Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
2004 studio album by CeeLo Green
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Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine is the second studio album by CeeLo Green, released on March 2, 2004.[12]
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| Released | March 2, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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| Length | 73:26 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone |  [9] |
| Spin | B+[10] |
| The Village Voice | B+[11] |
Legacy
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[13]
Singles
- "I'll Be Around" (#52) (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)
- "The One" (#82) (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)[14]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[15]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:23 | ||
| 2. | "Soul Machine" |
| Traxx | 1:40 |
| 3. | "The Art of Noise" (featuring Pharrell) | The Neptunes | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Living Again" | Callaway | Cee Lo Green | 3:37 |
| 5. | "I'll Be Around" (featuring Timbaland) |
| Timbaland | 3:41 |
| 6. | "The One" (featuring Jazze Pha and T.I.) | Jazze Pha | 4:43 | |
| 7. | "My Kind of People" (featuring Jazze Pha and Menta Malone) | Cee Lo Green | 3:54 | |
| 8. | "Childz Play" (featuring Ludacris) | Organized Noize | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "I Am Selling Soul" | Callaway | Cee Lo Green | 4:16 |
| 10. | "All Day Love Affair" |
| Traxx | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Evening News" (featuring Chazzie and Sir Cognac The Conversation) |
| DJ Premier | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Scrap Metal" (featuring Big Rube and G-Rock) |
| Organized Noize | 4:40 |
| 13. | "Glockappella" |
| Cee Lo Green | 5:21 |
| 14. | "When We Were Friends" |
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| 3:43 |
| 15. | "Sometimes" |
| Locsmif | 5:04 |
| 16. | "Let's Stay Together" (featuring Pharrell) |
| The Neptunes | 3:54 |
| 17. | "Die Trying" | Callaway | Cee Lo Green | 4:05 |
| 18. | "What Don't You Do? (Outro)" | 0:20 |
Sample credits[15]
- "The Art of Noise" contains replayed elements from "These Eyes", written by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman.
- "The One" contains samples from:
- "Devotion", written by Philip Bailey and Maurice White, and performed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
- "Public Enemy No. 1", written by Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee, and performed by Public Enemy.
- "My Kind of People" contains re-sung elements from "Pass the Dutchie", written by Donat Mittoo, Headley Bennett, Lloyd Ferguson, Leroy Sibbles, Robert Lyn, Huford Brown, and Fitzroy Simpson.
- "Evening News" contains samples from "Return from the Ashes (Theme)", written and performed by John Dankworth.
- "Glockapella" contains samples from "Holy Ghost", written by James Banks, Eddie Marion, and Henderson Thigpen, and performed by The Bar-Kays.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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