Sale el Sol
by Shakira
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 350 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 196 out of 350
  2. Mixed: 68 out of 350
  3. Negative: 86 out of 350
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  1. Rosita
    Oct 24, 2010
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. She tried so hard to be a plastic popstar with Laundry Service in 2001, the Fixations in 2005 and She Wolf in 2009 that now that she wants to go back to her old self, she fails misserably and seems as fake as ever. She is trapped between the hottie hip-shaker bimbo and the latino pop-rock star she was in 1998. Plus, her voice is not at her best, thicker than ever and out of tune. You can see this in Tu Boca, Devoción, Addicted To You, Sale el Sol or Islands. Half of the album are cheesy songs full of merengue and reggaeton. Her vocals, for those who understand spanish, are shameful. Loca is maybe the worst of them all, but Rabiosa, Gordita and Addicted To You are not better. Nobody believes now that she can deliver a rock influenced song with dignity and she proves it in Tu Boca and Devoción. Itâ… Expand
  2. BENGAZIL
    Oct 22, 2016
    0
    Sale el Sol is one of the worst works of Shakira, this album is a example of bad production, bad lyrics and a basic or inexistent concept. Nothing compared to Fijacion Oral.
  3. TonyKuKo
    Jul 25, 2011
    0
    Might not be as bad as She Wolf but it features the same simplistic lyrics that have characterized Shakira's records since 1998. There's nothing special here. I'm very surprised on how high it's been scored by both the critics and the users. It is not helping anyone trying to get something good. The only exception here could be "Gordita" and thats thanks to the contribution of Calle 13.Might not be as bad as She Wolf but it features the same simplistic lyrics that have characterized Shakira's records since 1998. There's nothing special here. I'm very surprised on how high it's been scored by both the critics and the users. It is not helping anyone trying to get something good. The only exception here could be "Gordita" and thats thanks to the contribution of Calle 13. The rest contains the same repetitive and cheesy lyrics. No, Shakira is not turning back to her roots. I'm sorry for all of you. And my real score is 1.0 but it seems this is getting manipulated.… Expand
  4. joanpi_cowboy
    Feb 12, 2012
    2
    Shakira's album is a mediocre attempt to conquer their two types of public, Latin and European, but remains just that, it's just one more try ... Shakira is the same concept to a tired, unimaginative and boring. You need to renew and give a time-out to his career.
  5. Lucasswiftie
    Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Que bosta sonora é essa. Deus me livre; queima esse lixo que dá dor de cabeça só de ouvir essa bosta eca
  6. Lucasswiftie89
    Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Que bosta foi essa meu Deus? Um lixo desse com 89 no metacritic. Por favor né, noção ninguém tem.
  7. hiidixmxnd
    Jul 6, 2019
    2
    Well, Sale El Sol for me is the worst album of Shakira, the essence of the album is terrible, except in some songs like Sale El Sol & Antes de Las Seis, very well.
  8. ihatextintapig
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    UN COMPLETO TROZO DE MIERDA DIARREICO Y SOBREVAlORADO COMERCIAL , GENERICO Y ESTA PERRA ES UNA HAS BEEN COCHINA Y PUTA PUERCA, LA ODIO , OJALA SE MUERA LO ANSIO TANTO.

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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Rolling Stone
    Dec 20, 2010
    70
    Mostly, her new album is businesslike, serious, sane.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Oct 25, 2010
    80
    The album isn't as heady as She Wolf, but there's an easy charm to how Shakira deftly navigates such a mash of genres.
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  3. Billboard.com
    Oct 25, 2010
    91
    Sale el Sol manages to bridge the divide between the old and new Shakira with a spark that keeps you listening to the very end.
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