Here
by Alicia Keys
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2016
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 118 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 118
  3. Negative: 7 out of 118
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  1. RobbyP
    Nov 7, 2016
    6
    I appreciate what Alicia Keys is trying to do in this album. There's a strong message that resonates through every song. The problem is that the songs themselves don't really make an impression. Besides a few, none of them stick or warrant multiple listens. This is disappointing because Alicia Keys has made so many classics--or at the very least, near classics--in modern R&B that I wasI appreciate what Alicia Keys is trying to do in this album. There's a strong message that resonates through every song. The problem is that the songs themselves don't really make an impression. Besides a few, none of them stick or warrant multiple listens. This is disappointing because Alicia Keys has made so many classics--or at the very least, near classics--in modern R&B that I was hoping this album would be able to top 2012's magnificent "Girl on Fire."… Expand
  2. someonewhocares
    Nov 9, 2022
    5
    Keys' fails astonishingly to deliver and fully execute the message and impression she was trying to make on HERE. Sadly, the urgency on this record makes the songs sound rushed, unfocused, and slightly forgettable. Though the message is plain and simple, it'll be very hard to get through this album in full on a second listen due to its length as well.

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#68 Most Discussed Album of 2016

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Clash Music
    Nov 16, 2016
    60
    Keys fails to emulate these peers and instead only succeeds in certain apt production choices and the partial development of her earlier sound. She becomes yet another voice unable to deliver its message.
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  2. HipHopDX
    Nov 15, 2016
    82
    HERE is sewn up together nicely and a testament to what Keys always gets right--speaking from the heart as she strokes those 88-keys.
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  3. Consequence
    Nov 14, 2016
    67
    Surprisingly, Here doesn’t struggle to balance this range of topics. Keys sings with authenticity and passion, occasionally delving into frustration, which keeps everything connected. What Here does struggle with is an unfinished commitment to order.
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