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Generally favorable reviews- based on 181 Ratings

  • Summary: The Australian pop singer worked with Enrique Iglesias, Greg Kurstin, MNEK, Ariel Rechtshaid, Sia, and Pharrell Williams on her 12th studio release.
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Into the Blue
I drew the smile upon my face I paved the road that would one day leave me lonely No angels too good to fall from grace If she lets go of whatever... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Mar 17, 2014
    80
    Despite this one skippable moment ["Beautiful"], Kiss Me Once is a glittering, fun, and surprisingly powerful album that's classic Kylie through and through.
  2. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2014
    80
    The 11-song set is drizzled with plenty of that Minogue jus. [Apr 2014, p.117]
  3. Mar 20, 2014
    70
    There’s more than enough in this album to keep her in that position--so, come for the gay brostep, stay for the songcraft and character.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Mar 18, 2014
    67
    Dodgy songs abound, but so does Kylie's plucky charm. [21 Mar 2014, p.62]
  5. Mar 17, 2014
    60
    It's contemporary enough for the 2014 marketplace, but classy enough to maintain the clout of an improbably evergreen pop diva.
  6. Mar 13, 2014
    60
    Full of sparkling hooks, the results do a good job of melding Minogue’s effervescent pop grooves with the dense, heavily treated vocals and deep sub bass of modern electro dance trends.... Subject matter and delivery are strained by coquettish pandering.
  7. Mar 13, 2014
    40
    The album starts strong with classic Kylie banger Into The Blue, but it suddenly succumbs to faddishness on nondescript disco tune Sexy Love and the weirdly dated dubstep track Sexercize.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Mar 19, 2014
    10
    Amazing, very pop, very capable of some good remixes, and very KYLIE. I couldn't ask for more, but only if the USA would notice her like theAmazing, very pop, very capable of some good remixes, and very KYLIE. I couldn't ask for more, but only if the USA would notice her like the rest if the world!! Expand
  2. May 24, 2019
    10
    rainha do pop, um dos melhores trabalhos dela sem duvida, fine obra prima! nao adianta dizer que nao é coesivo ou enjoativo porque a Kylie érainha do pop, um dos melhores trabalhos dela sem duvida, fine obra prima! nao adianta dizer que nao é coesivo ou enjoativo porque a Kylie é extremamente pop e aclamada Expand
  3. May 11, 2015
    9
    I really want to kiss Kylie for gave us this beautiful piece of art, I want to listen to it for the rest of my life, it's pure pop perfectionI really want to kiss Kylie for gave us this beautiful piece of art, I want to listen to it for the rest of my life, it's pure pop perfection and I don't know why this album underperformed even though 'Beautiful' is a trashy autotune track the rest is amazing, I wish 'Skirt' was included here instead of that mess but I'm happy with the result, it's a mix of sex, romance and fun like a melancholic party. Expand
  4. Mar 30, 2014
    7
    This album is refreshing, and easy to listen to. Sultry, sexy, and different from the rest of the female vocalists out at present.This album is refreshing, and easy to listen to. Sultry, sexy, and different from the rest of the female vocalists out at present. Mr.President, I Was Gonna Cancel and Feels So Good are three of the best songs on this album. Listening to this on your way to work or school will definitely make you want to dirty dance with yourself, or a stranger! Beware of the way she makes your feel! Expand
  5. Mar 20, 2014
    7
    After listening to 'Into The Blue', I needed to purchase this album and I've never been a big fan of Kylie.
    Overall, a quite solid pop album,
    After listening to 'Into The Blue', I needed to purchase this album and I've never been a big fan of Kylie.
    Overall, a quite solid pop album, However, "Beautiful" (even though it's a decent ballad), stops the album from being a great dance-pop album it wants to be.
    Highlights: Into The Blue, Kiss Me Once, Fine.
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  6. Nov 10, 2015
    6
    There is no denying that Kylie Minogue has an elegance in their albums. Even when median , they almost always have a sense , a theme thatThere is no denying that Kylie Minogue has an elegance in their albums. Even when median , they almost always have a sense , a theme that unites them. However, in " Kiss Me Once " , Kylie seems to have returned will present styles of confusion "X" , but not as cool way this time . "Beautiful" is an obvious filler undoubtedly could have been left out . Some songs are good and sound fresh ( "Million Miles" , " Feels So Good" , even " Les Sex " ) , but overall the album falters in his own trial . Expand
  7. Jan 25, 2021
    1
    The worsr Kylie album. Forgettable background trash you would hear at the hairdressers.

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