• Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
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  1. Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Sadly her worst album with WITNESS. It's seems she never evolve. The only good songs are CRY ABOUT IT LATER & TEARY EYES. Maybe HIH. The rest is mediocre.
  2. Aug 28, 2020
    2
    Pasamos de tener exitos como I kissed a girl, o un album con cinco numeros 1, Bops como Dark Horse o Roar, pero esta vez Katy Perry no ha logrado superarse, quedo con recuerdos del 2013 y no ha sabido evolucionar en una industria que esta en cambios y revoluciones constantes, Perfy nos trae un Cliche que recuerda a los 2010
  3. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es lo peor de Katty por lo tanto merece esta calificación, ninguna canción tiene coherencia Expand
  4. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basic boring childish music for brainless people
    Flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop
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  5. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like Katy. Bút your fandom really toxic. My rating for your album is 7, but 0 for your fandom. Really really bad beheavier Expand
  6. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad, sorry Katy but I'm skipping it... I can't SMILE with it, hope you'll release more songs... Expand
  7. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pasándo la Mismísima Witness 2.0 azies
    El álbum sólo vale la pena por un par de canciones, lo demás es puro relleno de lo mismo.
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  8. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Não me fez sorrir! :( o álbum todo dia perdido ao não saber qual rumo ele quer tomar, além de se apegar à frases clichês e sem qualquer aprofundamento. Parece um álbum inacabado que foi lançado em um momento oportuno (nascimento da filha e 10 anos de 'Teenage Dream') apenas por lançar sem qualquer propósito algum. Espero que Katy Perry traga algo mais coeso, pessoal e melhor em seusNão me fez sorrir! :( o álbum todo dia perdido ao não saber qual rumo ele quer tomar, além de se apegar à frases clichês e sem qualquer aprofundamento. Parece um álbum inacabado que foi lançado em um momento oportuno (nascimento da filha e 10 anos de 'Teenage Dream') apenas por lançar sem qualquer propósito algum. Espero que Katy Perry traga algo mais coeso, pessoal e melhor em seus próximos trabalhos. Expand
  9. Aug 29, 2020
    1
    La verdad, muy buenas intenciones de su parte, pero es el mismo cliché pop básico
  10. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Smile is great.... but why can't we just appreciate other's hardwork? Pretty please;)
  11. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Siendo objetivo y desde mi punto de vista es un álbum super alegre, sus sonidos te llevan a querer bailar y sonreír realmente.
    Katy sabe como hacer que cada una de sus canciones se queden en tu mente y las estés cantando todo el tiempo. Y enserio es hermoso este álbum, ninguna canción suena como relleno, todas se disfrutan al máximo. Y después de todo los críticos salen sobrando con sus
    Siendo objetivo y desde mi punto de vista es un álbum super alegre, sus sonidos te llevan a querer bailar y sonreír realmente.
    Katy sabe como hacer que cada una de sus canciones se queden en tu mente y las estés cantando todo el tiempo. Y enserio es hermoso este álbum, ninguna canción suena como relleno, todas se disfrutan al máximo. Y después de todo los críticos salen sobrando con sus criticas poco objetivas y comparaciones que están de mas y fuera de lugar. Si los críticos no apoyan totalmente el álbum de Katy, para eso estamos nosotros para felicitarle y aplaudirle el gran trabajo que hizo con SMILE :D
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  12. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Flop Flop Flop Flop Flop músicas chatas e toscas, flop flop flop flop Katycats invejosos flop flop flop Flop
  13. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Sin sentido con temas totalmente repetidos y aburridos. No hace falta comprarlo no vale la pena. Mejor que se dedique a ser mamá que para payasa ya está toda su carrera.
  14. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed, i don’t like it!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s better Teenage Dream Expand
  15. Aug 28, 2020
    3
    i didnt likei it. it sounds bad. every song sounds like the same and the production have nothing special for me. i
  16. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    smile ;) Yuh stream Ariana's album instead byee3eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  17. Aug 28, 2020
    1
    muito ruim,katy como sempre entregando o mesmo album sem qualidade e ainda usa o filho como marketing
  18. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. not a comeback thing for me not really impressed hahhaahahahaj ajahahhahshjjsjs Expand
  19. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    El álbum es bueno pero olvidable, las únicas canciones que se quedan grabadas en la cabeza son los buzz singles que ya había sacado antes.
  20. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo malo Expand
  21. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    best album ever!you know i started to be a katycat since the witness era the era that katy fell off i mean when everyone left her but yeah in the middle of that i became a katycat coz how she acts to her fans and how lovely she is,you know a sweet momma girl.i don't even know that time why they left katy?because of her haircut?dang it,it doesn't matter about looks it's about what is thebest album ever!you know i started to be a katycat since the witness era the era that katy fell off i mean when everyone left her but yeah in the middle of that i became a katycat coz how she acts to her fans and how lovely she is,you know a sweet momma girl.i don't even know that time why they left katy?because of her haircut?dang it,it doesn't matter about looks it's about what is the meaning of music and how she acts to everyone.is it because of that weird looking album?ya'll r tasteless,song isn't all about how it beats to me it is also a way to put a message u want to say to someone and when u listen to every witness song you will find what is the trully meaning of all it on.and witness passed and hey i am still here for katy until we knew that katy is pregnant and about to release this awaited album it was so beautiful i don't know just i am so happy for her coz she just pased all the bash and what society treats o her and that's because all of daisy dove.i am so proud of katy i love how he never left us katycats thru her depression era.if this smile album flopped again.well we don't care anymore we only focus to each other and for me that is the most important thing between artist and fans,i also love how she doesn't care about charts anymore,yeah what is charts for?for fame?for viral?for new fans?tsk who needs a lots or loads of fans when almost all of them are just there for trendy or just coz of ur looks,even katy will be forgotten by society i promise me and truly katycats will now we will always there for katy no matter what. Expand
  22. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Well once again we get another generic album from Perry as if it’s not the same album we’ve all heard for the past 10 years. We’re bored. The pop music is tuned to Katy pop lane that she’s afraid to step out of. Hopefully the smile era will bring more fun and excitement because the album isn’t doing it.
  23. Aug 28, 2020
    3
    i expected something different on this album i didn't connect with it but that's okay
  24. Aug 28, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not her best work, very generic, seems recycled from previous works. Not impressive, nothing new. Expand
  25. Caa
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    ALBUM FLOP!!! PIOR ALBUM DA CARREIRA DA KATY!!!!!! Katya protege o Dr Luke!!! NOJO
  26. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album with no substance
    No theme
    Tasteless kind ko art
    It makes me feel the witness a better album
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  27. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    think the music critics are so biased to katy. Why? This album is her best. Also, pitchfork told us that why now? Well the answer is its because we're in a pandemic and the songs fits nowadays. Also critics saying that it is uninspired. Maybe they don't know katy had gone through in the last 3 years
  28. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    I expected something more from Katy. Disappointed. I liked Daises though. Hope next one will be Better
  29. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Never Really Over and Harleys in Hawaii are the only songs that are still listenable for me, she is still experimenting but doesn’t change the fact that the album itself is trash. Although it might be slightly better than witness, this deserves a 0 because it is too generic pop music like 6 years ago. It’s not 2010,pc but 2020
  30. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy's music is still stucked in 2010. she is making a super boring music with some boring contacts. the album concept is a whole mess. smile, clown, Harley motorcycles, cry and tears. Expand
  31. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Queda inagurada pasanado la smile
    Mas de lo mismo
    Never really over salvable en fin
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  32. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Abysmal. Generic. Tragic. She’s capable of a lot more. She deserves better fans as well, they leave negative reviews so here we are. Stream Chromatica.
  33. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Que album péssimo, esperava mais. Pelo visto não vai ganhar um grammy. Poxa que pena! Expand
  34. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t like this ajanannNnanazjzjjqnnsnnanananannananajjajajqjjwbabsbsbaba Expand
  35. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    She needs to be experimental instead of going back to the same sounds from early 2010s. Witness was a much better album imo
  36. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    The shoemaker crawls once again out of the cave of cultural irrelevance to remind the public that she sings. And what an unpleasant announcement. Following the trend of her commercial catastrophe Witness, she throws at us a jumbled clump of astoundingly un-catchy, shallow songs that likely won’t serve a greater purpose than a Target advertisement soundtrack. One that no one will bother toThe shoemaker crawls once again out of the cave of cultural irrelevance to remind the public that she sings. And what an unpleasant announcement. Following the trend of her commercial catastrophe Witness, she throws at us a jumbled clump of astoundingly un-catchy, shallow songs that likely won’t serve a greater purpose than a Target advertisement soundtrack. One that no one will bother to Shazam. Expand
  37. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Single Smile is the best part of the album. Catchy and a good sing along tune. Rest of the album feels deeply under whelming.
  38. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    pop trash, katycats can suck a d*ck, just stop what you doing, that's so stupid, wbk it's the worst album of the year
  39. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Es la peor basur4 que haz excretad0 mi3rdaty fracas4da!!! Ni usando a tu bast4rd4 recién nacida podrás salir de la tumba. Tuviste que agregar singles de hace más de 1 año para no pasar la mierDAISY completita. Pobre muert4 retírate con dignidad zorr4 maldit4 amarilla escup1d4 asqueros4
  40. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This is not what I expected Just another gone in the wind album. Could’ve been better than this
  41. Aug 29, 2020
    1
    I don’t like. Am sorry Katy naksks skskwks sosos aislados soskskznsks kskslzo y lsoslsosos slslzksklzz
  42. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Take this katyrats karma is real. Nothing new, boring same old not progressive music. Average lyrics, less average production and lame melodies Expand
  43. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Esperava mais .
    Parece que Katy Perry está presa no tempo é não consegue se reinventar
  44. Aug 29, 2020
    3
    Nothing much to say, was disappointed in the production and lyrics. Some great vocals here and there but nothing makes up for the horrible production.
  45. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Katy Perry’s bubbly, cliché-ridden pop feels especially unsuited for life in a pandemic.
  46. Aug 29, 2020
    1
    a big prank, but not a prank of a good circus, and a circus that has already gone bankrupt
  47. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Nossa vergonhoso esse álbum, como que em pleno 2020 a Katy Perry lança um álbum tão datado como esse, ao escutar esse álbum me vem na hora o cheiro de leite azedo.

    Pedante e preguiçoso
  48. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    The worst album of 2020.She has no talent in music so stop trying so hard to make this **** was torture to normal people’s ears.
  49. Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Very disappointing. Knowing Katy for so long i really miss her old songs, maybe its time to step back and recover her inspiration as composer. Not all people can deliver smash hits one after another. Shout out to kc that are doing a disservice to her as fas :)
  50. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Noçah eçeh aubum mim xokol

    Eh muituh ruim, paresser um aubum de compiladosh Cem duvitash o pior aubum ke excutey eçih anoh

    Pochah Caity Jah paçol dah horah deh amadusser

    Esperuh ke em augum momentuh elah çih reencontrou e evoulua

    Caixão e vela preta
  51. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. repetitive, uninovative, sadly not good. i love katy to death but this album was not even listenable. the best track is daisies which i liked but its the only one from the whole album that's okay. i hopr katy will find piece and her smile with her family and newborn daisy dove bloom. Expand
  52. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Nada innovador, solo 2 o 3 canciones rescatables, el resto del disco esta de la never worn moj0n, lo unico bueno del disco es cuando lo quitas y pones folkdiosa de Taycristo. Viej4ty en la musica ya no la da, mejor que se dedique a vender vinagre o sus chanclas fe4s, en pocas palabras se me escurrio todita la smile con tremenda cag4d0ta.
  53. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blah Blah blah dkdk Blah Blah blah Blah Blah fidid fififi w8qw sisis8 di8ww8 Expand
  54. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album so amazing but katycats iuh hahahahahahahahaahahahahaa flop Expand
  55. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This album is boring. Flop. The era is messy. All the ratings is out of charts. All songs is flop. Good luck katyrat. She better retire and take care of her new born baby then.
  56. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    The critics are right... this album is no good. Expected more from Katy, but I guess her rise is over.
  57. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This is so bad, it’s an album that is so basic and the people say that is boring and repeat
  58. Aug 29, 2020
    1
    This album does not go anywhere. Doesn't tell anything. Super boring, I can't believe Witness (another awful album) was better
  59. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum horrível,músicas mal feitas,tenho dó da Katy e do seu fandom. Quer ouvir um álbum perfeito? Ouça "Chromatica" da Gaga! Expand
  60. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Well, this album sounds like the previous ones she's launched. Reinvention!!!
  61. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Album podre, datado, não vai inovar nunca c4d3l4? Smile música da playlist da Renner, um descarte do Prism, Daisies descarte do Witness a menos pior é Cry about it later mas mesmo assim totalmente fora de coesão. LIXO
  62. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Feels empty, repetitive, full of pop cliches, not innovative at all, since Teeenage dream is pop perfection i have to put Katy at a high standart, she can do better
  63. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2020 could not be worst. The whole album sound just the same. As the critics said, she's not able to leave her comfort zone. Expand
  64. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Es triste ver las críticas que está recibiendo Katy, pero todo eso le pasa por tener fans tan ridículos y odiosos.
  65. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Es más de lo mismo ñ, debería retirarse, su fandom da asco ni ellos la soportan debería dedicarse a ser madre la música ya no es lo suyo
  66. Aug 29, 2020
    1
    I love katy perry and i excited for her new album. I had so much expectations and this is what I've got? There's no something new in this album, just a basic pop.
  67. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Such a flop,didn't deserve any award,the songwriting sucks,katy need to pull out this sucks album
  68. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Flops always flop she is over and she Will never be a Gaga or Taylor. Smile worst album of all time Expand
  69. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    GENERIC POP ALBUM. SHE IS IRRELEVANT NOW. GIVING BIRTH CAN'T SAVE HER CAREER
  70. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    is a bad album, a really, really, really bad album.
    Pasando la smile, pasando la witness
  71. Aug 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pues es literal la misma cosa de sus trabajos pasados y pues siento que lo que le hace falta es evolucionar en música se tiene que reinventar e intentar cosas nuevas no se puede quedar para siempre en una misma zona Expand
  72. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very bad. her worst work yet. couldn't think it could go worse than witness, well... Expand
  73. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Álbum sem nenhum conceito, músicas que não marcam e te deixam com vontade de pular faixa a faixa.
  74. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Boring and not innovator at all. I love Katy but this is not her best......
  75. Aug 30, 2020
    1
    Mais do mesmo , músicas previsíveis , uma música apenas salva , singles lançados a anos atrás sem sucesso colocado no álbum !!! O smile amarelou
  76. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Bullsh*t, honestly bullsh*it. TOTALLY. Uwu uwu jwu uwu uwu muak t amo muxixixiximo
  77. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Mal álbum, katy se quedó en el 2011, no ha sabido adaptarse a los nuevos desafíos que plantean estos tiempos
  78. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    queen of FLOP
    Never Really Over was a bop but Katy Idiot **** realeased Flop Talk and flopped hard...lol
    so I hate this album
  79. Aug 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum muy lento,ha sido uno de los peores álbumes de Katy,creo que debería ir por más Expand
  80. Aug 30, 2020
    1
    Bubblegum Pop Princess Katy is defiantly far far away in the clouds somewhere. Although Smile has a cheerful sprinkle of songs within its 12 track collection, it simply does not stand out as solid album - especially with the creative and versatile Katy we expect. The journey within the album seems messy, slightly sloppy and poorly executed - I couldn’t see a clear, solid album. If you areBubblegum Pop Princess Katy is defiantly far far away in the clouds somewhere. Although Smile has a cheerful sprinkle of songs within its 12 track collection, it simply does not stand out as solid album - especially with the creative and versatile Katy we expect. The journey within the album seems messy, slightly sloppy and poorly executed - I couldn’t see a clear, solid album. If you are expecting Pop or any genre that might POP IT in the club, this wannabe indie album isn’t for you. A few songs you may play three times but after that they’ll be on your skip list. Expand
  81. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    There's a reason if Katy's not getting the commercial success she used to in Teenage Dream. She's never evolved musically. She's always playing it safe. This album makes no exception : It is a bland pop record that just sounds like some Teenage dream B-sides. The only way she could get out of this critical and commercial flop curse would be to surprise her public with a more audacity.
  82. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    literally the same thing that has been doing Katy Perry, she try to being successful but her time has just passed. A terrible album
  83. Aug 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El álbum necesita vida , canciones no de relleno No hay mucha transición entre las canciones parece ser que es la misma canción Expand
  84. Oct 2, 2020
    0
    I wanted to like it but unfortunately, Katy seems to have lost her inspiration.
  85. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Honestly, after this album katy needs to reinvent herself, it was hot garbage, the only song that can be saved is Never really over
  86. Nov 19, 2020
    1
    This album just doesn't live up to the expectations setup from Katy's previous work.
  87. Feb 2, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the tumultuous release around her 'Witness' era, Katy seemed on the right track for a comeback. 'Never Really Over' was an infectious slice of electro-pop with a killer chorus. The singles that followed though, were unmemorable and hollow. Going in different sonic directions and nothing really sticking out. Along with this, there seemed to be little actual depth or theme, with everything feeling slightly confused. When the album dropped, it felt like a non event, an artist releasing an album with a wimper. The content? Well the good thing is 'Cry About It Later' is a euphoric throwback to the sonics of the 80's, along with 'Champagne Showers'. The rest of the album feels deflated, a 'I'm sorry for Witness and this is how I healed' vibe that doesn't really go anywhere. No song pushes the envelope where pop music is concerned, which begs the question. If the artist feels half invested and keen to try and stay in a sonic familiar lane, whats the point? Expand
  88. Apr 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El peor álbum de la historia, es asqueroso y desagradable, esta tipa nunca fue iconica Expand
  89. Nov 4, 2021
    0
    this album is below mid. I didn't really like katy like ever and seeing how her fans behave on twitter i just thought i would leave my 2 cents here for that. Yup she's over and it's time everyone accepts it. ciao
  90. Nov 27, 2021
    0
    Not good at all. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  91. Aug 21, 2022
    0
    BAD album. shes over..........................................................
  92. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Nothing new, just herself being the kidz bops maker she is. It’s almost like the last project cost her so much of her sanity she just needed to came back to what she makes the best.
  93. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Should call her Karen Perry as this album secured her transition to suburban, uncool mom.
  94. Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Didn't enjoy it . Sounds like b tracks from previous albums. Like ordering Katy Perry off of wish.
  95. Jan 11, 2022
    1
    Katy Perry, minha cara, o álbum parece bem enjoativo, e muitas músicas são como um pop rock, o álbum quer trazer de volta o antigo estilo da Katy como um álbum inovador remontado para parecer atual, porém na minha opinião não deu certo, tirando pouquíssimas consideradas para mim boas, é meio que um Prism com Teenage Dream e um pouco de One Of The Boys, Katy que tal dar uma pausa paraKaty Perry, minha cara, o álbum parece bem enjoativo, e muitas músicas são como um pop rock, o álbum quer trazer de volta o antigo estilo da Katy como um álbum inovador remontado para parecer atual, porém na minha opinião não deu certo, tirando pouquíssimas consideradas para mim boas, é meio que um Prism com Teenage Dream e um pouco de One Of The Boys, Katy que tal dar uma pausa para pensar melhor nos conceitos? pois Smile não colou muito.
    Faixas favoritas: Never Really Over e Smile.
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  96. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Worst album of the year, she had to use a song from last year to breathe atleast some life into a very boring album
  97. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Horrible! Just horrible! Katy Perry disappoints again with an album with a childish thematic.
  98. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    I don’t like this album, should have called it Frown. They say not to judge a book by its cover, but in this case look at the clown on the cover.
  99. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. trash Expand
  100. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Que horrible disco, monótono de principio a fin y con ritmos obsoletos, Que alguien le avise a Katy que ya no estamos en 2014.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Sep 8, 2020
    60
    Without fleeting moments of bad taste, Perry does indeed sound mature, but she's also not quite as fun. That's a conscious choice, though. Smile is intended to evoke memories of her frivolous younger days while pointing toward a sustainable pop future.
  2. Sep 4, 2020
    50
    While Perry finds the occasional moment of quality here (Smile and Tucked both feel like the best possible music we could get from Katy Perry in 2020), Smile is an album searching for an identity—and when it fails, it falls back on lazy writing.
  3. Aug 31, 2020
    60
    Like Joanne before Chromatica, Smile plays like a necessary centering exercise, indulging her insecurities and less surefire instincts. If Witness was overdetermined, Smile is an earnest exhale, for better or for worse. It delivers an image of her journey towards inner peace that is honest (if corny) and catchy (if not exactly inventive).