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  1. [Anonymous]
    Jan 3, 2002
    10
    I love this album. It deserves much more attention as does Joan herself. What a voice!
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  2. SueB.
    Sep 1, 2001
    9
    Caught in the crossfire of label takeovers and overwhelmed by the sudden success of RELISH, Joan Osborne took 5 long years to reward her fans with a work of RIGHTEOUS LOVE. LOVE takes an entirely different tack than RELISH, but becomes a part of the listener nonetheless. Instead of blowing us away with brash intensity, these songs insinuate themselves into the ear, the head, the soul. The arrangements are a bit too restrained, making the album easy to dismiss at first listen; but a second hearing begs for a third, and so-on. This CD is perfect for the highway as well as a bumpin' romantic evening at home with your sweetheart.… Expand
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  3. brianbarrey
    Aug 11, 2003
    10
    Vocals are superb and well written. Recording is crisp and savory, well to be listened to with fine wine or parties. My first exposure to Joan but I'll definely look up more if this is what she has to offer the world!
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59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Q Magazine
    40
    Osborne still sings well, but, apart from the late swamp-dirty sequence of Baby Love, Hurricane and Poison Apples, deadly rock orthodoxy prevails.
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  2. Mojo
    30
    A fairly routine batch of middling-to-turgid funk numbers about lurrve performed with rather more duty than excitement.
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  3. CDNow
    80
    Her triumphant, long-awaited Righteous Love is no carbon copy of Relish, but that's because Osborne, who's always demonstrated open ears, has continued to develop as an artist and take on additional influences.
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