Good to Be...

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Good to Be...
Keb' Mo' - Good To Be... (cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2022 (2022-01-22)
Studio
Genre Blues
Length47:50
Label Rounder
Producer
Keb' Mo' chronology
Moonlight, Mistletoe & You
(2019)
Good to Be...
(2022)
Room on the Porch
(2025)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Uncut 6/10 [6]

Good to Be... is the fifteenth solo studio album by American musician Keb' Mo'. It was released on January 22, 2022, via Rounder Records. The recording sessions took place at Stu Stu Studio in Franklin, Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studio in Nashville and Royal Recording Studios in Memphis. Produced by Tom Hambridge, Vince Gill, Ketch Secor, and Keb' Mo', it features guest appearances from Darius Rucker, Kristin Chenoweth, and Old Crow Medicine Show.

Contents

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Brandi Carlile's In These Silent Days .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good to Be (Home Again)"3:30
2."So Easy"
  • Moore
  • Phillip Ramocan
3:08
3."Sunny and Warm"
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Tom Hambridge
3:26
4."Good Strong Woman" (featuring Darius Rucker)
  • Moore
  • Jason Gantt
  • Jason Nix
  • Vince Gill
  • Keb' Mo'
3:18
5."The Medicine Man" (featuring Old Crow Medicine Show)Moore
3:37
6."Marvelous to Me"
  • Moore
  • John Lewis Parker
Keb' Mo'3:34
7."Lean on Me" Bill Withers
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Tom Hambridge
3:53
8."Like Love"
  • Moore
  • Dorff
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Tom Hambridge
3:40
9."All Dressed Up"
  • Moore
  • Parker
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Tom Hambridge
4:13
10."'62 Chevy"
  • Moore
  • Gantt
  • Nix
  • Vince Gill
  • Keb' Mo'
3:28
11."Louder"
  • Moore
  • Jenny Yates
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Tom Hambridge
4:23
12."So Good to Me"
  • Moore
  • Parker
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Tom Hambridge
3:46
13."Quiet Moments" (featuring Kristin Chenoweth)
  • Moore
  • David B. Oliver
Keb' Mo'3:54
Total length:47:50

Charts

Chart (2022)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 28
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [9] 15
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [10] 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [11] 55
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [12] 31
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [13] 1

References

  1. "Critic Reviews for Good To Be... - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Good to Be... Keb' Mo'". AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. Zimmerman, Lee (January 21, 2022). "Review: Keb Mo Prefers His Sunny Side Up". American Songwriter . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. Davenport, Rich (January 22, 2022). "Keb' Mo' shines across the styles on Good To Be". Classic Rock . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  5. Waring, Charles (February 2022). "Filter Albums". MOJO . p. 89.
  6. Mueller, Andrew (March 2022). "New Albums". UNCUT . p. 32.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Keb' Mo' – Good To Be..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Keb' Mo' – Good To Be...". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  9. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  10. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  11. "Keb Mo Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  12. "Keb Mo Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  13. "Keb Mo Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2025.