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  • Summary: The first English-language release since 2009's She Wolf for the Colombian singer features guest appearances from Magic!, Rihanna, and Blake Shelton.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Billboard.com
    Mar 25, 2014
    88
    Get ready for a set of convincing, honest music, on which the Colombian star often unabashedly professes her love for boyfriend Gerard Pique.
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    There is the odd failure (23 is a saccharine ode to her husband, the footballer Gerard Piqué), but Shakira still traverses musical styles like few others.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    She sounds like she truly cares and poured her heart into her songs (and most of them are indeed co-written by her), with the overall result feeling satisfyingly emotional and incredibly fulfilling... something that couldn't be said as strongly about an album like She Wolf.
  4. AllMusic
    Mar 25, 2014
    70
    [It] doesn't necessarily mean that every cut is cohesive but Shakira is the rare pop star who can pull an album together through sheer force of personality.
  5. The New York Times
    Mar 27, 2014
    70
    The warbles and breaks in her voice that make her professions of love sound both innocent and obsessive, and the idiosyncrasies of her English lyrics: “You looked at me with your blue eyes/And my agnosticism turned into dust.” They keep her from getting entirely swallowed by the Anglo pop machine.
  6. Boston Globe
    Mar 25, 2014
    70
    Shakira is a more middle-of-the-road affair, but it’s also more revealing.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Mar 26, 2014
    37
    Predictable and flavorless, these songs seem to realize a fear that unfairly gathered around Shakira in 2009 when her album "She Wolf" led some critics to suspect that the Colombian-born star was attempting to Americanize her sound (or had been coerced into doing so by forces in the music industry).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 70
  3. Negative: 11 out of 70
  1. nei181189
    Mar 25, 2014
    10
    Eu estou completamente apaixonado por esse álbum! Shakira conseguiu reunir todo seu talento em canções com estilos diferente entre si e, aoEu estou completamente apaixonado por esse álbum! Shakira conseguiu reunir todo seu talento em canções com estilos diferente entre si e, ao mesmo tempo, coeso.… Expand
  2. augustospaulo
    Mar 25, 2014
    10
    Um excelente album pop. Shakira prova mais uma vez que consegue unir elementos de varias culturas e enrriquecer suas músicas com as maisUm excelente album pop. Shakira prova mais uma vez que consegue unir elementos de varias culturas e enrriquecer suas músicas com as mais variaras referências. O "Shakira." possui mid-tempos, baladas, dance, reggae e faixas que flertam com sonoridades e estruturas experimentais.… Expand
  4. m1995ahmad
    Apr 19, 2014
    10
    Wonderful album from an amazing and versatile artist. I love the ska-pop and reggae influences throughout the album. Standouts for me wouldWonderful album from an amazing and versatile artist. I love the ska-pop and reggae influences throughout the album. Standouts for me would be: Can't Remember to Forget You, Empire, Cut Me Deep, Dare (La La La), Medicine.… Expand
  5. Lindomarjuniorg
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Mesmo lançando um de seus trabalhos mais fracos, Shakira conseguiu entregar muita qualidade. É ela!
  6. BrandonStone
    Mar 11, 2023
    10
    It's an amazing album, very sensual, his collaboration with Rihanna is incredibly sexy and crazy, very Shakira-esque. It is also veryIt's an amazing album, very sensual, his collaboration with Rihanna is incredibly sexy and crazy, very Shakira-esque. It is also very personal, it has romantic ballads dedicated to her children.… Expand
  7. edsmedeiros
    Mar 30, 2014
    8
    I do believe in this album's potential, perhaps it's not her best album to date, but it sure is on her top 3 list, even though I could noticeI do believe in this album's potential, perhaps it's not her best album to date, but it sure is on her top 3 list, even though I could notice some American influences, it is very clear to me she is still the same Shakira we all love, the kind of experimental "you don't care about me" is the best track for me and the song "dare" brings some Brazilian flavor to the whole thing especially when sung in Spanish, ballad "empire" is also a stand-out track… Expand
  8. Lucasswiftie
    Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Branquinha cu seco sem graça. Descadeirada, fudida, escorada. Lixo de álbum desse. Eca

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