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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 564 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the solo debut for former Destiny's Child member Beyonce Knowles.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. For the most part, Ms. Knowles does more reinventing than revisiting.
  2. The first half is good enough to make Dangerously in Love one of the best mainstream urban R&B records released in 2003.
  3. Blender
    80
    Her reach is remarkable. [Aug 2003, p.120]
  4. Vibe
    60
    At times... Dangerously In Love sounds desperate to reach every demographic. [Aug 2003, p.150]
  5. Before descending without hope of return into the treacle swamp of R&B ballad hell that beckons at the halfway point, 'Dangerously In Love' offers a few passable moments.
  6. Unfortunately, the rest of Dangerously in Love is only intermittently sexy.

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Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 20 out of 130
  1. Nov 29, 2010
    10
    UnderRated just like all Her Albums. No Fillers, Lesser thans but no fillers. Its packed with some really great songs all throughout. GreatUnderRated just like all Her Albums. No Fillers, Lesser thans but no fillers. Its packed with some really great songs all throughout. Great Album. 5 stars. Expand
  2. Aug 30, 2016
    10
    UnderRated just like all Her Albums. No Fillers, Lesser thans but no fillers. Its packed with some really great songs all throughout. GreatUnderRated just like all Her Albums. No Fillers, Lesser thans but no fillers. Its packed with some really great songs all throughout. Great Album. 5 stars. Collapse Expand
  3. yoxi
    Oct 13, 2003
    10
    this cd is bomb
  4. Aug 21, 2022
    10
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  5. Jun 29, 2011
    9
    This album was very eccentric. It was both R&B and pop, and hip-hop. It seems as if Beyonce was just recording every song that sounded good toThis album was very eccentric. It was both R&B and pop, and hip-hop. It seems as if Beyonce was just recording every song that sounded good to her, hoping that it would sound good to others as well (which it does), but it left out the honesty that should be found in music especially with vocal talent like hers. At moments like "Me, Myself, and I" and "Daddy" you can literally fell what she feels, and at other points like "Hip Hop Star" you wonder what she is doing. Overall it was a strong debut release, it show promise for who Beyonce will become as an artist, vocalist, and overall as a human being. Collapse
  6. Apr 5, 2016
    7
    O primeiro albúm solo da cantora estadunidense Beyoncé Knowles, intitulado de ¨Dangerously in love¨, é repleto de sensualidade e vigor,O primeiro albúm solo da cantora estadunidense Beyoncé Knowles, intitulado de ¨Dangerously in love¨, é repleto de sensualidade e vigor, agradando até mesmo aqueles que não se identificam como fãs. Lançado no dia 20 de junho de 2003, o disco oscila entre os gêneros do R&B, Hip-Hop e Soul e pode ser classificado como um começo promissor. Entre as 17 faixas encontram-se grandes nomes do rap como Sean Paul, Missy Elliott e Jay-z, o cônjuge da ex-integrante do grupo Destiny's child. Ao sermos introduzidos às canções, somos afogados por um maremoto de hits. ¨Crazy in love¨, ¨Naughty girl¨ e ¨Baby boy¨, as três primeiras faixas certamente são o ápice da obra, proporcionando o entretenimento mais do que suficiente para que possamos continuar o nosso longo trajeto até o final do disco. Mas – é claro sempre há algumas pedras no caminho. Músicas como ¨Speechless¨ e ¨Gift from Virgo¨, nos fazem cair na monotonia, enquanto outras simplesmente se tornam esquecíveis, e é aí que nos questionamos se veremos aquela energia cintilante que estava presente no início do albúm novamente. Para a infelicidade de todos, somente as oito primeiras faixas transmitem o que há de melhor no CD. Realmente nem tudo são flores, mas antes de finalizarmos a obra, ¨ ’03 Bonnie & Clyde¨ se mostra um dos poucos motivos de a contemplarmos até o final. Com vocais maravilhosamente entrosados, boas composições e alguns tropeços, ¨Dangerously in love¨ é uma boa pedida caso você queira ser inserido em um universo cativante. Pelo menos no começo. (B-) Expand
  7. RebeccaR
    Jan 4, 2004
    0
    Aaaaargh!! It hurts my ears! It hurts my ears! TURN IT OFF NOW!

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