User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 33
  2. Negative: 12 out of 33
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  1. Nov 11, 2013
    10
    This album is pure perfection. I love James Arthur's voice, and his album is so sincere. I feel the pain. I've been following him since x factor, and I'm waiting ANOTHER really good album real soon
  2. Mar 14, 2014
    10
    Definitely one of the best albums of 2013, still love it like the first day I heard it. It has great vocals, and songs like "Smoke Clouds" or "Recovery" show all the potential that James has.
  3. Jan 19, 2018
    8
    James's songs are so pure, James's voice is soft. He has a great album. His songs never disappointed me.
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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. 40
    Only the closing and sole rap track, the brief but vehement Flyin', gives any indication of Arthur's personality.
  2. Nov 4, 2013
    60
    There is much potential here--Arthur clearly has far more to offer music than the Marcus Collins‘ of this world--yet it feels frustratingly undeveloped.
  3. 40
    Arthur grossly overdoes the emotional groaning that passes for vocal expression in the album's more overwrought corners.