So Good
by Zara Larsson
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Mar 17, 2017
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 192 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 155 out of 192
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 192
  3. Negative: 21 out of 192
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  1. goncalo_xcx
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    então é assim

    no começo acho que todos ficamos shook porque estavamos à espera que o álbum fosse um farofão sem fim mas no final eu acabei por me acostumar com o hinário que é o so good claro que com toda a demora e as expectativas o álbum ia desapontar um pouco mas de momento a única música que nao gosto é make that money girl, tirando os singles para mim as melhores são tg4m, only    então é assim

    no começo acho que todos ficamos shook porque estavamos à espera que o álbum fosse um farofão sem fim mas no final eu acabei por me acostumar com o hinário que é o so good
    claro que com toda a demora e as expectativas o álbum ia desapontar um pouco mas de momento a única música que nao gosto é make that money girl, tirando os singles para mim as melhores são tg4m, only you e sundown.

    enfim muito sucesso para a princesa sueca e não se esqueçam de dar hate no álbum dos chainsmokers que sai hj    … Expand
  2. poezwoez
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    "So Good" is definitely so good. I've listened to this album on repeat and I still love it and it still sounds new. The album has the older bangers like Lush Life, Never Forget You and Ain't My Fault. But it also has new incredible songs like TG4M, Sundown & Symphony. Slower songs like Only You, ONE MISSISSIPPI and Can't Fall In Love Without You are also beautifully sung. The only song"So Good" is definitely so good. I've listened to this album on repeat and I still love it and it still sounds new. The album has the older bangers like Lush Life, Never Forget You and Ain't My Fault. But it also has new incredible songs like TG4M, Sundown & Symphony. Slower songs like Only You, ONE MISSISSIPPI and Can't Fall In Love Without You are also beautifully sung. The only song that isn't so good is "So Good". Her voice is really unique and powerful. Can't wait to hear more from her in the future.
    If you like her or not, you can't deny the fact that Zara Larsson is the future of pop music.    … Expand
  3. Evic21
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    There is something incredibly refreshing about Zara Larsson's sound a vocals. She has the ability to capture feeling while maintaining her girlishly confident attitude. On tracks like "What They Say", she uplifts the spirit by telling the listener that no matter what they say, someone believes in you, and sometimes that's all one needs to hear. In turn, I believe in her and what she has toThere is something incredibly refreshing about Zara Larsson's sound a vocals. She has the ability to capture feeling while maintaining her girlishly confident attitude. On tracks like "What They Say", she uplifts the spirit by telling the listener that no matter what they say, someone believes in you, and sometimes that's all one needs to hear. In turn, I believe in her and what she has to bring to the table in the future.… Expand
  4. NjM
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    The delay for "So Good" was worth it! Zara presented us with an album full of wonderful songs and powerful vocals.This album is one of the best things of 2017 so far.
  5. christyanocury
    Feb 8, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is incredible, all the songs are good, the production, the lyrics, I've liked all of this... miss Zara you are a pop diva… Expand
  6. VitorMacauba
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    This album is PERFECT, I love it SO MUCH. It should be a visual album cause all the songs have potential, so many great lyrics and awesome instrumentals!
  7. LoStKeAtInG
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    É um álbum diferente de todos os outros pois nele se encontra todo tipo de música, desde músicas motivacionais (como What They Say) até músicas sobre estar excitada (como Ain't My Fault) e não podemos deixar de lado a feminista Make That Money Girl. Acredito que o fato de o álbum ser uma "bagunça" é justamente para a Zara ver em qual estilo musical ela mais se encaixa, fora isso está bemÉ um álbum diferente de todos os outros pois nele se encontra todo tipo de música, desde músicas motivacionais (como What They Say) até músicas sobre estar excitada (como Ain't My Fault) e não podemos deixar de lado a feminista Make That Money Girl. Acredito que o fato de o álbum ser uma "bagunça" é justamente para a Zara ver em qual estilo musical ela mais se encaixa, fora isso está bem organizado. As faixas que definitivamente precisam virar single são Don't Let Me Be Yours e Sundown (a com o Ed Sheeran é sucesso na certa)… Expand
  8. pursuingdreams
    Nov 22, 2018
    10
    Overall it is a perfect debut album. Zara Larsson's voice is exceptionally great. The production is good and the EDM is cool and sounds comfortable in the album. Really look forward to the sophomore album.
    What They Say 90/100
    Lush Life 90/100 I Would Like 90/100 (brilliant sampling) So Good (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 80/100 TG4M 95/100(EDM really great) Only You 100/100(perfect) Never    Overall it is a perfect debut album. Zara Larsson's voice is exceptionally great. The production is good and the EDM is cool and sounds comfortable in the album. Really look forward to the sophomore album.
    What They Say 90/100
    Lush Life 90/100
    I Would Like 90/100 (brilliant sampling)
    So Good (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 80/100
    TG4M 95/100(EDM really great)
    Only You 100/100(perfect)
    Never Forget You 95/100(EDM really great)
    Sundown (feat. Wizkid) 70/100(a little bit weird)
    Don’t Let Me Be Yours 80/100
    Make That Money Girl 85/100
    Ain't My Fault 100/100(a huge bop)
    One Mississippi 100/100(perfect)
    Funeral 95/100
    I Can't Fall in Love Without You 85/100(can be better)
    Symphony 100/100(powerful, lyric and music video are wonderful)    … Expand
  9. fromlush
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    What They Say 85/100
    Lush Life 95/100
    I Would Like 75/100
    So Good (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 75/100
    TG4M 85/100
    Only You 90/100
    Never Forget You 90/100
    Sundown (feat. Wizkid) 80/100
    Don’t Let Me Be Yours 60/100
    Make That Money Girl 90/100
    Ain't My Fault 85/100
    One Mississippi 100/100
    Funeral 100/100
    I Can't Fall in Love Without You 90/100
    Symphony 100/100
  10. LilScience
    Jan 12, 2022
    9
    álbum pop com muitos hits, é notável que ele é comercial já que Zara estava começando a ser conhecida mas é super agradável, nada de músicas muito repetitivas, ela soube trazer um ritmo dance e assim podendo agradar a maioria, uma pena que não vemos muito do seu trabalho continuando o que SO GOOD era, mas espero que ela volte com tudo.
    Faixas Favoritas: Lush Life, I Would Like, So Good,    álbum pop com muitos hits, é notável que ele é comercial já que Zara estava começando a ser conhecida mas é super agradável, nada de músicas muito repetitivas, ela soube trazer um ritmo dance e assim podendo agradar a maioria, uma pena que não vemos muito do seu trabalho continuando o que SO GOOD era, mas espero que ela volte com tudo.
    Faixas Favoritas: Lush Life, I Would Like, So Good, Don't Let Me Be Yours, Ain't My Fault.    … Expand
  11. dodorik
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    The slower songs were weak points but an amazing pop album nonetheless. Best Tracks: TG4M, Don't Let Me Be Yours. Sadly too many singles were released before this so it feels more like a compilation than an album.
  12. popstyle
    Jun 10, 2017
    10
    An amazing album, congrats zara. For someone who's is starting now is perfect, the production, the vocals, and the music. With a great tracklist, Zara larson proves why's she's the best new singer.
  13. Cristiancritic
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    ótimo album pop,sem clichês e letras repetitivas
    zara tem se mostrado uma ótima artista e que tem resposabilidade para se tornar um grande diva do pop e esse album é a prova disso
  14. tobetobe
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    ótimo album pop,sem clichês e letras repetitivas
    zara tem se mostrado uma ótima artista e que tem resposabilidade para se tornar um grande diva do pop e esse album é a prova disso
  15. Alcohonce
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    This album has many beautiful and different songs. From heartwarming ballads to powerfull hymns, from dance club hits to energetic and inspiring tracks. It's great world debut and Zara really was worth the wait. The best pop-album of March, well-done, little girl with amazing voice!
  16. tavaresphl
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    A bit generic at some parts, but a good pop compilation after all. Songs like funeral, symphony and ain't my fault (i never get tired of this one) worth the listening.
  17. albertoPRO
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    I wouldn't say "So Good" is THAT good. I literally fell in love with the already released and famous bangers she launched before March 2017, so my expectations for this album were very high, and I think she did not live up to them, at least not 100%. Songs as What They Say, Make That Money Girl, Don't Let Me Be Yours could have been easily left aside in favour of some others she justI wouldn't say "So Good" is THAT good. I literally fell in love with the already released and famous bangers she launched before March 2017, so my expectations for this album were very high, and I think she did not live up to them, at least not 100%. Songs as What They Say, Make That Money Girl, Don't Let Me Be Yours could have been easily left aside in favour of some others she just performed live during this 2 last years. Funeral, Can't Fall In Love Without You and Only You are some nice tracks, which I think she will definitely not extract as future singles because of lack of appeal (still can't explain her Only You live performance and acoustic video on Vevo). The ones I appreciated are One Mississippi, incredible ballad written by Julia Michaels and accompanied by a great production, TG4M, tropical tasting song which would probably be the next single from the album, and Sundown, catchy and radio friendly song in which the Swedish singer, helped by Wizkid provides a trendy song which follow the tropical beat of some other famous and successful songs.
    Good, but not So Good. 7.    … Expand
  18. ultimatemusic
    Jun 6, 2017
    7
    Zara Larsson when she first stepped onto the music scene as successful as she did was literally the most exciting thing from a female pop star, as she released banger after banger, and it became almost certain that her music was going to be incredible and she’ll have a really great career.

    Her music is sort of incredible, and she really is having a great career but not on the level I    Zara Larsson when she first stepped onto the music scene as successful as she did was literally the most exciting thing from a female pop star, as she released banger after banger, and it became almost certain that her music was going to be incredible and she’ll have a really great career.

    Her music is sort of incredible, and she really is having a great career but not on the level I thought it would be, and I now think that only because I listened to this album.

    Again, it may just be high standards, but I expected Zara to raise a bar with this album. I wanted her to be one of those artists that blew everyone away because she knew what artist she wanted to be, but this album only clouds that. The album just sounds like a load of reject tracks from other artists that were just thrown at Zara. The mediocre lyrics, the everyday chart sounding songs. It’s OK releasing a couple of them as singles, especially if you’ve chosen the best ones, but having a whole album full of them just disappoints. There is no real knowing of what sort of artist Zara is currently.

    It’s a shame, as I honestly thought this album would be incredible, but it’s no better than lukewarm at best. There are a couple of stand out tracks, of which mainly are the ones released and maybe one or two others but the rest certainly fade. I hope when this debut era Zara takes note, and starts to find herself a platform that she really feels comfortable in, as I don’t believe she knows what sort of music she wants to be making just yet.    … Expand
  19. lemonadamn
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    The title is right "so good", And might have heard a lot of these songs before, and the new ones curiously being very mid-tempo. But the great already released singles (except So Bad) and the new TG4M, Symphony, Mississippi and Funeral makes for a solid debut album.
  20. Ghost0012
    Aug 12, 2017
    8
    A promising future ahead of her. A solid debut album that is probably rare. She only needs a better theme and not a collection of singles , her next album should have more theme and less generic lyrics more personality and soul.
  21. outerspace
    Jan 14, 2018
    8
    Zara Larsson has shown her talent an potential in this album, which is almost a masterpiece. Her voice is definitely unique and her songs are really hard to forget. Songs like "TG4M" and "One Mississippi" are proof that Larsson has a very versatile voice that can absolutely deal with many rhythms and really makes me anxious about her next album.
  22. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    7
    Zara put expectations on everyone, and it ended up that was not surpassed but a joint of several hits that had in an album and other musics. Everyone expected a pop dance and it ended up not being disappointing, it was not however out of everyone's expectations
  23. katuahbo
    Feb 8, 2019
    10
    just perfect, love it from spain, isn't a good album... is the "album" she's very underrated, and should be better known, bcs it's a star
  24. bardi455
    Aug 12, 2019
    10
    leniconicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  25. maristommo
    May 2, 2020
    10
    I could easily give a 1000 if I had the option. This is a divine work and the artist is Zara f-Larsson.
  26. PEDROMFR
    Mar 8, 2021
    9
    "So Good" may be one of the best debut albums of the 2010's. It's actually incredible how a new artist could alredy find her shinning spot, having commercial success at the same time she tells us something about her and (this is a plus), having (and showing) a great voice. We can only expect good things from Zara's career.
  27. Driano
    Mar 5, 2021
    10
    This album is so perfect, zara is so iconic, she deserves the best things in the world
  28. indirapravianti
    Mar 9, 2021
    8
    Beautifully crafted album. Lots of great, catchy tunes. Lush Life, NFY, TG4M, So Good, Symphony, Aint My Fault are my favorites. Zara's voice is stunning as usual.
  29. Sabmis
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    They picked the worst songs they possibly could for singles. This is such a feel good album!

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 23, 2017
    55
    It doesn’t as a whole compete with its first offerings.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 23, 2017
    60
    Sundown adds to pop’s current obsession with tropical house, while I Would Like is a good song without a proper chorus. But Larsson imbues each song with enough passion to see it over the line.
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  3. AllMusic
    Mar 23, 2017
    80
    Like contemporaries Daya, Steinfeld, Bebe Rexha, and Dua Lipa, Larsson delivers polished R&B-influenced pop gems that shine bright like diamonds while maintaining a too-cool-for-school factor that helps to distinguish her from the bubblegum.
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