Good Things

Aloe Blacc

Released on 27/09/2010 by Epic
Main artists: Aloe Blacc
Genre: R&B

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All the promise of his debut comes true on Aloe Blacc’s sophomore release, Good Things, a vintage sound meets modern problems release with a way too modest title. Right from the opening “I Need a Dollar” -- which could be passed off as unreleased Bill Withers, no problem -- the album offers grand things, providing listeners with that solid, but not polarizing, style of social commentary Withers perfected. On the following cut, positivity is pushed (“Something special happened today/I got green lights all the way”) in a manner that’s far from sugary, but this singer who offers such warmth and humility on his smooth soul tracks is well aware of sin, and can get slinky in a Al Green style when warning against loose women on “Hey Brother.” An even better example of this is his cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Femme Fatale,” which becomes much more than a clever choice, thanks to a convincing performance that suggests he’s been there. The organic production, real horns and all, is left up entirely to the Truth & Soul Productions crew (Jeff Dynamite and Leon Michels) but Blacc’s delivery is less traditional with phrasing and some slang left over from when he was a 24-7 rapper. Anyone with a taste for neo-soul should try Good Things unique flavor. It comes on familiar and comfortable and becomes more rich and rewarding with every return visit.

© David Jeffries /TiVo

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I Need a Dollar

00:04:03

Aloe Blacc, Art Director, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Art Director, Associated Performer - Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Dynamite, Drums, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Leon Michels, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Saxophone - Nick Movshon, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist - Jeff Silverman, Composer, Lyricist - Clay Holley, Mixing Engineer - Adrian Morgan, Mastering Engineer - Chris Manak, Executive Producer - Eothen Alapatt, Executive Producer - Homer Steinweiss, Drums - Tommy Brenneck, Guitar - Luke Riverside, Guitar - Toby Pazner, Piano, Vibraphone - Quincy Bright, Bass - Garrett DeVoe, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Leonhart, Other, Trumpet - Aaron Johnson, Trombone - Garo Yellin, Cello - Entcho Todorov, Violin

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Green Lights

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Aloe Blacc, Art Director, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Art Director, Associated Performer - Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Michels, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Saxophone - Nick Movshon, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist - Jeff Silverman, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Dynamite, Drums, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Homer Steinweiss, Drums - Tommy Brenneck, Guitar - Luke Riverside, Guitar - Toby Pazner, Piano, Vibraphone - Quincy Bright, Bass - Garrett DeVoe, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Leonhart, Other, Trumpet - Aaron Johnson, Trombone - Garo Yellin, Cello - Clay Holley, Mixing Engineer - Adrian Morgan, Mastering Engineer - Chris Manak, Executive Producer - Eothen Alapatt, Executive Producer - Entcho Todorov, Violin