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Feb 14, 2022Many of the low-key experiments in sound — an open airiness, often oddball instrumental quirks, bluesy vibes — remove Blige from the comfort zone of her Capitol label-era albums, and bring fresh life to her not-so-quiet storming soul.
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Feb 14, 2022If 2017's Strength of a Woman was her divorce record, chronicling the messy end of a 15-year marriage to producer Kendu Isaacs, Gorgeous is the sound of an artist slowly emerging from the other side.
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Feb 14, 2022The bottom line is that this 14th proper album of hers combines nuanced performances and succinct writing like none other.
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Feb 14, 2022Refulgent in tone, gorgeous in execution, the new album lingers on matters of the heart – a full four different songs have ‘love’ in the title. Still, nobody does it better.
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Feb 14, 2022Longtime fans may miss the laser-sharp focus of Blige’s best albums. Yet her attempts to lighten the mood and bring some joy to her life on Good Morning Gorgeous is a worthy trade-off.
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Feb 16, 2022Even with a side of arena-sized bombast, it remains a pleasure to hear Blige effortlessly rise above the drama.
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Feb 21, 2022Yes, the record can sit a little awkwardly between being nostalgic and current – given her enlisting on next-gen stars for a hip-hop soul collection – but the take-the-power-back narrative really makes these songs shine.
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Apr 2, 2022This woman still lives in the early 2000s. We're done with that old productions. Hooks are underwhelming. It is not a good album. Full of skips.
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Mar 22, 2022