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Body Language
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62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 157 Ratings

  • Summary: The dance-pop diva, still going strong at 35, returns with a new album.

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Chocolate
Fragile seams i opened my too quick and all my dreams were walking out i'd slowly lost my fire with every single man a river cried i had no... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. AllMusic
    90
    May well be the best album of her career.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The results are ludicrously enjoyable, and somewhere Nile Rodgers is smiling. [13 Feb 2004, p.71]
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  3. Billboard
    80
    The sexy, solid set is glued together by danceable beats and Minogue's knack for picking great songs and producers.
  4. Rolling Stone
    70
    Kylie Minogue definitely sounds like she has a few more tricks stored on her hard drive than Britney or Christina.
  5. PopMatters
    60
    Still, even though Body Language is a bit of a misstep for Minogue, there's a sense of class to it.
  6. The A.V. Club
    50
    Long stretches prove mysteriously hookless, arid, or burdened by Minogue foregrounding a voice that withers in the glare of the spotlight.
  7. Village Voice
    30
    There's something rote and antiseptic about the album's party mood--the electro-beats' clean squelch, the undercooked hooks, the odd primness of Kylie's singing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. madonnastan33
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    I definitely understand what people are saying... BUT! No one can do the sultriness of Chocolate and the electrifying masterpiece that isI definitely understand what people are saying... BUT! No one can do the sultriness of Chocolate and the electrifying masterpiece that is Still Standing and serve the cheekiness from Secret (Take You Home) while carrying the timeless sensuality from Slow and Loving Days, ALL IN ONE ALBUM!… Expand
  2. OnetwoT
    Feb 28, 2008
    10
    Some of her best work.
  4. HUGOMIRANDA
    Oct 2, 2012
    10
    Its one of the Kylies best , "ever", much more mature, crative and fresh. Timeless, it is the bridge to connect America (even south) withIts one of the Kylies best , "ever", much more mature, crative and fresh. Timeless, it is the bridge to connect America (even south) with her. Her creativity never ends.… Expand
  5. ClayC
    Feb 10, 2007
    9
    Kylie Minogue is not oversexed but undeniably sultry and seductive. Although this album lacked some spark in the US, Body Language is a Kylie Minogue is not oversexed but undeniably sultry and seductive. Although this album lacked some spark in the US, Body Language is a masterpiece of dance, seduction, catchy beats and perfect production. There is nothing dramitically done with her genuine voice in the age of pop stars being made by computers. While her voice doesn't boast the power of fellow pop star divas like P!nk and Christina Aguilera she inevitably can still churn out one of the best dance/pop albums of 2004. Fantastic.… Expand
  6. arostislavna
    Sep 8, 2022
    9
    A disco pop masterpiece.

    If you base your review on the lyrical content included in Kylie's work then don't expect much. She and her    A disco pop masterpiece.

    If you base your review on the lyrical content included in Kylie's work then don't expect much.
    She and her co-writers make POP MUSIC, not "cloud rap".    … Expand
  7. Panchogul
    May 29, 2020
    7
    Infravalorado totalmente, es bastante mejor que Fever y es mas osado, tiene mas canciones con potencial de haber sido hits, en cambio suInfravalorado totalmente, es bastante mejor que Fever y es mas osado, tiene mas canciones con potencial de haber sido hits, en cambio su anterior trabajo solo se salvan a lo mucho 3 canciones.… Expand
  8. JohnB
    Aug 2, 2004
    0
    Derivative, weak, substanceless, and insipid are the words that should really describe this album....I couldn't quite believe the woman Derivative, weak, substanceless, and insipid are the words that should really describe this album....I couldn't quite believe the woman singing such naive unsophisticated lyrics was actually 36 y/o....shocking! it defintely does not deserve such praise as it has got here. Kylie's Grammy win was a joke too, with such a weak album that so obviously was rushed they had to give it to here to get America interested again. Unfortunately this stands as Minogue's worst recording....EVER!… Expand

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#94 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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