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| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/02/popandrock.shopping2|title=Cee-Lo Green, Cee-Lo Green ... Is the Soul Machine|work=]|date=April 2, 2004|access-date=June 5, 2016|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
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| rev4score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-07-ca-rack7-story.html|title=Deep down into his soul|work=]|date=March 7, 2004|access-date=June 5, 2016|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Hilburn}}</ref>
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| rev5score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine|journal=]|issue=126|date=May 2004|page=103}}</ref>
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| rev9 = '']''
| rev9score = B+<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9VQ5UluNUkIC&pg=PA91|title=Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine|journal=]|volume=20|issue=3|date=March 2004|access-date=June 5, 2016|last=Hermes|first=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|pages=91–92}}</ref>
| rev10 = '']''
| rev10score = B+<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv404-04.php|title=Consumer Guide: We Got a Lot|work=]|date=April 27, 2004|access-date=June 5, 2016|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
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'''''Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine''''', released in 2004, is the second solo album from ], following the highly experimental '']'' (2002). Though not as ambitious or abstract as his first, this album shows diversity in style; in addition to fellow ] producers and MCs, Cee-Lo brings in outside influences such as ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cee-Lo Green* - Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine at Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cee-Lo-Green-Cee-Lo-Green-Is-The-Soul-Machine/master/100887|work=Discogs|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cee-Lo's 'Soul Machine' deserves an audience|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4422861/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment/|work=MSNBC|publisher=MSN|accessdate=26 January 2011|author=Ryan Pearson|date=3/1/2004}}</ref> '''''Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine''''' is the second ] by ], released on March 2, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cee-los-soul-machine-deserves-audience-wbna4422861|title=Cee-Lo's 'Soul Machine' deserves an audience|publisher=]|date=March 1, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2011|last=Pearson|first=Ryan}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The album was included in the book '']''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=7 February 2006|publisher=Universe|isbn=0-7893-1371-5}}</ref>


== Singles == == Singles ==
* "I'll Be Around" #52 (]) * "I'll Be Around" (#52) (])
* "The One" (#82) (])<ref name="SoulMachine Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Cee-Lo Green Soul Machine at AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cee-lo-greenis-the-soul-machine-r674898/charts-awards/billboard-single|publisher=]|access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref>
* "The One" #82 (])
Source:<ref name="SoulMachine Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Cee-Lo Green Soul Machine at AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cee-lo-greenis-the-soul-machine-r674898/charts-awards/billboard-single|publisher=]|accessdate=29 January 2011}}</ref>


== Track listing == == Track listing ==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine |year= 2004 |type= booklet |publisher= ]}}</ref>
{{tracklist {{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s) | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Intro | title1 = Intro
| note1 = | note1 =
| extra1 = <sup> | writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 0:23 | length1 = 0:23

| title2 = Soul Machine | title2 = Soul Machine
| note2 = | note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|]|Chris Rogers}}
| extra2 = <sup>Traxx
| extra2 = Traxx
| length2 = 1:40 | length2 = 1:40

| title3 = The Art of Noise | title3 = The Art of Noise
| note3 = featuring ] | note3 = featuring ]
| writer3 = {{hlist|]|]|Callaway|]|]}}
| extra3 = <sup>]
| extra3 = ]
| length3 = 3:46 | length3 = 3:46

| title4 = Living Again | title4 = Living Again
| note4 = | note4 =
| extra4 = <sup>Thomas Callaway | writer4 = Callaway
| extra4 = Cee Lo Green
| length4 = 3:37 | length4 = 3:37

| title5 = I'll Be Around | title5 = I'll Be Around
| note5 = featuring ] | note5 = featuring ]
| extra5 = <sup>Timbaland | writer5 = {{hlist|Callaway|]}}
| extra5 = Timbaland
| length5 = 3:41 | length5 = 3:41

| title6 = The One | title6 = The One
| note6 = featuring ] & ] | note6 = featuring ] and ]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Callaway|]|]|]|]|]|]}}
| extra6 = <sup>Jazze Pha
| extra6 = Jazze Pha
| length6 = 4:43 | length6 = 4:43

| title7 = My Kind of People | title7 = My Kind of People
| note7 = featuring Jazze Pha & Menta Malone | note7 = featuring Jazze Pha and Menta Malone
| writer7 = {{hlist|Callaway|]|]|]|]|]|]|]}}
| extra7 = <sup>Thomas Callaway
| extra7 = Cee Lo Green
| length7 = 3:54 | length7 = 3:54

| title8 = Childz Play | title8 = Childz Play
| note8 = featuring ] | note8 = featuring ]
| writer8 = {{hlist|]|]|]|Callaway|]}}
| extra8 = <sup>]
| extra8 = ]
| length8 = 3:54 | length8 = 3:54

| title9 = I Am Selling Soul | title9 = I Am Selling Soul
| note9 = | note9 =
| extra9 = <sup>Thomas Callaway | writer9 = Callaway
| extra9 = Cee Lo Green
| length9 = 4:16 | length9 = 4:16

| title10 = All Day Love Affair | title10 = All Day Love Affair
| note10 = | note10 =
| extra10 = <sup>Traxx | writer10 = {{hlist|Callaway|Rogers}}
| extra10 = Traxx
| length10 = 4:12 | length10 = 4:12

| title11 = Evening Newz
| note11 = featuring Chazzie & Sir Cognac The Conversation | title11 = Evening News
| note11 = featuring Chazzie and Sir Cognac The Conversation
| extra11 = <sup>] | writer11 = {{hlist|Callaway|]|]}}
| extra11 = ]
| length11 = 4:12 | length11 = 4:12

| title12 = Scrap Metal | title12 = Scrap Metal
| note12 = featuring ] & G-Rock | note12 = featuring ] and G-Rock
| writer12 = {{hlist|Wade|Murray|P. Brown|Callaway|Greg Martin|]}}
| extra12 = <sup>Organized Noize
| extra12 = Organized Noize
| length12 = 4:40 | length12 = 4:40

| title13 = Glockappella | title13 = Glockappella
| note13 = | note13 =
| extra13 = <sup>Thomas Callaway | writer13 = {{hlist|Callaway|James Banks|Eddie Marion|Henderson Thigpen}}
| extra13 = Cee Lo Green
| length13 = 5:21 | length13 = 5:21

| title14 = When We Were Friends | title14 = When We Were Friends
| note14 = | note14 =
| extra14 = <sup>Thomas Callaway, Charles Pettaway | writer14 = {{hlist|Callaway|Charles Pettaway}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Cee Lo Green|Charles Pettaway}}
| length14 = 3:43 | length14 = 3:43

| title15 = Sometimes | title15 = Sometimes
| note15 = | note15 =
| extra15 = <sup>Locsmif | writer15 = {{hlist|Callaway|Leon Douglas II}}
| extra15 = Locsmif
| length15 = 5:04 | length15 = 5:04

| title16 = Let's Stay Together | title16 = Let's Stay Together
| note16 = featuring Pharrell | note16 = featuring Pharrell
| extra16 = <sup>The Neptunes | writer16 = {{hlist|Williams|Hugo|Callaway}}
| extra16 = The Neptunes
| length16 = 3:54 | length16 = 3:54

| title17 = Die Trying | title17 = Die Trying
| note17 = | note17 =
| extra17 = <sup>Thomas Callaway | writer17 = Callaway
| extra17 = Cee Lo Green
| length17 = 4:05 | length17 = 4:05

| title18 = What Don't You Do?
| note18 = Outro | title18 = What Don't You Do? (Outro)
| extra18 = <sup> | note18 =
| writer18 =
| extra18 =
| length18 = 0:20 | length18 = 0:20
}} }}


'''Sample credits'''<ref name="liner notes"/>
== Chart performance ==
* "The Art of Noise" contains replayed elements from "These Eyes", written by ] and ].
The album has sold over 7,500 copies in the UK.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}
* "The One" contains samples from:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
** "]", written by ] and ], and performed by ].
** "Public Enemy No. 1", written by ] and ], and performed by ].
* "My Kind of People" contains re-sung elements from "]", written by ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].
* "Evening News" contains samples from "]", written and performed by ].
* "Glockapella" contains samples from "Holy Ghost", written by James Banks, Eddie Marion, and Henderson Thigpen, and performed by ].

== Charts ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- |-
! Chart (2004) ! Chart (2004)
! Peak<br />position ! Peak<br />position
|- |-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|13|artist=Cee Lo Green|accessdate=June 5, 2016|rowheader=true}}
|U.S ]
|align="center"| 13
|- |-
{{Album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Cee Lo Green|accessdate=June 5, 2016|rowheader=true}}
|U.S Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
|align="center"| 2
|} |}
{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>
| 80
|}
{{col-end}}


== References == == References ==
{{reflist}} {{reflist|2}}

{{Cee Lo Green}} {{Cee Lo Green}}
{{Goodie Mob}}
{{Dungeon Family}}

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Latest revision as of 10:05, 3 January 2025

2004 studio album by CeeLo Green
Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
Studio album by CeeLo Green
ReleasedMarch 2, 2004
Recorded2003–04
GenreNeo soul, hip hop
Length73:26
LabelArista
ProducerCee-Lo Green, Traxx, The Neptunes, Timbaland, Jazze Pha, Organized Noize, Eric Stamile, DJ Premier, Locksmif
CeeLo Green chronology
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
(2002) 		Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
(2004) 		The Lady Killer
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
Mojo
Pitchfork8.3/10
Q
Rolling Stone
SpinB+
The Village VoiceB+

Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine is the second studio album by CeeLo Green, released on March 2, 2004.

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Singles

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:23
2."Soul Machine"Traxx1:40
3."The Art of Noise" (featuring Pharrell)The Neptunes3:46
4."Living Again"CallawayCee Lo Green3:37
5."I'll Be Around" (featuring Timbaland)Timbaland3:41
6."The One" (featuring Jazze Pha and T.I.)Jazze Pha4:43
7."My Kind of People" (featuring Jazze Pha and Menta Malone)Cee Lo Green3:54
8."Childz Play" (featuring Ludacris)Organized Noize3:54
9."I Am Selling Soul"CallawayCee Lo Green4:16
10."All Day Love Affair"
  • Callaway
  • Rogers
Traxx4:12
11."Evening News" (featuring Chazzie and Sir Cognac The Conversation)DJ Premier4:12
12."Scrap Metal" (featuring Big Rube and G-Rock)Organized Noize4:40
13."Glockappella"
  • Callaway
  • James Banks
  • Eddie Marion
  • Henderson Thigpen
Cee Lo Green5:21
14."When We Were Friends"
  • Callaway
  • Charles Pettaway
  • Cee Lo Green
  • Charles Pettaway
3:43
15."Sometimes"
  • Callaway
  • Leon Douglas II
Locsmif5:04
16."Let's Stay Together" (featuring Pharrell)
  • Williams
  • Hugo
  • Callaway
The Neptunes3:54
17."Die Trying"CallawayCee Lo Green4:05
18."What Don't You Do? (Outro)"  0:20

Sample credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 80

References

  1. "Reviews for Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee Lo Green". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. Birchmeier, Jason. "Cee-Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine – Cee Lo Green". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  3. Browne, David (March 19, 2004). "Cee-Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  4. Petridis, Alexis (April 2, 2004). "Cee-Lo Green, Cee-Lo Green ... Is the Soul Machine". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  5. Hilburn, Robert (March 7, 2004). "Deep down into his soul". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. "Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine". Mojo (126): 103. May 2004.
  7. Pemberton, Rollie (March 4, 2004). "Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. "Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine". Q (214): 100. May 2004.
  9. Hoard, Christian (March 18, 2004). "Cee-Lo: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  10. Hermes, Will (March 2004). "Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine". Spin. 20 (3): 91–92. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  11. Christgau, Robert (April 27, 2004). "Consumer Guide: We Got a Lot". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  12. Pearson, Ryan (March 1, 2004). "Cee-Lo's 'Soul Machine' deserves an audience". MSN. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  13. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  14. "Cee-Lo Green Soul Machine at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  15. ^ Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine (booklet). Arista. 2004.
  16. "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  17. "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  18. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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