Play It As It Lays
by Patti Scialfa
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Sep 4, 2007
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15

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  1. MattD.
    Oct 26, 2007
    4
    Does not display the melodic gifts her previous CD has, and her singing is not enough to save the material.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. AllMusic
    90
    Play It as It Lays is, without doubt, the record where Scialfa gives us the full fruit of her exceptional gift as a writer, a singer, as an artist.
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  2. Amazon.com
    90
    The sharpest, most assured, and best record of her solo career.
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  3. Billboard
    80
    Scialfa's third and most accomplished solo album.
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