Love Behind The Melody - Raheem DeVaughn
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83 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: The sophomore album already has one Grammy-nominated single, "Woman."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Had he been born a few decades earlier, he could have been a major pop sales force. For now, he'll have to settle for making music that transcends today's commercial rules.
  2. Vibe
    80
    Finally the loverman is back. [Mar 2008, p.100]
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  3. All Music Guide
    80
    This is a significant improvement over "The Love Experience" in every respect--somehow displaying an increase in both modesty and ambition, as well as offering a more refined yet bolder set of material.
  4. Billboard
    80
    On his sophomore album, the Washington, D.C., native offers a flawless blend of serene, soulful music with emotion-filled lyrics about his love, respect and appreciation for women.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. SherilleW.
    9
    Raheem's album is a breath of fresh air. It is a tribute to the timeless artists that have come before him while simultaneously offering something completely original and soothing. It is as if he provides the fix that us music junkies have been longing for. Hand's down... Raheem is the sh*t!… Expand
  2. JoyceC.
    7
    I recommend it. It's not the best album around but it sure has a fine melody with some good messages.
  3. JaredC.
    3
    Raheem DeVaughn's Love Behind The Melody certainly begins wonderful, then goes downhill after the second song and just is dull and awfully beated music to listen to. I have a good taste in music, and this one has no taste. All it does good is that the message Raheem delivers in each song is outragous and enormously brilliant. It sounded like he put a lot of thought into each dull boring song he wrote. It was well worded, but needed more paint to fill in the blank spots. And trust me, this album could've used a hell of a lot more paint to fill in a lot of those obvious blank spots.… Collapse

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