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Hard Candy - Madonna
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65 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 234 Ratings

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  • Summary: The queen of pop's latest and last release on the Warner Brothers label was produced in part by Nate "Danja" Hills, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Candy finds her dropping her Kabbalah string on the dance floor and readopting an American accent to offer up an unpretentious, nonstop dance party.
  2. Uncut
    60
    And though it sometimes plays safe, Hard Candy could be her most unpretentious and consistently enjoyable pop record since Like A Virgin.
  3. Mojo
    60
    Flowing with an easy energy, it's the last track on an album that shows Madonna still firmly on the dancefloor, but with her eyes now turning to the USA. [June 2008, p.106]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 154
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 154
  3. Negative: 26 out of 154
  1. SeanF
    10
    Fantastic considering the worst song on the album was a number 1 Hit!
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. RezJ
    5
    I think Madonna lost her way in music with this album. she wamted to try something new but it didn't work. i think R&B beats don't fit on her. the only songs u can bear in this album are "Miles Away" and "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You". they sounds like real Madonna. we all expected more from her after her huge success in "Confessions on a Dancefloor".… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. IanR
    3
    As a huge Madonna fan, I'm disappointed. Never has she sounded more bored and more like a guest on her own songs. Enlisting the help of Timbaland and Timberlake reeks of desperation, and this half-baked effort contains no Madonna classics and only a handful of tolerable songs. Her worst studio effort without question.… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes

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