Green Eyes
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"Green Eyes" is a soulful, jazz-inflected R&B song by Erykah Badu from her acclaimed album *Mama’s Gun*, noted for its emotional vulnerability and evolving three-part structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Mama’s Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumSequence | closing track on Mama’s Gun ⓘ |
| artist | Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Soulquarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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jazz-influenced ⓘ neo soul ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Green Eyes, Part 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green Eyes, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Eyes, Part 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn | studio album ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ horns ⓘ live band arrangement ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| label |
Motown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ jealousy ⓘ romantic loss ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional intensity
ⓘ
evolving three-part structure ⓘ live performance favorite ⓘ |
| partOf | Mama’s Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Erykah Badu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Poyser NERFINISHED ⓘ Questlove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Mama’s Gun recording sessions ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| structure | three-part suite ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| vibe |
confessional
ⓘ
intimate ⓘ |
| vocalist | Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
jazz-inflected
ⓘ
soulful ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mama’s Gun