first album to featured all-new material since 2010'sThe Lady Killer.
| Aggregate 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 frommusic critics. AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received anaverage score of 57 based on 14 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[3] Ryan B. Patrick ofExclaim! wrote that "Heart Blanche, while delivering Green's usually masterful take ongospel-influenced andpop-mindedR&B, feels listless and lacks passion."[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Blanche Intro" |
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| 1:22 |
| 2. | "Est. 1980'S" |
| 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Mother May I" |
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| 4:59 |
| 4. | "Working Class Heroes (Work)" |
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| 2:57 |
| 5. | "Tonight" |
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| 4:30 |
| 6. | "Robin Williams" |
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| 3:30 |
| 7. | "Sign of the Times" |
|
| 3:00 |
| 8. | "CeeLo Green Sings the Blues" |
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| 4:07 |
| 9. | "Music to My Soul" |
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| 2:52 |
| 10. | "Race Against Time" |
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| 4:32 |
| 11. | "Better Late Than Never" |
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| 3:50 |
| 12. | "Smells Like Fire" |
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| 4:08 |
| 13. | "Purple Hearts (Soldier of Love)" |
| 3:32 | |
| 14. | "Thorns" |
| 3:31 | |
| 15. | "The Glory Games" |
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| 2:52 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 43 |
