Good Morning Gorgeous

Good Morning Gorgeous
Good Morning Gorgeous
Studio album by Mary J. Blige
Released	February 11, 2022
Length	38:07
Label	300; Mary Jane;
Producer	Anderson .Paak; Ben Billions; BongoByTheWay; Cool & Dre; D'Mile; DJ Camper; DJ Cassidy; DJ Khaled; H.E.R.; Jerry Duplessis; J. White Did It; London on da Track; Roget Chahayed; Streetrunner; Swizz Beatz; Tarik Azzouz;
Mary J. Blige chronology
Singles from Good Morning Gorgeous
	"Good Morning Gorgeous"; Released: December 5, 2021; "Amazing"; Released: December 5, 2021; "Rent Money"; Released: January 21, 2022; "Here with Me"; Released: April 29, 2022;

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]

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]

Promotion

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]

Singles

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[11]
Review scores
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

Awards for *Good Morning Gorgeous*
Organization	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
BET Awards	2022	BET Her Award	Won	^[19]
Soul Train Music Awards	2022	Album of the Year	Nominated	^[20]
Grammy Awards	2023	Album of the Year	Nominated	^[4]
Grammy Awards	2023	Best R&B Album	Nominated	^[4]

Commercial performance

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]

Track listing

*Good Morning Gorgeous* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Idea"	Mary J. Blige Anderson. Paak Uforo "Bongo" Ebong Eric Hudson Adriana Flores Bryan Ponce	BongoByTheWay	2:16
2.	"Love Will Never"	Blige Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald Ebong Hudson Phil Lewis	DJ Camper	3:29
3.	"Here with Me" (featuring Anderson. Paak)	Blige Paak Ant Clemons Ebong	Bongo ByTheWay	2:19
4.	"Rent Money" (featuring Dave East)	Blige Shawn Butler D'Mile East Sean Combs R. Kelly Christopher Wallace Daron Jones	Bongo ByTheWay	3:49
5.	"Amazing" (featuring DJ Khaled)	Blige Denisia Andrews Brittany Coney Khaled Street Runner Tarik Azzouz Willie Cobbs Ellas McDaniels	Khaled Street Runner Azzouz	2:39
6.	"GMG (Interlude)"			1:11
7.	"Good Morning Gorgeous"	Blige D'Mile H.E.R. David D. Brown Tiara Thomas	D'Mile H.E.R.	2:54
8.	"Come See About Me"	Blige Donald Clemons Marcelloe Valenzano Andre Christopher Lyon Leon Michels	Cool & Dre	3:28
9.	"On Top" (featuring Fivio Foreign)	Blige Donald Valenzano Lyon Shawn Hibbler Jamie Hurton Thomas Bell Alexander Hart	Cool & Dre	2:47
10.	"Love Without the Heartbreak"	Blige Paak Rogėt Chahayed Alissia Benveniste	Paak Rogėt	3:48
11.	"Failing in Love"	Blige Donald London on da Track Slim Wav Archer	London on da Track	3:18
12.	"Enough"	Blige Bianca Atterberry Valenzano Lyon Peter Skellern	Cool & Dre	3:05
13.	"Need Love" (featuring Usher)	Blige Charles A. Hinshaw Anthony Jermaine White Kim Owens	J. White Did It	3:04
Total length:				38:07

US Target bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Running" (featuring Ne-Yo)	Blige Shaffer Smith Kasseem Dean Arden Altino	Swizz Beatz Jerry Wonda	4:20
Total length:				42:27

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Idea"	Blige Paak Ebong Hudson Flores Ponce	Bongo ByTheWay	2:16
2.	"Love Will Never"	Blige Donald Ebong Hudson Lewis	DJ Camper	3:29
3.	"Here with Me" (featuring Anderson. Paak)	Blige Paak Clemons Ebong	Bongo ByTheWay	2:19
4.	"Rent Money" (featuring Dave East)	Blige Butler D'Mile East Combs Kelly Wallace Jones	Bongo ByTheWay	3:49
5.	"Gone Forever" (featuring Remy Ma and DJ Khaled)	Blige Benjamin Diehl Coney Andrews Khaled Giorgio Moroder Nicholas Warwar Raney Shockne Reminisce Mackie Tarik Azzouz	Khaled Ben Billions Street Runner Azzouz	3:02
6.	"Amazing" (featuring DJ Khaled)	Blige Andrews Coney Khaled Street Runner Azzouz Cobbs McDaniels	Khaled Street Runner	2:39
7.	"GMG (Interlude)"			1:11
8.	"Good Morning Gorgeous"	Blige D'Mile H.E.R. Brown Thomas	D'Mile H.E.R.	2:54
9.	"Come See About Me"	Blige Donald Clemons Valenzano Lyon Michels	Cool & Dre	3:28
10.	"On Top" (featuring Fivio Foreign)	Blige Donald Valenzano Lyon Hibbler Hurton Bell Hart	Cool & Dre	2:47
11.	"Tough Love" (featuring Moneybagg Yo)	Blige Charles A. Hinshaw Cynthia De Mari Biggs D'Mile Dexter Wansel DJ Cassidy	D'Mile DJ Cassidy	4:33
12.	"Love Without the Heartbreak"	Blige Paak Chahayed Benveniste	Paak Chahayed	3:48
13.	"Failing in Love"	Blige Donald London on da Track Wav Archer	London on da Track	3:18
14.	"Enough"	Blige Atterberry Valenzano Lyon Skellern	Cool & Dre	3:05
15.	"Need Love" (featuring Usher)	Blige Hinshaw White Owens	J. White Did It	3:04
16.	"Running" (featuring Ne-Yo)	Blige Smith Dean Altino	Swizz Beatz Wonda	4:20
17.	"Good Morning Gorgeous" (featuring H.E.R.)	Blige D'Mile H.E.R. Brown Thomas	D'Mile H.E.R.	2:54
18.	"Rent Money" (featuring Jadakiss and Griselda)	Blige Alvin Worthy Demond Price Jason Phillips Jermaine Pennick Butler D'Mile East Combs Kelly Wallace Jones	D'Mile	4:10
19.	"Come See About Me" (featuring Fabolous)	Blige Donald Clemons Valenzano Lyon Michels John Jackson	Cool & Dre M.Bronx	4:24
Total length:				61:40

Charts

Chart performance for *Good Morning Gorgeous*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
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

References

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^ Navjosh (January 22, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Reveals 'Good Morning Gorgeous' Album Tracklist Ft. Anderson .Paak, Usher, Fivio Foreign, More". HipHopNMore. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
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^ ^a ^b "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMYs. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "Mary J. Blige Reveals 'Good Morning Gorgeous' Tracklist". Rap-Up. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
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^ "Mary J. Blige - Rent Money (Feat. Dave East) [Official Video]". YouTube. February 11, 2022.
^ "BDSRadio Charts". Archived from the original on May 13, 2022.
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^ Kellman, Andy. "Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ Christgau, Robert (May 11, 2022). "Consumer Guide: May, 2022". And It Don't Stop. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Substack.
^ Muggs, Joe (February 11, 2022). "Album: Mary J Blige – Good Morning, Gorgeous review – the queen of hip hop soul shows no sign of abdicating". The Arts Desk. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Murray, Robin (February 14, 2022). "Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous | Reviews". Clash. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Greenblatt, Leah (February 11, 2022). "Good Morning Gorgeous review: Mary J. Blige brings the love and the pain". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Torres, Eric (February 16, 2022). "Mary J. Blige: Good Morning Gorgeous Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Reeves, Mosi (February 11, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Keeps Challenging Herself on 'Good Morning Gorgeous'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ Grein, Paul (June 1, 2022). "2022 BET Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^ Seemayer, Zach (October 20, 2022). "BET Soul Train Awards 2022 Nominations: See the Full List | Entertainment Tonight". ET Online. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Anderson, Trevor (February 24, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Thrives on Charts With 'Gorgeous' New Album & Super Bowl Gains". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Mary J Blige Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ "Mary J Blige Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[1] Grant, Shawn (January 24, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Taps Usher, Fivio Foreign for 'Good Morning Gorgeous' Album". The Source. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[2] Navjosh (January 22, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Reveals 'Good Morning Gorgeous' Album Tracklist Ft. Anderson .Paak, Usher, Fivio Foreign, More". HipHopNMore. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[Vibe-3] Abraham, Mya (January 24, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Shares Tracklist From New Album, 'Good Morning Gorgeous'". Vibe. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[GRAMMYs-4] "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMYs. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[5] "Mary J. Blige Reveals 'Good Morning Gorgeous' Tracklist". Rap-Up. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[6] Mary J. Blige - Come See About Me (feat. Fabolous) [Official Video], retrieved July 1, 2022

[7] Mary J. Blige - Gone Forever (feat. Remy Ma & DJ Khaled) [Official Video], January 10, 2024, retrieved January 11, 2024

[8] Armstrong, Sam (December 5, 2021). "Mary J. Blige Releases Two New Singles, 'Good Morning Gorgeous' And 'Amazing'". UDiscoverMusic. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[9] "Mary J. Blige - Rent Money (Feat. Dave East) [Official Video]". YouTube. February 11, 2022.

[10] "BDSRadio Charts". Archived from the original on May 13, 2022.

[metacritic-11] "Good Morning Gorgeous by Mary J. Blige Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[12] Kellman, Andy. "Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[13] Christgau, Robert (May 11, 2022). "Consumer Guide: May, 2022". And It Don't Stop. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Substack.

[14] Muggs, Joe (February 11, 2022). "Album: Mary J Blige – Good Morning, Gorgeous review – the queen of hip hop soul shows no sign of abdicating". The Arts Desk. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[clash-15] Murray, Robin (February 14, 2022). "Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous | Reviews". Clash. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[EW-16] Greenblatt, Leah (February 11, 2022). "Good Morning Gorgeous review: Mary J. Blige brings the love and the pain". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[Pitchfork-17] Torres, Eric (February 16, 2022). "Mary J. Blige: Good Morning Gorgeous Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[RS-18] Reeves, Mosi (February 11, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Keeps Challenging Herself on 'Good Morning Gorgeous'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[19] Grein, Paul (June 1, 2022). "2022 BET Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

[20] Seemayer, Zach (October 20, 2022). "BET Soul Train Awards 2022 Nominations: See the Full List | Entertainment Tonight". ET Online. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[billboard-21] Anderson, Trevor (February 24, 2022). "Mary J. Blige Thrives on Charts With 'Gorgeous' New Album & Super Bowl Gains". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Mary_J_Blige-22] "Swisscharts.com – Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[ac_UKDigital_-23] "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[ac_UKIndependent_-24] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[ac_UKR&B_-25] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Mary_J_Blige-26] "Mary J Blige Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mary_J_Blige-27] "Mary J Blige Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

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Good Morning Gorgeous

Promotion

Singles

Reception

Industry awards

Commercial performance

Track listing

Charts

References

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