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by Adele
  • Record Label: XL
  • Release Date: Jun 10, 2008
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 393 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 319 out of 393
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 393
  3. Negative: 39 out of 393

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  1. Segundoleo26
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Adele is not yet ready to produce an album of sufficient depth to match her voice." ...… Expand
  2. Panchogul
    Sep 28, 2020
    0
    Un debut aburrido y cómodo, si Adele no tuviera buena voz no tendría peso en la industria musical ya que toda su música suena igual de plana, letras comunes y corrientes, artísticamente monofacética y en extremo sobrevalorada.
  3. RK13
    Jul 10, 2017
    1
    This album is boring, bland and dreary. It os evident that Adele has a beautiful voice however her debut sounds like cheap background music at a hipster's Starbucks. Luckily this trend hasn't followed through her repertoire however Adele tries too hard on this album. She sounds bratty and obnoxious. The only good song is Cold Shoulder.
  4. Cripes
    Feb 28, 2008
    3
    Dull Dull Dull, She may have a great voice and Chasing Pavements may be good but this is easily the dullest album I have heard in a couple of years....shame
  5. D.Ranged
    Feb 21, 2008
    1
    Toss this garbage out!!! Overrated, overhyped bland faux-Jazz singer who is too bland and too uncreative for words. Basically a poor man's Amy Winehouse, just like Kate Nash is a poor man's Lily Allen. Chasing Pavements might possibly be one of the most abhorrent and nauseating song out there.

Awards & Rankings

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#26 Most Discussed Album of 2008
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#18 Most Shared Album of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. AllMusic
    80
    A beyond stellar debut in both quality and originality.
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  2. Dot Music
    70
    As is to be expected given Adele's tender years, thematically things are a bit monochrome.... All this, however, is forgiven with a listen to the highlights, such as the sweet acoustic guitar-led 'Daydreamer.'
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    60
    The co-writes--not as many as you might’ve expected--generally boom from the speakers. The self-penned efforts are bare-boned, erratically excellent but frustratingly blighted by Adele’s penchant for going beyond her capabilities as a vocalist.
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