(It Was) Because I Was In Love [Deluxe Reissue]
by Sharon Van Etten
  • Record Label: N/A
  • Release Date: Nov 17, 2017
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. RiLitros
    May 10, 2022
    8
    It's Hard to give such a low note for such an incredible masterpiece. The only thing is... when Van etten conceived this album, everything was simpler, so there is not multiple different of stuff going on. It's simple, and it's simply beautiful

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Uncut
    Nov 28, 2017
    70
    There are plenty of albums by singer-songwriters documenting damaged relationships, but few have mapped out the emotional catography with such candour and insight as Van Etten. ... The ethereal "You Didn't Really Do That" floats on layers of seductive harmony, while church-like organ lends the bittersweet "I'm Giving Up On You" a sepulchral feel. [Jan 2018, p.43 - Album score: 8/Extras score: 6]
  2. Mojo
    Nov 28, 2017
    80
    These are gallingly sad, often crudely simple folk songs, interlaced with menace, though her assertions of agency are just as bracing as the dark parts. [Jan 2018, p.105]
  3. The 405
    Nov 27, 2017
    70
    Are We There is one of the finest folk-ish albums of this decade, but this timely reissue illustrates that Van Etten’s remarkable talent has always been omnipresent. Eight years on, her incoming anxious queries and lovelorn passages are as pertinent as they’ve ever been.
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