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Feb 27, 2014The album is loaded with luscious orchestration, motivational mantras and playful sex metaphors. Its taught 10 tracks bring to mind the record Justin Timberlake could have made last year, if he had dared to leave anything on the cutting room floor.
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Q MagazineApr 23, 2014An album that manages to pile on fresh, innovative production without drowning out the frequently spectacular songwriting. [May 2014, p.118]
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Mar 17, 2014By the mirrorball moment that heralds the lengthy coda to the closing ‘It Girl’, you’re left giddy and breathless, applauding a 20-year veteran who’s finally found his voice.
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Mar 13, 2014If a long playing ode to the wonder of women was the driving concept behind G I R L, then of course, Williams has failed. If however, you want to hear an artist at the height of his popularity who’s all up in this place for a good time, then grab a hand and raise a cup (if you must), this G I R L will keep you entertained throughout.
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Mar 7, 2014Girl is a simple, even slight record--and that's definitely meant as a compliment.
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Mar 3, 2014Like Janet Jackson's Control and Madonna's Ray of Light before it, here is a record that should act as a shining light of how pop music should be done.
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Mar 3, 2014G I R L not only represents a proper representation of his creativity, but, with high-profile guest spots (Timberlake, Cyrus, Daft Punk) and a number of radio-ready singles, it should also be a success on the charts and further his reputation as a pop icon.
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Mar 3, 2014It's fun, frivolous, and low on excess.
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Mar 3, 2014The most booty-shaking, speaker-twinkling, glitz-intensive pop-soul record to come down the turnpike in years, out-dazzling even kindred efforts by Timberlake, Bruno Mars, and Miguel.
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Feb 27, 2014Williams is wise enough to know what he does best, and as the Prince-like finale, It Girl, embarks on its long instrumental fade--guitar riffs streaking out like fireworks while cowbells clang--you can't deny that this is the sound of an artist thoroughly enjoying himself.
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Mar 4, 2014At what point does Pharrell’s disco pep begin to wear out its welcome? Probably around the 50-minute mark, but that isn’t an issue, since G I R L only runs 47.
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Mar 3, 2014For most of G I R L, the singer reins in his freakier side for something more accessible, a logical, frothy if somewhat risk-averse follow-up to last summer's chart-topping singles.
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Feb 27, 2014Ultimately, G I R L testifies to a woman's worth.
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Mar 5, 2014While G I R L is too surface-level at times, it hits the target it’s aimed for.
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Mar 4, 2014“Happy” is a strong ambassador for the mostly beguiling, sometimes meandering “G I R L,” Pharrell’s new album his first solo effort in eight years.
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Mar 3, 2014G I R L may not be breaking many new boundaries, but it’s guaranteed to keep Williams in ludicrously large hats for some time to come.
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Mar 5, 2014Those who aren’t giving Williams the time of day are missing out on some of the richest, most tasteful pop of a generation. And G I R L, his first solo album since 2006’s In My Mind, is 47 more minutes to back that up.
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Mar 7, 2014While the immaculately blended pop smoothie that is G I R L goes down easy, its complacency is disappointing.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 102 out of 166
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Mixed: 37 out of 166
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Negative: 27 out of 166
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