Rockferry
by Duffy
  • Record Label: Mercury
  • Release Date: May 13, 2008
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 58
  3. Negative: 2 out of 58

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  1. paulwilsonlogic
    Dec 13, 2012
    5
    They can say anything they want, but Duffy lacks so much of the so called "eyed-blue soul" music. Some songs are a little dull and they don't own the deepest feeling of an a angered-heartbreaking soulful voice. "Rockferry" would be a simple desert where you can find two or three oasis in it, but it continues being a desert. My congratulations for "Warwick Avenue", "Syrup&Honey", "Mercy"They can say anything they want, but Duffy lacks so much of the so called "eyed-blue soul" music. Some songs are a little dull and they don't own the deepest feeling of an a angered-heartbreaking soulful voice. "Rockferry" would be a simple desert where you can find two or three oasis in it, but it continues being a desert. My congratulations for "Warwick Avenue", "Syrup&Honey", "Mercy" and specially "Distant Dreamer" (the best for the last) In simple words, just a little more of potency for the next time, Duffy.… Collapse

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86
#86 Most Shared Album of 2008

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. musicOMH.com
    80
    For a debut album it's remarkably consistent and confident, and promises great things to come for the future.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    40
    Duffy’s debut is hoovered of personality, principally, because on this evidence, she hasn’t got any.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    60
    At this point, however, the movement of white UK female artists using 60s nostalgia to reinvent pop music is not all that original, but at least it’s a welcome break from the previous trends.
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