Be Good (album)

Be Good
Studio album by Gregory Porter
Released 15 February 2012 (2012-02-15)
Recorded 20–22 June 2011[1]
Studio Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, New York City[1]
Genre Jazz[1]
Length 1:02:02
Label Motéma
Producer Brian Bacchus
Gregory Porter chronology
Water
(2010)		 Be Good
(2012)		 Liquid Spirit
(2013)
Singles from Be Good
  1. "Be Good (Lion's Song)"
    Released: 2012
  2. "On My Way to Harlem"
    Released: 24 April 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic89/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
Time Out Dubai5/5[5]

Be Good is the second studio album by American jazz musician Gregory Porter. It was released through Motéma Music on 15 February 2012.[6] The album charted in Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

Track listing

All songs written by Gregory Porter, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Painted on Canvas"4:45
2."Be Good (Lion's Song)"6:26
3."On My Way to Harlem"7:40
4."Real Good Hands"4:50
5."The Way You Want to Live"4:24
6."When Did You Learn"4:19
7."Imitation of Life" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)3:00
8."Mother's Song"6:59
9."Our Love"3:31
10."Bling Bling"6:00
11."Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.)6:34
12."God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday)3:34
Total length:1:02:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 149
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 183
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 144

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 15 February 2012[6] Digital download Motéma

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nickson, Chris. "Be Good - Gregory Porter". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "BE GOOD by Gregory Porter". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Chris, Nickson. "Gregory Porter: Be Good". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Fordham, John (16 February 2012). "Gregory Porter: Be Good – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Flynn, Mike (20 March 2012). "Gregory Porter album review: Be Good". Time Out Dubai. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Be Good by Gregory Porter". Apple Music.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gregory Porter – Be Good" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gregory Porter – Be Good" (in French). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gregory Porter – Be Good" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gregory Porter – Be Good". Hung Medien.
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