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Just Whitney
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53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

  • Summary: Stung by a drug arrest and nasty rumors over the last few years, the diva finally emerges with her first album of new material in four years.

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You Light Up My Life
So many nights I sit by my window Waiting for someone to sing me his song So many dreams I kept deep inside me Alone in the dark but now Youv've come... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Dot Music
    70
    Amazingly, perhaps, this is a cogent, compact and really quite good record, one that mixes upbeat, perhaps slightly clinical R&B with uber-ballads and occasional snatches of what appears to be an attempt at intimacy.
  2. E! Online
    67
    She doesn't quite act her age on teen beat-driven single "Whatchulookinat," but she makes up for it with a series of R&B standards and diva-worthy ballads that hit most of the right notes.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    Has a refreshingly old-school vibe.
  4. Billboard
    40
    Appears and sounds more like a work-in-progress than a finished disc.
  5. Rolling Stone
    40
    Lacks any fire whatsoever.
  6. Q Magazine
    40
    There's nothing as wonderfully warm as My Love Is Your Love, as grandstanding as Exhale (Shoop Shoop), or as innovative as Its Not Right But Its OK. [Feb 2003, p.104]
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  7. Launch.com
    30
    She can still sing--the stories about her losing her range, or her voice itself, are demonstrably false--but that's about the only positive to take away from the mess that is Just Whitney, even though the fault isn't just Whitney's.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. DebolaO
    Jan 3, 2003
    10
    Fantastic. 'Unashamed' and 'Love that man' are just terrific.
  2. NseE
    Dec 12, 2002
    10
    With 10 songs totalling just under 40 minutes, it had to be fantastic, and it is. 'Unashamed', 'One of those days', etc. With 10 songs totalling just under 40 minutes, it had to be fantastic, and it is. 'Unashamed', 'One of those days', etc. Fantastic. She sounds as great as ever too.… Expand
  4. AbrahamBJ
    Oct 6, 2017
    10
    This is an overall very flowing album. The tracks are comfortable for the most part and Whitney sounded strong and firm and she soundedThis is an overall very flowing album. The tracks are comfortable for the most part and Whitney sounded strong and firm and she sounded connected and proud of the words she was humming or belting or cooing.… Expand
  5. JessicaF.
    Feb 8, 2003
    10
    Great album--I love it!! All of the songs have the special Aerosmith touch but old meets new....
  6. ajanic
    May 16, 2003
    10
    Personally, I thought Whitney's voice was superb and the songs on this cd were some of her absolute best. They all touched my heart and Personally, I thought Whitney's voice was superb and the songs on this cd were some of her absolute best. They all touched my heart and I could feel her strength and spirituality in every word. Love Ya, Whitney.… Expand
  7. samh
    Mar 4, 2007
    10
    Whitney is the most amazing singer i have ever heard and how people can say anything bad about this album shocks me. In my opinion it is her Whitney is the most amazing singer i have ever heard and how people can say anything bad about this album shocks me. In my opinion it is her best. My favourites are Whatchulookinat - i love the beat and its all true, i love the ballads on my own and light up my life and of course unashamed which is so modern. Whitneys the greatest, there will never be another… Expand
  8. cindy
    Dec 28, 2002
    0
    Worst she has ever done. Very poor. Too much back up-trying to sound like Bobby Brown's girls. SHAME!!! What hapenned to this girls voice???

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