Shakira
by Shakira
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Mar 25, 2014
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 359 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 188 out of 359
  2. Mixed: 86 out of 359
  3. Negative: 85 out of 359
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  1. WITCHMYERS
    Feb 11, 2020
    2
    Shakira arrived at a time when anything thinks it's good. This is one of the worst jobs of the career. Second only to El Dorado.

    At least the fans pretend
  2. Lucasswiftie
    Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Branquinha cu seco sem graça. Descadeirada, fudida, escorada. Lixo de álbum desse. Eca
  3. abiezer
    Jan 10, 2020
    0
    3 canciones de este album fueron buenas. Todo lo demas puede ser desechado, shakira ha perdido tanta calidad
  4. Distedu91
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    Extraño la época en que nos daba canciones de calidad... Si bien logra mantenerse vigente. Últimamente no me gusta mucho.
  5. ihatextintapig
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    Este aborto esta super asqueroso pero como se trata de mi Reina con voz de cabra Shakira lo compre y llego a la increíble suma de 100M WW superando a cualquier álbum del pederasta asqueroso(Michael Jackson) en éxito y calidad.
  6. Lucasswiftie13
    Jul 11, 2019
    0
    Nunca vi uma bosta igual essa. Como pode soltar essa bosta. Lixo sonoro, superestimada
  7. MaryQueenV
    Oct 25, 2014
    3
    For a hardcore Shakira fan like myself, this album was a major let-down. From the start to the end it's flat and unispired. Some songs remind me of other artists like Avril Lavigne and the ones which kind of stand out are the songs not written by Shakira. After a 3 year hiatus i was expecting this album to be interesting and fresh but all i got was a bland, boring, monotonous result whichFor a hardcore Shakira fan like myself, this album was a major let-down. From the start to the end it's flat and unispired. Some songs remind me of other artists like Avril Lavigne and the ones which kind of stand out are the songs not written by Shakira. After a 3 year hiatus i was expecting this album to be interesting and fresh but all i got was a bland, boring, monotonous result which fails to make you come back and listen again. It's funny she called this album Shakira because i cannot find a song that has her signature sound on this album. Half of the album tries to make a difference and the other half fades into oblivion because the songs are corny teenage ballads with mediocre lyrics. Even the highly anticipated Sia track turned out to be nothing exciting. This has got to be my least favorite Shakira album ever, and i usually find a couple of tracks to listen to if i don't like an album but this one is one big disappointment i want to forget.
    Waiting for her spanish album having a few hopes for something better.    … Expand
  8. FosterChad
    Jun 19, 2019
    1
    A total breach of expectation. Shakira names the album under her own name, but the songs on it do not seem to be hers. What happened?
  9. aladinkicks
    Mar 27, 2014
    0
    I had low expectations after hearing the first single off this album, but this just blew it out of the park.
    It's really sad, because Shakira has a very unique and special voice, and she has so much potential.
    But it seems as if Shakira was coerced into Americanizing her sound, and it ends up sounding extremely cringe-worthy. The album's lyrics lack emotion and depth. The music within    I had low expectations after hearing the first single off this album, but this just blew it out of the park.
    It's really sad, because Shakira has a very unique and special voice, and she has so much potential.
    But it seems as if Shakira was coerced into Americanizing her sound, and it ends up sounding extremely cringe-worthy.
    The album's lyrics lack emotion and depth.
    The music within itself is dry and predictable.
    The production was lazily executed.
    And the album seemed rushed and exhausted.
    Maybe next time.    … Expand
  10. jyo_tirmaya
    Mar 29, 2014
    0
    To be fair, Shakira has had a rough go of it competing with her peers in the business. But the quality of the songs on this eponymous release is weak and therefore fleeting. They are very polished, air brushed songs - and they cannot even provide, at least, any sugary "ear candy." I hear she has a new husband who is forbidding her to dance with shirtless males. I'm sure that would be theTo be fair, Shakira has had a rough go of it competing with her peers in the business. But the quality of the songs on this eponymous release is weak and therefore fleeting. They are very polished, air brushed songs - and they cannot even provide, at least, any sugary "ear candy." I hear she has a new husband who is forbidding her to dance with shirtless males. I'm sure that would be the least of their problems considering she is now being controlled by a religious fanatic. And it also reflects on the music - I think her music on this one is also being compromised for the sake of religion which is something that any rock star - even one from a Latin country - would want to avoid. The spirit of the album feels like it has been dampened. Nobody will be listening to this album in a year from now and it will be in the bargain-bin at whatever record store or website you order it from within 6 months. Here's hoping she gets her groove back on next time around.… Expand
  11. lukechristiansc
    Mar 25, 2014
    1
    shakira is the best mexican singer i have ever heard your song are 80 % enjoyable 30 % unenjoyable ...................................................................

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#16 Most Discussed Album of 2014
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#10 Most Shared Album of 2014

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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. PopMatters
    Apr 17, 2014
    70
    It’s a shame that she feels she has to bow to record company pressure, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t plenty to enjoy on Shakira and the variation of styles means that the album is never boring.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Apr 4, 2014
    70
    She pins huge choruses and a mercurial vocal tone to music that's so effortlessly eccentric and omnivorous you'll hardly notice when a banjo (and Blake Shelton) enter on "Medicine."
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    She sounds like she truly cares and poured her heart into her songs (and most of them are indeed co-written by her), with the overall result feeling satisfyingly emotional and incredibly fulfilling... something that couldn't be said as strongly about an album like She Wolf.
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