Loved Me Back to Life
by Céline Dion
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Nov 5, 2013
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. The New York Times
    Nov 4, 2013
    70
    On this album she’s singing with more rhythm, if not more clarity, than usual.
  2. AllMusic
    Nov 4, 2013
    70
    There's nothing here that screams big hit–-but it's something better: the work of a diva who is comfortable in her own skin.
  3. The Guardian
    Nov 14, 2013
    60
    The finished product is almost a reinvention.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Nov 4, 2013
    60
    Dion's cover of Janis Ian's rueful "At Seventeen" comes off less like a lament for childhood dreams that didn't come to pass and more like a lilting word of advice from someone old enough to know better, which is precisely the zone where the album excels: when Dion drops the act and embraces her manic, Hallmark card-brandishing guru of schmaltz.
  6. Boston Globe
    Nov 4, 2013
    50
    She experiments at times with a more gravelly voice, suggesting a bid for more street appeal, but the overall effect is stiff and mechanical, minus the warmth for which she is known.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 74
  3. Negative: 9 out of 74
  1. 12mahalu
    May 12, 2019
    0
    There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this album; bland, vacuous MOR pop that doesn't innovate or take any risks in terms of its overallThere is absolutely nothing redeeming about this album; bland, vacuous MOR pop that doesn't innovate or take any risks in terms of its overall sound! Really disappointing, but not surprising, from someone whose artistry has never extended beyond the confines of the generic pop power ballad… Full Review »
  2. raviopatra
    Nov 28, 2013
    8
    Coming from Dion, the album was obviously going to be good and it does. The problem is I don't feel like she's giving out anything special.Coming from Dion, the album was obviously going to be good and it does. The problem is I don't feel like she's giving out anything special. The sound is a little bit too mainstream, even for an artist as mainstream as her. It's very entertaining, but I was expecting a climax (which I did not get). Still money well-spent though.… Full Review »
  3. vinidornellas
    May 29, 2023
    0
    This work is mediocre and not memorable. I can't believe I wasted precious time watching this.
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