Lover
by Taylor Swift
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2019
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 9316 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 7,836 out of 9316
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  3. Negative: 1,239 out of 9316
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  1. SJefry
    Aug 23, 2019
    9
    My favorite Taylor album alongside 1989
  2. WonderWoman1984
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    It appears to be just a little bit iconic to me. A legend in our community... I think she's a queen ❤
  3. jefvr
    Aug 23, 2019
    6
    I like tay a lot. But this album is not her best work. The album miss some spice over all. it is to much of the same or things we heard before of her. Im a little disapointed to be honest. Its not a bad album. There are great lyrics on the songs written. but overall I give it an O! K!. Sorry guys. Maybe if I hear it more I going to like it a bit better.
  4. wmslmd13
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Álbum perfeito! Coerente, coeso e direto. Enfim um sucessor a altura do RED e 1989 em questão de composição e melodia.
  5. rusidanrusli
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    TAYLOR NEVER MADE THE SAME ALBUM TWICE AND LOVER IS A PROOF. HAUNTING BEAUTIFUL HONEST AND fresh!
  6. KikiSwiftie
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's literally Taylor's BEST album!!! It's like 1989 production with Speak Now lyrics… Expand
  7. afalsegod
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    the album has a total of 0 skips and is also a love letter to her career of 13 years. beautiful, relatable and raw lyrics. great collabs and an unexpected appearence of annie clark in cruel summer marks how different and mature this album is. may jack antonoff be her songwriting partner for life.
  8. Mocdx
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Oh. My. God. Amazing as usual. Well done Taylor. Some serious hard work gone into this album as usual.
  9. GetawaySnake
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    I am proud to say its the best album released this year . I can relate to every song and some songs are classics . The man is a empowerment anthem , Paper rings gives me clueless vibes , Cruel summer is a masterpiece and I can relate to each track which is amazing . By the way its Taylor's best album . Check it out
  10. sammyanthony
    Aug 23, 2019
    5
    There's a little bit of everything Taylor Swift has done from her past albums: from her roots in country pop until her current electropop phase. She remained one of the best songwriters of all time, even though some cringey lyrics were unavoidable. She's taken out some lyrics too, but it didn't make up.

    Another thing that's wrong is in the production, or to be detailed, it's in the    There's a little bit of everything Taylor Swift has done from her past albums: from her roots in country pop until her current electropop phase. She remained one of the best songwriters of all time, even though some cringey lyrics were unavoidable. She's taken out some lyrics too, but it didn't make up.

    Another thing that's wrong is in the production, or to be detailed, it's in the mastering. The unsteadiness of audio levels in several songs made one technical flaw, and it's fatal. Even her late project 1989 that considered a loud album executed it better.

    Frankly, her songwriting and the production didn't intertwine faultlessly.    … Expand
  11. Itsloverluv
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This is one of her best album yet. Once again, the music industry snapped this hard.
  12. MatRevo
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Her best album to date. PERIOD! No other pop album comes close this year. Grammy AOTY material.
  13. OmkarRathod23
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    Wow! Lover is really the WORST album of the decade along with Reputation and 1989. and her fans have the audacity to come for other artists artistry.
    and she did all that payola, promo and 4 deluxe versions for this garbage..imagine being this desperate for charts and sales, only Taylor Swift can relate.
  14. vitoalvesr
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    it’s a good album and i’m so proud of taylor and for her work , i’m really excited for the next chapter in this album
  15. JustinTheSwift
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Some of her best songwriting yet! Best tracks: Paper Rings, Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince and The Man.
  16. auroraa
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    One of her best albums for sure! The production is amazing as well as the lyrics.
  17. MartinKlok
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Taylor Swift proves yet again that she is the master of both writing and singing. The album has 18 tracks, what is more than she ever did, but all are hits and bops. To jump to, scream along with, or just sit and listen in your empty room. There is something love for all kinds of love on Lover. There is something for everyone with this new record.
  18. jakesmelker
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This album is perfection. No straight white man should be able to review this album because this was not made for them and they will never understand that
  19. JoeTheCritic
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Lover is the best album of 2019! It’s great, Paper Rings is actually very good song, my fave, Daylight, The Man and Cornelia Street alongside
  20. Fishyy4
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This album is just so pure and amazing. It showcases every aspect of any relationship. It’s sad in some parts, upbeat and joyful in others. Another hit from Miss Swift
  21. GeanChan
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    this album is so personal and so good and cohesive. I just can’t srio listening to it , she really outdid herself , scooter is shaking i’m his grave
  22. yaslover
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    masterpiece wonderful amazing incredible beautiful brilliant perfect pretty
  23. ShayRaheel
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Amazing Album , Each song sounds the Different with a new meaning. Cruel Summer and Lover are the best songs on it. My AOTY for sure
  24. khanh52
    Aug 23, 2019
    5
    A little bit of synth pop/new wave, a little bit of country. But the whole album is full of watered down song of those genres or i might say bland commercial pop
  25. celty28
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    POP PERFECTION!!! This album didn't disappoint. She brought back classic pop or 90s/00s pop. The energy and emotions she put in singing every songs are on point. I love the lyrics and I love how she tells her story through wonderful songs. This is the pop version of RED, but more about love instead of heartbreaks. The production is also excellent. I'll give it a 10.
  26. TaylorMinaj
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    One of my favorites album ever made, and definitely Taylor’s best one. She did that again!
  27. franzuro
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Simply Amazing! This is Taylor Swift at her best. Lyrics and production are really interesting. Go listen it!
  28. gotthatredlip
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Can't choose my stan song cuz everyone is a masterpiece! Taylor, congratulations!
  29. burnzo99
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    A phenomenal album with a story that shows growth from beginning to end. Taylor's most personal work yet. There is something for everyone on this album.
  30. Taygendary
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Impeccable work!! From the lyrics,to the production,to the melodies, to the vocals! Everything is perfect! Even though its 62 minutes long it doesn’t feel like it is, the songs are cohesive and they flow together pretty well!! She did : THAT!
  31. Ellijah
    Aug 23, 2019
    9
    Very nice, very excellent, this album is such a bop, it brings me back to when i was young makes me wanna be in love
  32. Anskr13
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Lover is lyrically the best album released this year...the beats , production is awsome! It gives mixed vibes... it makes you cry, it makes you laugh, it makes you dance, it’s also a self empowering record! OVERALL: a masterpiece
  33. Gonia
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Love it, love all songs, Taylor is Just amazing and album deserve AOTY, recomend
  34. Pushpa
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is so good it's different from taylor Swift's other albums. but reminds that they all are taylors creation. Each song is a bop and lyrically again taylor has blessed us.and The Man absolutely Ended every sexist. Spoiler:- my fav are Miss Americana, cruel summer, London boy, paper rings, afterglow daylight and all other. And there's no skip that's how you know it's Taylor's one of the best album… Expand
  35. MyleeneFRW
    Aug 23, 2019
    5
    Абсолютный провал после двух шедевральных "Reputation" и "1989". Каждая песня звучит как предыдущая, можно выделить "Miss Americana", "The man" и "The Archer".Первая работа Антоноффа, которая действительно является неслушабельной. Полное нежелание переслушивать его второй раз.Абсолютный провал после двух шедевральных "Reputation" и "1989". Каждая песня звучит как предыдущая, можно выделить "Miss Americana", "The man" и "The Archer".Первая работа Антоноффа, которая действительно является неслушабельной. Полное нежелание переслушивать его второй раз.
  36. Marcell11
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Com toda a certeza, esse é o melhor álbum pop da Taylor. As musicas soam fresh, diferente do REP.… Expand
  37. loverxoxo
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    best album of 2019 HANDS DOWN. this album is the most raw and vulnerable you will ever witness taylor have with boppy songs literally ending sexism with “The Man” to very raw songs like “Soon You’ll Get Better” being a song about her mother getting cancer. this album is simply amazing and has a song for everyone in it!
  38. 10489
    Aug 23, 2019
    9
    This album is really amazing,some songs of this album are really catchy, I can listen to these songs all day,however there are also some not my type,all in all this album is good.
  39. gwiazdaadrian
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This is the best album she’s ever released. The production is amazing, lyrics mesmerizing. A beautiful body of art, I love it.
  40. cdpm
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    No sabía que necesitaba tanto este álbum hasta que invertí los mejores 61 minutos de mi vida
  41. raquelballio
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Pop perfection!

    Swift perfeitinha renasceu o melhor do pop nesse álbum. I think he knows é simplesmente pfta
  42. DanyUnicorn14
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Roller coaster of emotions, mature and well created. Taylor keeps reinventing herself after 7 albums, which admirable.
  43. sivanstille
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Her best album so far. Pop perfection. I can't even choose my favorite song.
  44. Silangan
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    The writing of Red, the production of 1989 and the maturity of reputation. This is Taylor Swift at her best.
  45. dann03
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Cuando nadie creía que Taylor podría crear un álbum igual de artístico que RED, llega con Lover a demostrar lo equivocados que estábamos.
    Lover es un álbum realmente artístico, exquisito, sin duda alguna se lució.
  46. Stefanier22
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Hey queen! Girl you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all, and doing it flawlessly. I’d say I’m surprised, but I know who you are. I’ve seen it up close and personal. Girl you make me so proud, and I love you.
  47. Keviin
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Un álbum liricamente hablando, perfecto, sonidos frescos y canciones que te hacen sentir miles de emociones, esto definitivamente es un gran salto en la carrera de Taylor ya que expirementa con sonidos que nunca la hemos visto usar.
  48. topekfl
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    POP PERFECTION! they way synth slowly build the mood from the first to the flirtatious lyrics that's make this album is completely uncomparable!
  49. ArtemSaloev
    Aug 23, 2019
    8
    Swift never goes out of her style. She still makes good albums with strong pop songs like "The Man", "Miss Americana&Heartbreaker Prince" or "Cruel Summer". By the way, the album is too long (18 songs). Some songs sound the same and there is no any progress in these songs since "Red" or "1989" (Paper Rings, London Boy). But it's still a good pop-romantic album to listen.
  50. iStanWhoiStanOK
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Alexa, play ‘The Man’ by Taylor Alison Swift ( to what the guardian said^ )
  51. zaimin92
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This is a very solid pop album, never expected that after awful lead single. Seriously ME! should be deleted or erased from the record. Speaking of the music production and instrumental, they are surprisingly weird, unique but very refreshing. Lyrically, it's a classic Swiftian.
  52. m5rko
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    incredible album from a best pop star of our generation. Surpassed my expectations and blew them out of the water.
  53. Thediva04
    Aug 23, 2019
    6
    The album has a great songs but some of them were boring. Miss Americana& The heartbeat Prince it’s the best song of the album
  54. whateverhhhh
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    PERFECT!!!! WHAT A GREAT SONGWRITER & SINGER & PRODUCER!!!
    PERFECT!!!! WHAT A GREAT SONGWRITER & SINGER & PRODUCER!!!
    PERFECT!!!! WHAT A GREAT SONGWRITER & SINGER & PRODUCER!!!
    PERFECT!!!! WHAT A GREAT SONGWRITER & SINGER & PRODUCER!!!
  55. MattsRep
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Taylor Swift has done it again. Her third full pop album and she did not disappoint. Once again she showed her songwriting abity for emotional song but also catchy pop songs.
  56. Melotation
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Album of the year periawt. Make sure you stream it and buy it. Wig flew on venus
  57. Sgrace13
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Taylor at her best, not a single skip on this album. It tells the story of her finding the love she’s always been looking for. Lover also address other aspects of her life such as her mothers health issues and her new found political voice.… Expand
  58. Prtmmsgrvs
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is pop perfection pop phenomenon on 2019 by mega superstar Taylor Swift. I loved the whole album!… Expand
  59. EsmeraldaLicona
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Es un gran álbum con una excelente producción y composición. Va en contra del sexismo y de la homofobia pero, sobretodo, muestra facetas del amor poco exploradas/conocidas por la mayoría de las personas,
  60. witnessins
    Aug 23, 2019
    9
    Lover is one of the best pop records this year and sonically it showed how brilliant Taylor Swift is?
  61. SinnerInSecret
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Girl you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. I’d say I’m surprised but I know who you are, I’ve seen it up close and personal. Girl you make me so proud and I love you.
  62. iammikendlovu
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Such a good album, i love the sound and the themes. Could just as well be one of the best albums of the year.
  63. DeathEater91
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This is album of the year. Lover is the absolute best of 2019. Taylor once again proves she is still a great songwriter and can sing with such raw emotion in her voice. Not once does she come across as boring. While first two singles were pretty good, the rest of the songs on the album are honestly way better. It was obvious she was saving the best for the full album listening. AThis is album of the year. Lover is the absolute best of 2019. Taylor once again proves she is still a great songwriter and can sing with such raw emotion in her voice. Not once does she come across as boring. While first two singles were pretty good, the rest of the songs on the album are honestly way better. It was obvious she was saving the best for the full album listening. A bulk of the album has fun and poppy production, bubbly hooks, but she also adds in mature and emotional themes. Lover could possibly be another future classic pop album by Taylor Swift.… Expand
  64. wung
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This album is phenomenal. Taylor Swift has outdone herself again and doing it flawlessly.
  65. Wishah
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Lover is one of the best album ms released this year! The 18 songs are really nice. Lyrically and sonically it’s her best work till date! Lover is a must listen and definitely deserves the AOTY title.
  66. gotich2019
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    The album brilliantly shows Taylor exploring the "meaning of love" whether it be in being in a loving relationship, fighting for the right to love, loving who you are, and showing love and support when the one you love needs it most. This album welcomes the return of Taylor "the singer-songwriter" written music. The album has a lot of bops (ME!, YNTCD, Paper Rings, London Boy) butThe album brilliantly shows Taylor exploring the "meaning of love" whether it be in being in a loving relationship, fighting for the right to love, loving who you are, and showing love and support when the one you love needs it most. This album welcomes the return of Taylor "the singer-songwriter" written music. The album has a lot of bops (ME!, YNTCD, Paper Rings, London Boy) but contains a lot of songs which demonstrate her heartfelt songwriting (Lover, Archer, Soon You'll Get Better, Death By A Thousand Cuts, It's Nice To Have A Friend).… Expand
  67. calebsmaughan
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    The album is incredible. Very poppy and nothing Taylor has done before. Taylor shows a lot of new emotion and vulnerability in this album.
  68. dannyboy94
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Although "1989" will always remain my favorite, But I gotta say this album is pretty amazing. Taylor changed her direction and The snake became a Butterfly. most of the songs are deep love songs and i believe many people can enjoy them.
  69. CaioValadares30
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Lover may not sound totally unheard of, but it comes from a very different Taylor from all other albums, and that's what makes this album so amazing that it floods us with its deepest feelings. A few times an album has shown so much about a person's heart, and Lover does it perfectly!
  70. srtgoren
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    This is simply the album of the year, the productions are exceptional. Swift is an amazing songwriter, the lyrics are so good. Great work!
  71. ruicouto
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    godo my goddd I love lover hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkkkkkkkkllllllllkkddkdkdkdkdkdkdsssksksksss
  72. tman1441502
    Aug 23, 2019
    9
    This is a solid album. It has some upbeat pop earworms as well as some slower balads and is a rollercoaster of emotions. Probably one of her best albums.
  73. TaylorsREP13
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Amazing album, a step into the right direction. Quality lyrics and minimalistic production
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. musicOMH.com
    Sep 9, 2019
    70
    It’s an album that screams out for an editor, but when it hits the right notes, it demonstrates just why Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
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  2. PopMatters
    Sep 3, 2019
    70
    Ultimately, Lover is overstuffed and meandering, but serves as a positive reprieve from her past struggles in the public eye, and represents an artist at the peak of her creativity, power, and—one hopes—continued romantic bliss.
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  3. The Quietus
    Sep 3, 2019
    80
    Lover is a fabulous record, full of super-fun standout pop hits that make your heart burst. It oozes with Swift’s much more palatable upbeat sass. She’s in love and also thinking about different kinds of love.
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