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Universal acclaim- based on 193 Ratings
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Positive: 171 out of 193
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Mixed: 10 out of 193
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Negative: 12 out of 193
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Apr 27, 2012Ellie Goulding's debut album is strong in it's own way. The lyrics are as charming as her tender voice and the production is also consistent. Strong recommendations for Starry Eyed, The Writer, This Love and Everytime You Go.
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Nov 14, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 21, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 5, 2010Lights is truly a beautiful album with many great songs. My favourites are Starry Eyed, Guns And Horses, Under The Sheets and I'll Hold My Breath. If you can, get the albums on iTunes, because this version includes the song Lights, which is a must-have!
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May 23, 2011On the first 10 listens Ellie Goulding is exciting, fresh and relaxing. But by the 11th it becomes one boring slog with only a few tracks standing up against her rivals.
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Mar 6, 2011Ellie has a great voice, and is as gd as Adele or Jessie, but has to write more songs about herself, anyway, this is a great album, keep going, Ellie!!
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Aug 3, 2011I thoroughly enjoyed this album. She has such a unique sound. It's a shame that she hasn't caught on here in America, because more people should know who she is. At a time when pop music is becoming so generic and auto-tuned, it's really refreshing to hear something original from a talented artist.
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Mar 18, 2012
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Jun 6, 2012A Very Nice Album!
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Jul 13, 2012Soft, sweet and delightful. This English Debut but Folktronica princess, Ellie Goulding is a real sweet charmer. Complete with techno, swift guitar playing beats and auto-tunic flavour. It was sure to prove a crashing stormer and it did. 'Starry Eyed' Is a catchy favourite & highlights are 'Gun's & Horses,' 'Under the Sheets,' & 'The Writer'
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Dec 17, 2014Ellie ha definido su música gracias a su divertido y cómodo estilo de canto, siendo sincero, su delicadeza a la hora de cantar, pero así mismo su dureza a la hora de expresarse, me ha encantado.
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Sep 5, 2016Overall this album works. As debuts go it creates a modern folktronica sound infused with her beautiful wispy vocals and a pop aesthetic. Download: Under The Sheets, Starry Eyed, Lights.
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Feb 4, 2015I've been listening to this album for close to 3 years and it hasn't gotten old. Listen to the second song on the album; if you like that then listen to the rest. The songs get slightly weaker as you go down the album, but still great for a repeat listen.
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Jul 18, 2014Surprisingly outstanding, this album manages to find a perfect balance between a classy electro-pop and a well-crafted indie-folk style: one coudn't imagine a more impressive debut album.
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Apr 28, 2015
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Nov 10, 2015Esse álbum possuí uma produção maravilhosa como Guns And Horses, Starry Eyed, Under The Sheets e Salt Skin se algumas faixas fossem trocadas pelas as do BG ficaria melhor como Lights e Human, sem duvida é um álbum maravilhoso as músicas combinam com a voz dela diferente e possuí uma produção variada, espero que ela volte a fazer músicas assim.
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Aug 11, 2019Such a great album, oh my goooooodness Ellie! You are so amazing, this album is Indie perfection
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Mar 27, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 16, 2019Excelente álbum, tiene sonidos muy buenos, y su voz tan es tan increíble, recomiendo mucho The Writer
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Jul 18, 2020an album that ages like wine! Goulding's roots were so ahead of its time. x
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Jul 5, 2020uno de los mejores debuts de cantantes en reino unido. sinceramente una revolución de artistas nuevos siempre surgen en inglaterra y la mayoria inspirados en uno de estos discos.
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Aug 28, 2020El álbum puede parecer muy sencillo en cuanto a la producción, pero encaja a la perfección con las lindas letras que cada una de las canciones tiene
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Sep 5, 2021One of the best 2010's pop albums, This album contains so many pop bops, for me, this is the best Ellie Goulding album ever.
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Nov 22, 2021This debut by Ellie Goulding is amazing, here voice is great and unique and I love her lyrics too
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Nov 24, 2021This debut is so so so good, Ellie Goulding is an amazing talent, I love her voice and the lyrics are great as well
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Nov 25, 2021This debut by Ellie Goulding is amazing, so many great songs and her voice is beautiful
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Nov 25, 2021Ellie Goulding's debut album is so great, her voice is amazing and her personality is so charming, I love her
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Nov 25, 2022This was one of those albums that started indie music, Ellie's career today is so versatile but Lights has sounds that we hear today in singers like Tove Lo, Dua Lipa or Bebe Rexha.
Awards & Rankings
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Dec 19, 2011Goulding is able to take the best parts of all of her contemporaries' styles and make them her own, coating everything in the breathy flutter of her voice.
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Mar 14, 2011Goulding's crackling voice is capable of affecting a prostrate pose in the midst of the swirl that suggests the latter's folk-tinged vulnerability.
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Mar 10, 2011The result is that most of what makes Goulding's work appealing, such as her voice and instrumentation, is lost underneath generic synthesizers that turn these songs into standard pop fare.