Cee Lo's Magic Moment
{{Infobox album
| name = Cee Lo's Magic Moment
| type = Studio
| artist = Cee Lo Green
| cover = Cee Lo's Magic Moment recording cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|10|29}}
| recorded = 2011–12
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 51:55
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = The Lady Killer
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Heart Blanche
| next_year = 2015
}}
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.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cee lo green|chart=R&B Songs}} The album has sold 181,000 copies in the United States in 2012.{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-top-albums-2012-160100135.htmll |title=Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums of 2012 |first=Paul|last=Grein|work=Chart Watch|publisher=Yahoo Music |date=January 3, 2013 |accessdate=January 5, 2013 }} It is Cee Lo Green's first solo album to not contain a Parental Advisory label.
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.{{cite web|first=Justin |last=Harp |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s148/the-voice/news/a405301/the-voices-cee-lo-green-to-release-christmas-album-magic-moment.html |title='The Voice's Cee Lo Green to release Christmas album 'Magic Moment' - The Voice News - Reality TV |publisher=Digital Spy |date=September 11, 2012 |accessdate=October 8, 2012}} 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.{{cite web|first=Lewis |last=Corner |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a407396/christina-aguilera-to-feature-on-new-cee-lo-green-christmas-album.html |title=Christina Aguilera to feature on new Cee Lo Green Christmas album - Music News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=September 21, 2012 |accessdate=October 8, 2012}}
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
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first=Andy |last=Kellman |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cee-los-magic-moment-mw0002416564 |title=Cee Lo Green, Cee Lo's Magic Moment - Album Review |publisher=AllMusic |date=October 30, 2012 |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/13/cee-lo-green-magic-moment-review|title=Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo's Magic Moment – review |work=The Guardian |date=December 13, 2012 |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}
| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8097179/Cee-Lo-Green-The-Lady-Killer-CD-review.html|title=Cee Lo Green: The Lady Killer, CD review|work=The Daily Telegraph |date=December 13, 2012 |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev6 = PopMatters
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/165085-cee-lo-green-cee-los-magic-moment/|title=Cee-Lo Green Cee-Lo's Magic Moment|publisher=PopMatters|date=November 6, 2012|accessdate=December 10, 2015}}
| rev7 = Slant Magazine
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/cee-lo-green-cee-los-magic-moment |title=CeeLo Green: Cee Lo's Magic Moment; Album Review |work=Slant Magazine |date=October 31, 2012 |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}
}}
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".
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2012-11-17 |date=November 11, 2012 |title=Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard }} selling around 43,689 copies. It also peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2012-12-22/r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |date=December 22, 2012 |title=Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |magazine=Billboard |url-access=subscription }} and No. 6 on the Holiday Albums chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/holiday-albums/2012-12-22 |date=December 22, 2012 |title=Holiday Albums |magazine=Billboard }} It was ranked No. 153 on the 2013 Year End Billboard 200 chart.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Billboard 200 Albums: Year End 2014 |magazine=Billboard }} As of October 2015, the album has sold 225,000 copies in the US.{{cite web|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151029235059/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= October 29, 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Cee Lo's Magic Moment
| title1 = What Christmas Means to Me
| writer1 = Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story
| length1 = 3:17
| title2 = Baby, It's Cold Outside
| note2 = featuring Christina Aguilera
| writer2 = Frank Loesser
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = This Christmas
| writer3 = Nadine McKinnor, Donny Hathaway
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = The Christmas Song
| writer4 = Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
| length4 = 3:50
| title5 = White Christmas
| writer5 = Irving Berlin
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = All I Need Is Love
| note6 = featuring Disney's The Muppets
| writer6 = Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Piero Umiliani
| length6 = 3:47
| title7 = You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
| note7 = featuring Straight No Chaser
| writer7 = Albert Hague, Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = Please Come Home for Christmas
| writer8 = Charles Brown, Gene Redd
| length8 = 3:10
| title9 = Run Rudolph Run
| writer9 = Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie
| length9 = 3:27
| title10 = All I Want for Christmas
| writer10 = Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
| length10 = 4:11
| title11 = Mary, Did You Know?
| writer11 = Buddy Greene, Mark Lowry
| length11 = 3:54
| title12 = River
| writer12 = Joni Mitchell
| length12 = 4:01
| title13 = Merry Christmas, Baby
| note13 = featuring Rod Stewart & Trombone Shorty
| writer13 = Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore
| length13 = 3:51
| title14 = Silent Night
| writer14 = Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber
| length14 = 4:35
| total_length = 51:55
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2012)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=Cee Lo Green}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHoliday|6|artist=Cee Lo Green}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Cee Lo Green}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2013)
! Position |
|---|
| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center"|153 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center"|38 |
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Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Label |
|---|
| United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cee-Magic-Moment-Cee-Lo-Green/dp/B00911LA76/|title=Ceelo'S Magic Moment: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=October 8, 2012}}
| October 29, 2012 | rowspan=2|CD, digital download |
| United States{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cee-Los-Magic-Moment-Green/dp/B00911LA76/|title=Cee Lo's Magic Moment: Cee Lo Green: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=October 8, 2012}}
| October 30, 2012 | Elektra |
References
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Category:2012 Christmas albums
Category:Christmas albums by American artists
Category:Contemporary R&B Christmas albums