Human - Brandy
  • Band Name: Brandy
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Dec 9, 2008
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67 out of 100

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  • Summary: The fifth album for the R&B singer is her first with the Epic label.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. The Guardian
    80
    Human is a thoughtful, intimate work on which Norwood sings movingly about fragility and fear.
  2. musicOMH.com
    60
    In succeeding for much of Human, Brandy makes a committed and surprisingly emotive return.
  3. Blender
    60
    Her wispily aspirational singing tugs hardest on 'Fall,' cowritten with Natasha Bedingfield, where escapism and realism do battle and her pretty pony of love rides a beautiful rainbow that may or may not lead to the glue factory of hobbled dreams. Stay tuned.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    37
    On 'Human' you can hear Brandy striving (understandably) to express herself, yet the result rarely rises above diary-entry tedium.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. MikeyC.
    10
    Very heartfelt album - probably Brandy's most introspective yet. While it's not as adventurous as Afrodisiac, it definitely makes up for it in depth of lyrics and Brandy's beautiful trademark harmonies. Standout tracks include Warm It Up, Long Distance, Right Here, Human & First And Love. The best R&B release of 2008!… Expand
  2. MoOne
    10
    I have brought this CD and I have not stop playing this CD since I brought it. I love it!!! The songs are so meaningful. Brandy rocks!!
  3. JerryS
    10
    I love every song! They may be slow but you feel them...She has a great talent! It may be pop, but pop with lots of heart and soul.
  4. NeilM.
    10
    Ok- so I'm one of those listeners, who has last.fm, and an iPod, and actually cares about what is ON his iPod, and when I hear a CD, I expect to delete any number of songs that I know I won't listen to. I couldn't do that with this album! This album is amazing! Every track from Departed to 1st & Love, Long Distance to Something's Missing... just a fantastic album! And I'm picky.… Expand

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