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- Summary: The latest full-length release for R&B singer-songwriter John Legend features guest appearances from Jhené Aiko, Free Nationals, JID, Jada Kingdom, Ledisi, Muni Long, Amber Mark, Rapsody, Rick Ross, Saweetie, Jazmine Sullivan, and Ty Dolla $ign.
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- Record Label: Republic
- Genre(s): Pop, R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary R&B
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Oct 24, 2022Bathed in brighter production values and upped tempos than on his usual amniotic-bath tones, the expanse of “Legend” allows the vocalist to do something he rarely does: play around and have a laugh.
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Oct 24, 2022Although a talented songwriter, Legend is not a memorable lyricist, and he can falter when attempting to write a catchy pop hook.
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Oct 24, 2022"The Other Ones" is out of place for its melodramatic decluttering of baggage, but the trio of "Pieces," "I Don't Love You Like I Used To," and "Home" come across as wholly heartfelt, respectively striking a rare balance of numbness and hope, expressing total devotion, and turning on the (ocular) waterworks. Legend is at his best when entertainment isn't his objective.
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Oct 24, 2022On the frisky and more limber Act 1. ... Working with an assortment of collaborators, including producer and songwriter Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, members of the soul-revivalist band the Dap-Kings, and nimble modern producers like Tone and Some Randoms, Legend sets his smooth, elastic voice to the most seductive and slinkiest grooves of his career. ... On Act 2, Legend succumbs to his usual supper-club decorum.
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