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Love Goes
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 178 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the British singer-songwriter features guest appearances from Burna Boy, Calvin Harris, Labrinth, Demi Lovato, and Normani.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 29, 2020
    83
    It's the prettily composed ballads — wounded, swooning, steeped in regret — that tend to lead.
  2. The New York Times
    Oct 29, 2020
    80
    The sound of “Love Goes” is sweeping and luxurious: intimacy blown up to cinematic scale. Each song feels elaborately hewed.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 29, 2020
    70
    Whilst Love Goes could have been an album containing only Smith’s newer dance sound, the album does offer something for all Sam Smith fans, to mixed results.
  4. Clash Music
    Oct 29, 2020
    60
    In ‘Love Goes’ Sam Smith has produced a flawed but decent return that mirrors the introspection of this strange, difficult year.
  5. The Observer (UK)
    Nov 2, 2020
    60
    It’s nice to hear them taking a few small risks. Next, it’d be great to see Smith get really wild.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Oct 30, 2020
    60
    Love Goes doesn’t quite have overwhelming moments to match the titanic power of signature hits like “Latch,” Smith’s career-making hit with house duo Disclosure, or 2017’s “Him.” In some ways, that’s OK.
  7. The Guardian
    Oct 29, 2020
    40
    An album that exists to waft sadly, but unobtrusively, in the background.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 73
  3. Negative: 8 out of 73
  1. sugaryuris
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Sam Smith mandou muito bem nesse álbum. Claro que não é o álbum do ano pois o folklore existe, mas Love Goes é um álbum extremamente coeso.
  2. Nay20
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Las melodías como siempre son canciones que te envuelven inmediatamente con sus letras
  4. Sebastianher27
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Arte como sus anteriores discos, este es un álbum fresco pero al mismo tiempo maduro. Mucho mejor que Positions definitivamente
  5. JamesonRook
    Oct 30, 2020
    9
    Being honest i did not even know he was releasing and album TODAY but it was a blessing listening to this after the trash positions by arianaBeing honest i did not even know he was releasing and album TODAY but it was a blessing listening to this after the trash positions by ariana is. Thanks Sam you did it again.… Expand
  6. Oswald329
    Oct 30, 2020
    8
    Él se está convirtiendo en una de las promesas musicales más importantes de la industria
  7. Caiobarroso
    Oct 31, 2020
    7
    É um álbum bom, mas ele colocou umas músicas que foram singles anteriores que não se encaixaram muito bem no álbum e isso fez com que perdesseÉ um álbum bom, mas ele colocou umas músicas que foram singles anteriores que não se encaixaram muito bem no álbum e isso fez com que perdesse um pouco da coesão.… Expand
  8. Panchogul
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Nada nuevo, lo mismo de siempre, al menos es ligeramente mejor que sus trabajos anteriores.

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