Mad Love
by JoJo
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Oct 14, 2016
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 128
  3. Negative: 6 out of 128
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  1. RuanBorges
    Oct 20, 2016
    10
    After 10 years of battle with her former label, Jojo could finally release her 3rd official album, and it's POP PERFECTION. There is everything on this record, soul, R'n'B, pop, house, dancehall, but Jojo's voice, interpretation and lyrics, makes it a masterpiece.
  2. paulootavio
    Oct 20, 2016
    10
    JoJo is back with her best album. Mad Love is amazing, I can't stop listening. Absolutely this album is the best of her career. I loved each song of this work of art
  3. Valento
    Oct 20, 2016
    10
    After a harsh battle with her former label it is a surprised to find her stronger than ever. Her mature vocals and song arrangements are superb and this can be seen in each track from Mad Love. There are a delicious mix of different vibes and moments any person could easily relate, plus she can perform almost 100% without having to fake it. I consider this album as perfection, aAfter a harsh battle with her former label it is a surprised to find her stronger than ever. Her mature vocals and song arrangements are superb and this can be seen in each track from Mad Love. There are a delicious mix of different vibes and moments any person could easily relate, plus she can perform almost 100% without having to fake it. I consider this album as perfection, a masterpiece that music industry has been lacking.… Expand
  4. NosterToaster
    Oct 20, 2016
    9
    JoJo is back and more mature (in her sound and material) than ever!

    Favorites/Best Songs : 1) "Music" 4) "Fab" ft. Remy Ma 5) "Mad Love" 11) "I Am" 15) "Rise Up"
    Next Best Songs: 3) F*** Apologies" ft. Wiz Khalifa 6) "Vibe" 7) "Honest" 12) "Clovers"

    And the rest of the Is good as well and very listenable just not enough for me to make my favorites.
  5. hectorjmt
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    JoJo returns and this is a amazing return. The R&B Teen star revives her career with "Mad Love." which gives us such great sutltry R&B tracks influenced also by Pop and Dance music which is the perfect combination. Her voice is the most appealing thing from the whole album as she makes her way into showcasing her big pipes that go smoothly across the album. I ive this album 10/10 becauseJoJo returns and this is a amazing return. The R&B Teen star revives her career with "Mad Love." which gives us such great sutltry R&B tracks influenced also by Pop and Dance music which is the perfect combination. Her voice is the most appealing thing from the whole album as she makes her way into showcasing her big pipes that go smoothly across the album. I ive this album 10/10 because its a wel put together album.… Expand
  6. GodneySpearsus
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    We can officially say JoJo is back. After almost 10 years in limbo because of legal problems with her label that damaged her career hugely, she managed to come back with such a personal album that talks about depression ("Clovers"), being in love ("Good Thing"), out of love ("Honest"), self confidence ("I Am") and lots of encouraging messages ("F*** Apologies", "I Am", "High Heels"). HerWe can officially say JoJo is back. After almost 10 years in limbo because of legal problems with her label that damaged her career hugely, she managed to come back with such a personal album that talks about depression ("Clovers"), being in love ("Good Thing"), out of love ("Honest"), self confidence ("I Am") and lots of encouraging messages ("F*** Apologies", "I Am", "High Heels"). Her album showcases her experience as a recording artist and songwriter. The album opener is "Music": a emotional ballad that talks about her unconditional love for music and the loss of her father. Both standard and deluxe versions of the album end with encouraging tracks, "I Am" and "Rise Up".… Expand
  7. GlamAguilera
    Oct 20, 2016
    0
    Mad Love é totalmente diferente do seu álbum anterior o The High Road. É óbvio a industria mudou, os gêneros mudaram e o R&B morreu como dizem por aí, eu não vejo o R&B morto pelo contrário Kelly Rowland, Tinashe, Kehlani, Ciara e etc.. continuam no R&B e lançando álbuns ótimos, mas vamos aos fatos o gênero da JoJo na atual gravadora é POP e em sua antiga gravadora era SOUL, R&B, HIP-HOPMad Love é totalmente diferente do seu álbum anterior o The High Road. É óbvio a industria mudou, os gêneros mudaram e o R&B morreu como dizem por aí, eu não vejo o R&B morto pelo contrário Kelly Rowland, Tinashe, Kehlani, Ciara e etc.. continuam no R&B e lançando álbuns ótimos, mas vamos aos fatos o gênero da JoJo na atual gravadora é POP e em sua antiga gravadora era SOUL, R&B, HIP-HOP seus últimos trabalhos na Blackground Records foram Disaster, Marvin's Room e Demonstrate. Demonstrate seu último single oficial sobre a tutela da Família Hankerson uma música que deixou a critica bem satisfeita e impressionada a garota de Too Little Too Late que lançou algo sensual e sem ser tão explicito. Não era explicito mas era OUSADO! A música tem um vocal sexy, uma batida meio anos 90 e uma letra magnifica que é totalmente quente.. e sem querer forçar mostrando que ela cresceu e pode falar **** **** e etc. Após Demonstrate tivemos o Agape um dos melhores trabalhos da JoJo e em seguida LOVEJO um EP do dia dos namorados até ai soava tudo bem para JoJo. Agora vamos falar sobre o Mad Love um álbum perdido do começo ao fim músicas totalmente diferente de tudo que ela já lançou se o intuito era agradar os fãs de música POP e passageira ela conseguiu muitos dos fãs da epoca de 2006 não entenderam muito a sonoridade do álbum acharam totalmente confusa e perdida músicas que ninguém nunca imaginou que ela fosse cantar eles ou a própria JoJo quer vender uma imagem que não é aquilo que foi moldado na carreira dela ela após ter saído da Blackground perdeu a direção não sabe qual gênero se definir o que é bem triste pra uma cantora de 26 anos. Ela tem como influência Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Whitney ícones do R&B e não sabe o próprio gênero? a cada entrevista denominava o álbum de um gênero ela infelizmente cresceu mas não criou personalidade é só mais uma garota moldada nas mãos da gravadora.… Expand
  8. sissi_stess
    Sep 2, 2017
    5
    This album is confusing. Sometimes less is more, maybe a 10 tracks album would have been better.
    She can sing but a lot of the songs don't really showcase her range. This album lack songs like "Say love" / "Save my Soul"
    Remy Ma is not a good feature on FAB, beside her verse and JOJO ruff flow at the beginning FAB is really good.
  9. janeeek1538
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    This is what everyone that have anything to say in this world would like to hear and you must know that tracks like clovers, I am, music, good thing, FAB, **** apologies, vibe and EVERY other track on this record is ****ing amazing . (period)
  10. Felipecritic
    Oct 23, 2017
    6
    Estou feliz com a volta da JoJo, finalmente ela conseguiu se livrar de sua antiga gravadora. Mas, não quer dizer que achei o novo trabalho maravilhoso. Gosto que ela faça o que ela quiser (R&B, Soul), mas não me agradou muito o CD. Minha preferida é "FBA".
  11. crixalis
    Oct 22, 2016
    9
    To be honest I was never into JoJo that much but somehow I always followed her career since a few years ago and decided to give this album a try. This is honestly one of the best albums of the year and the pop album that impressed me the most. The only "pop" album that can match this beauty is Joanne, and probably Dangerous Woman too.
  12. TryAgainGata
    Nov 8, 2016
    7
    O álbum tem algumas músicas boas como Honest, mas também há músicas iguais no mercado. O álbum tem uma pegada boa e mostra o amadurecimento da JoJo como artista.
  13. LucasRodrigues
    Dec 12, 2016
    10
    Um álbum gostoso de ouvir, mas não é só gostoso de ouvir, letras ótimas, batidas selvagens. Valeu a pena esperar tanto tempo.
    Deixando uma observação sobre os vacais da JOJO, estão maravilhosos.
  14. LemonadeJoe
    Jan 4, 2017
    5
    JoJo tried very hard, but it is not the best album. In this album there are only two songs that are of value: FAB and F*ck apologies . The rest of the album is very boring
  15. Musi
    Oct 29, 2017
    7
    A solid cohesive album that deserves way better recognition from the public. its very well produced with A+ vocals, nice lyrics and a great vibe. I'm looking forward to Jojo becoming a bigger act in the future.
  16. mynameisfrenz
    Aug 31, 2017
    8
    JoJo's awaited comeback was expected for so long. She returns with a new single, F*** Apologies feat. Wiz Khalifa, a pop radio friendly song about unapologizing for anything. But it's not the best track of the album. You can listen to some jams like FAB. feat. Remy Ma, Vibe., I Can Only. feat. Alessia Cara, High Heels. and Clovers. A good mix of R&B, pop and dance-inspired tracks.
  17. ryanlenisson
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Não tenho palavras para JoJo, apenas uma das maiores vocalistas do século. Mad Love, foi uma válvula de escape em 2016, canções como Mad Love, F- Apologies, I Can Only e High Heels são pontos altos do terceiro álbum da artista. Sua mistura de pop/rock/r&b soou como doce e sexy. Um álbum marcante ao retorno da grande JoJo.
  18. Danny3331
    Apr 28, 2020
    10
    JoJo came back and she came back with a vengeance! Despite being in a decade-long hiatus due to the battle with her former record label, JoJo releases the masterpiece Mad Love as her 3rd studio album. An excellent combination of pop and R&B, Mad Love delivers everything an album should have. The vocals are out of this world, the production is superb, and the instrumentals just make youJoJo came back and she came back with a vengeance! Despite being in a decade-long hiatus due to the battle with her former record label, JoJo releases the masterpiece Mad Love as her 3rd studio album. An excellent combination of pop and R&B, Mad Love delivers everything an album should have. The vocals are out of this world, the production is superb, and the instrumentals just make you want to dance. The ballads are beautiful, and the title track, Mad Love, is so smooth and sultry, and High Heels is a powerhouse anthem. There is not a single bad track on this album, and you can tell that JoJo really took her time to perfect this album with the vocals and lyrics.… Expand
  19. drraniel
    May 1, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best albuns of 2016, a perfect mix of pop, dance and delicious R&B songs, empowerment lyrics "i cn only" is an anthen!
  20. Vitorsd
    May 1, 2020
    10
    Great vocals and production. Pop/R&B delicious to listen. The track title Mad Love is absolutely a blast, showing her power house vocals. I Am is a piano ballad that makes you feel proud of being yourself. Edibles is a mix of instruments that creates a new world of feelings. Overall, incredible experience to hear from JoJo. It has a mix of what she offered on her past albums and songs thatGreat vocals and production. Pop/R&B delicious to listen. The track title Mad Love is absolutely a blast, showing her power house vocals. I Am is a piano ballad that makes you feel proud of being yourself. Edibles is a mix of instruments that creates a new world of feelings. Overall, incredible experience to hear from JoJo. It has a mix of what she offered on her past albums and songs that she has never released.… Expand
  21. Edgaremb
    May 2, 2020
    10
    This album is really good, good thing is my fav!!! Also vibe, fab and music. A good combo of pop and rnb
  22. cinnamongirl97
    Oct 16, 2021
    9
    I enjoyed this album a lot. This was the soundtrack of my entire 2016. I laughed, I felt confident, I cried. Thank you JoJo.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Clash Music
    Nov 3, 2016
    60
    It’s an accomplished if somewhat safe set of songs; a JoJo on the cusp of finding her range.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Oct 27, 2016
    70
    While JoJo sounds great on big ballads and floor-filling tracks alike, Mad Love. lacks a cohesive sound. The abrupt genre shifts are jarring at turns, but paradoxically it’s this malleability that should be key to JoJo’s continued success.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Oct 19, 2016
    60
    It's all slick, sassy and infectious, but she's clearly capable of being much more besides. [Dec 2016, p.109]
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