G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night
G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
LengthCD1: 78:00
CD2: 71:00
Label GOOD
Producer
Malik Yusef chronology
The Great Chicago Fire; A Cold Day in Hell
(2003)
G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night
(2009)
Singles from G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night
  1. "Magic Man"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music (favorable) [1]
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NME (3/10) [3]

G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night, is the second studio album by Chicago-based artist Malik Yusef. It features collaborations with Kanye West and several performers signed to his label GOOD Music. The project contains two CDs, "Dusk" and "Dawn", each of which has a special meaning:

"Dusk and Dawn represent the two sides to everything. That's how we keep from making the mistake of going too far into the other. Night and Day, Ying and Yang. Everything flows into the universe and we are all a part of it." [4]

However these were released separately. Originally, each album had 12 songs, [5] representing the 24 hours of the day, however Malik announced later that each album would feature 15 tracks. The project was intended to bring together the strongest Chicago-based artists. [4] The project features many other GOOD Music artists, including Big Sean, Really Doe, Common, Mr Hudson, GLC and John Legend, alongside well-known Hip Hop artists including KRS-One, Twista, and Paul Wall, and operatic contralto AnnaMaria Cardinalli. The release of the album figures in the 2013 book by Cardinalli Crossing the Wire: One Woman's Journey into the Hidden Dangers of the Afghan War. [6] ISBN   9781612001913

The album was released on June 2, 2009.

Track listing

CD 1: Dawn
No.TitleProducerLength
1."G.O.O.D. Morning Luv" (featuring Opal Staples & Amanda Porshe)
4:14
2."My People" (featuring KRS-One & Mreld)Grant Parks4:41
3."Leader (The Jesus Peace)" (featuring Maxamillion, J.V. & Cheyl Lynn Toblin)
4:21
4."V.E.R.S.E. (Very Entertaining Recitals Spit Effortlessly)" (featuring Big Sean & AnnaMaria Cardinalli)
  • Springsteen
  • Yusef (co.)
4:04
5."By Your Side" (featuring Michelle Williams & Brando)
4:45
6."U-N-I Verses Mine" (featuring Twista & Chip Z'nuff)
  • Chip Z'nuff
  • CUZO (co.)
4:41
7."Promised Land" (featuring Kanye West & Adam Levine)
  • West
  • Alon Eig
3:59
8."Not Love" (featuring J.V. & Mica)
  • AVO
  • Yusef (co.)
3:44
9."Thug Angel" (featuring Christopher Denson & Uneq'ka)
  • SP
  • Yusef (co.)
3:55
10."G.E.M. (G.O.O.D. Enuff Me)" (featuring Tony Williams & Phenom)
  • Kevin Dobbins
  • Yusef (co.)
5:44
11."FreshCoolDopeFly" (featuring Shorty-K & Tassho Pearce)
  • JesTone
  • Yusef (co.)
4:10
12."Just Like Forever" (featuring Erika Shevon)
  • SP
  • Jesse Black
  • CUZO (co.)
4:50
13."Elevated (So High)" (featuring J.V. & BeNda WORLD)
  • AVO
  • Yusef (co.)
4:36
14."Breathtaking" (featuring Uneq'ka)
  • Tapez
  • Yusef (co.)
4:59
15."Sexuality" (featuring Fast Eddie & Lidell Townsend)Fast Eddie4:20
CD 2: Dusk
No.TitleProducerLength
1."Too Knight (The Underworld)" (featuring Jennifer Hudson & Zzaje)Zzaje4:10
2."Chicago" (featuring Maxamillion, J.V., Really Doe & GLC)
4:50
3."Hit It Again" (featuring Siren)Frayne T. Lewis4:36
4."Know God?" (featuring J. Ivy, Red Storm & Fatin Dantzler)
  • Zzaje
  • Yusef (co.)
4:08
5."Magic Man" (featuring Kanye West, Common & John Legend)West4:31
6."YUGO" (featuring Brando, Big Nastee & K-Love)
  • JesTone
  • Yusef (co.)
4:33
7."My My" (featuring Paul Wall, J.V. & Maurice Mahon)Lemoyne Alexander4:34
8."Waited" (featuring Chairman Fred Hampton, J.V. & Nia)Hearon Trackz4:34
9."The Return (Here She Comes Again)" (featuring Yaw & Mr Hudson)
  • Tapez
  • Mil Tickit
  • Yusef (co.)
  • Parlow (co.)
5:27
10."Da Slumz" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Kumasi & Bun B)Jamil 'Face' Johnson4:52
11."Mean to Say" (featuring Vaughn Anthony)
7:00
12."Addicted" (featuring J.V.)Spider Raw5:06
13."Warpath" (featuring Trixie Fender & Queen YoNasDa)
  • Tapez
  • Mil Tickit
  • Yusef (co.)
  • Parlow (co.)
4:41
14."So Pop U Layer" (featuring Violet Nine)
  • Yusef
  • Parlow (co.)
3:58
15."Stop" (featuring Spike Rebel, J.V., Slique, Brando & Mack P)JesTone4:20

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