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Admittedly, Ne-Yo’s lyric-writing is hardly the stuff of legends... However, his robust man-child voice tempers the redundancy of heartache and makes the album a plausible listen.
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Rolling StoneThirteen tracks of state-of-the-art bump'n'grind. [9 Mar 2006, p.92]
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Entertainment WeeklyConfident if slightly underwhelming. [3 Mar 2006, p.100]
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Although it's firmly in the commercial-R&B camp, it's got much more energy than those slickly produced records, and at times, the record's production verges on dirty.
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The New York TimesNe-Yo is a deft and appealing player in the game of modern-day R&B. [27 Feb 2006]
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BillboardThough, at times, the lyrics are a bit too sentimental ("Time") and production is spotty, "In My Own Words" should have listeners clinging to Ne-Yo's every word. [4 Mar 2006]
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Los Angeles TimesUnfortunately, the sincerity -- not to mention Ne-Yo himself -- is drowned in the relentless whirring of the music machine: vocal choruses, orchestral drama, horns and flutes, and endless sprinklings of electronic fairy dust. [5 Mar 2006]
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Pencil Ne-Yo in as R&B rookie of the year--and don’t be surprised if no one trumps him before 2006 is gone.
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While tracks like "So Sick" and "Stay" hit a few sweet neosoul spots, this perfectly pleasant disc is lacking that roundhouse kick that floors you.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 28
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Mixed: 1 out of 28
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Negative: 3 out of 28
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Jan 7, 2016
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DestineyFLYEOct 21, 2006
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CherokeePJul 19, 2006