Treat Myself
by Meghan Trainor
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jan 31, 2020
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 125 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 125
  3. Negative: 23 out of 125
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  1. JaggedLittlePil
    Feb 12, 2020
    5
    Nothing very impressive with this album. Meghan is a really talented singer but I don't understand why she keeps doing songs and albums on the same themes and sounds of the first one. She showed us that she's versatile with Me Too and NO but that's all. Treat Myself is a "more of the same" of her last 2 albums and her last EP. Neither bad or good. Just.. ok... I guess. Worth 1 or 2 listenings...
  2. JeremySpears
    Feb 27, 2020
    6
    Meghan delayed this album multiple times and it came out a year later than planned. She said she had started writing the best music of her career and wanted to include it on the album. Well it’s here now and there’s no progression at all. This album sounds almost exactly like her previous albums. The single "Waves" is an amazing song and it really was a new sound for her. I would’ve lovedMeghan delayed this album multiple times and it came out a year later than planned. She said she had started writing the best music of her career and wanted to include it on the album. Well it’s here now and there’s no progression at all. This album sounds almost exactly like her previous albums. The single "Waves" is an amazing song and it really was a new sound for her. I would’ve loved for the album to explore that sound more. "Nice to Meet Ya" also has a very interesting production, as well as "Another Opinion". Those songs really stand out because they don’t sound like the rest. Then there’s the sexy self-worth bop "Genetics" which is great to dance to. "Funk" is an extremely fun song but its chorus is a pit repetitive, the same goes for "No Excuses". "Workin' On It" and "After You" give you two beautiful ballads. "Ashes" is also a nice song about a toxic relationship.
    That’s one half of the album. Then there’s the other half. The other half is so boring and cringy in some parts. "Blink" and "Evil Twin" are the definition of bubblegum pop and pretty annoying. "Babygirl" discusses the same body positivity message that Meghan has on every album and it's pretty boring. "Lie To Me" and "Here To Stay" are very uneventful and just fillers. "Have You Now" is an okay song and an alright ending for the album. Nothing special though.

    So the album does have some good, fun pop moments. I do want Meghan to do pure pop because we need some artists who give us pure pop in this hip-hop and trap dominated music world but stop doing bubblegum music and find some new topics to sing about. It’s not a terrible album but it’s just okay. Favorites: Waves, Genetics & Workin' On It    … Expand
  3. nikris
    Aug 29, 2020
    5
    quite a passable album, unfortunately with multiple fillers and passing tracks, but still nice to listen to in General, the tracks for Deluxe are much better than in the original record
  4. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    6
    Wave (feat. Mike Sabath) - 7/10
    Nice to Meet Ya (feat. Nicki Minaj) - 6,3/10
    Funk - 6,6/10 Babygirl - 7/10 Workin' On It (feat. Lennon Stella & Sasha Sloan) - 6,7/10 Ashes - 6,8/10 Lie To Me - 6,8/10 Here To Stay - 7/10 Blink - 6/10 Genetics (feat. The **** Dolls) - 6/10 Evil Twin - 6,3/10 After You (feat. AJ Mitchell) - 7/10 Another Opinion - 6,4/10 No Excuses - 7/10 Have    Wave (feat. Mike Sabath) - 7/10
    Nice to Meet Ya (feat. Nicki Minaj) - 6,3/10
    Funk - 6,6/10
    Babygirl - 7/10
    Workin' On It (feat. Lennon Stella & Sasha Sloan) - 6,7/10
    Ashes - 6,8/10
    Lie To Me - 6,8/10
    Here To Stay - 7/10
    Blink - 6/10
    Genetics (feat. The **** Dolls) - 6/10
    Evil Twin - 6,3/10
    After You (feat. AJ Mitchell) - 7/10
    Another Opinion - 6,4/10
    No Excuses - 7/10
    Have You Now - 6,4/10    … Expand
  5. Menios
    Mar 29, 2020
    5
    It is one of the most mediocre albums of the year for pop music. She tried to make a variety of tracks, blending styles and genres, but she mostly failed. Really sad for an artist who won the Grammy's Best New Artist award some years before. I hope she tries harder next time because she has a lot of potential.
  6. edjoeheras
    Nov 9, 2020
    5
    Fun, but mediocre. She always has great singles and then the album is such a disappointment. Like what the hell? I was super excited after Waves and Nice to Meet You, and then such a collection of generic songs.
  7. TiiNTaN
    Feb 14, 2020
    6
    Si y no, me gustaron algunas canciones...
    Meghan es muy talentosa, pero sinceramente debería enfocarse en canciones con ritmos movidos porque es muy buena en eso, y no en baladas :/
    Wave, Genetics, Nice To Meet Ya mis favoritas.
  8. Kubs_22
    Aug 20, 2020
    6
    In my opinion the era of droplets was much better but this is still good. It has some powerful and deep songs like ''Wave'' or ''Babygirl'' as much as catchy and sweet bops (yes i'm talking bout' marvelous ''genetics'').
  9. musicalmarvell
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    I personally enjoyed "TREAT MYSELF", Meghan Trainor's third LP filled with upbeat pop tracks and ballads. But honestly, it's quite forgettable. The first half of the album is pretty decent, but the other half just doesn't give us that "magic farewell". The only tracks that stood out to me were "Genetics", "Ashes", and the first four tracks.

    I did enjoy Meghan Trainor's message of loving    I personally enjoyed "TREAT MYSELF", Meghan Trainor's third LP filled with upbeat pop tracks and ballads. But honestly, it's quite forgettable. The first half of the album is pretty decent, but the other half just doesn't give us that "magic farewell". The only tracks that stood out to me were "Genetics", "Ashes", and the first four tracks.

    I did enjoy Meghan Trainor's message of loving & being true to yourself, but sending that message through 15 tracks that pretty much sound the EXACT same wasn't such a good choice. She truly is a talented woman, but I do hope her next album will be the absolute best of them all.    … Expand

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51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

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  1. PopMatters
    Feb 11, 2020
    60
    Treat Myself is ladened with the same girl gang hoots and hollers and fluffernutter hooks that popularized preceding albums Title and Thank You, but with a little more urban beat thrown in.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Feb 11, 2020
    41
    The result is an album that tries to be all things to all people, a sonic overload that bludgeons the listener with bastardized “empowerment” for 15 songs. Treat Myself is clogged with oozing ballads, contaminated funk, and garish shudders of EDM.
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  3. AllMusic
    Feb 11, 2020
    60
    Delayed for over a year, Treat Myself lacks some of the effortless charm of her debut as Trainor trades her breezy singer/songwriter energy in favor of a sophisticated production style that sometimes threatens to lose her in the mix. Still, there are plenty of fun moments.
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