Love Me Back - Jazmine Sullivan
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82 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Philadelphia-born R&B singer/songwriter who has written songs for such artists as Christina Milian, Monica, and Jennifer Hudson, releases her second solo album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Feb 15, 2011
    91
    Although overdoing the soulful melodrama doesn't beat overdoing the suave cool as decisively as the retro-nuevo believe, the songwriting here is a big extra difference maker, with enough pop moves to lighten the overall mood.
  2. Spin
    Dec 7, 2010
    80
    This Philly-born belter sounds like a direct reaction against the Auto-Tune era, with Sullivan turning her pain into a performance worthy of a vintage Apollo headlining gig.
  3. The Guardian
    Dec 22, 2010
    80
    There are times when the album relies too much on vintage soul staples, with songs like Stuttering coming across as pastiche, but then the strident beat of Love You Long Time and the Elliott-produced dancehall-influenced closer Luv Back remind you of how versatile that voice can be.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Sep 17, 2012
    60
    The 23-year-old diva plays a little nicer, adhering to the Mary J. Blige school of gritty, nuanced hip-hop soul.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
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  1. heroman
    10
    Jazmine is unique with her own perfect style...! her voice sound amazing in each track like 10 Seconds...and the production of Missy Elliott make her best achievement like Holding You Down, Excuse Me or Luv Back.
    Jazmine Sullivan achieve to be one of the R&B artists most prominent and creative, her music is a mixture of Neo-Soul, Hip-Hop Soul, pop and R&B.
    Love Me Back is mature, deep, and strong!
    Her passional spirit and persona introducing to the best R&B album of the year!    … Expand
  2. GabroMuzik
    10
    it's obvious that is better than her last effort Fearless because her new album is plagued with catchy melodies, the resonant mix of genres and the distinctive voice of Jazmine, solid and at times really surprising like her power R&B-soul ballad 10 seconds, the sticky and pop Good Enough, the ingenious Holding You Down under the excellent production such as Missy Elliott in Excuse Me o Luv Back! the great collaboration with Ne-Yo!!! In short the best R&B album of the year and a phenomenal growth of this girl genius urban music!!!… Expand
  3. WesWesDoe
    10
    In the Top 2 Best R&B albums of 2010. Wonderful job by Ms. Sullivan. The standouts were "Holding You Down", "Don't Make Me Wait", "Excuse Me" and "U Get On My Nerves".… Expand
  4. ernajo
    7
    This artist is quite underrated with some of the songs she makes. She has a unique voice and some of the songs showed a different style to her which i really like. Stand outs being 10 Seconds and Luv Back. Really good album.… Expand

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