Good Man (album)

Good Man
Good Man
Studio album by Ne-Yo
Released	June 8, 2018
Genre	R&B; hip hop;
Length	56:47
Label	Compound; Motown;
Producer	Ne-Yo; Stargate; Dr. Luke; Curtis "Sauce" Wilson; Made In China; The Stereotypes; Maejor; Dawty Music Group;
Ne-Yo chronology
Singles from Good Man
	"Good Man"; Released: February 8, 2018; "Push Back"; Released: April 17, 2018;

Good Man (stylized in all caps) is the seventh studio album by American singer Ne-Yo. The album was released on June 8, 2018, by Motown Records, serving as the follow-up to his sixth album Non-Fiction (2015). The album was preceded by two singles: "Good Man" and "Push Back" featuring Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic affirmed that Ne-Yo still persists with his "tried-and-true songwriting approach" that ensures that "not one song is poor", but felt that a majority of the tracks on the album fails to stand out; most "[blurring] into one another" and lacking distinction. He selected "U Deserve" and "On Ur Mind" as the notable hits on the record.^[2] Elias Leight from Rolling Stone was unimpressed with Ne-Yo's decision to produce "safe" trap-based radio hits, which he deemed "perfectly of-its-moment; profoundly unmemorable." He wrote that Ne-Yo fails to "write his way out of the ordinary with another sterling hook" on his "standard-issue rap/R&B hybrids", nevertheless praising the "pan-Caribbean rhythms" on Good Man where "[Ne-Yo's] winning airiness returns."^[3]

Track listing

Standard edition^[4]^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Caterpillars 1st (Intro)"	Shaffer Smith	Ne-Yo	0:41
2.	"1 More Shot"	Smith Brandon Green Daniel Mizrahi	Maejor MantraBeats	3:50
3.	"LA Nights"	Smith Jahron Anthony Brathwaite Ryan Martinez Joshua Parker Terence Jamiel Williams	OG Parker G. Ry Tee Romano	3:54
4.	"Nights Like These" (featuring Romeo Santos)	Smith Lukasz Gottwald Mathieu Jomphe Romeo Santos Henry Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut Billboard	3:24
5.	"U Deserve"	Smith Erik Norwood Stacey Owens	Stacey "S.O.S." Owens	3:45
6.	"Summertime"	Smith Taji Ausar Joseph M. Hill Jr Stuart Lowery	Tane Runo J-Hill Epikh Pro	2:54
7.	"Push Back" (with Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don)	Smith Bleta Rexha Stephanie Allen Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Michael Collins Ajereh	Stargate	3:41
8.	"Breathe"	Smith Ray McCullough Jacob Richards Ray Romulus Jonathan Yip	The Stereotypes	4:03
9.	"On Ur Mind" (featuring PartyNextDoor)	Smith Gottwald Jahron Anthony Brathwaite Walter	MADE IN CHINA Cirkut	3:22
10.	"Back Chapters"	Smith Eric Bellinger Curtis Wilson	Rochad Holiday Curtis "Sauce" Wilson	4:10
11.	"Hotbox" (featuring Eric Bellinger)	Smith Bellinger C. Wilson	C. Wilson	4:15
12.	"Over U"	Smith M. S. Eriksen	Stargate	3:28
13.	"Without U"	Smith M. S. Eriksen Green	Stargate Maejor	3:14
14.	"Apology"	Smith Bellinger Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. Devin Montgomery	DJ Camper Montgomery	4:07
15.	"Ocean Sure" (featuring Candice Boyd and Sam Hook)	Smith Gottwald Samuel Jean Walter	MADE IN CHINA Cirkut	3:44
16.	"The Struggle… (Interlude)"	Smith	Ne-Yo	0:26
17.	"Good Man"	Smith Camper Jr. Michael Archer Raphael Saadiq	DJ Camper	3:49
Total length:				56:47

Target exclusive and digital deluxe edition^[6]^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Pour Me Up"	Smith Nico Stadi Green	Maejor Stadi	3:48
19.	"Won't Be Often"	Smith Bellinger Tierce Person C. Wilson	C. Wilson	3:43
20.	"Reset the Night"	Smith Jason York Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Tyler Reynolds Warren Zavala	J. Wilson Dawty Music Group	3:31
Total length:				67:49

Notes

"Good Man" samples "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" as performed by D'Angelo.

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	17

References

^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
^ ^a ^b "Good Man - Ne-Yo - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Leight, Elias (8 June 2018). "Review: Ne-Yo Can't Solve the Mid-Career R&B Riddle On 'Good Man'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ "Good Man by Ne-Yo on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ Good Man (booklet). Compound, Motown. 2018.
^ "Good Man (Deluxe) by Ne-Yo on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "Ne-Yo - Good Man (Target Exclusive) : Target". Target. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Ne-Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[1] "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

[allmusic_review-2] "Good Man - Ne-Yo - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[rollingstone_review-3] Leight, Elias (8 June 2018). "Review: Ne-Yo Can't Solve the Mid-Career R&B Riddle On 'Good Man'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[4] "Good Man by Ne-Yo on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[liner_notes-5] Good Man (booklet). Compound, Motown. 2018.

[6] "Good Man (Deluxe) by Ne-Yo on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[7] "Ne-Yo - Good Man (Target Exclusive) : Target". Target. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Ne-Yo-8] "Ne-Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Ne-Yo-9] "Ne-Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

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