The Lady Killer Theme Intro (Callaway)
Bright Lights Bigger City (Allen, Callaway, Reyes)
Fuck You (Brown, Callaway, Mars, Lawrence, Levine)
Wildflower (Callaway, Smith)
Bodies (Callaway, Remi)
Love Gun (Callaway, David, Livingston, Simpkins)
Satisfied (Callaway, Nowels)
I Want You (Callaway, Smith, Splash)
Cry Baby (Callaway, Nowels)
Fool For You (Callaway, Splash)
It's OK (Callaway, Ceon, Fisher, Ofstad)
Old Fashioned (Callaway, Kasirye)
No One's Gonna Love You (Barrett, Bridwell, Hampton)
The Lady Killer Theme Outro (Callway)
Lauren Bennett - guest on 'Love Gun'
Philip Bailey - guest on 'Fool For You'
Robin Finck - guitar on 'The Lady Killer Theme Outro'
Tommy Lee - drums
Pino Palladino - bass
Produced by Grey Area, Ben H. Allen, Graham Marsh, The Smeezingtons, Fraser T. Smith, Salaam Remi, Cee Lo Green, Jack Splash, Element, Paul Epworth and Alan Nglish.
Label: Elektra, Roadrunner
Time to make a confession here... when I first heard 'Fuck You' - or rather 'Forget You' - on the radio last year, my first thoughts were, "This guy sounds like Gnarls Barkley!" Imagine my surprise when I found out that Gnarls Barkley isn't actually a person, but a duo of which Cee Lo Green is the singer. This is how much I knew about this guy before this record came out.
Man, I wish that I'd known about him sooner, because his combination of classic soul with modern beats has resulted this album... one of the best non-rock albums out there. At a time when black music is considered to mainly be modern R&B and/or hip-hop, Cee Lo gives the world a reminder of a time when the likes of Stevie Wonder ruled the roost. There actually isn't a bad track on this album that I can find listening to it. Of course, some are better than others - 'Fuck You' and 'It's OK' are both far better than 'Cry Baby' for instance - but nothing ever goes below good. There are some records that I'm going to be talking about that although I find better albums overall, still don't accomplish that.
For a true example of what Cee Lo is capable of vocally, check out the pure 70's-style number, 'Old Fashioned'.
Listen Here: Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
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