Be Myself
by Sheryl Crow
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Apr 21, 2017
    80
    This is a rare album that is upbeat while also showing an emotional side that we all have felt from time to time.
  2. AllMusic
    Apr 20, 2017
    80
    Most of the record's 11 songs are graced by provocative sounds lurking at the margins of the mix--something that sounds like a music box on "Halfway There," a saloon piano on "Rest of Me," all the compressed guitars as percussion--that help elevate this set of strong, sophisticated pop into something special.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 26, 2017
    70
    The record oozes confidence and spunky attitude--a far cry from her more recent country records thanks to the partnership with past collaborators Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake.
  5. PopMatters
    Apr 24, 2017
    70
    A career as productive as Crow’s is worth exploring, and though the album may not inspire you to dust off her old records, it’s enjoyable, fun, and reassuring in its renewal.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Apr 20, 2017
    70
    Be Myself might lack the quirks that made Sheryl Crow so distinctive (it opened with a song about aliens, after all), but the album proves that some alliances can outlast even the latest planet-shrinking technology.
  7. American Songwriter
    Apr 20, 2017
    70
    It may not be her finest set, but it captures the light/dark spirit that informed Crow’s best music and is a worthy addition to an already impressive catalog.
  8. Mojo
    Apr 25, 2017
    60
    There are good songs here, but it sometimes sounds like Sheryl is trying too hard to turn back the clock. [Jun 2017, p.87]
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  9. The Guardian
    Apr 20, 2017
    60
    Love Will Save the Day is touching, not trite, and if there isn’t an obvious smash in the mould of All I Wanna Do or If It Makes You Happy, Be Myself certainly punches its weight in sass.
  10. Exclaim
    Apr 20, 2017
    60
    Be Myself is hardly a classic, but it's another solid, light-hearted sounding collection with some clear standouts on it.
  11. Rolling Stone
    Apr 20, 2017
    60
    She aims directly at the torn-and-frayed guitar groove of her Nineties records, but with flourishes of her recent detours into Memphis soul and Nashville country.

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2.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 16 out of 23
  1. celstocelsen
    Jun 1, 2022
    0
    she's no brandi carlile for sure, vocally her pipes are not what they used to and she's just boring.
  2. Music_Observer
    May 14, 2017
    6
    In reverting to a more youthful and retro sound, Sheryl Crow doesn’t find anything magical or exemplary in her run-down song forms andIn reverting to a more youthful and retro sound, Sheryl Crow doesn’t find anything magical or exemplary in her run-down song forms and predictable melodies, and while being cute the album doesn’t necessarily go anywhere of importance. My Score: 106/180 (Okay) = 5.8/10… Full Review »
  3. Greggs1993
    Apr 24, 2017
    6
    Good but not brilliant.

    The best thing about 'Be Myself' is the fact that it sounds distinctively like Sheryl Crow. An extensive promo tour    Good but not brilliant.

    The best thing about 'Be Myself' is the fact that it sounds distinctively like Sheryl Crow. An extensive promo tour put great emphasis on how this record would be a return to Crow's rootsy sound from the nineties - I was disappointed as this only seems to be the case with a few tracks.

    The best noise features in the diaphonous outro of 'Long Way Back' while the greatest lyrics smack you in the nose during the first few lines of 'Grow Up'.

    There is however a satisfying theme which webs the songs together. A theme which rejects pretentious modern-day crap like selfies and technology saturation - this will definitely strike as an ear pleaser for nostalgia seekers and hipsters.

    Supreme songs are 'Long Way Back', 'Roller Skate' and 'Grow Up'.    … Full Review »
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