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The Truth About Love
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  • Summary: Pink's sixth studio album features Eminem, Fun.'s Nate Ruess, and Lily Rose Cooper. It is her first album recorded for RCA Records.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Sep 25, 2012
    100
    Until the last two songs, whose overwrought drama I don't have to like just because I trust its verisimilitude, they hit every time.
  2. AllMusic
    Sep 17, 2012
    90
    It's weird and willfully, proudly human, a big pop album about real emotions and one of P!nk's wildest rides.
  3. The Guardian
    Sep 14, 2012
    80
    It's just a shame she gave album space to Mariah-slick motivational ballads such as The Great Escape, which detract from an otherwise fierce record.
  4. The New York Times
    Sep 18, 2012
    70
    Her sixth studio album, The Truth About Love, is, as usual, an assortment of potential singles.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Sep 18, 2012
    63
    It's not the left-field pop classic she seems capable of one day creating, but it also contains a handful of tracks that laser in on exactly what she does best.
  6. PopMatters
    Sep 20, 2012
    60
    For major label singer-songwriter stuff, not bad. Moore knows her way around hooks.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 14, 2012
    40
    [The Truth About Love] veers between two modes: workmanlike ballads delivered with beyond-workmanlike shading; and chunky guitar pop stuffed with shouty, bad-girl choruses. Unfortunately the second dominates.

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  1. Positive: 45 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 54
  3. Negative: 4 out of 54
  1. brubruzinha
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    One of Pink's best records, her voice is amazing and the lyrics are great!!
  2. prideinlife
    Sep 18, 2012
    10
    Another stellar release from a pop star that evades superstardom, even while she's changing the landscape of pop music. A highlight of TheAnother stellar release from a pop star that evades superstardom, even while she's changing the landscape of pop music. A highlight of The Truth About Love is hearing the notes Pink sneaks in on us, much higher than previously recording, slowly revealing just what exactly she's capable of little by little. Great, honest lyrics told how my generations speaks. This is another solid release from one of the best voices on the planet.… Expand
  4. Tohuwabohu
    Sep 19, 2012
    10
    'The Truth About Love' must be P!nk's best album to date.
    I even would call it the best Album of the year. You will find every thing you want    'The Truth About Love' must be P!nk's best album to date.
    I even would call it the best Album of the year. You will find every thing you want on this record. Songs to dance, songs to laugh, songs to think and songs to cry.

    It's a true masterpiece and I will never regret buying it.    … Expand
  5. FELIPEFERREIRA
    May 30, 2016
    9
    P!nk, como sempre, evoluindo a cada trabalho novo. Esse álbum é maravilhoso em todos os sentidos, tanto como lírico, instrumental e vocal. HáP!nk, como sempre, evoluindo a cada trabalho novo. Esse álbum é maravilhoso em todos os sentidos, tanto como lírico, instrumental e vocal. Há várias músicas que destacam, e os singles foram muito bem escolhidos. Eu apenas acho que P!nk desperdiçou a melhor música do álbum, que é "Slut Like You".… Expand
  6. Scrappy
    Sep 20, 2012
    8
    This album is certainly worth listening! In my opinion there are almost no fillers! What amazed me the most was the fact that bonus tracks areThis album is certainly worth listening! In my opinion there are almost no fillers! What amazed me the most was the fact that bonus tracks are not left-overs; their quality is equal to those from the standard edition. P!nk sounds stunning in every mood, her voice is very versatile and conveys emotions perfectly!… Expand
  7. owenrw89
    Dec 7, 2016
    7
    This album went on to be one of the best selling albums of 2012/1013, selling over 7 million copies. It also became her 2nd best selling albumThis album went on to be one of the best selling albums of 2012/1013, selling over 7 million copies. It also became her 2nd best selling album to date and earned several Grammy nominations, and yet she rarely seems to be an overly discussed pop-star. Why? Because P!nk remains a true musician, rather than a celebrity. P!nk has a formula, and sticks to it. Each album is excellent because of this structure. Upbeat rock-pop, acoustic ballads, power-pop and gorgeous vocals. This, The Truth About Love, confirms it more so than any of her other albums. It's an excellent album overall. A few so-so tracks here and there, but her vocals and Kurstin's modern productions excel.
    I have one saying to describe this album, and P!nk herself - "If if ain't broke, don't fix it".    … Expand
  8. marcost12
    Nov 14, 2012
    0
    Why after more than 10 years in the industry she's still singing the same song to me?
    The only redeemable tracks this album has is Just Give    Why after more than 10 years in the industry she's still singing the same song to me?
    The only redeemable tracks this album has is Just Give a Reason and Try and the last one is a cover.    … Expand

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#21 Most Discussed Album of 2012
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