Britney Jean
by Britney Spears
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Dec 3, 2013
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  1. someonewhocares
    Aug 22, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Britney Jean is far from being Britney's most personal effort, the 10 songs on this album blatantly show that this was nothing but a promotional tool for her vegas residency, as none of these songs sound like Britney was even there to record them. However, its infectious melodies and hooks led me to come back for more and it has become her only album associated as a guilty pleasure, because though the songs are good, they are not sung by Britney in their entirety.… Expand
  2. juanselopez340
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Acá si no hay tanto que salvar lastima que no canto sus canciones hubiera sido el mejor
  3. FourthHarmony
    Nov 11, 2022
    8
    This is by far Britney Spears’ best album. It’s personal, introspective and beautiful tracks like “Don’t Cry”, “Alien”, and “Passenger”, are where the album truly shines and radiates a mature, vulnerable Britney we aren’t used to seeing. But the album also perfectly keeps the quintessential Britney image that we all love with songs like the bold “Work **** and the sexy “Tik Tik Boom”.This is by far Britney Spears’ best album. It’s personal, introspective and beautiful tracks like “Don’t Cry”, “Alien”, and “Passenger”, are where the album truly shines and radiates a mature, vulnerable Britney we aren’t used to seeing. But the album also perfectly keeps the quintessential Britney image that we all love with songs like the bold “Work **** and the sexy “Tik Tik Boom”. However, at times the album drifts off into generic and vapid tracks such as “It Should Be Easy” and “Body Ache”. But overall it is a great album and is my favorite she has ever done.
    Best track: Don’t Cry
    Worst Track: It Should Be Easy    … Expand
  4. lolitasuper
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    this is the most amazing album ever made by a woman in this music industry
    listen to this masterpiece please
  5. fr_kennedy
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Apesar de não ter seguido o direcionamento inicial, de ser um álbum mais pessoal, consegue entregar uma ótima experiência.… Expand
  6. Shawnze
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    Great album that deserves more credit for britneys writing skills in general
  7. Nat123ak
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    “Britney Jean” is a solid album with a lot of Good songs
    She co-wrote every song so Even though the song is about dancing and fun she's behind the writing
    The best tracks are: Alien, Work **** and Perfume
  8. Amoabigtimerush
    Sep 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love it
    Its a great álbum
    Britney is queen of pop
    Mierga desea Xtinta no eres nadie retirate

    Ya toda bionic y floptous y liberaflop    … Expand
  9. SandyMusi
    Jul 22, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my least favorite album of Britney Spears. Why? Because in most songs, Britney doesn't even sing. Along with that, the production is mediocre to bad. Sure, I like some songs in the album like 'Perfume' and 'Don't Cry', but that doesn't mean that the rest of the album is good. Songs like 'Body Ache' have really aged badly and songs like 'Chillin With You' are just straight out bad on first listens. Even 'Alien' has a noticeable glitch in the middle and that is all in part of will.i.am's production. No wonder people hate on this album, it would've been way better if Britney was actually fully present on this album and the production hadn't been dated.… Expand
  10. PEDROMFR
    Mar 1, 2021
    3
    As if it wasn´t bad enough to here a full album not being able to recognize the singer's voice, this is just a set of forgetable edm tracks, without a sense of meaning. It´s a big disappointment, especially after the powerful "Femme Fatale".
  11. GBReviews
    Feb 2, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the dance inspired fun that was 'Femme Fatale', Britney released an album that was generally recognised as one of her weakest. In hindsight, there is alot to like on this album. 'Work B' is an addictive, throbbing banger with Spears speaking in a british accent. It was and still is weird and wonderful. Other tracks that stand out are 'Alien', 'Body Ache' and 'Tik Tik Boom', albiet a very questionable rap from T. I. Most other tracks are happy to stay in a certain lane that was similar to all music of that time. The production wasn't half pushing the envelope as her previous, nor her vocals (which have been speculated) didn't seem totally her. With mostly half hearted tracks and not much in lyrical content. It was definitely not a personal album, but there are fun moments to be had here.… Expand
  12. santiago_
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brightest morning star is the best song of the album and the way sound the album is beautiful❤️… Expand
  13. Milojuan
    Sep 17, 2020
    10
    Un álbum para sus fans donde nos deja un gran himno como lo es work **** Y para seguir bailando en la disco con algunas baladas
  14. Kok08
    Aug 30, 2020
    4
    El MAYOR problema de este álbum es la horrible producción de las vocales de Britney, el álbum tiene buen sonido, pero la mayoría las canciones son planas u horribles y no transmiten nada, lo más rescatable de 'Britney Jean' es “Perfume”, siendo fácilmente la mejor canción de el álbum, también tiene otros temas buenos como “Alien”, “Work **** “Body Ache” y “Tik Tik Boom”, siendo lo másEl MAYOR problema de este álbum es la horrible producción de las vocales de Britney, el álbum tiene buen sonido, pero la mayoría las canciones son planas u horribles y no transmiten nada, lo más rescatable de 'Britney Jean' es “Perfume”, siendo fácilmente la mejor canción de el álbum, también tiene otros temas buenos como “Alien”, “Work **** “Body Ache” y “Tik Tik Boom”, siendo lo más rescatable, este es sin duda alguna el álbum más mediocre de Britney Spears.… Expand
  15. abrahamger96
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    No me gusto para nada este álbum, esta lleno de relleno, no buenas letras no música bailable Esta lleno de Flop
  16. mrosario2606
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Love it! Some people judges this album but personally i like it. 0 promotion from her team
  17. Matheuslu20
    Aug 27, 2020
    0
    Album horrível, péssimo, músicas sem vida ela não devia ser a princesa do pop!
  18. OaO
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    The album is fun, great and enjoyable!! It shows that Ms.Spears is able to write music, it's full of bops and it's a great dance/club album!!!
  19. maquisl
    Jul 24, 2020
    2
    The best thing on this albums are the lyrics. Britney said that this is her most personal albums and the lyrics show us that.
    But the rest is bad. I can't believe that Britney Spears released this album. The typical will.i.am sound doesn't sound good on her, the album has glitches, and that mess with MM. Without a dount, Britney's worst album to the date.
  20. TheAxl
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Is a great album!, very underrated, work **** is the better lead single, perfume is the perfect ballad, and alien is very slowly and perfect
  21. Kubs_22
    Jul 9, 2020
    7
    I'm really into Britney Jean era! Yeah, maybe autotune is too loud but except this? I see no bad things - vibe is everything.
  22. maxisgold
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    will.i.am should stay at least 20 feet away from Britney, some boring album with cookie cutter EDM beats falsely advertised as "personal" when Britney herself didn't even care about it.
  23. vic-thesinner
    Jun 1, 2020
    6
    This may not be her best album, but I really enjoy everytime I listen to it. Best tracks: Alien, Work B!tch, Perfume, Now That I Found You.
  24. PabloRivie
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Simplemente PÉSIMO. El peor disco de Britney hasta ahora. Work **** es el peor de sus singles. Los visuales son terriblemente básicos. TERRIBLE de principio a fin!
  25. tonytedesco
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    this album is a lot better than everyone made it out to be. yes, there are some holes, but overall this album is amazing. it may not "sound" like britney, but i can assure you that every song is a straight up banger. my top 3 songs include til its gone, alien, and body ache.
  26. infsai
    Mar 27, 2020
    6
    Album has many dance jams ("Work **** "Til It's Gone", "Tik Tik Boom",...), but for me it's missing something, but I don't know what exactly.
  27. Tiburtiino
    Jan 10, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It wasn't really a great album and britney believed much in will's ideas this was the mistake. Even though it has amazing tracks in the set Britney was missing more.… Expand
  28. Rangga
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    Good album. Yesssssssssssss!
    Good album. Yesssssssssssss!
    Good album. Yesssssssssssss!
    Good album. Yesssssssssssss!
    Good album. Yesssssssssssss!
  29. AJSF316
    Sep 26, 2019
    5
    Britney Jean is heavily bad vocal produce by Anthony Preston and has a very bad generic sound thanks to will.i.am.
    Lyrics could be better, because the loneliness theme fits well with Britney, but it is like Britney left the album alone.
    Only good songs of the album: Alien (includes a glitch!), Perfume, Don't Cry and Hold On Tight. Passenger and Brightest Morning Star could be better.    Britney Jean is heavily bad vocal produce by Anthony Preston and has a very bad generic sound thanks to will.i.am.
    Lyrics could be better, because the loneliness theme fits well with Britney, but it is like Britney left the album alone.
    Only good songs of the album: Alien (includes a glitch!), Perfume, Don't Cry and Hold On Tight.
    Passenger and Brightest Morning Star could be better. And also includes the catchy Work B**ch.    … Expand
  30. Yoncefromvirgo
    Sep 3, 2019
    0
    Essa mulher é uma vergonha esse álbum é TOSCO
    uma bomba eletrônica de péssima qualidade e mal produzida. Uma vergonha pra música pop, miss Britney se aposente logo.
  31. kikemaslow
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Love this album. Work **** is great
    She is the legend
    Queen of pop
    Legendary
  32. Agrondelx
    Aug 16, 2019
    3
    Undoubtedly the weakest work by Spears yet,from the lyricism to the production and awkward vocal performances, BRITNEY JEAN is an overall mess.
  33. MrFrench
    Aug 4, 2019
    4
    I only liked five of the songs: "Alien," "Perfume," "Passenger," "Brightest Morning Star," and "Now That I Found You." The rest are mehhhh.
  34. Mathjean
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Love this album and love Britney The princess of pop forever and Queen of My life
  35. Lekinhoreal
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Seu álbum mais pessoal, com uma sonoridade peculiar, algo talvez jamais feito por ela.
  36. Bruck8
    Jun 8, 2019
    10
    Unnecessary hate.
    At least not so much.
    The controversy of this album isn't solely on Britney, she was rebelling for her freedom and people should've supported her basic human rights.
    Still has good songs on it and..
    #FreeBritney
  37. dislexicpotato
    Nov 2, 2018
    5
    Very mediocre album with very few above average songs. Favourites include Work **** Til Its Gone and It Should Be Easy.
  38. Jms161230
    Aug 22, 2018
    4
    Britney has been my favorite pop artist since the debut of "....Baby One More Time," but this is the first time in nearly two decades that I've been extremely disappointed. It's uninspired, generic, rushed, and half the lead vocals aren't even sung by Britney herself. Never thought I'd see my idol turn into Milli Vanilli. If you're a fan, I implore you to never, ever listen to this album.Britney has been my favorite pop artist since the debut of "....Baby One More Time," but this is the first time in nearly two decades that I've been extremely disappointed. It's uninspired, generic, rushed, and half the lead vocals aren't even sung by Britney herself. Never thought I'd see my idol turn into Milli Vanilli. If you're a fan, I implore you to never, ever listen to this album. It will lower your respect for Britney as an artist, and as a fan of 20 years, that was a depressing reality to come to terms with. Further, the record contains the worst song Britney has recorded in the entirety of her career (i.e., "Chillin' With You"). It's embarrassingly bad, and would've been immature even if released two decades prior on her debut album.

    The only redeemable songs are "Hold On Tight," (which was apparently the first song Britney recorded for this record, and therefore reflective of the original direction she intended to go with the record), as well as "Don't Cry." None of the other tracks sound even remotely like Britney, with the exception of "Perfume"; however, the cringeworthy lyrics ultimately ruin that one as well (i.e., "I'm gonna mark my territory.") Really, Brit? Are you now peeing on your man's belongings in an attempt to keep his hypothetically attracted potential mates at large? Yikes. Suffice it to say, this album was a huge mistake overall and a stain on her otherwise flawless discography of pop hits.

    If you are craving relatively new B music, do yourself a favor and listen to the exponentially superior "Glory."    … Expand
  39. JohnXtina
    Jul 2, 2018
    0
    Britney Jean is meeh. However, the honest song writing is a cool thing but its musicality lacks traction.
  40. HirroHernan
    Jul 2, 2018
    0
    regrettable, unfortunate, sorry, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, depressing, dismaying, upsetting, saddening;
  41. charlieking
    Jun 21, 2018
    0
    Worst album ever. ‘Jeans’ feels like a wasted opportunity. I guess not even her likes this sh**
  42. giihcarter
    Jun 21, 2018
    0
    esse album "Britney Jean" é o pior album pop que eu ja ouvir. ruim péssimo. nota 0!!!!!
  43. jeancpinho
    Jun 19, 2018
    5
    His weakest and most exhausting album so far, the only song to be saved is "Perfume" and "Work B ****". Britney does not innovate at all
  44. arturogub
    Jun 17, 2018
    0
    This sucks. I love so much Work **** only this song is amazing and a great video
  45. jarlosr
    Jun 16, 2018
    0
    This album sucks. It has a short tracklist but it's still full of filler and try-hard songs! She should have stayed retired.
  46. Lioen
    Jun 15, 2018
    5
    The worst album of Britney, has good songs like Work **** Alien and Perfume. But the others are pretty bad.
  47. CriticSaul
    May 4, 2018
    7
    Hermoso, con canciones realmente directas al corazón y un tono bastante tranquilo.
  48. ManuelContreras
    Apr 8, 2018
    10
    mi album favorito de ella. no se porque lo tachan de malo honestamente. muy bueno
  49. AlyssaVega
    Nov 13, 2017
    0
    Aunque ame a Britney debo decir que este album es el peor que ha podido sacar en toda su carrera, lo unico que me gusto de Britney Jean fueron sus singles (Perfume y Work B*tch) desde ahi el album no tiene nada bueno para ofrecer.
  50. Felipecritic
    Oct 21, 2017
    7
    Nesse CD, Britney tentou fazer algo pessoal só que com pegada comercial. Isso resultou em letras pessoais e melodia/instrumental mainstream. Sem nenhuma promoção, o álbum foi apenas algo pessoal como Blackout.
  51. matheusjean
    Sep 27, 2017
    10
    Amo esse album, tem letras muito pessoais e batidas fortes, apesar de nao ter vendido tanto é um dos que mais gosto da britney, muito especial e foi feito para os fas como a mesma ja disse, amo vc rainha spears
  52. jaencarlosg25
    Jul 29, 2017
    10
    Perfect for listening while travelling ♥ I love britney jean, the lyrics are personal Britney memoirs and also they remind me about my childhood, dunno why but it does. Love this album.
  53. Heychrystin
    Jul 26, 2017
    10
    i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love i Love
  54. Junhor
    Jul 25, 2017
    10
    Britney é britney álbum maravilhoso , amo tudo o que ela lança. Work **** e perfume, e umas das minhas preferidas. Encarte maravilhoso .princesa do pop its britney ****
  55. JonasCroft
    Jul 23, 2017
    10
    The album truly reflects Britney's thoughts, but her voice's missing. Perfume and Alien deserve a highlight, but that's it, this are the only tracks that truly have a glimpse of Britney's soul.
  56. RK13
    Jul 18, 2017
    7
    Britney Jean is definitely an album which requires a particular taste. I think the main reason why this album has been so poorly received is because if how manufactured it is. This album contains a stupid amount of autotune and has the emblem of will.i.am all over it, but that DOESN'T mean that is a bad thing. After a couple full listens, this album grows on you. You can definitely pickBritney Jean is definitely an album which requires a particular taste. I think the main reason why this album has been so poorly received is because if how manufactured it is. This album contains a stupid amount of autotune and has the emblem of will.i.am all over it, but that DOESN'T mean that is a bad thing. After a couple full listens, this album grows on you. You can definitely pick out the diamonds from the graphite but as Britney proudly states (you better work b***h). There is so much confidence, and on the upside it shows that the icons will never die out. This album is MUCH better than anything with 1D written on it.… Expand
  57. NETMUSIC
    Jun 17, 2017
    5
    Britney has given us incredible albums since her debut, but i'm underwhelmed by this poorly produced album. The writing is great, will.i.am. mucked it all up. Could've been great.

    Best Song(s):
    Work ****
    Tik Tik Boom
    Body Ache

    Worst Song(s):
    Passenger
    Hold On Tight
    Chillin' With You
    Brightest Morning Sun
  58. joalmeciga
    Jun 16, 2017
    6
    Unfortunately the wait was in vane... A poor album that show us a lazy Britney. She needs to get personal and let us remind that she's actually a good singer.
  59. Adrian14502
    Apr 14, 2017
    2
    Britney Spears trae su octavo álbum de estudio, y es todo menos un álbum de ella. Britney Jean suena genérico, robótico y sin vida. Spears prometía un álbum ''personal'', pero no hay nada de personal en todo esto. El álbum se siente más como un álbum de will.i.am que de la propia cantante. El álbum carece de sentido y de un concepto propio. Líricamente es bastante inmaduro e insulso. UnBritney Spears trae su octavo álbum de estudio, y es todo menos un álbum de ella. Britney Jean suena genérico, robótico y sin vida. Spears prometía un álbum ''personal'', pero no hay nada de personal en todo esto. El álbum se siente más como un álbum de will.i.am que de la propia cantante. El álbum carece de sentido y de un concepto propio. Líricamente es bastante inmaduro e insulso. Un EDM genérico, autotune por doquier, canciones sobreproducidas, otras con producción a medio hacer e incluso hay momentos en donde no es Britney quien canta sino una de sus coristas, Myah Marie. Los mejores momentos del álbum son en canciones como la mid-tempo ''Alien'' o la sobreproducida ''Passenger'', y aún así se sienten insípidas. Sin duda Britney Jean es el resultado de dos cosas, una agenda muy agitada y cero ganas de continuar con tu carrera, no fue una buena decisión grabar un álbum mientras planeas una residencia, y mucho menos dejarlo a mano de will.i.am quien se adueñó totalmente del proyecto. Britney Spears necesita un tiempo de descanso, es claro.

    Mejor track: Alien
    Peor track: Body Ache    … Expand
  60. RazGreen
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    Este es un buen álbum y está muy infravalorado a pesar de tener muy buenas canciones y te das cuenta cuando lo escuchas todo
    No es arte, pero sí es de calidad ♡
  61. LipeFireworks
    Jan 28, 2017
    3
    Que album horrivel, Britney eu sou um grande fã seu mas esse album não da pra defender, claramente esse é o pior album da carreira da britney, só não ganhou "0" porque ainda tem faixas boas como Don't Cry, Perfume e Passenger
  62. 0987
    Jan 23, 2017
    0
    I'm really sorry, but this is such a horrible album. There is no song that really stand out. Almost all of them are mediocre and terrible. Very weak album.
  63. owenrw89
    Dec 7, 2016
    5
    Prior to it's release, Britney's manager referred to Britney Jean as her 'Ray of Light'. A statement that ended up insulting Madonna, fans, critics and Britney herself. 'Ray of Light' it was not. What we have hear is an expensively created and out of date dance record. Some of the tracks sound like they should have been B-Sides to Femme Fatal singles ('Till It's Gone'), others are cheesyPrior to it's release, Britney's manager referred to Britney Jean as her 'Ray of Light'. A statement that ended up insulting Madonna, fans, critics and Britney herself. 'Ray of Light' it was not. What we have hear is an expensively created and out of date dance record. Some of the tracks sound like they should have been B-Sides to Femme Fatal singles ('Till It's Gone'), others are cheesy ('Chillin' With You'), and others are just plain awful ('Don't Cry'). What I will say though, is that the good tracks are very good. 'Work **** 'Alien' (yes, I know the autotune is obvious), 'Perfume', 'Passenger' and 'It Should Be Easy' do stand out. Do they only stand out because the others are so bad? I'll let you be the judge of that.… Expand
  64. victorcarter
    Nov 21, 2016
    4
    You don't have to be an expert to see or actually hear that Britney's 8th studio album (self) titled Britney Jean is simply bad. Overly edited, autotuned vocals mixed with extremely overproduced tracks is surely not what we all loved in her past albums.
  65. Scottx
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    I thought she would deliver, but it's a plain disappointment.. So called Princess of Pop failed again, after her 2 debut albums, she seems to lack a musical talent and creativity..
  66. ranoovski
    Nov 6, 2016
    6
    5,8 - 6 taking set from the heart.
    Listen to the album, and a feeling that the album was prepared for one month. Most impressed with the song Work **** Although it is similar to the tune of Lady Gaga G.U.Y. in album ARTPOP. I guess the only Work **** valuable song from the album, because it worked on 16 people, ahahahaha
    Album and dry surface. Thank God that he is very few people like    5,8 - 6 taking set from the heart.
    Listen to the album, and a feeling that the album was prepared for one month. Most impressed with the song Work **** Although it is similar to the tune of Lady Gaga G.U.Y. in album ARTPOP. I guess the only Work **** valuable song from the album, because it worked on 16 people, ahahahaha
    Album and dry surface. Thank God that he is very few people like it, otherwise I would definitely upset in pop music.    … Expand
  67. Juan12353
    Oct 29, 2016
    2
    Que es esto? De verdad, que tenga de puntuacion 50 es mucho, es un album terrible que no debio existir, solo se salvan (para mi) Alien, Work **** Perfume, Tik Tik Boom, Body Ache, Chillin' With You entre otras, pero de verdad, este album es pesimo, inclusive las que se salvan no son la gran cosa... Ms. Spears, nunca debiste lanzar esto uwu
  68. halisolleon
    Sep 14, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With superficial lyrics, robotic vocals and almost inaudible, and a touch Britney Holy Virgin, "Britney Jean" takes a step forward and four behind. With songs like "Til It's Gone", "Don't Cry" and "the Passenger"; Britney brings us a poisoned soup of auto-tune and lyrics as stupid and pointless. The high peaks of the album stay with the sweet "Alien", the dance and independent **** the pulsing and melodic "Perfume", the twins "Body Ache" and "Tik Tik Boom" and the almost incredible and retouched version of '' From the Bottom of My Broken Heart ": " Brightest Morning Star ". In general there's nothing new in "Britney Jean", only one set of tracks that exposes their lack of involvement in the album.… Expand
  69. gabrielfobia
    Sep 10, 2016
    4
    There is no effort applied to this album. You can grab some good moments on the first three tracks of the album, but the rest is just lame. Most of the songs are upbeat electronic with no heart, with so much autotune that what was supposed to be a personal material, it turns out as a robotic mechanical thing which did not work. The only highlight of the album is Don't Cry.
  70. yessv
    Sep 8, 2016
    4
    O pior album dela sem duvida, disco sem conceito, sem sentido, mau feito e mau acabado. Triste ver o fim da princesa do pop. Fora a voz de pato sendo morto quem engole aquilo? Enfim so salvaria Alien e Don't Cry o resto é demo.
  71. MiguelVictor
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    This album is about all things we don't wanna see in a artist: laziness and lack of talent. Full by song who are not either well written or produced, it shows us what a complete mess is.
  72. sixinch
    Aug 30, 2016
    1
    One of the worst albums of the year thus far. It shows absolutely no artistic growth, the lyrics are elementary, and the vocals are non-existent. All in all, a terrible album.
  73. prayyoucatchme
    Aug 30, 2016
    1
    Spears' sophomore album, which was critically one of her best, and featured the self-titled single that everyone and their mothers know. The album is headlined by such songs as Oops...I did it again, Stronger, and Lucky, with each one reaching the top 15 in the US Billboard 100 charts. Though those songs were popular, and I think they are catchy, the album does have its flaws. (I can't getSpears' sophomore album, which was critically one of her best, and featured the self-titled single that everyone and their mothers know. The album is headlined by such songs as Oops...I did it again, Stronger, and Lucky, with each one reaching the top 15 in the US Billboard 100 charts. Though those songs were popular, and I think they are catchy, the album does have its flaws. (I can't get no) Satisfaction is a word-for-word cover of the original Rolling Stones song, and it just comes off as awful personally. Also, the last track on the album, Dear Diary, is very, very stupid, in my opinion. Buy it to relive some nostalgia, but be aware this is the early 2000's, and bubblegum pop is just as cheesy as you thought it was. Collapse… Expand
  74. robsonwesleyy
    Aug 27, 2016
    10
    Gosto muito desse álbum! Não é um dos melhores da Princesa do Pop, mas é algo ótimo para se ouvir na balada ou em uma aula de dança! Ela sabe fazer pop e demonstrou isso com esse trabalho.
  75. billobo1
    Aug 27, 2016
    4
    Not personal, not club-friendly, not any good. It's her worst by far and there's no sugarcoating it. On top of that, the vocals are not Britney. 100% not. We can only wish she had just relased "Work **** and then include it in her next album, because this is a let-down from every perspective. Don't believe me? Listen to "Chillin' With You" or "Body Ache", two perfect examples of howNot personal, not club-friendly, not any good. It's her worst by far and there's no sugarcoating it. On top of that, the vocals are not Britney. 100% not. We can only wish she had just relased "Work **** and then include it in her next album, because this is a let-down from every perspective. Don't believe me? Listen to "Chillin' With You" or "Body Ache", two perfect examples of how uninspired and dated this is, how incredibly dull for a come-back. Oops, she did not do it again! Even hardcore fans will dislike this.… Expand
  76. lipeeh1398
    Aug 26, 2016
    10
    Com um encarte Maravilhoso e uma sonoridade bem leve o album trás uma Britney bem mais pessoal e menos robótica, Destaque para musicas como Brigtest Morning Star, Aline, perfume, Tik Tik Boom e Till it's gone
  77. BestMusticEvah
    Aug 17, 2016
    3
    A mixed bag.

    Starts off really well with William Orbit's fantastic production and Britney's solid vocals on opening track, Alien. Lead single, Work **** packs a punch with its pounding beat and Britney doing her fun British accent. Next comes a Sia-penned ballad called Perfume, which is one of Britney's best ballads of all time. It Should Be Easy is awful with its dated production and    A mixed bag.

    Starts off really well with William Orbit's fantastic production and Britney's solid vocals on opening track, Alien. Lead single, Work **** packs a punch with its pounding beat and Britney doing her fun British accent. Next comes a Sia-penned ballad called Perfume, which is one of Britney's best ballads of all time. It Should Be Easy is awful with its dated production and featuring Executive Producer of the album, WillIAM. Tik Tik Boom is repetitive and not of Britney's normal standard - it should never have made the final cut. Body Ache has some fizz, but nothing spectacular. Til It's Gone is forgettable - another WillIAM mess. Passenger is a decent song, but should Britney really be recording Katy Perry's rejects? Surely she deserves better than that. A duet with her sister on Chillin' With You is one of the worst songs Britney has ever recorded. Don't Cry sounds like it belongs on a flop girl band's album. Brighest Morning Star is too sentimental and reminds me of the terrible song, My Baby, she recorded for the Circus album. Hold On Tight is boring and sounds like another Katy Perry reject. Now That I Found You is another mistake - a Eurovision-type song that probably wouldn't even win. A Perfume remix adds nothing to the album.

    Britney made a huge mistake spending so much time on her Vegas residency whilst recording this album in a rush and not caring about the low quality. WillIAM's production is - on the whole - bad. The song choices were not great. Maybe 3 or 4 tracks deserved to make the final cut - the rest is trash.    … Expand
  78. lukeparkes26
    Jul 15, 2016
    8
    "Britney Jean" was one of the most highly anticipated albums in 2013. Britney called it her most personal album ever, and that's exactly what it was: it was personal.

    I love "Alien," a midtempo track about feeling like an outcast, like an alien, and about finding her place in her world, where she belongs. "Work B**ch" is a banger, yes, but it is personal, too; Britney worked hard to get    "Britney Jean" was one of the most highly anticipated albums in 2013. Britney called it her most personal album ever, and that's exactly what it was: it was personal.

    I love "Alien," a midtempo track about feeling like an outcast, like an alien, and about finding her place in her world, where she belongs. "Work B**ch" is a banger, yes, but it is personal, too; Britney worked hard to get where she is now. "Perfume," though the whole "mark my territory" part is questionable, is about jealousy, about her feeling paranoid that her boyfriend is cheating on her, and obviously, Britney has been in this situation before. I would've loved "It Should Be Easy" much, much better if Britney had taken another approach with it; the production could've been handled better - like less robotic effects on her voice, maybe a more stripped-back production overall, and more revising of the lyrical content. Don't get me wrong: I like "Tik Tik Boom"; the production is well-done, and it showcases Britney's vocal ability, but it doesn't feel like it belongs here, like it would be more fitting for, I don't know, a separate E.P. entitled "Blackout 2.0." "Body Ache" doesn't belong here, either, and I feel like it could've been made available through a different means, unrelated to this album. "Til It's Gone" is an upbeat, emotional track, which displays a personal side to Britney, while allowing anyone to dance to it, as well. "Passenger," one of my personal favourites, has an amazing production, the most unique out of the rest of the album, and those vocals . . . whoa! Britney blew me away! "Chillin' With You," though a soothing, relaxing song, wasn't a favourite, but it still fits with the personal vibe. And "Don't Cry" reminds me of Britney Spears' earlier content, and her vocals are the most natural, the most raw here. "Brightest Morning Star" is a beautiful, uplifting track, which is either about her two sons or God. "Hold On Tight" is another personal favourite, and it is one of the songs I most relate to; her vocals are amazing, filled with emotion, which is pretty powerful. "Now That I Found You" is just as relatable and just as amazing. And I loved the stripped-down version of "Perfume," which ends the deluxe edition. Overall, I loved Britney Jean!    … Expand
  79. chidime
    Jul 13, 2016
    0
    An absolute zero over 10. Nothing to write about tbh. Everything that could go wrong in an album went wrong in Britney Jean. Lack of cohesion, rubbish songs, terrible vocals, lack of meaningful lyrics, poor songwriting, terrible/cliche production, terrible sound effects (like the autotune on the will.i.am featured song. can't be bothered to know the name). This album should be added to aAn absolute zero over 10. Nothing to write about tbh. Everything that could go wrong in an album went wrong in Britney Jean. Lack of cohesion, rubbish songs, terrible vocals, lack of meaningful lyrics, poor songwriting, terrible/cliche production, terrible sound effects (like the autotune on the will.i.am featured song. can't be bothered to know the name). This album should be added to a register/library to show other artists/singers an example of an album you do not want to make. 0/10… Expand
  80. vinicius1505200
    Jun 12, 2016
    2
    A bad album, never heard anything so bad in my life .
    Britney you lack talent to make good albums actually something you almost never met is talent.
    His album is less than virtually everything heard in my life , never will recover me an album so rubbish like that.
    I 'm ashamed to say that hearing this, I would rather be deaf than hear another bad job of these .
  81. ahmedimran
    May 26, 2016
    6
    This album is very different from the usual Britney Spears! Although im not a big fan of her music i have to say she does showcase her vocals on this album. Alien, Passenger, Perfume and Dont Cry are probably the highlights of this album! I honestly dont know what went wrong with this album, maybe people expected more of a Femme Fatale type of a thing! But honestly one thing which is theThis album is very different from the usual Britney Spears! Although im not a big fan of her music i have to say she does showcase her vocals on this album. Alien, Passenger, Perfume and Dont Cry are probably the highlights of this album! I honestly dont know what went wrong with this album, maybe people expected more of a Femme Fatale type of a thing! But honestly one thing which is the MOST annoying thing about her is that she legit LIP SYNCS her EVERY SINGLE PERFORMANCE these days. If she has the vocals she should show that instead of flaunting some dance moves! Lets see what she has for us up her sleeve now… Expand
  82. Jordantrav
    Apr 26, 2016
    0
    A disaster. A truly terrible album lacking depth, creativity and soul. She needs to never make music ever again because this was absolutely dire. Jesus.
  83. QueenBritney
    Mar 25, 2016
    10
    its a Good album Britney Jean should been more Pop and the Vocals on this album are Ok should been better tho and the album lead single should have been Alien.
  84. TheusOk
    Mar 5, 2016
    10
    Love this album,it's her wrost album,but it's good! llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
  85. eutheush
    Feb 21, 2016
    10
    One of the best Pop albuns of world. Don't follow the Britney Spears's genre, however, it's yet a great one. Work **** shows the best of the album. It's for sure, if you buy Britney Jean, you'll have no regret.
  86. perfectiover
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    Raw emotion at its finest. Coming in strong with her 8th studio album, Britney Spears delivers some of her most uncut and personal songs to date. With heart throbbing ballads like "Perfume" and EDM anthems like "Work B**ch", this album is truly a showcase of the versatility of Ms. Spears. Britney Jean is arguably the best album of 2013.
  87. Tonyo
    Jan 30, 2016
    5
    Quelle catastrophe! L'album se voulait être "le plus personnel de Britney" cependant on échappe pas à la mauvaise production de will.i.am qui fait de cet album qui s'annonçait bon, une répugnante copie de ses propres travaux. Le triplé It Should Be Easy, Tik Tik Boom & Body Ache en milieu d'album gâche le tout.

    Soulignons tout de fois la présence de Perfume, un titre qui met en avant la    Quelle catastrophe! L'album se voulait être "le plus personnel de Britney" cependant on échappe pas à la mauvaise production de will.i.am qui fait de cet album qui s'annonçait bon, une répugnante copie de ses propres travaux. Le triplé It Should Be Easy, Tik Tik Boom & Body Ache en milieu d'album gâche le tout.

    Soulignons tout de fois la présence de Perfume, un titre qui met en avant la voix de Britney et qui est probablement le meilleur titre de la chanteuse depuis presque 10 ans. Coup de coeur également pour Don't Cry, Brightest Morning Star, Hold On Tight & Now That I Foud You.    … Expand
  88. Jiano74
    Jan 25, 2016
    0
    This will be a short review of a truly **** album. DO NOT LISTEN TO IT. I wish I could given it a negative score because it deserves it but a 0 will have to do I guess. A really bore I changed halfway through to something else and then eventually listened to the rest so I could do my review.
  89. PopThaPasta
    Dec 22, 2015
    4
    Very poppy and upbeat album from the 90s teen star Britney Spears. Full for energy, but unfortunately often it gets too too much with the bass, it takes over the song and it is tiring. Mixed emotions about this one.. The more I listen to the songs, the less I like them. The songs I actually can cope with is "Perfume", "Alien" and "Don't Cry". Generally: Not impressed.
  90. oliver1994
    Dec 4, 2015
    4
    Spears is an artist who has always had an incredible production team behind her, and before this record was released she had never had a bad album. Unfortunately, 'Britney Jean' fails where her other records have flourished. It is incredibly flawed, none of the tracks seem to piece together and though songs like 'Alien' and 'Work ****' are admittedly strong tracks alone, in the mish-mashSpears is an artist who has always had an incredible production team behind her, and before this record was released she had never had a bad album. Unfortunately, 'Britney Jean' fails where her other records have flourished. It is incredibly flawed, none of the tracks seem to piece together and though songs like 'Alien' and 'Work ****' are admittedly strong tracks alone, in the mish-mash production that runs throughout this record, they are lost gems. Other songs that stand out amongst the wreckage are 'Til It's Gone' and 'Passenger', these nod slightly towards the album fans and critics alike would certainly hope to hear from the pop icon; however as a whole the record just doesn't seem to work. There is no defending the low points of this album that come in the form of robotic, badly written hook-ups with will.i.am or the cringeworthy "duet" with Spears' sister Jamie Lynn. It does say a lot that a Britney album is still quite an exciting thing in this decade, however there is not much to get hyped about with this one.… Expand
  91. vinzlima
    Nov 5, 2015
    6
    This album seems to be very good, when you start playing the first track I really feel like an alien , a very good music , but in an album that is not even good. The second song for me and also good . Perfume then forget it . After that you get a drastic decline that began in the second song and rose slightly in the third and died from the fourth . The weakest point of this album and I canThis album seems to be very good, when you start playing the first track I really feel like an alien , a very good music , but in an album that is not even good. The second song for me and also good . Perfume then forget it . After that you get a drastic decline that began in the second song and rose slightly in the third and died from the fourth . The weakest point of this album and I can say that the production , Dirty Beats that hurt the whole body in the most violent way possible. In some letters we can indentificar and understand a little better the Britney on this album , maybe this is the highest point of the album . I believe that clean up the beat of some music and replace a 6 songs the better album . This album is not as bad, some songs make me not a negative average.… Expand
  92. GustavoRibeiro
    Oct 16, 2015
    6
    Melhores músicas: Alien, Perfume, Passenger, Chillin With You, Til It's Gone
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  93. BuySameOldLove
    Oct 13, 2015
    1
    Britney Jean é um álbum ruim, do começo ao fim, parece que a Britney tentou fazer um álbum com sobras do Femme Fatale e virou isso um monte de música sem sentido a única coisa que salva no BJ é Perfume o resto não passa de músicas experimentais
  94. DanielSaldanaG
    Oct 11, 2015
    10
    I can consider this one of Britney's best albums, it really has bangers that weren't used like they deserved. Vocal showcase in songs like Passenger, Perfume or Don't Cry show that Britney still have it. It also has dope beats in tracks like Work B**ch!, Tik Tik Boom, Til It's Gone and It Should Be Easy. This is actually a valuable jewel.
  95. kyal92
    Oct 11, 2015
    10
    Another absolutely brilliant Britney album. This album is half dance music with Work **** Til It's Gone, Tik Tik Boom and Body Ache, and half getting more personal music with Don't Cry, Alien, Perfume and Brightest Morning Star. I wish Alien had of been released as a single and Britney had of had the time to promote it and the album more, because it was a massively underrated album. ButAnother absolutely brilliant Britney album. This album is half dance music with Work **** Til It's Gone, Tik Tik Boom and Body Ache, and half getting more personal music with Don't Cry, Alien, Perfume and Brightest Morning Star. I wish Alien had of been released as a single and Britney had of had the time to promote it and the album more, because it was a massively underrated album. But her highly successful Piece of Me show was where her attention needed to be. My favourite songs are Til It's Gone, Perfume, Alien, Work **** Passenger and Tik Tik Boom. I really enjoyed the whole album from start to finish.

    In her next project, it would be awesome to see something like Blackout 2. I'm really hoping to see her team up with Danja in the near future.    … Expand
  96. asjklasjklas
    Sep 12, 2015
    4
    According to Britney Spears, her eponymous eighth studio album has been described as being both “personal” and a sequel to 2007’s Blackout; it’s one of the only LPs in her discography where Spears is credited as a co-writer on more than a handful of tracks and it supposedly revolves around her 2013 split from her ex-fiancé. But coincidentally, it’s probably her most celluloid musicalAccording to Britney Spears, her eponymous eighth studio album has been described as being both “personal” and a sequel to 2007’s Blackout; it’s one of the only LPs in her discography where Spears is credited as a co-writer on more than a handful of tracks and it supposedly revolves around her 2013 split from her ex-fiancé. But coincidentally, it’s probably her most celluloid musical statement to date and one of her worst written; it dulls in comparison to the fellow female pop singers who were already making a buzz in 2013—Beyoncé surprise released her self-titled LP to critical acclaim, Lorde challenged the status quo on one of the year’s biggest hits, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga released new albums, hell, even Miley Cyrus turned heads with her twerking VMA performance and even enjoyed some success with her own singles. But even Spears didn’t seem too enthralled by her own co-creation by its release date because she gave it little to no promotion—Beyoncé has already succeeded Spears in pulling off promotional stunts like this because not only did her product become commercially and critically consumable in the end, she’s simply a better musician nowadays, succeeding Spears at numerous achievements within her decade-plus career.

    For Britney Jean, Spears assigned the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am—who makes an extraordinarily unextraordinary appearance on “It Should Be Easy” since ANY product he’s involved in must include more than co-producer credit—as a curator of her “personal” sound, exchanging her longtime collaborators Max Martin and Dr. Luke in for shallow EDM “drops” courtesy of him and accompanying co-producers such as the equally unextraordinary David Guetta. At least Max Martin and Dr. Luke, albeit one-dimensional, knew how to make a mountain out of a mole hill in terms of turning minimal melodies into epic generation-defining euphoria—Spears’ own Femme Fatale exhibited similar EDM influences in 2011, it could create electronic landscapes out of relatively simple contemporary pop tropes, such as the dance-pop anthem “Till the World Ends”, Spears’ best song in years. But whereas Femme Fatale and even 2007’s Blackout stood slightly ahead of the trend, will.i.am keeps Spears safely in the middle of the stream and maybe even behind the rest of the pack.

    The lead single, “Work **** embarrassingly emulates—and appropriates—‘80s black vogue culture, which could be called out as a desperate attempt at baiting and cashing in on her dedicated LGBTQ+ fan base, in a decade where civil rights regarding sexual orientation and gender identity have become far more relevant than the stereotypes society continuously associated with their community. But it’s much more exhilarating than the rest of Britney Jean, which trails between bland and absolutely terrible. The second single, “Perfume”, co-penned by Sia, nudges Spears back into her early teen-pop balladry and also has the laughable line “I’m gonna mark my territory,” as if it’s an appropriate metaphor to define making sure you stamp your identity on your romantic partner as a dog urinating on a fire hydrant. The T.I.-featured “Tik Tik Boom” compares sexual climaxing to a time-bomb explosion in an awkwardly childish manner; T.I. returns to his signature sexism from that year’s “Blurred Lines” with cringeworthy lines of his own (“She like the way I eat her, beat her, beat her/Treat her like an animal, somebody call PETA”).

    Britney Jean is actually a kaleidoscope of idiotic imagery curated by Spears and co.’s second-grade songwriting: “If there was a scale from 1 to 10 then my love for you is a million billion,” Spears sings in one of her most headache-inducing vocal effects yet. But even when the lyrics aren’t bombing catastrophically, they’re cliché as all hell. The chorus on “’Til It’s Gone” dramatically chants “You never what you got ‘til it’s gone,” as if it hasn’t been said billions of time before under much better circumstances—“’Til It’s Gone” even copies the stuttering hook of Femme Fatale’s “I Wanna Go” in an act of filling out a pre-chorus. The only standout track on Britney Jean is the Diplo produced “Passenger”, which was initially meant to be on Katy Perry’s Prism and probably would’ve been that album’s highlight. The lyrics definitely suit a female pop star at Spears’ velocity that has been in control for so long, the comfort of allowing a romantic partner to take the wheel is actually kind of endearing. But not only did Spears’ vocals require an overwhelming amount of Auto-Tune to sing, it’s a contradiction for her as well, since Spears has practically been a passenger throughout her career, allowing writers, producers, and record companies to guide her through every shift and turn. But despite leaving a significant mark all over pop music throughout the early millennium, Britney Jean is evidence that maybe she's falling from relevancy, publicly and musically.    … Expand
  97. killerlover24
    Aug 17, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Britney Jean" is a good album but not the best in Britney's career. The sounds and rhythms are good enough and the fact she co-wrote all the lyrics is reason enough to listen and get this album.… Expand
  98. josueralves
    Jul 13, 2015
    10
    I love Britney , this album was something intimate and beautiful. Just needed to be well worked , his early single could have been "Alien" . Waiting for the next to love as all other 8!
  99. LucasTReviews
    Jul 13, 2015
    7
    Britney Jean é o álbum mais pessoal da carreira de Britney Spears segundo a mesma: Com todas as faixas co-escritas pela cantora, o álbum apesar de boa melodia e composições peca em certas partes.

    Spears deveria ter explorado mais sua voz desta vez (o que faz sentido, o que seria mais pessoal do seus que vocais crus?) porém Perfume & Don't Cry são algumas das poucas faixas onde não vemos    Britney Jean é o álbum mais pessoal da carreira de Britney Spears segundo a mesma: Com todas as faixas co-escritas pela cantora, o álbum apesar de boa melodia e composições peca em certas partes.

    Spears deveria ter explorado mais sua voz desta vez (o que faz sentido, o que seria mais pessoal do seus que vocais crus?) porém Perfume & Don't Cry são algumas das poucas faixas onde não vemos auto-tune nem seu excesso, tracks como It Should Be Easy & Tik Tik Boom dão a entender que estamos ouvindo um álbum de eletrônica ou qualquer coisa lançada para o disco de Will.i.am (que a proposito foi quem produziu o álbum)

    Apesar das letras mais profundas do que seus trabalhos anteriores, o estilo do álbum não bate com o que conhecemos de Britney Spears    … Expand
  100. Ayron_xcx
    Jun 22, 2015
    3
    Eu amo Britney mas desde Femme Fatale ela vem me decepcionando :/, e Britney Jean me decepcionou muito! nota três pq ''Alien'' ''Work **** e ''Perfume'' são boas músicas!
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Jan 7, 2014
    50
    The alien, blank dead-eyedness of Britney Jean is frightening, because it feels like it’s all will.i.am trusts Britney with.
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  2. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Dec 10, 2013
    40
    Play this album from start to finish and it’s hard not to feel that at the core of its cheaply gratifying genealogy is nothing but misery.
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  3. No Ripcord
    Dec 6, 2013
    50
    Backed up by masters of electronica David Guetta, Diplo and Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso, they all make sure to drop a storm of ugly, trite and utterly soulless EDM breakdowns and dubstep drops whenever they can.
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