Brave
by Jennifer Lopez
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Oct 9, 2007
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 230 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 208 out of 230
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 230
  3. Negative: 12 out of 230

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  1. ShockU
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    I must say, Jennifer Lopez hit this one out the park. This is an excellent dance album full of very catchy tunes. Easily her best album in her career. Every song seems ready for radio play. Even the skeptics should be impressed.
  2. ToddW.
    Oct 25, 2007
    0
    The only thing that's brave are people who walk into their local entertainment store with purchasing this dreck in mind. And then actually doing it!
  3. BenT
    Oct 13, 2007
    10
    Best work to date, by far. Great sounding voice and production on each and every track. The album is not desperate in trying to sound like everyone else, while maintaining a contemporary fill with the right mix of producers. Jennifer Lopez is still being true to herself and expressing herself through pleasant and intriguing music.
  4. CamilaO.
    Dec 5, 2007
    10
    She is the best Brave is a success in Brazil, the bad is that it never came here! The CD is perfect and much dancing, impossible to keep quiet listening Brave.
  5. emmag
    Oct 26, 2007
    7
    She does have an average voice but you get the feeling with this album that's she's taken her time. Previous albums seem to have had one strong track then a tonne of filler. This one seems to be more personal and considered and has some strong tracks on it - definitely worth bonus points for effort - maybe it's the Marc Anthony 'fluence......
  6. RubenS.
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    Her best english studio album to date in her music career. She did show off her vocals more on her spanish debut. But, this is dance pop music and she does it well. Job very well done Jlo.
  7. BlakeJ.
    Oct 14, 2007
    6
    The album is full of poorly written mediocre, but catchy tunes. Jennifer is not the best singer but shes alright.
  8. JoseG.
    Oct 17, 2007
    1
    I wish I could even categorize this as a 'guilty pleasure' but I can't. Just a very weak effort.
  9. DenisM
    Oct 26, 2007
    8
    I think it's a good record, she should go in another direction but it's ok. The best tracks: "Hold ir don't drop it", "Do it well", "Mile in these shoes", "Wrong when you're gone", "Brave" "Forever" and "Stay together". It's better than her previous two english albums.
  10. GregC
    Oct 29, 2007
    10
    This album's hot ! Jennifer proves on Brave that she can sing and there is no doubt of her talent on the music business. The great vocal and the smart beats make this an deserving chart-topping album, with many possible hits in it. The open-track, Stay Together, is a catchy-dance song that talks about how staying together is on trend now, at least for Jennifer. Forever, a great R&B This album's hot ! Jennifer proves on Brave that she can sing and there is no doubt of her talent on the music business. The great vocal and the smart beats make this an deserving chart-topping album, with many possible hits in it. The open-track, Stay Together, is a catchy-dance song that talks about how staying together is on trend now, at least for Jennifer. Forever, a great R&B track that reminds Beyoncé's hit Baby Boy. The hit single Do It Well, one of the best tracks of the album, is already killing the charts around the world with the dance vibe that only J. Lo knows how to handle and it's clear too on the Michael Jackson's Gotta Be Where You Are sample track, Gotta Be There. Breaking down a little bit, Mile In These Shoes is a strong pop track with a hot and mysterious beat, which is on Desperate Housewives new promo. Be Mine and I Need Love bring a sexy and smooth vibe, reminding J. Lo's Rebirth Era. Closing the album, Wrong When You're Gone, a R&B ballad that shows Jennifer's romantic side of the album, along with Never Gonna Give Up, her best vocal performance on the album. And, finally, my favorite track on the entire album, the album-title Brave closes the album in the best way: a sexy, catchy and addicted track that is a sure top 10 single that will bubble on the charts, proving that J. Lo's back and doing very, very well.… Expand
  11. gagaforever
    Sep 21, 2010
    7
    i must say that I was a little dissapointed in "Brave'. Donm't get me wrong I love J.Lo but I feel this album lacked what her other albums had.......Hot beats and Hot lyrics. The album is good but the onbly call out was "Do It Well"
  12. CarlosAugusto15
    May 5, 2011
    6
    Esse álbum não me surpreendeu não. Eu pensava que ia ser um pouco melhor. Mas mesmo assim, Jennifer é linda! Gostei do novo CD dela Love? bem mais legal que esse.
  13. CriticMLT
    Jul 6, 2016
    8
    I have to say that this album is not bad at all. I was quite surprised with the songs on this album. It is a very listenable album with great lyrics and very high production. It is really sad that it did not do well with the charts and also with sales. I think it is one of her most underrated albums that she has ever released.
    My score:
    1. Stay Together 10/10 2. Forever 9/10 3. Hold it    I have to say that this album is not bad at all. I was quite surprised with the songs on this album. It is a very listenable album with great lyrics and very high production. It is really sad that it did not do well with the charts and also with sales. I think it is one of her most underrated albums that she has ever released.
    My score:
    1. Stay Together 10/10
    2. Forever 9/10
    3. Hold it don't drop it 8/10
    4. Do it well 8/10
    5. Gotta be there 7/10
    6. Never gonna give up 8/10
    7. Mile in these shoes 7/10
    8. The way it is 7/10
    9. Be mine 7/10
    10. I need love 7/10
    11. Wrong when you're gone 7/10
    12. Brave 10/10
    Overall: 80    … Expand
  14. cocorlt98
    Jul 30, 2016
    9
    This album is so powerfull, soft and strong ! A new face of Jennifer Lopez ! Besides Brave (the song and the whole album) has real deep and touching lyrics ! Thanks JLo for this album which really helped me !
  15. pauldiam
    Jun 24, 2018
    9
    Underrated and of her best albums.

    It's such a nice album! I love " Do it Well", "Miles in these shows", "Forever" and "Brave". It had so much potential but Jennifer got pregnant so the project was abandoned.
  16. Haandy
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    Hold It Dont Drop It a maior do album, acho que o disco mais injustiçado da JLO é esse
  17. someonewhocares
    Aug 6, 2022
    4
    The album stumbles and blunders between almost-balladic tracks to heavy hitting 70s inspired dance tracks that lack innovation and even originality at times. With 2007's Brave, JLO needed to return to the music that made her JLO - dance music. So, with Brave, she went back to formulaic dance-pop that is so predictable that it's possibly an body of work used in songwriting lessons forThe album stumbles and blunders between almost-balladic tracks to heavy hitting 70s inspired dance tracks that lack innovation and even originality at times. With 2007's Brave, JLO needed to return to the music that made her JLO - dance music. So, with Brave, she went back to formulaic dance-pop that is so predictable that it's possibly an body of work used in songwriting lessons for unoriginal pop music that is only created for the wannabe rich singers. Also, the songwriting is cliche, and very same-sy when compared to her other works.… Expand
  18. Asheeer
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    I also really like this era but it’s so underrated! Many people didn’t appreciate this album it didn’t also chart well at the Billboard. But to me it’s perfect album it’s very disco and her vocals really suits the album genre.
  19. vinidornellas
    May 29, 2023
    0
    This arrogant and deplorable woman does not know what quality and talent are. His works are hideous and dark.

Awards & Rankings

92
#92 Most Shared Album of 2007

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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. AllMusic
    60
    It's nothing more than modest music for mellow good times, but it's lively enough to be fleeting fun, with enough good tunes for a mild party, preferably one that's held at home.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    The album is another market-smart collection of radio fodder, rather than Lopez's artistic breakout. That said, no one does classy pop quite like she does.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    Expensive beats and uplifting material are offset by listless vocals.
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