''Heart Blanche'' is the fifth

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by American recording artist CeeLo Green. The album was released on November 6, 2015, by

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Critical reception

''Heart Blanche'' received generally mixed reviews from

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s. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57 based on 14 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Ryan B. Patrick of ''

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'' wrote that "''Heart Blanche'', while delivering Green's usually masterful take on gospel-influenced and

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-minded R&B, feels listless and lacks passion."

Track listing

Personnel

* CeeLo Green - Primary Artist, Composer, Producer *

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- Composer *

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- Composer *

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- Bass, Drums, Guitar, Producer, Programming, Synthesizer * Mark Ronson - Composer, Producer * Charlie Puth - Composer, Producer, Programming * Sean Phelan - Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Programming *

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- Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Producer * Manny Marroquin - Mixing * Jaycen Joshua - Mixing * Tomas Carrillo - Guitar, Programming * John Wicks- Composer, Drummer * Nick Valentin - Assistant Engineer * Chris Gehringer - Mastering * Craig Rosen - A&R

Charts

References

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