Good Things (Aloe Blacc album)

Good Things
Studio album by Aloe Blacc
Released September 26, 2010
Recorded 2009–2010
Genre Soul
Length 47:33
Label Stones Throw, Vertigo
Producer Truth+Soul
Aloe Blacc chronology
Shine Through
(2006)Shine Through2006		 Good Things
(2010)		 Wake Me Up (EP)
(2013)Wake Me Up (EP)2013
Singles from Aloe Blacc
  1. "I Need a Dollar"
    Released: 16 March 2010
  2. "Loving You Is Killing Me"
    Released: 7 March 2011
  3. "Green Lights"
    Released: 9 September 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Good Things is the second studio album by American R&B singer Aloe Blacc, the album was released on September 28, 2010 in the US and 26 November 2010 in the UK[3] by Stones Throw Records.

Singles

The first single from the album, "I Need a Dollar" (produced by Truth+Soul and SR. Shakur), was released on March 16, 2010. It peaked No. 2 in the UK and Ireland. In Switzerland and Austria it peaked at No. 5, No. 1 in Belgium (Flanders). An edited version of the song serves as the theme song for the HBO series How to Make It in America.

The second single, "Loving You Is Killing Me", was released on March 7, 2011. It peaked No. 8 in Austria, No. 12 in Austria and Belgium (Flanders) and No. 26 in Switzerland.

"Green Lights" was released as the second single in UK (third overall) on September 9, 2011.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Need a Dollar"4:06
2."Green Lights"2:58
3."Hey Brother"2:40
4."Miss Fortune"4:22
5."Life So Hard"4:13
6."Take Me Back"3:47
7."Femme Fatale" (The Velvet Underground cover)3:56
8."Loving You Is Killing Me"3:27
9."Good Things"4:04
10."You Make Me Smile"3:27
11."If I"4:08
12."Mama Hold My Hand"5:10
13."Politician (Reprise)"1:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 5
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 30
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 39
Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 29
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 8
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 41

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Rank
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 112
Chart (2011) Rank
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[21] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 84
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[23] 14

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Good Things by Aloe Blacc – Metacritic". Metacritic.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, Review: Good Things. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-09-19.
  3. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Good Things by Aloe Blacc". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  4. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Green Lights – EP by Aloe Blacc". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Aloe Blacc – Good Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Aloe Blacc – Good Things" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Aloe Blacc – Good Things" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Aloe Blacc – Good Things" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Dutchcharts.nl – Aloe Blacc – Good Things" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Aloe Blacc – Good Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aloe Blacc – Good Things" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Aloe Blacc". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Aloe Blacc – Good Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Aloe Blacc – Good Things". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Aloe Blacc Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Aloe Blacc Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Top Albums annuel 2010 (physique + téléchargement + streaming)" (in French). Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  21. ↑ "End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  22. ↑ "End of Year: 2011" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  23. ↑ "The biggest selling R&B and hip hop albums and singles of 2011 revealed". Official Charts Company. January 20, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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