JOSE
by J Balvin
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
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  1. Luiscisnerosv
    Sep 12, 2021
    6
    Quality it must be over quantity. J Balvin “Jose” sometimes feels like a compilation album, than a true new concept. The collaboration with Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa was already a last year hit. Of course, an album is gonna have lots of streams when they added an old song who has already been a hit. Is not a super bad album, but it’s lack of real concept, within more than 1 hour, make youQuality it must be over quantity. J Balvin “Jose” sometimes feels like a compilation album, than a true new concept. The collaboration with Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa was already a last year hit. Of course, an album is gonna have lots of streams when they added an old song who has already been a hit. Is not a super bad album, but it’s lack of real concept, within more than 1 hour, make you feel nostalgic of the quality of J Balvin previous works like Vibras, Energía or Bad Bunny’s collaboration in Oasis.… Expand
  2. rmesp
    Sep 20, 2021
    10
    A wonderful tour by one of the best Latin Icon of regggaeton. It´s impossible not recognize the effort and hard work done.
  3. Samimacedo
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O album é muito bom sim viu gente? Podem parar de forçar hate nas avaliações.… Expand
  4. brachysa
    Sep 11, 2021
    8
    j balvin proves himself as a household name in the latin music industry, singing his story to make us have fun and dance. Really classic album, a good job in his comfort zone. looking forward to listening something different from him in the future!
  5. adolfohdz
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    El álbum contiene buenas canciones como:

    Querido Río Vestido
    Lo que Dios quiera
    Qué más pues?

    La duración del balvin es un poco larga y hay algunos temas innecesariaos .

    Pero aún así es un album muy diferente para ser de reggaetón.
  6. Mzgnb
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    I found many of the songs on the album really successful. I think it's a great album. The meaning and emotion of the songs is very deep. The atmosphere added to the album by trap songs such as F40, Billetes de 100 and perra is surprising and beautiful. Ganas de verte, Vestido and Fantasias are my favorite tracks on the album right now. especially Quiero Rio that Balvin wrote for hisI found many of the songs on the album really successful. I think it's a great album. The meaning and emotion of the songs is very deep. The atmosphere added to the album by trap songs such as F40, Billetes de 100 and perra is surprising and beautiful. Ganas de verte, Vestido and Fantasias are my favorite tracks on the album right now. especially Quiero Rio that Balvin wrote for his son is really worth listening to… Expand

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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Exclaim
    Sep 15, 2021
    90
    Balvin proves to be taking risks the whole way through. With JOSE, J Balvin offers stiff competition to Kanye and Drake's recent 20-plus song efforts with a far more consistent effort.
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  2. The New York Times
    Sep 10, 2021
    50
    The album struggles to truly innovate: “Jose” is an itinerant, unfocused effort that offers an impressionistic inventory of the sounds that have established him as a force: pop-reggaeton, trap and EDM. ... “Jose” colors inside the lines, safeguarding Balvin’s reign by reveling in the familiar.
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  3. AllMusic
    Sep 10, 2021
    80
    It's a colorful, wide-ranging romp of an album -- and an airy liberation for its titular figure.
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