Revival
by Selena Gomez
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7.9

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  1. luislemos
    Oct 9, 2015
    10
    This album is really amazing. The best songs are "Revival", "Rise", "Hands To Myself", "Good For You", "Me & The Rhythm", "Kill Em With Kindness" and "Camouflage". Slay Selena!
  2. itsbrunos
    Feb 16, 2016
    9
    This is the best album of Selena Gomez and we all agree with it. I mean, this is not a 100% likeble album because 2 or 3 tracks that are boring, but the other tracks are SO good. So " Revival" band with the name of the CD itself, is not a bad song as most of the songs that give name to albums ( with other artists ) , the track is very interesting because it has a touch of sensuality in theThis is the best album of Selena Gomez and we all agree with it. I mean, this is not a 100% likeble album because 2 or 3 tracks that are boring, but the other tracks are SO good. So " Revival" band with the name of the CD itself, is not a bad song as most of the songs that give name to albums ( with other artists ) , the track is very interesting because it has a touch of sensuality in the rhythm with a letter goes seriously. "Sober " , " Nobody" and "Perfect" are my favorite tracks on the CD because they are very sexy and report some experiences I've had in life , which is very interesting because it is very good when the artist behind your experience through a song and when that touch millions of hearts . "Good For You" is a wonderful music if not for the A $ AP destroying the track , seriously , she could have chosen a better rapper. And do not get that I'm disrespecting his work to prove because the comments you tube music video without it.… Expand
  3. Fakebytswift
    Dec 24, 2015
    9
    This is Selena's best album. I think she made a mistake about the bonus tracks. Me & My Girls could be on the Standard version, just like Perfect. Anyway, this is a personal album, songs like ''Revival'', ''Camouflage'', ''Rise'' show us a Selena with a big artistic power. The lyrics do not disappoint, and the production is impeccable, and in my opinion, Revival x Confident is a foolThis is Selena's best album. I think she made a mistake about the bonus tracks. Me & My Girls could be on the Standard version, just like Perfect. Anyway, this is a personal album, songs like ''Revival'', ''Camouflage'', ''Rise'' show us a Selena with a big artistic power. The lyrics do not disappoint, and the production is impeccable, and in my opinion, Revival x Confident is a fool fight, people should focus on the sound of the albuns.

    Revival 10/10

    Kill Em With Kindness 9/10

    Hands to Myself 10/10

    Same Old Love 10/10

    Sober 7/10

    Good for You 8/10

    Camouflage 10/10

    Me & the Rhythm 9/10

    Survivors 8/10

    Body Heat 10/10

    Rise 8/10    … Expand
  4. itsggomes
    Oct 13, 2015
    10
    Selena shows all her maturity in her new record. With an angelical voice, she proves that now is her moment (and nobody could stole her spotlight). Revival is a inspirational and personal song.
  5. kennykoschny
    Oct 14, 2015
    10
    This album is amazing. All songs have a meaning even if some could possible be forgettable. All of the songs are relaxing and mostly chill. Just the right amount of everything with Gomez's voice fitting every song. I would definitely recommend the deluxe edition which includes the amazing "Nobody" (which is about God) and the perfect "Perfect". Besides those there are more outstandingThis album is amazing. All songs have a meaning even if some could possible be forgettable. All of the songs are relaxing and mostly chill. Just the right amount of everything with Gomez's voice fitting every song. I would definitely recommend the deluxe edition which includes the amazing "Nobody" (which is about God) and the perfect "Perfect". Besides those there are more outstanding songs as "Sober" and "Camouflage". "Hands To Myself" definitely stands out as one of the best songs on the album, she just can't keep her hands to herself (I mean she could but, why would she want to?).The sultry "Good For You" screams greatness as does "Same Old Love" the perfect break-up song. "Kill Em With Kindness" speaks for itself and an amazing song to listen to when you're not feeling too good about yourself. The most anticipated song "Revival" has all different vibes put together which complements each and everything on there. Then we get to the more upbeat songs as the Latino-flavored "Body Heat" and the boss "Me & My Girls", which talks about Selena and well her "girls" including a bit of Spanish lyrics. "Me & The Rhythm" is easily most people's favorite as it has this irresistible disco-inspired beat which you can't help but to dance to. "Rise" speaks about rising over everything when you're feeling down and feeling confident and it has this amazing gospel feel. Lastly, there's "Survivors" which has a very mellow and soft vibe to it. Overall, this is her best album surpassing "Stars Dance" 's killer dance tracks. This is all about what she has been feeling for the past two years and talks about many things. Very interesting album. 10/10… Expand
  6. gustavosm12
    Nov 4, 2015
    7
    Another 'real me' album, it's not the best but it's a good one . Good lyrics, good music. Nice one Sel.
    Best 5 songs:
    - Sober
    - Camouflage
    - Perfect
    - Me & The Rhythm
    - Hands To Myself.
  7. BellaticStar
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    Vai se foder, álbum otimo!!!!!!!!!!! Pisou em atar dance (brincadeira) otimos vocais, tudo lindo toda top toda modelo!! Melhor album dela, e segundo melhor do ano! Me fode ate nao poder mais Selena
  8. Liviastor
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    Amei,Selena Gomez chegou com tudo e calou a boca de todos que falavam mau dela,Sober é perfeito,Super adulta e madura,este ano é dela sem duvidas! Parabéns Selena.
  9. memelllll
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    HINARIOOOOOO MEU AMOR PISOU DEMAIS PISOU NOS HATERS PISOU NA _ _ _ _ EM TODO MUNDO!!!!!!! MERECIA 100 MAS FICOU COM 70 POR CULPA DA DEMO
    MELHOR ALBUM VAI DEBUTAR COM 1KKK AINDA *-----* NAO POSSO ESTAR MAIS ORGULHOSA
  10. thomasmm
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    This is the album of the millennium, stepped in some fans of certain former friends of hers who doubted their ability, queen stepped without promise, note more than deserved.
  11. handstomygmz
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    This is the best album of 2015 and the best album of the carrer of selena, she works so hard and give all the best she had, greatful album, greatful songs.
  12. MarinaBlaugrana
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    Queen same, it really was a revival and she returned with everything, a more mature album and unlike anything she did, showed her potential, both vocally and in their side songwriter, of 16 songs she participated in the composition of 11, we can see that this album was rather more of it, had more transparency about her and about your current level! I'm surprised! Proud to be her fan, she killed it
  13. kbg12ila
    Oct 16, 2015
    9
    Ive never heard a Selena Gomez album before, but a couple months ago i heard a single of hers 'Good For You', i was suprised by how much i liked it, it had a great melody coupled with her sultry vocals and brilliant instrumentation. I then heard this album. Revival the first track on this album is a great opener with brilliant instrumentation and a great chorus with great lyrics. Kill EmIve never heard a Selena Gomez album before, but a couple months ago i heard a single of hers 'Good For You', i was suprised by how much i liked it, it had a great melody coupled with her sultry vocals and brilliant instrumentation. I then heard this album. Revival the first track on this album is a great opener with brilliant instrumentation and a great chorus with great lyrics. Kill Em With Kindness is a chill track to overcome thd haters, and has a great whistle tune with more brilliant instrumentation. Then we have the Max Martin track which is hilariously cute and sexy, with her great delivery and fantasic beat. The rest if the album never really fails anywhere, every single songs is strong and i really predict some grammy noms here!… Expand
  14. auu
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    album incrivel, diferente de tudo que ela ja fez, espero que ela faça mais albuns assim!!
    nota 10 album muito bom, mercece ser indicado ao grammy, otimo
  15. Lahxo
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    Sinceramente este é o melhor álbum dela, um álbum com vocais maravilhosos, a rainha surpreendeu mesmo. Batidas ótimas, letras ótimas, um álbum maduro, está sendo uma era maravilhosa para Selena Gomez.
  16. filipebenson
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    Este é sem dúvidas um dos melhores álbuns de 2015. Selena melhorou muito no seu vocal e trouxe canções maravilhosas. As melhores músicas são Cologne, Sober e Survivors.
  17. Migsangelo
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    MARAVILHOSA AMEI O ALBUM PISOU PISOU ARRASO NOSSA OTIMO SOBER MELHOR MUSIA A NAO A MELHOR É HANDS TO MYSELF AI NAO A MELHOR E REVIVAL AI SLA O ALBUM INTEIRO É OTIMO menos me & my girls credo mas vo da 10 arraso piso na
  18. selenarules
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    This album is really amazing, this is her REVIVAL.Body heat,good for you,perfect and me and my girls are my fav.SELENA IS WORTH A GRAMMY. GOOD FOR YOU IS WORTH A GRAMMY. REVIVAL IS WORTH A GRAMMY.
  19. elizabeths
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    "Selena Gomez wills a new era of her career into existence within the first two minutes of her second solo album. "It’s my time to butterfly," she sings on the self-care anthem "Revival." The Gomez of this relaxed, confident pop collection butterflies with such ease that it feels like she’s revealing her true personality for the first time. Where some former child stars tack toward"Selena Gomez wills a new era of her career into existence within the first two minutes of her second solo album. "It’s my time to butterfly," she sings on the self-care anthem "Revival." The Gomez of this relaxed, confident pop collection butterflies with such ease that it feels like she’s revealing her true personality for the first time. Where some former child stars tack toward aggressive maturity when they reach their twenties, Gomez finds ways to transcend that cliche. Her brand of sexiness has a coy, subtle quality that never tries too hard, from the fun, flirty "Hands to Myself" to the blissed-out "Survivors" to the intoxicating "Me & the Rhythm" — a riff on the classic theme of losing yourself on the dance floor ("Everybody wants to be touched/Everybody wants to get some") that nonetheless finds her sounding completely in control of her own euphoria.

    Soaring past the harsh-though-catchy EDM beats of 2013’s Stars Dance and the shallow angst of her previous work with the pop-rock project the Scene, the former Disney star finds a new comfort zone in this album’s warm, tropical beach-pop sound. "Body Heat" brings Latin fusion into Gomez’s mix like never before and proves that she doesn’t need Zedd (the German producer behind her recent dance chart-topper "I Want You to Know") to make a genuine club banger.

    Gomez doesn’t have the vocal chops of her Disney compadres and sometime competitors Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato, but she makes up for it here by finding a new malleability in her voice. She takes on a punk-soul Charli XCX inflection on "Same Old Love," a highlight cowritten by XCX, and elsewhere builds on the clipped, breathy indie-pop vocals that made lead single "Good For You" a mold-breaking hit this summer. Revival is an audacious name for a 23-year-old singer's second album, but from start to finish, Gomez earns it. This is the sound of a newly empowered pop artist growing into her strengths like never before." - Rolling Stone review    … Expand
  20. ibrahim_alavi
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    This is by far her best work to date.
    Won't go too deep into the review, but if I'm to summarize it in a few words, those would be - Mature, Sonical and vocal improvement, New persona, artistic and sensible lyrics.
    This album isn't perfect however it is clearly next to it and shows us a more vulnerable, yet confident side of Selena aswell. Nearly all of the tracks standout but my    This is by far her best work to date.
    Won't go too deep into the review, but if I'm to summarize it in a few words, those would be - Mature, Sonical and vocal improvement, New persona, artistic and sensible lyrics.
    This album isn't perfect however it is clearly next to it and shows us a more vulnerable, yet confident side of Selena aswell.
    Nearly all of the tracks standout but my personal favourites (only by a slight margin) would be: Perfect, Kill Em with Kindness, Hands to Myself and Body Heat.
    Kudos to Selena for such a huge improvement and I hope the best for her future career.    … Expand
  21. rockabella
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Selena has improved tremendously with this record. It feels like this is the first cohesive album she delivered that also includes a message. It's her first album i can actually appreciate as an album and not just individual singles really. I do find it interesting however that the standard and the deluxe version include slightly different versions of the standard track "Rise". In mySelena has improved tremendously with this record. It feels like this is the first cohesive album she delivered that also includes a message. It's her first album i can actually appreciate as an album and not just individual singles really. I do find it interesting however that the standard and the deluxe version include slightly different versions of the standard track "Rise". In my opinion "Same Old Love", "Sober" and "Me & My Girls" are the standout tracks.… Expand
  22. Ludmilla
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    what a masterpiece, this is the kind of music i was waiting for from selena she is a talented young woman who has a lot of power, game changing album highly recommended
  23. intenselenator
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    It's the best album i've ever seen! shes growing up even more, and she tells everything to take care of our hearts! it's greatfull to listening to this album!
  24. musicexcpert
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Revival is the best album of 2015. No joke, it's so pure and fresh. It's a must have! So Great!! From 'Revival' to 'Perfect' (bonus track) it has such a great feel, i felt what she was going through!
  25. MuriloMarcatto
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    I used to love Selena's catchy pop songs (Naturally, A Year Without Rain, Love You Like A Love Song, Who Says, and the others which didn't become singles), but this album is a masterpiece, pretty much different than everything she released before.
    "Revival", "Kill 'Em With Kindness", "Hands To Myself", "Good For You", "Survivors", "Rise", "Perfect" and "Cologne" are songs that nobody    I used to love Selena's catchy pop songs (Naturally, A Year Without Rain, Love You Like A Love Song, Who Says, and the others which didn't become singles), but this album is a masterpiece, pretty much different than everything she released before.
    "Revival", "Kill 'Em With Kindness", "Hands To Myself", "Good For You", "Survivors", "Rise", "Perfect" and "Cologne" are songs that nobody could ever imagine she would record for this new era. I believe that "Sober", "Same Old Love", "Me & The Rhythm" and "Outta My Hands" are more predictable when it comes to Selena's albums, but they also sound quite amazing - by the way, I'm claiming for Sober as her new single!
    I'm head over hill with this album - it's one of my favorites from 2015.
    As she said, she's been taking singing classes during the years, and she finally proved everyone that she's better than before, and finally found her sound!    … Expand
  26. alanaamerico
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Selena está na melhor fase da carreira dela. Esse álbum é perfeitamente adulto e maduro assim como ela, as músicas são uma melhor do que a outra e totalmente viciante. Selena rainha como sempre, proud to be a selenator!
  27. carlosnovelli
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    I've always had faith in Selena's genuineness. I've always loved her music and appreciated her carefree and fun way of being the soundtrack to my adolescence so for her to have reached her REVIVAL, it's something very important to my own growth. The album (especially the title track) speaks to me spiritually.
  28. selenarainhaa
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    It has been transformed over time and showing what has come! "Revival" is really the triumphant return of Selena Gomez. The songs are quite addictive and enthralling. 10 without a doubt!
  29. Pixxtive
    Oct 17, 2015
    9
    She didn't make an album for charts, she made for fans and for herself. We can feel her emotions, and her voice is better than never. The album has a great sound and a little bit of everything that Selena support, like God with "Nobody", girl power with "Me & My Girls" and the message in the lyrics of "Kill 'Em With Kindness" that we have to stop the fight and be mature because "no war inShe didn't make an album for charts, she made for fans and for herself. We can feel her emotions, and her voice is better than never. The album has a great sound and a little bit of everything that Selena support, like God with "Nobody", girl power with "Me & My Girls" and the message in the lyrics of "Kill 'Em With Kindness" that we have to stop the fight and be mature because "no war in anger was ever won"... It is just beautiful the way that she inspire what she believes. And we have the fun part of the album with some fast songs like Me And The Rhythm, Body Heat, Loco, Hands to Myself... This songs make the album more fun and it doesn't let the album became boring. I'm really excited to see Selena Gomez telling her stories now that she is in control of her life more than never.… Expand
  30. oiagoabreu
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Is really a revival of Selena! Perfect! Creative! Emotional! Half Mexican! Wonderful! Selena are congratulations.. Cover beautiful.. and Rise is my favorite! Very Thanks Selena!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Oct 19, 2015
    70
    Song for song, Revival rivals Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion for breakout pop album of the year, but if it similarly falls short of greatness, it's due in large part to a lack of originality.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 15, 2015
    70
    There’s enough growth here to accept the occasional stumble. Revival, like ‘Good For You’, is a damn fine, hook-laden surprise. Selena Gomez has found a voice worth paying serious attention to.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Oct 15, 2015
    80
    Revival is an audacious name for a 23-year-old singer's second album, but from start to finish, Gomez earns it. This is the sound of a newly empowered pop artist growing into her strengths like never before.
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