Crayons - Donna Summer
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66 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first album of new songs in over 15 years from the queen of disco.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Village Voice
    80
    On Crayons, it’s like no time has passed at all, and of course it hasn't.
  2. Billboard
    80
    This surprisingly lively set finds the former disco diva teaming with a crew of young collaborators--including Greg Kurstin, Danielle Brisebois, Ziggy Marley, J.R. Rotem and Lester Mendez--for a series of uptempo forays into stomping dance-pop, juke-joint blues-rock, breezy Latin jazz and African-accented soul.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    Crayons is a healthy antidote to an industry that loves to package and box artists.
  4. Q Magazine
    60
    If we forget her Lenny Henry-esque Jamaican accent on the title track's Ziggy Marley duet, she's on sterling form. [Aug 2008, p.143]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. JonathanHeath
    10
    I love this CD. The QUEEN is back!
  2. fabfever
    10
    Are you kidding wow wow where has she been wow this can be the begging of a brand new sound of music going into 2009 2010 2011 2012 and beown her talking parts and new beats and claps in the music we love you donna.… Expand
  3. AjR.
    10
    I'm buying this cd no doubt a older and more glamous look i love the new look donna summer given the sucess of the other 1970s returning stars she a babe.… Expand
  4. FrancoisC.
    10
    When the gap between the appreciation by critics and the one by general public is so big, I say to myself that something is wrong... about the critics of course. Donna Summer, like Celine Dion, is the type of artist critics as so scared about saying something good. Do not hesitate a second to get this album. One of the best in 2008 so far.… Expand

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