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  • Summary: The eighth studio release for the pop singer includes guest appearances from her sister Jamie Lynn, T.I., and will.i.am.
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Perfume
Do I imagine it, or do I see your stare Is there still longing there? Oh I hate myself, and I feel crazy Such a classic tale Current girl friend, ex... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Nov 26, 2013
    83
    In just 10 tidy songs, it brings us closer than ever before to that distant dreamer.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Nov 26, 2013
    70
    It's a concept album about the loneliness of pop life--with a high-profile broken engagement behind her, Brit gets personal and drops her most bummed-out music ever.
  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    Nov 26, 2013
    60
    This album continues the striptease of Britney’s career. But behind each discarded veil there is just another veil, an insubstantial gauze masking teams of (presumably unphotogenic) producers, writers, stylists and sloganeers.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Nov 26, 2013
    50
    Despite the absence of longtime producer Max Martin and his associates, the album is a surprisingly retrograde affair, with midtempo tracks marred by dated production and vocals that hark back to the days when Brit was selling 10 million.
  5. Consequence
    Dec 4, 2013
    40
    Nothing on the record comes across as natural, and it’s not until the album’s iTunes bonus tracks--“Brightest Morning Star” and “Now That I Found You” in particular--that Spears sounds like she’s singing for herself. But, on the album proper, neither the pop figurehead nor the real woman behind it can be found.
  6. The New York Times
    Dec 2, 2013
    40
    Ms. Spears and Will.i.am have turned to European disc jockeys who have found dance music’s lowest, least funky common denominator: the steady thump of four-on-the-floor. And they’ve settled for too many tepid tracks.
  7. Boston Globe
    Dec 2, 2013
    30
    Nowhere does Britney Jean sound like Britney Spears.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 144 out of 257
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 257
  3. Negative: 64 out of 257
  1. mynameisnandoo
    Dec 4, 2013
    10
    Um álbum apaixonante! Britney Jean trouxe o retorno da nossa Britney às músicas que possuem letras bonitas, adoráveis e extremamente pessoais.Um álbum apaixonante! Britney Jean trouxe o retorno da nossa Britney às músicas que possuem letras bonitas, adoráveis e extremamente pessoais. O álbum de 2013!… Expand
  2. Nicolinha
    Dec 3, 2013
    10
    The best album of Britney Spears. Album of the year, definitely. Conceptual and personal, Britney shows the strength of her vocals. I lovedThe best album of Britney Spears. Album of the year, definitely. Conceptual and personal, Britney shows the strength of her vocals. I loved it! She is amazing!… Expand
  4. Citrouille
    Dec 3, 2013
    10
    If you're looking for an autobiography, then Britney Jean is not for you. Britney Spears has yet again delivered a solid album with meaningfulIf you're looking for an autobiography, then Britney Jean is not for you. Britney Spears has yet again delivered a solid album with meaningful lyrics in many songs such as Passenger, Alien, Now That I Found You. For the fans, Britney Jean is almost everything you could have wished for. EDM-influenced, ballads, up-tempos tracks all come together to give you a fan-favorite album.… Expand
  5. killerlover24
    Aug 17, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Britney Jean" is a good album but not the best in Britney's career. The sounds and rhythms are good enough and the fact she co-wrote all the lyrics is reason enough to listen and get this album.… Expand
  6. stfuadam
    Dec 9, 2013
    5
    Britney Jean is Britney Spears' weakest effort yet. I appreciate what she's trying to do, but at the end of the day who wants a ''personal''Britney Jean is Britney Spears' weakest effort yet. I appreciate what she's trying to do, but at the end of the day who wants a ''personal'' Britney Spears album? It's generally quite boring, but the high points are ''Alien'', ''Perfume'' and ''Til It's Gone''.… Expand
  7. EMataV
    Dec 5, 2013
    4
    There are no personal department, no novelty on the sound or the producers she work with here. Yeah, there are some good pop tunes that areThere are no personal department, no novelty on the sound or the producers she work with here. Yeah, there are some good pop tunes that are very popish thanks to the vocals. In some other tracks, her voice was really overproduced and that really ruined it for me. "Perfume" is the best track in my opinion, her voice sound so fresh, so different that the other tracks on Britney Jean, the lyrics touched me too.… Expand
  8. Scottx
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    I thought she would deliver, but it's a plain disappointment.. So called Princess of Pop failed again, after her 2 debut albums, she seems toI thought she would deliver, but it's a plain disappointment.. So called Princess of Pop failed again, after her 2 debut albums, she seems to lack a musical talent and creativity..… Expand

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