Songs Of Mass Destruction - Annie Lennox
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68 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Summary: Glen Ballard produces the ex-Eurythmics singer's fourth album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    It's as gorgeous a collection as "Bare," and pop music should be so lucky as to have more of this kind of thing out in the world.
  2. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Check out the dissonant 'Womankind' ("Wish I had a lover who could turn this squalor into wine"), while the show stopper is 'Sing'--a collaboration with 23 female superstars that is incandescent.
  3. Mojo
    60
    She sings of global suffering, emotional loss and female power in a way that's occasionally overwrought--but always packs a punch. [Oct 2007, p.92]
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  4. Stylus Magazine
    25
    The only song worth a second listen is 'Smithereens.'

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
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  1. KatieF.
    10
    One of Annie's best. Moving, uplifting . . . a joy for your ears.
  2. RandolphO.
    10
    When God wrote down the word soul and the word singer, Annie Lennox name was right next to it. There is no other singer with this much emotional power in their singing and songwriting.… Expand
  3. JyotirmayaD
    8
    I love this album... Some of the melodies, themes and beats I have heard on "Diva" and "Bare", but she makes them ever-fresh on "Songs..." It is so fun to hear Madonna doing backing vocals on "Sing" too! A great achievement for Annie, and she should be winning some awards for this one.… Expand
  4. BrandonS.
    7
    Another solid album from a master. (The best album title of the past ten years, for sure.) I love that she makes beautiful music, regardless of the trends - this could have been released in the mid-90s and fit right in. Lennox is still into her pain, and I do wish she'd have a little more Eurythmics-style fun, but this is a good outing nevertheless. She still has that voice and sounds terrific.… Expand

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