Lovers Rock
by Sade
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Nov 14, 2000
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Armchair DJ
    60
    The lushness of 1992's "Love Deluxe" has given way to an understatement so pronounced it's almost jarring; this LP sounds like it was recorded in zero gravity.
  2. Revolution
    60
    Lovers Rock isn't a gigantic creative leap forward by any stretch.... An acceptable soul album for the adoring Sade fan, or equally, someone who's torn and in the mood to wallow contemplatively in their overstuffed pillow. [Feb 2001, p.92]
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    If there's nothing on Lovers Rock as naggingly memorable as past triumphs Diamond Life or Your Love Is King, then the refined ache and minimalist chic of By Your Side and Somebody Already Broke My Heart are persuasive enough.

Awards & Rankings

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#45 Best Album of 2000
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#17 Most Discussed Album of 2000
31
#31 Most Shared Album of 2000

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 70
  3. Negative: 11 out of 70
  1. All_ButTrU4
    May 8, 2022
    7
    nothing new, but the music is still done very well. I think it's her best. It's a satisfying direction cool smooth r&b
  2. Felipecritic
    Dec 4, 2017
    7
    Sade retorna elegante e com seu soul inconfundível, o que resulta em mais um ótimo CD cheio de sentimentos e no topo das paradas, porque elaSade retorna elegante e com seu soul inconfundível, o que resulta em mais um ótimo CD cheio de sentimentos e no topo das paradas, porque ela não precisa ser mainstream pra vender.… Full Review »
  3. Ravenous
    Nov 21, 2010
    10
    Sade represents modern soul music at its best. With Lovers Rock, they recapture most - if not all - of their inventive genius made legendarySade represents modern soul music at its best. With Lovers Rock, they recapture most - if not all - of their inventive genius made legendary from their previous album, Love Deluxe. One of the decades best albums.… Full Review »
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