Belladonna
by Daniel Lanois
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: Jul 12, 2005
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. MarieJ
    Jan 17, 2006
    10
    This album creates an entire shimmering universe using that glorious pedal steel that Daniel Lanois plays like no one else. Its easy to get lost inside of this music. Belladonna has some of the most beautiful and inspiring music I have heard in years. The more you listen to it, the more this music gets under your skin and into your dreams. Heady stuff!

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. The A.V. Club
    80
    Belladonna's tracks resemble soundtrack cues designed to capture a specific emotion that words could never quite do justice.
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  2. Billboard
    70
    At first blush, Lanois' music is flowery wallpaper, but on repeated listens the colorful textures sink in and evoke a hushed mysticism.
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  3. AllMusic
    80
    It's every bit as focused and accomplished as anything in Lanois' catalog, and die-hard fans will be wanting more long after the disc winds down.
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