Pocketful of Sunshine
by Natasha Bedingfield
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Jan 22, 2008
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Stylus Magazine
    75
    At first listen, N.B. sounds creepy. But ignore the lyrics, surrender yourself to the joys of pop songwriting and N.B. seems to approach perfection.
  2. Billboard
    70
    The album has an undeniable flip-flop feel throughout; like the unplugged soul-chick hoedown Beyoncé tried to conjure at the end of the "Irreplaceable" video.
  3. Boston Globe
    70
    Bedingfield's second record is slight but filled with hooky, crisply produced songs that sound great on a sunny day.
  5. Blender
    70
    Bedingfield’s second U.S. release sticks mostly to love odes and peppy self-help bromides, which occasionally veer close to Colbie Caillat’s lake of goop. It would be irksome if not for the uniformly strong pop and R&B songcraft.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    Beyond the well-crafted melodies of songs like 'Soulmate,' 'Put Your Arms Around Me,' and 'Piece of Your Heart'--Which all have solid singke potential--the highly confessional lyrics, co-written by Bedingfield, are often too dear-diary to resonate. [25 Jan 2008, p.68]
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  7. Los Angeles Times
    63
    There's no "Babies" here, which is really too bad--as awkward as the song is, it fleshes out Bedingfield's vision better than Jerkins' Mary J. Bligean "Angel" or Rotem's Fergilicious "Piece of Your Heart." ("Tricky Angel," the most adventurous club track on "N.B.," is also absent.) Of the new material, the self-empowerment anthems "Freckles" and "Happy" show Bedingfield's best side.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. RicardoA
    Jan 25, 2008
    2
    Can't believe this kind of boring pap is still being released in the 21st Century.
  2. MichalV.
    Jan 23, 2008
    8
    When I have heard it for the first time, i knew that something was wrong about it... Songs are catchy, melodic and yeah, they are good... But When I have heard it for the first time, i knew that something was wrong about it... Songs are catchy, melodic and yeah, they are good... But still, i felt like it is not the right NB... and it is not! Her lyrics are less personal than ever and that kinda sucks.… Full Review »
  3. Maikv.
    Jan 22, 2008
    9
    I do not agree to the reviews "What Critics Said" because some of them referred to the album N.B. Thats wrong because the new cd Pocket Full I do not agree to the reviews "What Critics Said" because some of them referred to the album N.B. Thats wrong because the new cd Pocket Full Of Sunshine is different from the N.B one. New songs and a couple of old songs from N.B. So the metascore isn't representative. It's not the right review for this cd. I like the new songs on this album. Check them out!… Full Review »
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