Phoenix
by Rita Ora
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Nov 23, 2018
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 23, 2018
    80
    Given the stuttering, protracted process it’s been through to get here, it’s a surprisingly coherent record. ... For the most part, though, Phoenix is worth the wait.
  2. AllMusic
    Nov 23, 2018
    80
    Ora delivered a confident pop gem that stands tall on its own.
  3. Clash Music
    Nov 23, 2018
    80
    Phoenix has been four years in the making, waiting in the wings to see the light. And now that it’s finally here, Phoenix is definitely worth checking out.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 23, 2018
    80
    Endlessly fun, stuffed full of brilliantly left-field production and ear-worm choruses.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Nov 26, 2018
    70
    While some of the artists brought onto the project feel more tactical than functional, when Ora is placed in the spotlight she tends to deliver.
  7. Q Magazine
    Nov 27, 2018
    60
    Ora shines brightest on the album's calmer moments. [Jan 2019, p.113]
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  8. The Observer (UK)
    Nov 26, 2018
    60
    Phoenix is perfectly fine, but its strongest moments make you realise that it could have been great.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 132 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 112 out of 132
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 132
  3. Negative: 13 out of 132
  1. 63704r
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    Phoenix is the huge comeback by artist Rita Ora. After separating ways with Roc Nation and signing with Atlantic Records, she finally got thePhoenix is the huge comeback by artist Rita Ora. After separating ways with Roc Nation and signing with Atlantic Records, she finally got the freedom every artist should have. This album includes pop/dance-pop/contemporary RnB songs with amazing production and great vocals. She poured her heart out in this one and you can even feel her pain and everything she went through in the album closing track "Soul Survivor".… Full Review »
  2. silviaciarcia
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    The six-years wait was absolutely worth it: Phoenix is the best pop album of the year. Rita Ora's previously released hits mix perfectly withThe six-years wait was absolutely worth it: Phoenix is the best pop album of the year. Rita Ora's previously released hits mix perfectly with seven new relatable songs that describe her personality and what she's been through. It's an album about love, about insecurity and confidence, about finding yourself again and rise even though people tried to shut you down.
    This is the PURE POP sounding album that we all needed this year.    … Full Review »
  3. r_az
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    Easily the best pop album of the year, anywhere, your song, lonely together are now classics to Europeans and this album is a breeze to pop music !
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