Romance
by Camila Cabello
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Dec 6, 2019
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 2370 Ratings

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  1. ZayneM
    Dec 7, 2019
    6
    Wanted to like but a lot of filler songs combined with subpar singles. I’m disappointed tbh :(
  2. invisible69
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    The album over is not the best, her previous album was a much better album as it was cohesive. I gave the album a 4 because it has so good songs (Easy, should’ve said it and used to this)
  3. alexvsd
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    Fui dar outra chance pra essa cantora desde seu primeiro album, que mais parecia uma coletania de sons coletados de albuns de outros artistas - romance peca no seu excesso de auto-tune e falta delicadeza para um "romance". O album gira em torno de letras previsiveis e clichês, com uma superprodução que não deixa o disco respirar. Apenas uma musica me chama atenção em toda a obra "thisFui dar outra chance pra essa cantora desde seu primeiro album, que mais parecia uma coletania de sons coletados de albuns de outros artistas - romance peca no seu excesso de auto-tune e falta delicadeza para um "romance". O album gira em torno de letras previsiveis e clichês, com uma superprodução que não deixa o disco respirar. Apenas uma musica me chama atenção em toda a obra "this love" faz o album ter um minimo respiro e delicadeza - mesmo soando como um sample de "Cry Baby" de Demi Lovato. Contudo camila atira para todos os lados e entrega um trabalho forçado em busca de hits, talvez a cubana soaria melhor em suas origens latina.… Expand
  4. AngelAntonio96
    Jan 24, 2020
    5
    My Oh My tiene potencial para ser un hit, lástima que sólo con colaboraciones Camila pueda tener exito, sola no puede. El álbum es bueno pero no mucho. Ojalá para el próximo nos sorprenda con algo bueno
  5. musicmaniac
    Dec 8, 2019
    4
    Lots of paid positive reviews for pop albums these days and this is no different. Can also see lots of bots in the user section giving positives.
    With that said it's an average album. Lots of autotune because she's not the world's greatest singer (which I'm sorry.. she should be backup then). Just a solid 4-5/10 here since she included some real instruments on lots of tracks.
  6. L_Oliveira
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    Pop bem genérico, letras bem iguais e razas, mas dá pra ouvir. Pra mim, as unicas musicas boas de verdade são "This Love" (letra 10) e "First Man" (letra super bonita), as outras são todas iguais. Acho que a Camila se esforçou em escrever músicas pro Shawn e esqueceu do resto kkk. Pra mim o ponto alto do álbum foram os vocais incriveis dela, mas o album em si, nada de surpreendente.
  7. Jeffpou1
    Dec 7, 2019
    6
    "Romance" is a low and highs album. In some moments, the production can be confused, boring and dissapointed. However, in other moments, the album is masterpiece in terms of production and lyrical content.
    Besides that, "Romance" has a concept but it is not so clear in my opinion.
    To finish, it necessary to highlight some positives aspects in the album. They are: Shameless, First Man,    "Romance" is a low and highs album. In some moments, the production can be confused, boring and dissapointed. However, in other moments, the album is masterpiece in terms of production and lyrical content.
    Besides that, "Romance" has a concept but it is not so clear in my opinion.
    To finish, it necessary to highlight some positives aspects in the album. They are: Shameless, First Man, Should've said it, Easy and Señorita. Some negative aspects are: Cry for Me, My oh My, Liar, Feel it twice, This Love and Bad Kind of Butterflies.    … Expand
  8. michcl
    Dec 7, 2019
    6
    I love Camila Cabello, but this album was fairly disappointing.
    One the one hand, most of the songs showcase very impressive vocals, as well as diverse andinteresting production. Some tracks are absolutely amazing (Shameless, First Man, Easy, Cry For Me), super fun (My Oh My, Should've Said It, Liar) or very nice & soft (Dream of You. Used to This).
    On the other hand, many songs have    I love Camila Cabello, but this album was fairly disappointing.
    One the one hand, most of the songs showcase very impressive vocals, as well as diverse andinteresting production. Some tracks are absolutely amazing (Shameless, First Man, Easy, Cry For Me), super fun (My Oh My, Should've Said It, Liar) or very nice & soft (Dream of You. Used to This).

    On the other hand, many songs have very flat (or even mediocre) lyrics like Bad Kind of Butterflies, Feel It Twice, Living Proof and even Señorita. They all have potential but are too underwhelming overall.

    On her self-titled debut album, released in January 2018, Camila succeeded at her goal of only including the perfect songs, she did not want any fillers and had a selection of 10 tracks that were all of great quality. That is not an easy task when most of the tracks are ballads - which can be either beautiful or very boring - but she did it. However, on Romance, Camila does not accomplish that, many songs could have been removed from the project, and even those that are good enough do not come close to her earlier work (except the absolute best few ones).

    Moreover, for a concept album, constructed around the theme of falling in love and exploring a romantic relationship, the album is very disorganised and lacks cohesion. Tracks like 'Cry For Me' feel out of place, despite being great standalone records.

    Overall, while it does include some solid material, the album is underwhelming, lacklustre and disappointing when compared to its predecessor.
    Camila has the potential to do much better.    … Expand
  9. vitortfv
    Dec 8, 2019
    6
    Shameless - 6,5/10
    Living Proof - 6,5/10
    Should've Said It - 6,2/10
    My Oh My (feat. DaBaby) - 6/10
    Señorita - 6,7/10
    Liar - 6,2/10
    Bad Kind of Butterflies - 6,3/10
    Easy - 6,5/10
    Feel It Twice - 6,5/10
    Dream of You - 6/10
    Cry for Me - 6,3/10
    This Love - 6,5/10
    Used to This - 6,4/10
    First Man - 6,4/10
  10. Zandhr
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    The excess use of autotune makes me dislike some of the songs that have potential, and the overall sound of the album sounds relatively the same each song. There’s only about 3-5 songs i’ll continuous listen to, it’s really a disappointment that i hope she learns from.
  11. Godrox20
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    I just heard she released her 2nd album and i'm disappointed. The use of auto-tune is worse than her first album. So no i didn't enjoyed listening to this album.
  12. Hogdion
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    Simply put: It wasn't good. Her debut had a fresh sound, but Romance just capitalizes on her debut's success and the sound of its successful tracks. It seems like she had no artistic growth. I'll give her a credit for the aesthetics, though.
  13. juangalmeidx
    Dec 6, 2019
    5
    great vocals and lyrics but pretty uninventive sonically. camila has proven she can do better than most of these songs (shameless as one of them).
  14. DaleXCX
    Dec 8, 2019
    4
    Album seemed to be pulling from a lot of other artist and when I listened to it felt like it wasn’t really hers or really even original there were some high points in the album and sonically she’s amazing just wish the album felt/was more original
  15. Acru
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    Her voice sounds so strong on the album and she really experimented with the production but most of the songs did not stand out and fell flat. I do like how in love and happy she seems to be but the songs are hard to really differentiate between each other at times.
  16. mansmusicx
    Dec 10, 2019
    6
    It's okay...shows little growth from the first album and, even though it's decent, it's more pretentious than complex. Best tracks: Living Proof, Used to this, First Man.
  17. alena74
    Dec 8, 2019
    5
    This album sounds generic.. I only liked ''Shameless'', the others sound unoriginal to me. Sometimes her voice doesn't match with the melody.
  18. evidoti
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    Romance it is no bad.Romance it is not good.It is ok.
    That's Camila's second album and I still can't see her personality.This album should be personal but sounds like fourteen songs that she just recorded.No personality.No feelings.Just songs.
  19. danielefrances
    Dec 6, 2019
    5
    An album that sounda really good for some things but all has the same melody, the same concept, sounds same lyrics ...not perfect, she could do better than this!
  20. Aruni
    Dec 6, 2019
    5
    This is the best album of this year i swear ,i love her from every inch of my body
  21. Caiobarroso
    Dec 7, 2019
    6
    Não se distanciou do seu primeiro álbum, se os dois álbuns dela trocassem de nome, ninguém notaria, as músicas parecem as mesmas.
  22. samuelkswj
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    The songs have no versatility and I didn't like the tracks very much as it has a lot of auto-tune, but she writes very well.
  23. Perla239263
    Dec 6, 2019
    4
    the album is very basic shows sounds and rhythms that are reused In her ladt album, the lyrics are not concise in shameless we can see the explosion of rhythms that do not fit, the other songs that are not simple are filled, also does not use the power of his voice the only thing he does in the other songs that are filled is simply whispering the cover itself is very creative but I don'tthe album is very basic shows sounds and rhythms that are reused In her ladt album, the lyrics are not concise in shameless we can see the explosion of rhythms that do not fit, the other songs that are not simple are filled, also does not use the power of his voice the only thing he does in the other songs that are filled is simply whispering the cover itself is very creative but I don't reflect it in her own songs… Expand
  24. Camarote
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    Is not that good tbh, lyrics are good. But why are they putting that robotic effect is really disgusting
  25. Ana_beatriz
    Dec 6, 2019
    5
    Muito autotune. Mas ótimas letras...esperava mais. O primeiro álbum foi melhor
  26. Nadi3
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    No es bueno abusar del auto tone, su calidad vocal es impresionante, buen disco, pero no mas allá,alguna que otra canción les encantará ...
  27. Mathldp
    Dec 7, 2019
    5
    Mega conceitual, a crítica que lute vbbbbbbbbbbvvvvbvvvvbbbvvvgbbbbbbbbhbbbbvvfsafjkkjgxdfhkkjvcffhjbvv
  28. thefosters
    Dec 7, 2019
    6
    "Camila" was better, but Used to This, Cry for Me and Easy are so great songs.
  29. caiiro
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    This album displays how much Camila has grown as an person and as an artist. Each song of the songs tells a conclusive story about love and makes you feel the emotions. Confusion, attraction,sadness,vulnerability, anger, and acceptance. There is not one skip on this albu.
  30. polariscabello
    Dec 7, 2019
    5
    Camila’s best work so far; the growth in her vocals, lyrics and production is out of this world
  31. ventusbbs
    Dec 8, 2019
    4
    For an album focusing on one singular topic (especially, when it’s in the title), this album spends 14 tracks not really saying much we didn’t already know, leading to a lot of album filler. The only thing that makes it remotely interesting is the very public romance between Camila and Shawn Mendes.

    Easy and Dream Of You talk about how Shawn makes her feel loved and such, but aside from a    For an album focusing on one singular topic (especially, when it’s in the title), this album spends 14 tracks not really saying much we didn’t already know, leading to a lot of album filler. The only thing that makes it remotely interesting is the very public romance between Camila and Shawn Mendes.

    Easy and Dream Of You talk about how Shawn makes her feel loved and such, but aside from a pretty but not groundbreaking intro, the latter doesn’t say anything interesting in the slightest. Easy at least has some nice little personal tidbits thrown in, even if the “anything else” questions in the lyrics are grating.
    Feel It Twice and Should’ve Said It seem to both talk about the fact that they both regret not making a move sooner, but having two songs saying this feels pretty redundant. Also Señorita is here. It’s fine, I guess

    There are a couple highlights from the album:
    Living Proof is a grandiose track likening Shawn to being a gift from god himself, and yes Camila WE KNOW. My Oh My feat. DaBaby is a surprisingly fun yet dark track about a guy who only wants the physical things from her and she knows it, but can’t resist. DaBaby also delivers a rap verse that I don’t despise, unlike Young Thug’s verse on Havana.
    First man is a lovely song dedicated to her dad, promising him that he’s a good man, but that she will always love and appreciate him too.
    The guitar and Camila’s sneering growls on Cry For Me, give it quite a bit of raw, desperate presence.

    Overall, while none of the songs struck me as outright bad, far too many are just too uninteresting to go back to. Just stick to the couple of interesting ones and skip the rest of the album

    Listen to: Cry For Me, Living Proof, My Oh My feat. DaBaby, First Man
    Worst Songs: Feel It Twice, Dream Of You, Easy, Bad Kind Of Butterflies    … Expand
  32. Zizi1
    Dec 8, 2019
    6
    "Romance" viene siendo un album muy desesperado para aprovechar el éxito de "Señorita" sin embargo algunos tracks nos da el sabor de una continuación de su álbum debut "CAMILA" esta vez Cabello obtuvo una poca producción pues muchas canciones entran por un odio y salen por el otro sin dejarno una sensación alguna,abusando de autotune sin alguna necesidad.

    ROMANCE LA DESESPERACIÓN DE NO    "Romance" viene siendo un album muy desesperado para aprovechar el éxito de "Señorita" sin embargo algunos tracks nos da el sabor de una continuación de su álbum debut "CAMILA" esta vez Cabello obtuvo una poca producción pues muchas canciones entran por un odio y salen por el otro sin dejarno una sensación alguna,abusando de autotune sin alguna necesidad.

    ROMANCE LA DESESPERACIÓN DE NO DESAPROVECHAR SEÑORITA    … Expand
  33. BERENIC3
    Dec 8, 2019
    4
    Not good enough, her voice is nice but the lyrics and the music are miserable
  34. sabrinaoliveira
    Dec 9, 2019
    4
    você nunca consegue gostar das músicas da camila de início. por mais que as letras sejam boas, ela usa muito autotune
  35. Diodoros98
    Dec 9, 2019
    4
    Y aunque claramente las letras que contiene este álbum, con una gran capacidad lírica deja mucho que desear en cuanto a los sonidos, ya que utiliza varios samples que otras canciones más conocidas.
  36. gabrielmatos
    Dec 13, 2019
    4
    For me, this album is a hell of a journey. The lyrics fail miserably. What only saves is the production, but still sounding bad. Sorry
  37. Brennin
    Dec 14, 2019
    5
    A voz e, principalmente, a sonoridade que o álbum apresenta não agradam a ponto de QUERER ouvir a obra novamente. O debut album foi superior em relação ao segundo.
  38. Pamadlo
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    Pretty generic sound in the album. Sounds like something I’ve heard before so neither good to bad just neutral.
  39. noinguyen
    Nov 30, 2020
    6
    Average song-writing and production makes "Romance" a sophomore slump for Camila Cabello.

    Favorite tracks: Cry for Me, Used to This, First Man
    Least favorite tracks: Living Proof, Bad Kind of Butterflies, Easy
  40. JordanLayton
    Apr 28, 2020
    6
    A quite listenable bunch of pop songs about love. Not much to chew on, but Camila has a beautiful voice and I don't have any real complaints.
  41. JosueAM
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    Un álbum que supera a su antecesor, pero aún así no se siente una coherencia en este trabajo, las canciones se sienten muy dispersas, y algunas se notan sobreproducidas como "easy", que usa por encima de lo aceptable el autotune. 67/100
  42. itzysweetner
    Jul 2, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. reviewing camila cabello 2nd album
    shameless - 7.5 / 10
    living proof - 8 / 10
    should’ve said it - 8.5 / 10
    my oh my ft dababy - 7 / 10
    señorita - 3 / 10
    liar - 7 / 10
    bad kind of butterflies - 4 / 10
    easy - 5.5 / 10
    feel it twice - 5.5 / 10
    dream of you - 7 / 10
    cry for me - 6 / 10
    this love - 8.5 / 10
    used to this - 6.5 / 10
    first man - 7.5 / 10
    overall - a very mediocre album. most of the tracks felt like filler tracks. it felt very rushed and the album was released in december yet it’s a romance album ?? should’ve been released in feburary.    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Pitchfork
    Dec 16, 2019
    61
    Cabello’s willingness to assist in [the music industry’s embrace of the “Latin” sound] caricature elsewhere distracts from the otherwise interesting Spanish-classical and Santana-esque riffs on Romance.
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  2. The New York Times
    Dec 12, 2019
    80
    Throughout “Romance,” the pop machinery clicks cleverly and efficiently into place around Cabello’s voice. The productions tend to be sparse — spooky electronic sounds, an occasional acoustic or electric guitar, hefty but discreet drums — and even where the choruses ratchet up, Cabello’s voice often stays close and confiding.
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  3. Consequence
    Dec 10, 2019
    67
    Romance is a solid, sexually charged sophomore entry that places growth at center-stage and keeps us wanting more without going limp.
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