Fifth Harmony
by Fifth Harmony
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Aug 25, 2017
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 504 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 352 out of 504
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 504
  3. Negative: 110 out of 504
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  1. longjetty7
    Sep 4, 2017
    4
    Very very very very average. There are some alright songs but it's mostly just bland pop songs, basically indistinguishable from everything else out there. It could certainly be worse but it's definitely not an album I have any desire to listen to again.
  2. outerspace
    Jan 14, 2018
    4
    Honestly the album kinda sucks, the songs ain't memorable and the integrants voices are not as strong or memorable enough, even though Jauregui has shown some potential. Their debut album, Reflection, and the second album, 7/27, are way better than the third album. Without Cabello, the group seems to be weak and ruined.
  3. maximilian-ruiz
    Aug 30, 2017
    5
    this album sure is cohesive but it lacks lyrics and overall likeability, there's only a couple of tracks i would give a second listen, there aren't really any stand outs.
    i've seen that fifth harmony works better as a four-piece group, but strangely this didn't reflect on the music or in the lyrics.
  4. LancerReviews
    Aug 29, 2017
    6
    Fifth Harmony’s self-titled album matures—but loses its mainstream charm—as the girl group becomes a quartet. It lacks likability and for most tracks, the lyrical content and idea is repetitive; it felt like they put more attention to the composition than the writing. But this album is their most cohesive yet.
  5. LondontoIbiza
    Aug 29, 2017
    4
    As a fan of both Reflection & 7/27, I anticipated the release of 'Fifth Harmony'. There's some gems within the album such as DSYLM & He Like That but compare this to the previous releases and it's quite a disappointment. There's no instant stand outs such as Worth It or Work From Home. Appreciate they wrote on this album though.
  6. sissi_stess
    Sep 4, 2017
    6
    This album is kind of a letdown. 4/10 Songs = NO ; 3/10 = I guess, OK ; 3/10 = Pretty good

    1 & 2 - Down and He Like That are bad and I don't understand why they would even think they were OK songs and make them SINGLES!! WHY?!! I don't even understand how this two songs end up on this album, the lyrics are in fact "stupid dumb" and someone need to keep "holding me down" before I fight    This album is kind of a letdown. 4/10 Songs = NO ; 3/10 = I guess, OK ; 3/10 = Pretty good

    1 & 2 - Down and He Like That are bad and I don't understand why they would even think they were OK songs and make them SINGLES!! WHY?!! I don't even understand how this two songs end up on this album, the lyrics are in fact "stupid dumb" and someone need to keep "holding me down" before I fight someone
    3 - Sauced up : ????????? Who wrote this song?! lock them up and throw away the key. Dinah on damage control
    4 - Make you mad : Ok song I guess
    5 - Deliver : The second best song, cool beat. Ally tone is sometimes annoying.
    6- Lonely night : Cute song but again Ally. Thank god for Dinah !!!!!
    7 - Don't say you love me: Yes for the Lyrics!!
    8 - Angel : TG for Dinah on the chorus again, lyrics are really basic and repetitive. Normani chorus vocals are kind of bad 1 :53 " But you was wrong, oh yeah...." and they keep that!!!!!
    9 - Messy : Maybe the best song of the album if you forgive the fact that the chorus is maybe half of the song
    10 - Bridges : Good beginning but after that the lyrics and melodies EWWW!! Again who wrote this? I was done with this song halfway through.

    Overall thoughts:
    Dinah is the best element of the group and save this album. They should have choose Messy and Deliver for singles. The album is really short (10 tracks) and they're no HIT song. Some ok and good song but nothing to make a real statement. Forgettable album for me and unfortunately I think that it's gonna be their last album because this can't do too well on the charts.    … Expand
  7. davd123
    Nov 25, 2017
    5
    I wanted to like that album so much. Because after Camila left this group I thought that I'm so excited to see that this group is a strong four. But sadly this album was the weakest album of their discography. Lack of creative songs, but I like the fact that they tried to experiment with music.
  8. NETMUSIC
    Sep 20, 2017
    6
    Its good i guess, but compared to 7/27 its a complete mess. They need Camila!!!

    Best Song(s):
    Down ft. Gucci Mane
    He Like That
    Angel

    Worst Song(s):
    Bridges
    Sauced Up
  9. Music_Observer
    Sep 12, 2017
    4
    This album is disgusting in its awful danceable disguise and sickly interior, abundant with monotonous melody lines and a scanty, annoying empty sound that poisons and abuses today’s growing oblivious audience, comparable to being the cheap fast food of the entire music world that is stopping and hindering the growth of affordable five star cuisines. My Score: 65/180 (Bad) = 3.6/10
  10. mynameisfrenz
    Sep 1, 2017
    6
    The girls - without Camila Cabello - release a good follow-up of 7/27. It's like a B side, the second part of the last project. We can hear a lot of similar sounds to their previous album: Down, the lead single, sounds like their smash hit Work From Home; Don't Say You Love Me, one of the best song of this new album, has the same structure of Gonna Get Better. As in 7/27, old school R&B isThe girls - without Camila Cabello - release a good follow-up of 7/27. It's like a B side, the second part of the last project. We can hear a lot of similar sounds to their previous album: Down, the lead single, sounds like their smash hit Work From Home; Don't Say You Love Me, one of the best song of this new album, has the same structure of Gonna Get Better. As in 7/27, old school R&B is mixed with tropical house. I suggest you to listen to Deliver, Angel, Don't Say You Love Me and Lonely Night.… Expand
  11. Youngsta-Kevz
    Sep 17, 2017
    5
    5/10 I did not really like this album. But however it is slightly better than their last one. In this album there were a couple of songs that I like but the rest I did not like it
  12. JhosepKingsley
    Jul 23, 2018
    4
    Fifth Harmony has never been able to get over it at all and they have not even done it for what is probably their final project, it's a shame. It is evident how difficult it was to adapt to the new world with one less member and that is reflected in the artistic and commercial performance of this album. Very good work choosing both promotional and official singles because they are the mostFifth Harmony has never been able to get over it at all and they have not even done it for what is probably their final project, it's a shame. It is evident how difficult it was to adapt to the new world with one less member and that is reflected in the artistic and commercial performance of this album. Very good work choosing both promotional and official singles because they are the most discoverable album and naming the album because to participate for the first time directly in the composition of the songs it was necessary that their first and last album as a quartet was homonymous.… Expand

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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Prefix Magazine
    Oct 3, 2017
    40
    The majority of its ten tracks resemble either retreads of their former glories or listless attempts at Spotify-friendly R&B which rob them of any identity whatsoever.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Sep 8, 2017
    53
    Fifth Harmony isn’t offensively bad, in fact, it sits quite comfortably with many other acts dominating the charts at the moment. But it’s too safe, too by-the-numbers, too beige to stand up to even Fifth Harmony’s previous work, which carried more lyrical and musical heft.
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  3. Spin
    Aug 31, 2017
    60
    A workmanlike pop album, vocally immaculate and sonically au courant, but seldom more than functional.
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