Storyteller
by Carrie Underwood
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2015
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 22, 2015
    91
    Story may not tell listeners much about Underwood’s inner life, but she’s never owed or offered that. She makes good songs sound great, and that’s enough.
  2. Boston Globe
    Oct 22, 2015
    80
    There’s plenty on Storyteller that will sound familiar to Underwood fans, and a few filler tracks. But a little stretching goes a long way, and this might be her most interesting album yet.
  3. AllMusic
    Oct 22, 2015
    80
    Directness is key to her appeal: there are no greys in Carrie's music, only blazing primary colors. Appropriately enough, Storyteller gleams with steely assurance, perhaps the toughest and boldest record yet but one that hardly soft-pedals her softer side.
  5. Country Weekly
    Nov 18, 2015
    75
    Carrie’s never been in better voice, but a little more control in the production would have served her well.
  6. Spin
    Nov 3, 2015
    70
    That’s Storyteller as a whole: expertly arranged, dense without overwhelming the force of its captain.
  7. Billboard.com
    Oct 23, 2015
    70
    On Storyteller, it’s striking to hear her respond to varied musical textures by expanding her repertoire, toying with inflection and phrasing, and bringing new wrinkles to the characters she’s inhabiting.

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#55 Most Shared Album of 2015

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User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 167 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 167
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 167
  3. Negative: 58 out of 167
  1. JasonAlan304
    Oct 23, 2015
    2
    “Storyteller” is lackluster and a little too forgettable with no stand out hit songs on this album. Storyteller is Underwood’s fifth studio“Storyteller” is lackluster and a little too forgettable with no stand out hit songs on this album. Storyteller is Underwood’s fifth studio album and her lead single “Smoke Break,” is her worst selling lead single to date with just over 200K sold. That is dismal when you consider Carrie use to easily get 1 and sometimes 2 million sold from her songs.… Full Review »
  2. lilangel
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Wow, this is Carrie at her finest! Her best album to date. She teamed up with two new producers and it paid of! So many good and strong songs.Wow, this is Carrie at her finest! Her best album to date. She teamed up with two new producers and it paid of! So many good and strong songs. Beautiful written. So co-writing half of the album consider it a job well done!… Full Review »
  3. Willisben32
    Oct 23, 2015
    2
    This is obviously Carrie's weakest album to date .... Ms. Underwood is still preoccupied with power, not texture or finesse. She largelyThis is obviously Carrie's weakest album to date .... Ms. Underwood is still preoccupied with power, not texture or finesse. She largely picks songs that serve as launch platforms for her ballistic-missile screaming sometimes voice, but they don’t cohere into an album.… Full Review »
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