Good for You (album)

Good for You

Studio album by Aminé

Released

July 28, 2017

Genre

Length

52:22

Label

CLBN
Republic

Producer

Aminé
Frank Dukes
Geoffrey Earley
Girlpool
Guy Lawrence
J Gramm
Jay Prince
Metro Boomin
Murda Beatz
Jahaan Sweet
Malay
Pasqué
Vegyn

Aminé chronology

Calling Brío
(2015)

Good for You
(2017)

Singles from Good for You

"Caroline"
Released: March 9, 2016
"Heebiejeebies"
Released: May 26, 2017
"Turf"
Released: June 16, 2017
"Wedding Crashers"
Released: July 21, 2017
"Spice Girl"
Released: August 15, 2017^[1]

Good for You is the debut studio album by American rapper Aminé. The album was released on July 28, 2017 by CLBN and Republic Records.^[2] The album features guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Nelly, Offset, Charlie Wilson and Kehlani.^[3] The album was supported by the singles: "Caroline", "Heebiejeebies", "Turf", "Wedding Crashers" and "Spice Girl".

Background

On June 22, 2017, Aminé revealed the album's title name, cover along with its release date.^[4]

Promotion

Singles

The lead single from the album, "Caroline", was released on March 9, 2016. The music video for the track premiered on July 25, 2016.^[5] The song was produced by Pasqué and Aminé himself and peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[6]

"Heebiejeebies" was released as the album's second single on May 26, 2017.^[7] The song features a guest appearance from American singer Kehlani with the production that was handled by Jahaan Sweet.^[8] The song was later included as a bonus track on the album.

"Turf" was released on June 16, 2017 as the album's third single. The production was handled by Malay.^[9]

"Wedding Crashers" was released on July 21, 2017, as the album's fourth single.^[10] The song features a guest appearance from Offset, with the production that was provided by J Gramm and Frank Dukes with co-production from Aminé himself and Geoffrey Earley.^[11]

"Spice Girl" will be released on August 15, 2017 to rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's fifth single.^[1]

Promotional singles

The album's first promotional single, "Blinds", was released on June 30, 2017.^[12] The song was produced by Guy Lawrence.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.9/10^[13]
Metacritic	77/100^[14]
Review scores
Source	Rating
LemonWire	3.5/5^[15]
Pitchfork	7.3/10^[16]

Good for You received generally favorable reviews from critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on 4 reviews.^[14] Briana Younger of Pitchfork wrote: "Good for You, most of which hinge on love interests old and new, underscored by a playful outlook that’s channeled into bubbly, off-center production. It's far from serious but stops just short of turn-up—more like the soundtrack for an almost-sober drive home."

Commercial performance

Good for You debuted at number 31 on the US Billboard 200, selling 13,721 copies pure sales in its first week.^[17]^[18]

Track listing

Good for You^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Veggies" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Adam Daniel Jahaan Sweet Irvin Mejia Jaren Walker Tyrone Griffin, Jr.	Sweet Pasqué	3:23
2.	"Yellow" (featuring Nelly)	Daniel Adam Feeney Leland Wayne Shane Lindstrom Chester Hansen Cornell Haynes Jr.	Frank Dukes Metro Boomin Murda Beatz^[a]	2:59
3.	"Caroline"	Daniel Mejia	Pasqué Aminé	3:29
4.	"Hero"	Daniel Mejia Harmony Tividad Cleo Tucker	Pasqué Aminé Girlpool^[b] Jay Prince^[b]	3:13
5.	"Spice Girl"	Daniel Feeney Julian Gramma	Frank Dukes J Gramm^[b]	2:53
6.	"STFU"	Daniel Joseph Thornalley	Vegyn Aminé	3:25
7.	"Wedding Crashers" (featuring Offset)	Daniel Gramma Kiari Cephus Feeney Geoffrey Earley	J Gramm Aminé^[a] Geoffrey Earley^[a] Frank Dukes^[b]	3:49
8.	"Sundays"	Daniel Feeney	Frank Dukes	4:07
9.	"Turf"	Daniel James Ho	Malay	4:25
10.	"Blinds"	Daniel Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence	Guy Lawrence	1:26
11.	"Dakota" (featuring Charlie Wilson)	Daniel Ho Mejia	Malay Pasqué	3:45
12.	"Slide"	Daniel Sweet Walker	Sweet Aminé	2:49
13.	"Money"	Daniel Mejia	Pasqué Aminé	4:16
14.	"Beach Boy"	Daniel Feeney Mejia	Frank Dukes Pasqué^[b]	4:43
15.	"Heebiejeebies" (featuring Kehlani) (bonus track)	Daniel Sweet Sean Rhoden Kehlani Parrish	Sweet	3:40
Total length:				52:22

Notes

^{^{^[a]}} signifies a co-producer.
^{^{^[b]}} signifies a additional producer.
"Veggies" and "Turf" features additional vocals from Charlie Wilson.
"Caroline" features background vocals from Marche’ Black.
"Hero" features additional vocals from Girlpool.
"STFU" features additional vocals from Sheron Page.
"Sundays" features additional vocals from Leon Bridges.
"Beach Boy" features background vocals from Girlpool and Illegal Civilization.

Personnel

Performers

Aminé – primary artist
Ty Dolla Sign – featured artist (track 1)
Nelly – featured artist (track 2)
Offset – featured artist (track 7)
Charlie Wilson – featured artist (track 11), background vocals (track 1, 9)
Kehlani – featured artist (track 15)
Marche' Black – background vocals (track 3)
Girlpool – additional vocals (track 4), background vocals (track 14)
Sheron Page – additional vocals (track 6)
Leon Bridges – additional vocals (track 8)
Illegal Civilization – background vocals (track 14)

Musicians

Chuck Palmer – conductor, string arranger (track 1)
Dave Eggar – cello, string arranger (track 1, 11)
Rachel Golub – violin (track 1, 11)
Jessica Meyer – viola (track 1, 11)
Tony Maceli – bass (track 1, 11)

Technical

Morning Estrada – recording engineer (track 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12, 14), mixer (track 6, 12, 15)
Jaycen Joshua – mixer (track 1, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14)
David Nakaji – assistant mixer (track 1, 4, 7, 13)
Iván Jiménez – assistant mixer (track 1, 4, 7, 13)
Alex Tumay – mixer (track 2)
Gordie Tumay – assistant mixer (track 2)
Aminé – recording engineer (track 3, 13)
Gabe Schuman – mixer (track 3)
Daryl "DJ Durel" McPherson – recording engineer (track 7)
Manny Marroquin – mixer (track 8, 9), mixing engineer (track 11)
Chris Galland – mixing engineer (track 8, 9, 11)
Robin Florent – assistant mixer (track 8, 9, 11)
Scott Desmarais – assistant mixer (track 8, 9, 11)
Guy Lawrence – recording engineer (track 10)
Ryan Gladieux – recording engineer (track 15)

Production

Jahaan Sweet – producer (track 1, 12, 15)
Pasqué – producer (track 1, 3, 4, 11, 13), additonal producer (track 14)
Frank Dukes – producer (track 2, 5, 8, 14), additonal producer (track 7)
Metro Boomin – producer (track 2)
Murda Beatz – co-producer (track 2)
Aminé – producer (track 3, 4, 6, 12, 13), co-producer (track 7)
Girlpool – additional producer (track 4)
Jay Prince – additional producer (track 4)
J Gramm – additional producer (track 5), producer (track 7)
Vegyn – producer (track 6)
Geoffrey Earley – co-producer (track 7)
Malay – producer (track 9, 11)
Guy Lawrence – producer (track 10)

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[19]	59
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[20]	3
US Billboard 200^[21]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[22]	19

References

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↑ C.M., Emmanuel. "Amine Releases New Song “Turf”". XXL. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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↑ Wilson, Bobby (July 31, 2017). "Album Review: Amine’s “Good for You”". LemonWire. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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