Girl Who Got Away
by Dido
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Mar 26, 2013
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Mar 29, 2013
    83
    [Dido] carries it with her creamy alto and her sweetly ethereal allure. [5 Apr 2013, p.67]
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  2. AllMusic
    Mar 25, 2013
    80
    Halfway through, Girl Who Got Away sucks you into its sway, its comforts as alluring as they are elusive.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Mar 1, 2013
    80
    As an album, it doesn’t break any new ground--it doesn’t try to. What it does do though is sweep itself up in a groundswell of beautiful, heart-tugging nostalgia so strong it’s as if 2003 lies just beyond the window again, shimmering in the haze of the morning dew.
  5. BBC Music
    Mar 1, 2013
    70
    Admittedly, the album contains the odd soporific song like No Freedom, but these turns are outweighed by tracks with a strong tune or an unexpected hint of sadness.

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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. AnalyDewa
    Jul 8, 2013
    10
    Maybe people are giving low notes to this album because they can't accept that Dido has the right to venture into different music styles andMaybe people are giving low notes to this album because they can't accept that Dido has the right to venture into different music styles and make her perfect and unique songs. She's doin' it since "Stoned" and "Sand In My Shoes", just pedants are trying to criticize her for make what she wants to do. Girl Who Got Away is one of the most beautiful albuns in this year and nothing can change it.… Full Review »
  2. Etaipalombo
    Mar 30, 2013
    6
    I don't know a lot of artists who sounds the same either at the studio and the stage, but I'm sure that Dido is one of them. The new album isI don't know a lot of artists who sounds the same either at the studio and the stage, but I'm sure that Dido is one of them. The new album is ears-pleasing as usual, but suffers from heterogeneity of songs. Some of them sounds great, others you'd rather to fast forward. Dido keeps singing with the same passion as in her earlier releases, she's dedicating herself to every word she sings, but sometimes it seems that the lyrics downgrading her vocal skills. Still, this album is well produced and nice to have in your own discography for late starless nights (5 Songs Per Artist Blog)… Full Review »
  3. Danipink89
    May 25, 2013
    8
    Awesome album, she's one of my favorite singers although, i think she has to get out of her comfort zone, she has a lovely voice the onlyAwesome album, she's one of my favorite singers although, i think she has to get out of her comfort zone, she has a lovely voice the only thing missing is more musical innovation and experimentation.… Full Review »
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