"[Blige] has said the title is based on a positive affirmation she tells herself since her well-documented divorce. That puts her new album in line with the inspirational, self-help tenets that have guided her work ever since 2001's No More Drama. Still, the album flips through moods and styles ... Longtime fans may miss the laser-sharp focus of Blige's best albums. Yet her attempts to lighten the mood and bring some joy to her life on Good Morning Gorgeous is a worthy trade-off. At the album's end, she offers a special treat: a sumptuous duet with Usher in the form of "Need Love." The baby-maker ballad feels like a welcome flashback to the glory days of contemporary R&B, back when Blige and Usher dominated the pop-music landscape. She's moved on from those golden years, but she hasn't forgotten them".