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Grown & Sexy - Babyface
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51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. Amazon.com
    80
    If there's one thing the R&B phenomenon demonstrates on Grown & Sexy, is that growing up is sexy.
  2. All Music Guide
    70
    Those who were left disappointed by ['Face2Face'] will probably be happy to have the Face of old back with Grown & Sexy, a back-to-basics album that sounds a lot more natural in comparison.
  3. Billboard
    70
    A pleasing collection of midtempo songs and ballads brushed with, but not obscured by, a contemporary sheen. [30 Jul 2005]
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  4. Los Angeles Times
    50
    [His] mature eroticism is undone by overwrought production, eventually drowning every track in layers of instrumentation, vocals and other sonic drama. [31 Jul 2005]
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  5. Vibe
    50
    Grown feels more like an extended elevator ride than a true adult movement. [Sep 2005, p.236]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    40
    Dragged down by radio-courting melodies and ready-made rhymes, this album's first half is particularly calculated.
  7. Slant Magazine
    40
    It all makes one yearn for the simpler days of mid-'90s R&B.
  8. The New York Times
    40
    Like a lot of current pop, he could use a middle ground between thuggishness and sentimentality. [15 Aug 2005]
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  9. The Guardian
    30
    An hour of boredom.
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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. PatrickK
    10
    I simply love this song, and for me it is one of the best of Babyface that I've ever heard before. Today in the taxi The driver played it once and I asked him to play over and over untill I'll get off his car...… Full Review »
  2. BethL.
    10
    Babyface is the best male R&B songwriter/producer/singer. He is so creative and has the most talent out of anyone in the business. His recent album, Grown and Sexy brings back the R&B that has been missing in this generation. Every song is great, and I never get sick of listening to the album. I could listen to it over and over again. He is a remarkable man and he will continue to succeed with every album he produces. He is irreplaceable and number 1!… Full Review »
  3. MarcL
    10
    This album is one of his best. It's just a shame that most people are too overwrought with recycled beats and only listen to the crap that MTV tells you to listen to. You want an honest, creative, and love-driven album? Then Grown & Sexy is the album for you. Buy this album, hell...buy it more than once...… Full Review »
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