Heart Blanche
by Cee Lo Green
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2015
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 11, 2015
    80
    The standard dips slightly in the later stages, but the grooves throughout are sleek and snappy, and CeeLo himself has rarely sounded better.
  2. Billboard.com
    Nov 16, 2015
    70
    Heart may be a measured apology, but Green still has a defiant streak.
  3. AllMusic
    Nov 16, 2015
    70
    The breezy Isley Brothers/Free Design hybrid "Race Against Time," the perseverance anthem "Music to My Soul," and the disco-soul/soft rock compound "Better Late Than Never" are all decked out, and are among Green's craftiest work.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 7 out of 18
  1. Drmarketingbiz
    Nov 13, 2015
    9
    Ceelo did not create this album to appease the critics, naysayers or otherwise. The essence of this album is internal .... despite theCeelo did not create this album to appease the critics, naysayers or otherwise. The essence of this album is internal .... despite the publicity setbacks with his legal issues, he created ART. True CeeLo fans will love this album.… Full Review »
  2. WXYZ
    Dec 15, 2015
    0
    This album is fuсkingThis album is fuсking awful.… Full Review »
  3. aarenthequ33r
    Aug 18, 2022
    2
    1. Heart Blanche misunderstands what made Cee Lo Green's past hits work: balancing vocal sweetness with something else, whether it is the1. Heart Blanche misunderstands what made Cee Lo Green's past hits work: balancing vocal sweetness with something else, whether it is the dissociative lyrics of "Crazy", or the humorous bitterness of **** You".
    2. If you want to put his voice in a modern pop album, make it subtler. Making an excessive modern pop album with a voice with quite a bit of power on it's own is a terrible idea.
    3. How did they make him sound bad? Did they autotune him?
    4. Giving into the album's pleas for pity and compassion is difficult to say the least.    … Full Review »
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