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| Released | June 8, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 56:47 | |||
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Good Man (stylized in all caps) is the seventh studio album by American singer Ne-Yo. The album was released on June 8, 2018, by Motown Records, serving as the follow-up to his sixth album Non-Fiction (2015). The album was preceded by two singles: "Good Man" and "Push Back" featuring Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Andy Kellman of AllMusic affirmed that Ne-Yo still persists with his "tried-and-true songwriting approach" that ensures that "not one song is poor", but felt that a majority of the tracks on the album fails to stand out; most "[blurring] into one another" and lacking distinction. He selected "U Deserve" and "On Ur Mind" as the notable hits on the record. [2] Elias Leight from Rolling Stone was unimpressed with Ne-Yo's decision to produce "safe" trap-based radio hits, which he deemed "perfectly of-its-moment; profoundly unmemorable." He wrote that Ne-Yo fails to "write his way out of the ordinary with another sterling hook" on his "standard-issue rap/R&B hybrids", nevertheless praising the "pan-Caribbean rhythms" on Good Man where "[Ne-Yo's] winning airiness returns." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caterpillars 1st (Intro)" | Shaffer Smith | Ne-Yo | 0:41 |
| 2. | "1 More Shot" |
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| 3:50 |
| 3. | "LA Nights" |
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| 3:54 |
| 4. | "Nights Like These" (featuring Romeo Santos) |
| 3:24 | |
| 5. | "U Deserve" |
| Stacey "S.O.S." Owens | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Summertime" |
|
| 2:54 |
| 7. | "Push Back" (with Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don) |
| 3:41 | |
| 8. | "Breathe" |
| The Stereotypes | 4:03 |
| 9. | "On Ur Mind" (featuring PartyNextDoor) |
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| 3:22 |
| 10. | "Back Chapters" |
| 4:10 | |
| 11. | "Hotbox" (featuring Eric Bellinger) |
| C. Wilson | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Over U" |
| Stargate | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Without U" |
|
| 3:14 |
| 14. | "Apology" |
|
| 4:07 |
| 15. | "Ocean Sure" (featuring Candice Boyd and Sam Hook) |
|
| 3:44 |
| 16. | "The Struggle… (Interlude)" | Smith | Ne-Yo | 0:26 |
| 17. | "Good Man" |
| DJ Camper | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 56:47 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18. | "Pour Me Up" |
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| 3:48 |
| 19. | "Won't Be Often" |
| C. Wilson | 3:43 |
| 20. | "Reset the Night" |
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| 3:31 |
| Total length: | 67:49 | |||
Notes
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [8] | 33 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] | 17 |
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