Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine

Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine is the second studio album by CeeLo Green, released on March 2, 2004.^[12]

Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
Studio album by CeeLo Green
Released	March 2, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Neo soul hip hop
Length	73:26
Label	Arista
Producer	Cee-Lo Green Traxx The Neptunes Timbaland Jazze Pha Organized Noize Charles Pettaway 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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	B+[10]
The Village Voice	B+[11]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[13]

Singles

• "I'll Be Around" (#52) (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)
• "The One" (#82) (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)^[14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:23
2.	"Soul Machine"	Thomas Callaway Chris Rogers	Traxx	1:40
3.	"The Art of Noise" (featuring Pharrell)	Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Callaway Burton Cummings Randy Bachman	The Neptunes	3:46
4.	"Living Again"	Callaway	Cee Lo Green	3:37
5.	"I'll Be Around" (featuring Timbaland)	Callaway Tim Mosley	Timbaland	3:41
6.	"The One" (featuring Jazze Pha and T.I.)	Callaway Phalon Alexander Clifford Harris Philip Bailey Maurice White Carlton Ridenhour Hank Shocklee	Jazze Pha	4:43
7.	"My Kind of People" (featuring Jazze Pha and Menta Malone)	Callaway Donat Mittoo Headley Bennett Lloyd Ferguson Leroy Sibbles Robert Lyn Huford Brown Fitzroy Simpson	Cee Lo Green	3:54
8.	"Childz Play" (featuring Ludacris)	Rico Wade Ray Murray Patrick Brown Callaway Christopher Bridges	Organized Noize	3:54
9.	"I Am Selling Soul"	Callaway	Cee Lo Green	4:16
10.	"All Day Love Affair"	Callaway Rogers	Traxx	4:12
11.	"Evening News" (featuring Chazzie and Sir Cognac The Conversation)	Callaway Chris Martin John Dankworth	DJ Premier	4:12
12.	"Scrap Metal" (featuring Big Rube and G-Rock)	Wade Murray P. Brown Callaway Greg Martin Ruben Bailey	Organized Noize	4:40
13.	"Glockappella"	Callaway James Banks Eddie Marion Henderson Thigpen	Cee Lo Green	5:21
14.	"When We Were Friends"	Callaway Charles Pettaway	Cee Lo Green Charles Pettaway	3:43
15.	"Sometimes"	Callaway Leon Douglas II	Locsmif	5:04
16.	"Let's Stay Together" (featuring Pharrell)	Williams Hugo Callaway	The Neptunes	3:54
17.	"Die Trying"	Callaway	Cee Lo Green	4:05
18.	"What Don't You Do? (Outro)"			0:20

Sample credits^[15]

• "The Art of Noise" contains replayed elements from "These Eyes", written by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman.
• "The One" contains samples from:
  • "Devotion", written by Philip Bailey and Maurice White, and performed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
  • "Public Enemy No. 1", written by Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee, and performed by Public Enemy.
• "My Kind of People" contains re-sung elements from "Pass the Dutchie", written by Donat Mittoo, Headley Bennett, Lloyd Ferguson, Leroy Sibbles, Robert Lyn, Huford Brown, and Fitzroy Simpson.
• "Evening News" contains samples from "Return from the Ashes (Theme)", written and performed by John Dankworth.
• "Glockapella" contains samples from "Holy Ghost", written by James Banks, Eddie Marion, and Henderson Thigpen, and performed by The Bar-Kays.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[16] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 80