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45

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

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Somebody To Love
Can anybody find me somebody to love? Each morning I get up I die a little Can barely stand on my feet (Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. CDNow
    70
    A frothy soufflé of an album, heavy on the groovy dance beats and go-girl goodwill, light on profundity.
  2. Billboard
    70
    The set oozes with timely funk beats and the kind of well-crafted songs that No. 1 hits are made of.
  3. Spin Cycle
    50
    "Forever" is about as glossy as it gets. It's also understandably predictable.
  4. Rolling Stone
    50
    It's been almost five years since England's Spice Girls had people smiling or sneering. Their third album, Forever, will probably provoke a reaction somewhere in the middle -- with one exception, it's just OK.
  5. Wall of Sound
    45
    An album of bland and relatively anonymous adult pop that rarely gets racier than offering to "keep you up all night" and "make you holler."
  6. Sonicnet
    40
    Yes, this is their "mature" album, the one where the once effervescent combo that could be counted on for enough hooky innuendoes to excite pre-teen girls and dirty young men alike aspire toward some sort of longer-lasting pop relevance. Which translates here into ballads and a huge dose of R&B-lite. It all sounds very professional, though only a hardcore fan can deny that the bloom is definitely off the rose.
  7. Dot Music
    20
    There's no gentle way of saying this, so let's cut to the chase. This record is, quite simply, useless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
  1. GusSpice
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    The best album ever!!! Great sound. Enjoyed from the first and last song. Goodbye its a gem.
  2. AmeliaS
    Oct 24, 2005
    10
    yeally good because it was relatable to!!!
  4. fulvior
    Aug 1, 2006
    10
    For me this is the best Spice Girls' album
  5. JoergenJoergensen
    Dec 7, 2002
    8
    Not Bad, girls...
  6. savioeu
    Dec 15, 2015
    8
    Let's admit: their timing was terrible, they should've stick to their bubble gum party pop instead of going with heavy R&B influences (well,Let's admit: their timing was terrible, they should've stick to their bubble gum party pop instead of going with heavy R&B influences (well, the space of R&B influenced girlgroups was well filled by Destiny's Child and TLC already). However, it showed that they can sound mature and give realistic romantic proposals, unlike the previous two albums. This is the Spice Girls album that the non-Spice Girls fan will like the most.… Expand
  7. AloudSound
    May 3, 2012
    5
    This isn't the original Spice Girls we intended it to be. Now as a Spice Girl fan, it hasn't had an amazing hit from it. Yes, maybe "Holler"This isn't the original Spice Girls we intended it to be. Now as a Spice Girl fan, it hasn't had an amazing hit from it. Yes, maybe "Holler" took its turn, but the rest of the album had less, yet horrid promotion. And the chart stats of this album wasn't an improvement either. And if they were a current band right now, their albums would have been the best, but not this..... "album" you say.… Collapse
  8. NseE
    Mar 15, 2003
    0
    I'd much rather watch paint dry.

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