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Track after solid track, "Motherland" is a collection of pure, soulful offerings.
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Merchant has achieved a lovely balance of art and craft.
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She has never sounded so earthy, so bluesy, so soulful.
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MojoThe thread which binds is Merchant's seductive, bittersweet voice, something which quickly finds the richer you, than nourishes it. [Dec 2001, p.104]
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UncutNatalie Merchant has made an album of elemental beauty... she's never sounded better. [Jan 2002, p.140]
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Entertainment WeeklyThese tunes don't have the big melodic hooks of "Wonder" or "Jealousy," but that doesn't lessen their beauty. [16 Nov 2001, p.172]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 10
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Negative: 3 out of 10
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AmandaGFeb 23, 2006
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JoeGFeb 16, 2006
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DavidK.May 8, 2003