A Time To Love - Stevie Wonder
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  • Summary: The legendary singer's first album in ten years combines R&B, soul and hip-hop. Guests include Paul McCartney, Prince and India.Arie.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. The melodies don't falter, and Wonder's unexpectedly and perhaps unfortunately influential vocal attack is as mellifluous as ever.
  2. 60
    Good enough that you barely notice Macca, Prince and the other obligatory guests. [Dec 2005, p.100]
  3. This is more a marketing plan than an album.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Jay
    10
    This album has some of the most wonderful heartfelt lyrics I have ever heard a person sing, the songs are truly wonderful, its well on par to be his best album and is far too under-rated, All my family have gone and bought this listening to it at my house. Thank goodness this truly wonderful singer, songwriter, artist was part of my generation. There is not one song on this album that is poor and Id rather my children and myself for the matter listen to a heartfelt album about love than these rap artists breeding hate songs. You name me an artist who can write hit songs, play the drums, keyboard, harmonica etc and give outthe right message? My main man Stevie Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. jyotirmayad
    10
    I don't know what the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times mean when they say his "brilliance has dimmed" or that his new CD "sounds bland" -- maybe THEY have been in dim and bland offices, in front of the computer for too long unable to recognize good pop/soul music when they hear it? Stevie has some songs here that I think, dare I say it?, sound BETTER than a few on Talking Book. So stop being so mental and just kick back and groove to Stevie's renewed life, soulful voice, romantic grooves and melodies and be glad for it! Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. WX
    2
    Why does Stevie Wonder need famous guests on his album? This record reminds me of the Mummy exhibit at the museum. All those shrunken corpses in shiny glass cases, under which reads. “Here Lies a King” Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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