Who I Am
by Nick Jonas And The Administration
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    Very accomplished, vaguely surprising--and a wee bit dull.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    63
    Who I Am all feels a bit tentative. Recorded, supposedly, in just two weeks, think of it as "Camp Soul."
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    In this side project, he's not trying to be too different from the Bros, just going for a more retro-soul vibe with a band of old Prince alumni.
  5. BBC Music
    50
    Nick has a great pop voice--high and clear and strong. It isn’t a great rock voice though, and his desire to smash it into shape by spirited bellowing alone can curdle things, just as they should really start cooking.
  6. Boston Globe
    50
    What’s surprising is that when he’s cut loose from the chaff of his brothers, the result is an album that’s all chaff.
  7. AllMusic
    50
    While it’s easy to admire his well-cultivated classicism, Who I Am is an awkward growth spurt, relying on songs designed as grooves but given performances too hemmed-in to be soulful and often undone by Nick’s thin teenage yelps.
  8. Billboard.com
    50
    Who I Am is so polished and adult-sounding -trading teen pop moxie for organ and slide guitar-that one is left wondering whether the same songs about love, heartbreak and political curiosity wouldn't be a more satisfying evolutionary step in the hands of a scrappier troupe.
  9. NOW Magazine
    40
    N Jo’s fan base doesn’t care about calculation. They’re just the right age to buy into the workmanlike quasi-genuine rock of Who I Am. And there’s still enough of that original Jonas flavour to keep them interested.
  10. Slant Magazine
    40
    It's still a too-polished, kid-friendly approximation of a rock record, splitting the difference between the ill-fitting maturity of 2009's "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" and the lukewarm soul affectation of John Mayer's "Battle Studies."
  11. No Ripcord
    40
    Should his solo career continue, this record could stand as an in between point between his teen past and his adult future, but as it stands now, it's just a muddled, occasionally interesting but often baffling pop-rock album.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 16 out of 35
  1. tbhrevival
    Mar 16, 2021
    10
    this is a masterpiece and its still his best album. he should really embrace this type of music instead of trying to be some justin timberlakethis is a masterpiece and its still his best album. he should really embrace this type of music instead of trying to be some justin timberlake **** this is way better and far superior.… Full Review »
  2. zven
    May 24, 2011
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. This is just garbage.... just that.... don't waste your time.... seriously............................... disgusting… Full Review »
  3. TimOff
    Feb 3, 2010
    1
    Boring, cliched drivel that barely passes as music. Don't waste your time.
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