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Breaking away from Goodie Mob for a major-label solo debut, Cee Lo follows the curious lead of OutKast, who had recently broken through big-time with Stankonia, and unleashes a willfully weird album that eschews rap clichés in favor of full-fledged songs that are more neo-soul than hip-hop. He'd always been more of a crooner than a rapper, of course, but the tattooed big man really lurches forward with his singing voice here on Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, crossing Al Green's down-home soul singing with Rick James' freakishness. Touchstones only go so far, however, as Cee Lo is a free spirit if anything -- he goes out of his way to be himself and only himself here, to the extent that the album's commercial hopes seem questionable at best. That's not to say that Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections is an unsatisfying album per se. It's just that this is an edgy album, one that goes out of its way to challenge your expectations of what a major-label (neo-soul? Southern rap?) release should sound like. There's nothing prepackaged here, absolutely nothing. The lead single, "Closet Freak," is a good choice, but even that song is pretty far out-there and sounds unlike anything on the charts in 2002 sans OutKast. Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections is ultimately an album for folks who like their music creative, folks who like to hear an artist climb out on a limb and chase his muse, regardless of whether or not the result falls into any clear-cut genre boundaries. It helps, of course, if you like Cee Lo, because this is undoubtedly his show -- there aren't really any guest star producers, rappers, or singers here, just the big man himself center stage. Kudos to the head of Arista, L.A. Reid, for letting Cee Lo fly his freak flag with such freedom. It's not often you get a major-label release that's this daring and this colorful, surely not often enough.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Charles Pettaway, Bass - Jimmy Young, Congas - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - The Callaway Sisters, Background Vocal - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist - Cee-Lo, Performer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Joey Huffman, Recording Engineer - Mike Berry, Trumpet - Tim Pitchford, Trombone - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - Eddie Wright, Guitar - Thomas Callaway, Composer - Thomas Callaway, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Producer - Russell Gunn, Trumpet - Tony Tarchione, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Congas - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Kebbi Williams, Saxophone - Kirkland Underwater, Background Vocal
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
John Hayes, Guitar - Ken Ford, Strings - Mentaya Malone, Background Vocal - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Joey Huffman, Engineer - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Russell Gunn, Horns - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Carlos Glover, Guitar - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Kebbi Williams, Horns - Charles Pettaway, Bass - Charles Pettaway, Organ
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist - Cee-Lo, Performer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Brian Remlick, Mixing Engineer - Mike Berry, Trumpet - Tim Pitchford, Trombone - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Jason Rome, Engineer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist - Cee-Lo, Performer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Jimmy Young, Congas - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring Big Gipp & Backbone, Performer - Joey Huffman, Engineer - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Jason Rome, Engineer - Cameron Gipp, Composer - Cameron Gipp, Lyricist - Russell Gunn, Horns - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Jimmy Young, Congas - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Jamahr Williams, Composer - Jamahr Williams, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - Thomas Callaway, Composer - Thomas Callaway, Lyricist - Thomas Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Stephanie "Ditty" Pickett, Background Vocal - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Kebbi Williams, Saxophone - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Russell Gunn, Trumpet - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Eric Stamile, Programmer - Eric Stamile, Misc. Prod. - Cee-Lo Featuring Jahalla & Kirkland Underwater, Performer - Jahalla, Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - Gaelle Addison, Programmer - Gaelle Addison, Misc. Prod. - M. Barnett, Composer - M. Barnett, Lyricist - Russell Gunn, Horns - C. Harding, Composer - C. Harding, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Jimmy Young, Congas - Kirkland Underwater, Vocal
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal - Joey Huffman, Engineer - Joey Huffman, Piano
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Ken Ford, Strings - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Dark side of the Light, Background Vocal - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Joey Huffman, Engineer - Joey Huffman, Bass
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Cee-Lo Featuring John Popper, Performer - Ken Ford, Strings - Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Gaelle Addison, 2nd Engineer - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - John Popper, Harmonica - Joey Huffman, Engineer - Joey Huffman, Guitar
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Eric Stamile, Mixing Engineer - Mike Berry, Trumpet - Tim Pitchford, Trombone - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Jason Rome, Engineer - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist - Cee-Lo, Performer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Brian Remlick, Mixing Engineer - Charles Pettaway, Bass - Ced Keys Williams, Keyboards - T. Callaway, Composer - T. Callaway, Lyricist - T. Callaway, Producer - Jason Rome, Engineer - Atlanta Choir, Background Vocal - Cee-Lo, Performer - Cee-Lo, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist - Cee-Lo, Performer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Breaking away from Goodie Mob for a major-label solo debut, Cee Lo follows the curious lead of OutKast, who had recently broken through big-time with Stankonia, and unleashes a willfully weird album that eschews rap clichés in favor of full-fledged songs that are more neo-soul than hip-hop. He'd always been more of a crooner than a rapper, of course, but the tattooed big man really lurches forward with his singing voice here on Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, crossing Al Green's down-home soul singing with Rick James' freakishness. Touchstones only go so far, however, as Cee Lo is a free spirit if anything -- he goes out of his way to be himself and only himself here, to the extent that the album's commercial hopes seem questionable at best. That's not to say that Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections is an unsatisfying album per se. It's just that this is an edgy album, one that goes out of its way to challenge your expectations of what a major-label (neo-soul? Southern rap?) release should sound like. There's nothing prepackaged here, absolutely nothing. The lead single, "Closet Freak," is a good choice, but even that song is pretty far out-there and sounds unlike anything on the charts in 2002 sans OutKast. Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections is ultimately an album for folks who like their music creative, folks who like to hear an artist climb out on a limb and chase his muse, regardless of whether or not the result falls into any clear-cut genre boundaries. It helps, of course, if you like Cee Lo, because this is undoubtedly his show -- there aren't really any guest star producers, rappers, or singers here, just the big man himself center stage. Kudos to the head of Arista, L.A. Reid, for letting Cee Lo fly his freak flag with such freedom. It's not often you get a major-label release that's this daring and this colorful, surely not often enough.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:16
- Main artists: Cee-Lo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2001, 2002 Arista Records, Inc.
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