Good Things | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 47:33 | |||
Label | Stones Throw, Vertigo | |||
Producer | Truth & Soul | |||
Aloe Blacc chronology | ||||
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Singles from Aloe Blacc | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | A− [4] |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 8/10 [8] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [9] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 8/10 [11] |
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Good Things is the second studio album by American musician Aloe Blacc. The album was released on September 28, 2010, in the US and 26 November 2010 in the UK [13] by Stones Throw Records.
The first single from the album, "I Need a Dollar" (produced by Truth & Soul), 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. [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] | 22 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [16] | 36 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] | 5 |
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] | 30 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [19] | 39 |
Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts) [19] | 2 |
French Albums (SNEP) [20] | 19 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] | 29 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] | 21 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [23] | 21 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [24] | 9 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] | 31 |
UK Albums (OCC) [26] | 8 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [27] | 10 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [28] | 10 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [29] | 41 |
Chart (2010) | Rank |
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French Albums (SNEP) [30] | 112 |
Chart (2011) | Rank |
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [31] | 26 |
UK Albums (OCC) [32] | 84 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [33] | 14 |