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Anywhere I Lay My Head - Scarlett Johansson
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Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  • Summary: The debut album by actress Scarlett Johansson was produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    This is a brilliant album that will no doubt top some 'best of 2008' lists, but it's hard to work out if it's a one-off or not.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    60
    Perversely given the record's comprehensive musical overhaul it's perhaps a surfeit of respect for the source material that proves Anywhere's undoing; for all its undoubted accomplishments there's a lingering suspicion that this is too safe, too respectable a record to do justice to an artist who remains forever mid-topple from the bar stool in the popular consciousness.
  3. Dusted Magazine
    30
    Anywhere I Lay My Head falters on Johansson's vocals, or lack of a distinctive voice.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25
  1. RichN.
    10
    I really didn't expect to like this at all, let alone this much. Something in it just works.
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  2. JoaoP.
    10
    Amazing production, and fine enough vocals to make it an amazing album.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JamalaB.
    3
    This is not Scarlett! This is the producers creating a self-indulgent album. Scarlett has a beautiful voice - but it is drowned in the instrumentals. Someone obviously told her to sing that way - there's not an ounce of emotion. Bitterly disappointed, Scarlett ... hopefully next time, you'll sing for yourself.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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