• Record Label: Rhino
  • Release Date: Nov 6, 2012
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. Mojo
    Nov 26, 2012
    60
    When Hucknall pulls a performance only the most blinkered would argue he brings nothing to the party. [Dec 2012, p.86]
  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 26, 2012
    80
    Three years after Rod's Soulbook covers album, Hucknall does that bit better, as you would expect from a voice with more than a decade's less wear and tear. [Dec 2012, p.106]
  3. Uncut
    Nov 26, 2012
    50
    American Soul is more rewarding than Phil Collins' recent album of Motown covers, but is ultimately defined by a similar sense of futility. [Dec 2012, p.72]
  4. Tthey run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier with Hucknall managing to make every song sound impressively dated.
  5. 80
    There's an assured balance of passion and restraint in his takes on "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "I Only Have Eyes For You", though his "Lonely Avenue" lacks Ray Charles' relaxed slouch.
  6. Nov 26, 2012
    50
    The central weakness is that, no matter how good the songs, you don't get swept away with the emotion of great (hit) lyrics.
  7. Nov 26, 2012
    60
    It gets closer to the spirit and sound of what Hucknall loves.
  8. Nov 26, 2012
    70
    Hearing these songs in any format is a tremendous pleasure, and Hucknall here does them credit.
  9. Nov 26, 2012
    40
    This is music that originates from the soul, but it is delivered in an entirely soulless fashion.

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