Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. There's no sense of storytelling or momentum to her performances: she starts the song in one place and stays there riding in circles until the end.
  2. An abbreviated "You Don't Know My Name," truly a producer's creation, falls flat here, and she treats covers of Gladys Knight's "If I Was Your Woman" and "Every Little Bit Hurts" like vocal auditions and not the blank canvases of an interpretive artist.
  3. Just another bloated arena show.
  4. It's great if you like her, not so great if you don't, and right down the middle for everyone else.
  5. Mojo
    40
    Underpowered covers... confirm the impression of a high-octane artist tired out and running on empty. [Dec 2005, p.105]
  6. Uncut
    40
    Keys hasn't the charisma to indulge in the inter-song banter here, which breaks up any soulful flow that might develop despite her sharp, hectoring vocals. [Jan 2006, p.108]
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 45
  2. Negative: 3 out of 45
  1. DavidC
    Sep 15, 2006
    10
    This is an amazing album. Alicia has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. She shows strengh and love, nothing else is needed.
  2. Dec 19, 2020
    10
    amazing! alicia is one of the best R&B singera of the millenium. her charisma is so unique
  3. Aug 10, 2011
    10
    tudo nesse disco e perfeito: afinação, arranjos, desenvoltura, tudo! todas as cantoras tinham que ter essatudo nesse disco e perfeito: afinação, arranjos, desenvoltura, tudo! todas as cantoras tinham que ter essa qualidade de keys ao vivo. talvez ela seja a melhor cantora da decada passada. Full Review »