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83

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Nile City Sound and recorded live to tape in five days.
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A Little Crazy
Walking, spend a lot of time of walking That's what people do, getting over you Smiling, did you see me smiling the whole act's just for you What... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
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  1. Jul 20, 2017
    90
    Goodnight Rhonda Lee is hardly Atkins' first stylistic excursion into the past, but here, having an audibly sharp focus, a lot on her mind, and a leave-it-all-on-tape performance ethic make for her strongest impression since her debut.
  2. 80
    With Goodnight Rhonda Lee, Nicole Atkins gets all the pieces to fit. The singer may not have been made for these times, but she creates a defining portrait of an artist whose grasp of the past creates ageless, enduring music for any year.
  3. Jul 18, 2017
    80
    Everything on Goodnight Rhonda Lee is immediate. Throughout, Atkins’s lyrics eschew metaphor in favor of a more confessional mode, and her arrangements are punchy and direct.
  4. Jul 18, 2017
    80
    The result is intimate and arresting.
  5. Jul 21, 2017
    80
    Amid soulful, R&B-indebted sounds married smoothly to the more country-leaning, Atkins has created her best and most resounding work yet.
  6. Mojo
    Jul 25, 2017
    80
    Sets a high bar. But she clears it, with soulful, oddball, Jersey-girl-in-Nashville aplomb. [Sep 2017, p.96]
  7. Uncut
    Jul 18, 2017
    70
    Aching pop-soul bathed in nostalgic warmth of another era. ... Yet Atkins is also possessed of a singular, torchy voice that floods these songs with genuine fervour. [Aug 2017, p.25]

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  1. Jun 27, 2018
    10
    I've tried to complete a review for Goodnight Rhonda Lee several times now and have failed. I guess I've been trying too hard to convey howI've tried to complete a review for Goodnight Rhonda Lee several times now and have failed. I guess I've been trying too hard to convey how good I think it is. Nicole Atkins'' voice has always been a powerful instrument but here, with these songs, bathed in a rich, natural sounding production courtesy of Niles City Sound, it is quite electrifying. "My records are old friends I've trusted in them many times before" sings Nicole in 'Darkness Falls So Quiet.' I know what she means as Goodnight Rhonda Lee already feels like a trusted old friend. I was a little worried when Jersey Girl Nicole up and moved to Nashville. Silly me. Assembled here is 40 minutes of rustic soulful music and lyrics to combat the ugly orange menace blues of 2017 and beyond. Expand