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Good Morning Gorgeous is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige, released on February 11, 2022, through 300 Entertainment and her Mary Jane Productions imprint.[1] Her first album in nearly five years, it marked her first release for 300 Entertainment and her first album that was not released by a subsidiary of Universal Music.[2]
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| Released | February 11, 2022 | |||
| Length | 38:07 | |||
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The album includes collaborations with Anderson .Paak, Dave East, DJ Khaled, Fivio Foreign, and Usher. It was preceded and supported by three singles: "Good Morning Gorgeous", "Amazing" featuring DJ Khaled, "Rent Money" featuring Dave East, and "Here with Me" featuring Anderson .Paak.[3]
The deluxe version of the album received six nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album.[4]
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Blige revealed the track listing on January 21, 2022, alongside the release of "Rent Money".[3] Two days after the album release, Blige performed during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.[5] On June 30, Blige released a music video for "Come See About Me" featuring Fabolous.[6] On January 10, 2024, on the eve of her 53rd birthday, Blige released the video for "Gone Forever", featuring Remy Ma and DJ Khaled.[7]
Blige released the first two singles, "Good Morning Gorgeous", which peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Amazing" featuring DJ Khaled, on December 5, 2021.[8] Its music video premiered on February 11, 2022.[9] On January 31, 2022, she released the third single, "Rent Money" featuring Dave East.[3] "Here with Me" featuring Anderson .Paak, was released to urban AC as the fourth single on April 29, 2022.[10]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[11] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| And It Don't Stop | A−[13] |
| The Arts Desk | [14] |
| Clash | 7/10[15] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[16] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[17] |
| Rolling Stone |  [18] |
Good Morning Gorgeous was met with generally favorable reviews from music critic. On review aggregator Metacritic, the album received a score of 75 out of 100 based on 7 reviews.[11]
Leah Greenblatt, reviewing the album for Entertainment Weekly, points out that "with her 15th studio album, the queen of hip-hop/soul dives into life as a single woman" because "if 2017's Strength of a Woman was her record about divorce rovisonos, [...] Gorgeous is the sound of an artist slowly re-emerging." Greenblatt writes that "as a songwriter, Blige's gift has never been so much specificity as sincerity, and the songs on Gorgeous deal with topics so familiar that they have worn out like the grooves on a vinyl record: hope, pain, learning to love and let go; [...] in the freedom that comes from no longer having privileged consideration in the pop market."[16]
Clash's Robin Murray calls the singer "a phenomenon" as "her graceful touch defies time and trends, with her vivid approach pushing toward a more universal sense of connection." Murray, at the end of the review, writes that one hears "a record that exudes charm and grace."[15] Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone writes that "almost all of Blige's 15 albums have a conceptual structure; [...] but Good Morning Gorgeous seems looser than others" in which "the artist carefully avoids the deep melancholy of her past. The music is mostly hopeful and lively, even when the sentiments belie that."[18]
Less enthusiastic Pitchfork's Eric Torres review, who although finds that the album "a celebratory record that mixes uplifting, soulful affirmations with exercises in contemporary rap and R&B", it has collaboration which "come across as scattered, an unfortunate side effect that hinders the album's invigorating self-empowerment; [...] The album's assorted collaborations range from solid to baffling".[17]
Industry awards
| Organization | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| BET Awards | BET Her Award | Won | [19] | |
| Soul Train Music Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | [20] | |
| Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | [4] | |
| Best R&B Album | Nominated |
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In the United States, Good Morning Gorgeous debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[21] This became Mary's first album to miss the top-ten on the chart. It also entered at number nine on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Blige's 19th top-ten entry and surpassing Mariah Carey for the second most top-ten titles on the chart.[21]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "No Idea" |
| BongoByTheWay | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Love Will Never" |
| DJ Camper | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Here with Me" (featuring Anderson .Paak) |
| Bongo ByTheWay | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Rent Money" (featuring Dave East) |
| Bongo ByTheWay | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Amazing" (featuring DJ Khaled) |
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| 2:39 |
| 6. | "GMG (Interlude)" | 1:11 | ||
| 7. | "Good Morning Gorgeous" |
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| 2:54 |
| 8. | "Come See About Me" |
| Cool & Dre | 3:28 |
| 9. | "On Top" (featuring Fivio Foreign) |
| Cool & Dre | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Love Without the Heartbreak" |
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| 3:48 |
| 11. | "Failing in Love" |
| London on da Track | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Enough" |
| Cool & Dre | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Need Love" (featuring Usher) |
| J. White Did It | 3:04 |
| Total length: | 38:07 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Running" (featuring Ne-Yo) |
| 4:20 | |
| Total length: | 42:27 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Idea" |
| Bongo ByTheWay | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Love Will Never" |
| DJ Camper | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Here with Me" (featuring Anderson .Paak) |
| Bongo ByTheWay | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Rent Money" (featuring Dave East) |
| Bongo ByTheWay | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Gone Forever" (featuring Remy Ma and DJ Khaled) |
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| 3:02 |
| 6. | "Amazing" (featuring DJ Khaled) |
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| 2:39 |
| 7. | "GMG (Interlude)" | 1:11 | ||
| 8. | "Good Morning Gorgeous" |
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| 2:54 |
| 9. | "Come See About Me" |
| Cool & Dre | 3:28 |
| 10. | "On Top" (featuring Fivio Foreign) |
| Cool & Dre | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Tough Love" (featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
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| 4:33 |
| 12. | "Love Without the Heartbreak" |
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| 3:48 |
| 13. | "Failing in Love" |
| London on da Track | 3:18 |
| 14. | "Enough" |
| Cool & Dre | 3:05 |
| 15. | "Need Love" (featuring Usher) |
| J. White Did It | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Running" (featuring Ne-Yo) |
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| 4:20 |
| 17. | "Good Morning Gorgeous" (featuring H.E.R.) |
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| 2:54 |
| 18. | "Rent Money" (featuring Jadakiss and Griselda) |
| D'Mile | 4:10 |
| 19. | "Come See About Me" (featuring Fabolous) |
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| 4:24 |
| Total length: | 61:40 | |||
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| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 56 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[23] | 24 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] | 24 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[26] | 14 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] | 9 |
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