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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Rich Cooper.
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Our Eyes
I'm alive I feel it now I never knew I'll find it on you Out of line we got ourselves In a look, wait we are not fine Wait, you are not mine! We... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jul 6, 2015
    80
    she’s written a brilliantly fun pop record in the process.
  2. 75
    There are a few duds in there where the dynamism and the delicacy clash ineffectively, but they are outnumbered by the surprising number of triumphs.
  3. Jul 13, 2015
    70
    Engaging songwriting, with lyrics mostly of the love variety here, also anchor her solidly in worthwhile territory--Work It Out is far from a sellout-type effort.
  4. What Work It Out never quite manages to do, however, is leave any sort of lasting impression: the album’s near 45-minute runtime passes with the agreeable impermanence of a mid-afternoon reverie, a pleasing diversion that melts imperceptibly away as soon as it’s over.
  5. Q Magazine
    Jul 2, 2015
    60
    Not all the songs are as well-defined as the skittish pop of Our Eyes, however, and while beautifully enunciated melancholy is her default setting, this record could do with more sharp edges. [Aug 2015, p.111]
  6. Jul 2, 2015
    40
    This album is the blandest of aural wallpaper.
  7. Jul 14, 2015
    40
    Rose's voice is always likeable, accessible and expressive, sadly in the case of Work It Out it rarely has anything very interesting to express.

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  1. Jan 4, 2016
    8
    Underrated, soft, beautiful, lyrical, understated. She has an understanding of where her voice performs best. The opening songs are definitelyUnderrated, soft, beautiful, lyrical, understated. She has an understanding of where her voice performs best. The opening songs are definitely the strongest and the standard dips slightly however she maintains focus and the closing song (Into the Wild) is a beautiful cherry on a Lucy Rose cake! Expand