Wallflower
by Diana Krall
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Release Date: Feb 3, 2015
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Mojo
    Jan 8, 2015
    80
    It's a sumptuous collection. [Nov 2014, p.100]
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  2. AllMusic
    Feb 2, 2015
    70
    By singing these songs as sweet and straight as the dusty old standards on Glad Rag Doll or the bossa nova on 2009's Quiet Nights, she demonstrates how enduring these once-dismissed soft rock tunes really are.
  3. Uncut
    Jan 8, 2015
    70
    Wallflower is quintessential adult pop, with solid if predictable selections. [Nov 2014, p.76]
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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. Hackskeptic
    May 28, 2015
    4
    There’s no denying that Krall has a wonderfully velvety croon, but this collection of pop covers plods at a snails pace and only negativelyThere’s no denying that Krall has a wonderfully velvety croon, but this collection of pop covers plods at a snails pace and only negatively detracts from the original recordings.

    Producer David Foster has to take some responsibility, denying the singer more vigorous arrangements, and vitally, a decent rhythm section to ramp up the pace. It’s an album that probably sounds more interesting played at 45 rpm.    … Full Review »
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