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  • Summary: After a five year absence the British singer returns with her third album produced by Jon Brion.

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Don't believe in love
I wanna go to bed With arms around me But wake up on my own Pretend that I'm still sleeping Till you go home I can't look at you this morning I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    90
    There are melancholic edges, but it's not haunting, it's comforting, reassuring music that's quietly powerful, music that Dido hinted at before but never quite made.
  2. Billboard
    80
    There isn't a standout single, but this is Dido's most fully realized and elegantly rendered collection.
  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    This album is a mature and thoughtful collection of songs and a fine memorial to her father, who would have been right to be proud.
  4. Rolling Stone
    70
    Dido's voice is so comforting, you almost miss the blues it conceals.
  5. The A.V. Club
    67
    The album reveals nuances and feels richer with repeated plays, even though there's no single track that demands repeat listens. For songs that are just fine, they're great.
  6. The Guardian
    60
    It's potentially affecting stuff, and the gentleness of the production--several songs sound as though they were recorded by candlelight--heightens the atmosphere of desolation and fragility. The problem is Dido's soft voice: it's so lacking in expressiveness that words and emotions drift by, too wan to strike home.
  7. Drowned In Sound
    50
    If you come to Safe Trip Home without expecting the big hits or a surprise collaboration with a rapper, you’ll be disappointed. If you’re a Dido faithful who’s just endured five years of hell, you’ll find she’s is still the perfect soundtrack to your life.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. [Anonymous]
    Nov 22, 2008
    10
    Mature and so refreshingly different to the sound most artistes are going for today.
  2. CharlieGray
    Feb 11, 2016
    10
    Amazing record, one of the most beautiful and instrospectives albums I have ever heard.
    I love it so much, Dido's voice it's simply    Amazing record, one of the most beautiful and instrospectives albums I have ever heard.
    I love it so much, Dido's voice it's simply magnificent and she is very talented.    … Expand
  4. JonH.
    Nov 21, 2008
    10
    Her best album yet, a definite rebound after the beautiful but somewhat slight Life For Rent. There isn't a lot of singles here, but Her best album yet, a definite rebound after the beautiful but somewhat slight Life For Rent. There isn't a lot of singles here, but that's not a bad thing. The songs creep into your skull and stay with you. You'll be humming them to yourself soon. Check out Don't Believe in Love, Grafton Street, It Comes and It Goes and Burnin Love.… Expand
  5. K.B.
    Nov 21, 2008
    9
    It's really more intense than everything she done before. It's her best album ever.
  6. ultipop19
    Apr 6, 2018
    9
    It's an amazing album . Dido is more mature and less experimental than her previous efforts . Jon Brion on production is a big +
  7. alain
    Mar 26, 2013
    9
    An elegant fusion of real instrumentation attempting to imitate electronic sounds which perfectly blends with Dido's voice and lyrics. TheAn elegant fusion of real instrumentation attempting to imitate electronic sounds which perfectly blends with Dido's voice and lyrics. The album contains a good variety of sounds which keeps the listener engaged.… Expand
  8. SpiderJon
    May 1, 2012
    3
    It's well produced, certainly. But it's a well produced bland and dull album. "Safe" would be an adventurous description. Dido's voiceIt's well produced, certainly. But it's a well produced bland and dull album. "Safe" would be an adventurous description. Dido's voice sounds effortless. But it also sounds emotionless and completely unengaged, too. She could be singing the instructions for a Sanyo microwave or an account of unendurable human sorrow - it would be impossible to tell the difference… Expand

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