Basic Instinct
by Ciara
  • Record Label: LaFace
  • Release Date: Dec 14, 2010
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 79
  3. Negative: 26 out of 79
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  1. SarcasticTruth
    Dec 19, 2010
    6
    It seems that Ciara finaly has a finely produced record filled with boy bashing anthems, guaranteed floor fillers and nice soft ballads. "Basic Instinct" may be better than her 2009 release "Fantasy Ride" but it is definitely not her best work. It's an album worth listening to but it won't keep you interested for long.

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#84 Most Discussed Album of 2010

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. NOW Magazine
    Jan 7, 2011
    40
    Let's face it, outside of the obvious singles, it's filler town.
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  2. The New York Times
    Jan 3, 2011
    80
    Celebrity, commodity, singer, sex object, cyborg - Ciara just about fuses all of them on Basic Instinct, her fourth studio album.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Dec 14, 2010
    37
    Basic Instinct offers enough android booty bass action to satisfy those who like their rhythms complicated but repetitive and hooks foreseeable from a mile away, but pleasant enough when they arrive.
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