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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 139 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British pop singer-songwriter features songs co-written by Babyface, Kid Harpoon, and Bastille's Dan Smith.
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Devil Side
Run and hide, it's gonna be bad tonight Cause here comes your devil side It's gonna ruin me It's almost like slow motion suicide Watching your devil... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 4, 2016
    80
    Minor quibbles aside, however, All I Need is Britain’s pop industry going head-to-head with America’s heaviest hitters, and triumphing.
  2. AllMusic
    Feb 5, 2016
    80
    Much like Jepsen's Emotion or Swift's 1989, Foxes' All I Need is vibrant, intelligently crafted pop pleasure.
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 8, 2016
    80
    Overall there’s an abundance of grade-A pop on offer--just keep a tissue handy.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Feb 4, 2016
    70
    Sometimes it's too familiar (the pre-chorus of "Body Talk" recalls Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," though that may be the point), and all the day-glo pop romantic agony can pile up after a while. But when it works--when a gospel choir lifts up the chorus of "Better Love," or when "Wicked Love" explodes into Kate Bush vocal arpeggios--it's a reminder of how just much fun the communal part of pop can be.
  5. Q Magazine
    Feb 4, 2016
    60
    The production is pitched halfway twixt Adele and Bastille, and All I need feels like the album that will kick Foxes up from the second tier to the A-lists and playlists. [Mar 2016, p.110]
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  6. The Guardian
    Feb 4, 2016
    60
    Her lyrics may be personal, but the package as a whole feels disappointingly generic.
  7. Clash Music
    Feb 17, 2016
    20
    Any trace of the identity that once set Foxes apart from other pop acts has been wiped clean. The album resembles a generic template, fashioned by several verified hit-makers, which could feature just about any old pop artist.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Liken
    Jun 24, 2022
    10
    I love this album. The best tracks on the album are Better Love and Devil Side.
  2. 003Filipe
    Feb 6, 2016
    10
    "Amazing" and the great "Body Talk" and "Feet Do not Fail Me Now" conquer our attention once again to the onslaught lush production. The piano"Amazing" and the great "Body Talk" and "Feet Do not Fail Me Now" conquer our attention once again to the onslaught lush production. The piano and synthesizers sticky realize the grandiose sounding applied and lives up to the title of the album '' All I Need '.… Expand
  4. GabrielRabelo
    Feb 6, 2016
    10
    Muito melhor que grandes lançamentos de 2016 (até agora), a Raposa deveria ter mais reconhecimento, vocais maravilhosos, Cruel é sem dúvidas aMuito melhor que grandes lançamentos de 2016 (até agora), a Raposa deveria ter mais reconhecimento, vocais maravilhosos, Cruel é sem dúvidas a melhor do CD, achei bem superior a seu primeiro álbum, Glorious, uma verdadeira bíblia.… Expand
  5. nickjames
    Jul 9, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite not being a totally mainstream pop artist, this album has songs worth a Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 such as Body Talk, Rise Up (Reprise), On My Way, Money or Feet Don't Fail Me Now. Every song is well-crafted and sounds to be carefully thought and executed while Foxes' vocals have the perfect power to make you sad, dance, sing, get into your feelings, etc. The pink pop cuts like Body Talk, Amazing and Feet Don't Fail Me Now are perfectly contrasted by On My Way, Scar, Shoot Me Down and Lose My Cool. While on the other side of the road Cruel and Money look like the crazy cousins of the album.

    It's true that it may have not the variety of topics Glorious had but it's still a very solid album with pristine pop vibrations.

    2 pop albums IN A ROW as good as Glorious and All I Need are yet to be found in this industry and Foxes ain't someone to be slept on after voicing Clarity in 2013, snatching a Top 8 and a Grammy. Foxes deserves a lot more recognition and acknowledgment. Personally, I still like Glorious a bit more because it had a "dramatic reality" extra touch but this album is amazing and my score is a 9 because Cruel is the only song of the album I didn't like lmao.    … Expand
  6. thaleslucas
    Feb 5, 2016
    8
    I think Foxes still trying to figure out how an artist can balances commercial pop music with underground, and this is - at least - admirable.I think Foxes still trying to figure out how an artist can balances commercial pop music with underground, and this is - at least - admirable.

    This album, by far, is a whopping increase of its previous (Glorious). Many tracks here were well thought out and prepared before they are ready for the public to acquire them. The strength of the album, of course, is the magnificent voice Foxes that keeps on plete way with his heavenly timbre.

    Even with more coherence and persistence that Glorious, All I Need eventually becomes tiresome for still being so homogenic as the previous one. Maybe it's my mistake to think like this, but it seems that this is the essence of Foxes... Make albums in which a song reminiscent of another.

    But still, finally, we see a more determined and mature woman now has a better and constructive project at hands. Eagerly awaiting the third album by this beautiful artist.    … Expand
  7. AndresGZ97
    Apr 19, 2016
    8
    simply brilliant, i wait so much for this album, but i think tha Glorious still have the best album of foxes, but i love this, it was great,simply brilliant, i wait so much for this album, but i think tha Glorious still have the best album of foxes, but i love this, it was great, Bravo Foxes… Expand
  8. John4823
    Feb 21, 2022
    4
    While there a few bright spots here and there, such as "Body Talk" and parts of "Amazing," this record is mostly generic, paint-by-numbersWhile there a few bright spots here and there, such as "Body Talk" and parts of "Amazing," this record is mostly generic, paint-by-numbers pop. Basically, it's a huge disappointment after her glorious debut.

    I mean, just about anybody could've sung the anonymous-sounding tracks on this album. Sadly, it seems like Foxes sold out. :(    … Expand

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