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Her self-titled debut sounds a wee rushed and sometimes meanders its way into background music territory, but this comfortable effort is pleasingly homegrown, warm, and poignant in parts.
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Occasionally evokes the feeling of a '70s Bill Withers classic, while bringing inflections of Zero 7 and Alicia Keys to her grooves as well.
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BlenderRae's music sticks in your mind like a pleasant scent you wish would linger. [Jun 2006, p.143]
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Weighed down with bland lyrics and blander arrangements, it meanders off into chick-rock clichés and lazy easy-listening melodies.
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Entertainment WeeklyIt's extremely agreeable, a bit predictable, and occasionally irresistible. [23 Jun 2006, p.70]
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Los Angeles TimesThe tunes... are anything but heavy, blending pop-R&B, jazz, trip-hop and vintage disco flavors into sophisticated, sexy numbers with the lush tranquillity of Sade and the earthy polish of '70s-era Stevie Wonder. [4 Jun 2006]
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New Musical Express (NME)If you don't mind the odd reflective moment, the odd luscious production value, then this has plenty to offer. [25 Mar 2006, p.37]
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Q MagazineThere's nothing fancy about her songs... but there is magic in the way she sings them. [Apr 2006, p.112]
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SpinWhen things are going right, she reverentially nods to the sumptuous aesthetic that defined Marvin Gaye's What's Going On; when her form slips, it's like Dido gone "groovy." [Jul 2006, p.82]
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After such a promising start, Bailey Rae and her stable of producers simply lose momentum.
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Rae's amiable competence marks her as a talent worth keeping tabs on, but the strength of Corinne Bailey Rae is fleeting, a triumph of mood over tangible substance.
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A debut recording as fine as this one deserves immediate attention.
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Corinne Bailey Rae is as pop-wise as it is overly gentle and one to grow on.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 37
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Mixed: 2 out of 37
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Negative: 3 out of 37
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ChrisApr 3, 2007
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CDubMar 14, 2007
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jenniferJan 25, 2007This album is a beautiful wind down at the end of the day type CD. Corinne