Amanda Leigh - Mandy Moore
User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13

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  1. MattD.
    Jun 2, 2009
    10
    Wish you wouldn't have dropped the CD 5 points over the Onion AV Club review - their reviews are not very good. This CD is cohesive, not overly similar. It'a a great modern take on classic rock.
  2. PedroB
    May 28, 2009
    10
    Mandy Moore at her best, surely evolved into a pop adult singer after the incredible "Wild Hope".
  3. gagaforever
    Nov 8, 2010
    10
    WOW!!!!! After Mandy's transformation from a pop artist to an alternative artist Mandy really hit the nail on this one. She showed that she is growing up and leaving her past behind!
  4. Gian152202
    Oct 14, 2011
    10
    It is an incredible album... I love it... she really showed that she can do any types of music from pop to alternative... she is really growing to the better... :)

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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. All Music Guide
    70
    Everything about Amanda Leigh is just a shade too precise--the production too transparent, the singing too on the nose, the mood too subdued--to achieve the homespun quality Moore so cherishes, but a large part of Mandy's appeal is her good taste and her clean way with a song, something that is readily apparent and often winning on Amanda Leigh.
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  2. Boston Globe
    70
    Power-pop guru Mike Viola, of the Candy Butchers, is the album's producer and main co-writer, and the collection (recorded at Ducky Carlisle's Ice Station Zebra in Medford) is filled with his sweet, skewed melodies and smart, infectious choruses.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Amanda Leigh is much more fun, with twisty-turny melodies ('Merrimack River'); jazzy, Broadway-influenced arrangements ('Pocket Philosopher'); and one track that sounds--improbably enough--like Fragile-era Yes ('Song About Home').
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