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78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Summary: The singer's fourth album features the same producer (Marius deVries) and backup musicians as his previous outing, 'Want One.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Los Angeles Times
    100
    Demanding and artful, he just may be this generation's Joni Mitchell. [5 Dec 2004]
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    Showcas[es] Rufus as one of, if not the best songwriters of his generation. [19 Mar 2005, p.59]
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  3. Dot Music
    60
    What niggles is that many of the songs aren't whole enough or, if we're honest (and it's hard because he's just so darn loveable and charming), good enough for an album. Even superior compositions like "Art Teacher" suffer under this record's careless construction.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. AndyH
    10
    He's up there with Nick Drake and this proves it.
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  2. JA,Portugal
    10
    rich in texture and touching.i love it!
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  3. GoblinskiL
    3
    The most self-obsessed, self-indulgent album I have ever heard. It's lavish to the point of being sickly with no effort to write a proper melody, to sing beyond a lazy nasal drone and no compassion towards anyone but Rufus Wainwright.… Expand
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