Glory
by Britney Spears
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2016
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 1657 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,397 out of 1657
  2. Mixed: 55 out of 1657
  3. Negative: 205 out of 1657
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  1. ultimatemusic
    Jun 6, 2017
    6
    So is Britney releasing another album really worth it? Absolutely. After the success of ‘Blackout’ and ‘Circus,’ and then the mediocre success of ‘Femme Fatale,’ there was a lot of pressure to be able to top those continuously with every album, and it’s unfortunate how one album saw a lot of people turn their backs on Britney. It’s kind of the same situation with Lady Gaga when sheSo is Britney releasing another album really worth it? Absolutely. After the success of ‘Blackout’ and ‘Circus,’ and then the mediocre success of ‘Femme Fatale,’ there was a lot of pressure to be able to top those continuously with every album, and it’s unfortunate how one album saw a lot of people turn their backs on Britney. It’s kind of the same situation with Lady Gaga when she released ‘ARTPOP’ the same year as Britney released ‘Britney Jean.’ The music business isn’t so much about the music these days, but more over who’s selling more, and who’s got the longest #1, and OK, ‘Britney Jean’ wasn’t the best album, but Britney has given us so much over the last decade and a bit, so I’m glad to see this album turning heads and making others question themselves as to whether it was right to turn on Britney in the first place. This album is quite the pop masterpiece, and of course it is too, as it only comes from the only reigning princess of pop. Britney Spears, again once showing the other girls how it’s done.… Expand
  2. infsai
    Mar 27, 2020
    6
    I don't know what went wrong, but the only cohesive albums from Britney catalog are Blackout and Circus. Others (including Glory) contain different-sounding songs on album, rather than are presented in singles. Btw, "Slumber Party" deserved better!
  3. sebastianglz
    Aug 26, 2016
    5
    The Princess of Pop delivers a better work than her last effort Britney Jean, yet, Glory feels empty and it's far for being one of her best since Circus or Femme Fatale. Lyrically it's good, her vocals feels so overproduced it loses the essence, yet the effort is good.
  4. YungMarc
    Aug 31, 2016
    4
    the album lacks in personality and shows a lot of tentatives to sound fresh. Britney Spears in this decade still sounding as a brand and not an artist
  5. chidime
    Aug 26, 2016
    6
    Two things strike me on listening to this album: 1. It is a BIG improvement on Britney Jean (which btw got a score of 0/10 from me). 2. It does best when Britney goes full experimental mode. Invitation, the opening track, is one of those experimental tracks. A perfect opening song, it should have set the tone for the rest of the album, but as I listened to the rest of the album I felt someTwo things strike me on listening to this album: 1. It is a BIG improvement on Britney Jean (which btw got a score of 0/10 from me). 2. It does best when Britney goes full experimental mode. Invitation, the opening track, is one of those experimental tracks. A perfect opening song, it should have set the tone for the rest of the album, but as I listened to the rest of the album I felt some disappointment. While the tracks were very Britney, a few sounded outdated (Clumsy, What You Need), , while some others sounded too contemporary without reaching contemporary epicness (Just Luv Me, Make Me..., Love Me Down, Better), while others were just bland (Private Show, Hard To Forget Ya, Just Like Me, What You Need). However, the album is saved by those head-on experimental tracks I mentioned earlier: 'Invitation', 'Do You Wanna Come Over', 'Change Your Mind', 'If I'm Dancing', and 'Coupure Electrique'. These 5 tracks are the backbone of the entire album (especially considering they include both the first and last songs). As always, having more than 12-13 tracks on an album never does anyone any good, and it certainly didn't do 'Glory' any favors. This album would have done best with 8-10 songs. This is much better than the pathetic 'Britney Jean' but not as glorious as it could have been.

    BEST: Coupure Electrique, If I'm Dancing, Invitation
    WORST: What You Need, Clumsy
    6/10    … Expand
  6. Soujirop
    Aug 28, 2016
    6
    The album is overall worse than previous Britney albums. Most songs do not really meet the expectations and lack replay value, becoming quickly boring or annoying. Biggest problem of the album is that Britney abuses her "chipmunk voice" that songs like Radar/If you seek amy are known for, works great for those two songs btw, but not every song will do right with that voice. Songs likeThe album is overall worse than previous Britney albums. Most songs do not really meet the expectations and lack replay value, becoming quickly boring or annoying. Biggest problem of the album is that Britney abuses her "chipmunk voice" that songs like Radar/If you seek amy are known for, works great for those two songs btw, but not every song will do right with that voice. Songs like Slumber Party, Private Show, Better... become annoying after hearing them a couple times because of that voice. Some others like "What you need" are even worse and the production is too presumptuous for itself. "Change your mind" is innovative, but doesn't really work and the song resorts to secondary voices to sing most of the spanish part, which is kind of upsetting. Other like "If I'm dancing" actually try to be good but fail because of a nonsensical over the top editing.

    Of course among 17 songs, not everything is bad, "Do you wanna come over" will surely be remembered as another Britney hit, and "Make Me", "Man on the Moon" and "Liar" are pretty good songs.    … Expand
  7. Chump
    Oct 25, 2016
    4
    This album lacks soul and glory itself. Almost every song on it gives me the feeling that all miss Spears wants to do at the end of her career is "singing" in Vegas, raising children and putting out some intended-to-be-trendy songs that sound like her back vocalists actually sing them (or maybe that's the point actually).
  8. Hadi290
    Nov 6, 2016
    5
    Far below today pop music quality. Although there are 17 tracks in album, in my opinion "Man on the Moon" is the only track that you maybe will be listening for days, the rest just not worth it.
  9. victorcarter
    Nov 21, 2016
    6
    With an even more synthetic and lifeless production quality, Britney makes a welcome, but disappointing return with one of her worst albums ever, for sure. Nostalgia does not even come into question as long as she releases terrible singles like Make Me... or half-assed simulations of her best known hits like Do You Wanna Come Over? or Man On The Moon. Slumber Party and Just Like Me may beWith an even more synthetic and lifeless production quality, Britney makes a welcome, but disappointing return with one of her worst albums ever, for sure. Nostalgia does not even come into question as long as she releases terrible singles like Make Me... or half-assed simulations of her best known hits like Do You Wanna Come Over? or Man On The Moon. Slumber Party and Just Like Me may be pretty much all of the truly memorable moments in this super slick, artificially-crafted record.… Expand
  10. kennyrichie94
    Nov 25, 2016
    6
    This is Britney in all its glory... too much pop gimmery and showgirl baby voice that can get places crowded and gossiping... but the talent lacks and that's that.
  11. prestonhung
    Aug 4, 2019
    6
    I really like how Spears delivered her vocals and the production in this album. Here Spears is trying to explore some new sounds, which is always a good thing, yet still manages to keep her usual Its Britney B**ch persona, which is great.
  12. CharlesGleydson
    Dec 8, 2019
    5
    O melhor álbum de Britney dos últimos anos! Sou completamente apaixonado por TODAS as músicas do álbum, sendo o terceiro álbum a conseguir tal feito comigo..

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71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 1, 2016
    60
    Although it marks no significant shift in style--she’s still mining the same pop-R&B seam--it’s undoubtedly a better effort than its predecessor.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Sep 1, 2016
    60
    Like Britney herself, Glory is a fascinating if flawed listen--while she remains very much a singles artist, this is her most successful record in a while, and still contains glimpses of why she remains so compelling, 18 years into her career.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 1, 2016
    60
    Glory is no masterpiece, but it’s a marked improvement on 2013’s ‘Britney Jean’, a messy attempt to merge thumping EDM tunes with supposedly reflective midtempo songs.
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