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Pocketful of Sunshine
by Natasha Bedingfield


8.0

based on 13 reviews
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The sophomore album for the English singer.

LABEL:	Epic
RELEASE DATE:	22 January 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Pop

NOTES: Originally released in the UK 30 Apr 2007 as N.B.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Stylus Magazine

At first listen, N.B. sounds creepy. But ignore the lyrics, surrender yourself to the joys of pop songwriting and N.B. seems to approach perfection.

Billboard

The album has an undeniable flip-flop feel throughout; like the unplugged soul-chick hoedown Beyonc� tried to conjure at the end of the "Irreplaceable" video.

Boston Globe

Bedingfield's second record is slight but filled with hooky, crisply produced songs that sound great on a sunny day.

Blender

Bedingfield?s second U.S. release sticks mostly to love odes and peppy self-help bromides, which occasionally veer close to Colbie Caillat?s lake of goop. It would be irksome if not for the uniformly strong pop and R&B songcraft.

Entertainment Weekly

Beyond the well-crafted melodies of songs like 'Soulmate,' 'Put Your Arms Around Me,' and 'Piece of Your Heart'--Which all have solid singke potential--the highly confessional lyrics, co-written by Bedingfield, are often too dear-diary to resonate. [25 Jan 2008, p.68]

Los Angeles Times

There's no "Babies" here, which is really too bad--as awkward as the song is, it fleshes out Bedingfield's vision better than Jerkins' Mary J. Bligean "Angel" or Rotem's Fergilicious "Piece of Your Heart." ("Tricky Angel," the most adventurous club track on "N.B.," is also absent.) Of the new material, the self-empowerment anthems "Freckles" and "Happy" show Bedingfield's best side.

All Music Guide

Natasha Bedingfield is a genuine pop talent who often flashes hints of a greater than average ambition that could turn her into something more substantial than the likes of Rhianna, but the awkwardly assembled Pocketful of Sunshine feels inorganic in a way that Unwritten did not, less personal and more vetted by various A&R executives.

Dot Music

It's good clean fun, entertaining and inoffensive.

The Guardian

She sings about the minutiae of modern relationships from a feminine perspective, but a healthy dose of self-awareness regarding the archetypes she plays with and some jolly-hockey-sticks humour prevent her from slipping into Bridget Jones territory.

Observer Music Monthly

Nat Bed's second has nothing as catchy as 'Unwritten', the tunes are on the airy-fairy side of breezy, and the lyrics on the naff side of plain. But 'Smell the Roses' is a turbulent little pop symphony, and 'When You Know You Know' is sinuous soul that speaks well of her extended sojourn in LA studios.

PopMatters

Honest emotions become sentimentality, as Bedingfield is constantly singing about herself rather than as herself.

Rolling Stone

The packaging in which she wraps her openhearted thoughts makes Sunshine a decent little pop record.

Slant Magazine

Despite some attempts at quasi-uplift ('Freckles') and childhood nostalgia ('Backyard'), there's little here that's likely to reprise the slow-burning success of that inspirational smash ['Unwritten'].

The average user rating for this album is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ricardo A gave it a2:
Can't believe this kind of boring pap is still being released in the 21st Century.

Michal V. gave it an8:
When I have heard it for the first time, i knew that something was wrong about it... Songs are catchy, melodic and yeah, they are good... But still, i felt like it is not the right NB... and it is not! Her lyrics are less personal than ever and that kinda sucks.

Maik v. gave it a9:
I do not agree to the reviews "What Critics Said" because some of them referred to the album N.B. Thats wrong because the new cd Pocket Full Of Sunshine is different from the N.B one. New songs and a couple of old songs from N.B. So the metascore isn't representative. It's not the right review for this cd. I like the new songs on this album. Check them out!

Grant M. gave it a10:
Quirky, catchy pop songs. Inspired, heartfelt performances. Pocketful is a breath of fresh air from start to finish!

Emma R. gave it a9:
Joyful, easy listening, and care free. Fun album to listen to!

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Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield

Pocketful of Sunshine
by Natasha Bedingfield