Cee Lo's Magic Moment

Cee Lo's Magic Moment is the first Christmas studio album and overall fourth studio album released by American recording artist Cee Lo Green on October 29, 2012, in the United Kingdom. It was released to the US on October 30 by Elektra Records. Green's versions of "Mary, Did You Know?" and "What Christmas Means to Me" peaked at numbers 22 and 23 on the December 22, 2012 R&B Songs chart in the United States.[1] The album has sold 181,000 copies in the United States in 2012.[2] It is Cee Lo Green's first solo album to not contain a Parental Advisory label.

Cee Lo's Magic Moment
Studio album by
Cee Lo Green
ReleasedOctober 29, 2012 (2012-10-29)
Recorded2011–12
Genre
Length51:55
Label
Producer
Cee Lo Green chronology
The Lady Killer
(2010)		 Cee Lo's Magic Moment
(2012)		 Heart Blanche
(2015)

Background

The album features a variety of Green's interpretations of classic Christmas and seasonal songs. The album features collaborations with Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Straight No Chaser, Trombone Shorty and The Muppets.[3] Stewart and The Muppets joined Green for a performance of the festive set at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on October 10, 2012. The special was filmed and premiered on Warner Music Group's YouTube channel on November 26.[4]

A music video was produced for "All I Need Is Love", which featured Cee-Lo, the Muppets and Craig Robinson, as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Peter Linz.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Daily Telegraph[8]
NME5/10[9]
Pitchfork5.9/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Slant Magazine[12]

Cee Lo's Magic Moment received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63 based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release,[13] selling around 43,689 copies. It peaked at No. 1 on the chart.[14] It also peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[15] and No. 6 on the Holiday Albums chart.[16] It was ranked No. 153 on the 2013 Year End Billboard 200 chart.[17] As of October 2015, the album has sold 225,000 copies in the US.[18]

Track listing
Cee Lo's Magic Moment
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Christmas Means to Me"Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story3:17
2."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Christina Aguilera)Frank Loesser4:03
3."This Christmas"Nadine McKinnor, Donny Hathaway3:21
4."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Bob Wells3:50
5."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:10
6."All I Need Is Love" (featuring Disney's The Muppets)Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Piero Umiliani3:47
7."You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (featuring Straight No Chaser)Albert Hague, Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel3:17
8."Please Come Home for Christmas"Charles Brown, Gene Redd3:10
9."Run Rudolph Run"Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie3:27
10."All I Want for Christmas"Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff4:11
11."Mary, Did You Know?"Buddy Greene, Mark Lowry3:54
12."River"Joni Mitchell4:01
13."Merry Christmas, Baby" (featuring Rod Stewart & Trombone Shorty)Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore3:51
14."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber4:35
Total length:51:55

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label
United Kingdom[24] October 29, 2012 CD, digital download Warner Bros.
United States[25] October 30, 2012 Elektra

References
  1. https://www.billboard.com/artist/cee-lo-green/chart-history/r%26b-songs
  2. Grein, Paul (January 3, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums of 2012". Chart Watch. Yahoo Music. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. Harp, Justin (September 11, 2012). "'The Voice's Cee Lo Green to release Christmas album 'Magic Moment' - The Voice News - Reality TV". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. Corner, Lewis (September 21, 2012). "Christina Aguilera to feature on new Cee Lo Green Christmas album - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  5. "Reviews for Cee Lo's Magic Moment by Cee Lo Green". Metacritic. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. Kellman, Andy (October 30, 2012). "Cee Lo Green, Cee Lo's Magic Moment - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  7. "Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo's Magic Moment – review". The Guardian. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. "Cee Lo Green: The Lady Killer, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  9. "Cee Lo Green - 'Cee Lo's Magic Moment'". NME. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  10. "Cee-Lo Green Cee Lo's Magic Moment". Pitchfork. October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  11. "Cee-Lo Green Cee-Lo's Magic Moment". PopMatters. November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  12. "CeeLo Green: Cee Lo's Magic Moment; Album Review". Slant Magazine. October 31, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  13. "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 11, 2012.
  14. "Billboard 200". Billboard. December 22, 2012.
  15. "Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums". Billboard. December 22, 2012.
  16. "Holiday Albums". Billboard. December 22, 2012.
  17. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard.
  18. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.
  19. "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  20. "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard.
  21. "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  22. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  23. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  24. "Ceelo'S Magic Moment: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  25. "Cee Lo's Magic Moment: Cee Lo Green: Music". Retrieved October 8, 2012.
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