All I Ever Wanted
by Kelly Clarkson
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Mar 10, 2009
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 156 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 156
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 156
  3. Negative: 41 out of 156

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  1. Glitter
    Aug 30, 2013
    4
    The half attempt at re-baking the recipe for Breakaway resulted in this abomination that does little to stand out from weak efforts from pop-rock competitors such as Ashlee Simpson or early Katy Perry. Perhaps best read as "All Clive Ever Wanted", the album where Clarkson puts down the pen, lets the songwriters write, and records without question (if only for the fact she is being payed toThe half attempt at re-baking the recipe for Breakaway resulted in this abomination that does little to stand out from weak efforts from pop-rock competitors such as Ashlee Simpson or early Katy Perry. Perhaps best read as "All Clive Ever Wanted", the album where Clarkson puts down the pen, lets the songwriters write, and records without question (if only for the fact she is being payed to do so.) Clarkson's penmanship is little used, and her vocals are equally squandered in an effort where individuality is sacrificed for chart success (or recouping the losses of My December.)… Expand
  2. ClifC
    Mar 13, 2009
    5
    Pretentious and fake. Some good moments though.

Awards & Rankings

49
#49 Most Discussed Album of 2009

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    She just tries it all, co-writing six of All I Ever Wanted's 14 tracks-- and stumbles only rarely
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    88
    All I Ever Wanted is a masterful rapprochement with the mainstream, full of cheerfully ear-snagging tunes, inventive production, exhilarating vocals and enough inherent Kelly-ness to put aside fears that her label bosses implanted blond electrodes in her brain to make her behave.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    40
    As a product that needs to sell it fits the bill perfectly - there are at least five potential top ten singles here--but as an album, the whole thing feels precision tooled, vacuum-packed and strangely lifeless.
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