Echo
by Leona Lewis
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Nov 17, 2009
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Mojo
    40
    Ultimately though, too much of Echo is over familiar. By the end you find yourself longing for some subtlety or more light and shade.
  2. Q Magazine
    40
    Sometimes less is more. [Jan 2010, p.117]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    Lewis is technically flawless, but behind lyrics about "the scars on my heart," there's little personality.
  5. The Guardian
    60
    That voice is impressive enough and there's no denying the stolid catchiness of some songs--notably 'Happy' and her cover of Oasis's 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out'--but she appears to lack the lightness of touch this album desperately needs.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    Too much of Echo is mired in soppy balladry and standard-issue dancery that seem meant to be consumed with a box of drugstore Chablis.
  7. Slant Magazine
    50
    Whether it's a chugging slow burner or an amped-up club jam, the material here is pretty unimaginative, and not a single song approaches the formidable 'Bleeding Love.'
  8. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    A handful of upbeat numbers–-including an unexpected foray into frothy high-speed electro–-pull Leona back from the brink of boring, while 'I Got You' is an impressive distant relative of 'Bleeding Love.'

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 45
  3. Negative: 3 out of 45
  1. Gamingking007
    Jan 4, 2011
    9
    Great ablum but not close to SPIRIT!!! Spirit is the best album ever made even better than Thriller from Michael Jackson!!!!!My Hands isGreat ablum but not close to SPIRIT!!! Spirit is the best album ever made even better than Thriller from Michael Jackson!!!!!My Hands is definitely my favourite!!!… Full Review »
  2. joaophs1
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    The best Leona's album by far. Happy, Outta my Hand, My Hands and the cover of Oasis song are the best songs. Leona's voice is pure magic withThe best Leona's album by far. Happy, Outta my Hand, My Hands and the cover of Oasis song are the best songs. Leona's voice is pure magic with a gorgeous range. Infant understand how critics scored that with 59 points!… Full Review »
  3. lucasdocarmo
    Jun 14, 2017
    10
    Simply the best album of Leona's carreer. This record is full of pop-rock tracks like "Naked" and "Love Letter". A Britney Spears' kinda songSimply the best album of Leona's carreer. This record is full of pop-rock tracks like "Naked" and "Love Letter". A Britney Spears' kinda song like "Outta My Head", overrated ballads like "Happy", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Broken", and dispensable tracks like "Lost and Found". Leona shows here the most amazing vocals of her discography. The best track of the album is "Can't Breathe", a R&B song that shows her versatility while singing. She shown that she can sing all music genres without giving us a "frankenstein" album. Overral, ECHO is such a mature and consistent record.… Full Review »
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