Fantasy Ride
by Ciara
  • Record Label: La Face
  • Release Date: May 5, 2009
User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 73
  3. Negative: 25 out of 73

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  1. iamanicon
    May 24, 2011
    5
    Its ashame that Ciara has made these far from amazing albums. If she were to take the singles and the few album tracks that arent filler from each of her albums she would create an amazing r&b record. But alas, we're stuck with ripping discs onto our laptops and making them playlists.
  2. jmagicvamp
    Nov 23, 2010
    4
    After 2 great albums, Ciara has lost her sense of touch. This album is sloppy and lacking in personality. While Love Sex Magic, Turntables, Never Ever and Keep Dancin' On Me keep us entertained, they are brief moments of real pleasure on this record. Much of the rest is merely filler. Better luck next time.
  3. BabyJane
    May 13, 2015
    6
    Track by track review:
    1. Ciara to the Stage 8/10
    2. Love Sex Magic 5.5/10 3. High Price 3/10 4. Turntables 4.5/10 5. Like a Surgeon 7/10 6. Never Ever 3/10 7. Lover's Thing 6/10 8. Work 9.5/10 9. Pucker Up 9/10 10. G Is for Girl (A–Z) 8/10 11. Keep Dancin' on Me 6.5/10 12. Tell Me What Your Name Is 6.5/10 13. I Don't Remember 6/10 Highlight: Work Potential singles: Love    Track by track review:
    1. Ciara to the Stage 8/10
    2. Love Sex Magic 5.5/10
    3. High Price 3/10
    4. Turntables 4.5/10
    5. Like a Surgeon 7/10
    6. Never Ever 3/10
    7. Lover's Thing 6/10
    8. Work 9.5/10
    9. Pucker Up 9/10
    10. G Is for Girl (A–Z) 8/10
    11. Keep Dancin' on Me 6.5/10
    12. Tell Me What Your Name Is 6.5/10
    13. I Don't Remember 6/10

    Highlight: Work
    Potential singles: Love Sex Magic, Never Ever, Work, Ciara to the Stage, Like a Surgeon    … Expand

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Even if Ciara imaginatively develops the "Super C" superhero introduced in the disc's booklet, she and her collaborators will have to work extra hard on the next album to ensure that she does not stall in a creative cul de sac.
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  2. Boston Globe
    50
    On her third release, the queen of the club wastes way too much time trying to convince the listener that she's some kind of chanteuse....When she puts the emphasis back on the groove, which is about half the album, however, Ciara soars.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    60
    While Fantasy Ride doesn't include as many obvious peaks as Ciara's previous discs, the only major disaster is 'Like a Surgeon,' which is filled with creepy, ill-conceived metaphors for sex and should not to be confused with Weird Al's "Like a Virgin" parody. And that makes Fantasy Ride Ciara's smoothest ride to date.
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