• Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 178 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 14 out of 178
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  1. Feb 1, 2023
    9
    this album has something its predecessor lacked. Vocally at a high level all the time.
  2. Jan 13, 2022
    7
    Um álbum que traz excelência, era de se esperar tratando de Sam Smith, com ritmo dançante, romântico; ele soube dosar ambos os lados e continuar sendo de extrema qualidade, sem falar na sua voz única.

    Faixas favoritas: Diamonds, Dance (Til' You Love Someone Else), Forgive Myself, Love Goes, Kids Again, entre outras.
  3. Nov 11, 2021
    10
    This is the song we heard on our first date. we love the song and lyrics. we will never forget
  4. Oct 16, 2021
    7
    It is impossible to dislike a Sam Smith record, however he sounded uninspired this time. I am not a fan of this cover art, or the album name. It sounds confused overall. I know that the album had a different theme and name at first, but he changed it, and it shows. Sam is very talented and I am expecting better projects from him.
  5. Mar 22, 2021
    7
    i loved this album from the pop tracks to the ballads, a very good enjoyable album
  6. Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Sam Smith really great since this album was dropped i couldn’t stop hearing it i literally played “love goes” daily from 30 of October great album great voice everything in this album is great
  7. Feb 2, 2021
    7
    Honestly, if it wasn´t for the singles already released in the past few years, there wasn´t many good things to write about this album. Altough, it´s beautiful to see Smith telling us his stories, with all his vulnerability it´s still a shame that most of this tracks lack more interesting and diferent sounds.
    Top Track: How Do You Sleep
    Worst Track: Young
  8. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Las melodías como siempre son canciones que te envuelven inmediatamente con sus letras
  9. Dec 5, 2020
    7
    ngl i was expecting more upbeat album bc of the singles & era but we get what we get:) i really like the new sam smith sm. i hope they keeps evolve as an artisttt bc wow they definitely have potential!!! Their vocals are good as always. production & lyrics could’ve been better anywayyys overall it’s an good album.
    Fave: Fire One Fire
    Least Fave: Another One
  10. Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Gila ini 1 album lagunya bagus² semua bisa bisanya dapat rate rendah banget
  11. Nov 22, 2020
    10
    A truly piece of art, the lyrics, the production, the feelings, and the magnificent voice of Sam Smith. Iconic!!!
  12. Nov 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love Goues de Sam Smith es maravilloso, cada letra, ritmo, es glorioso. El trabajo que hizo Sam es glorioso para saber que tenemos un grandioso album y rival para album del año en cualquier premio. Los ritmos que incluye el album son abrasadores y sobre todo que enamoran y te hacen llorar sin importar que momento de tu vida vivas, pero el sufrimiento de Sam se transmite en cada cancion.

    Sam Smith's Love Goues is wonderful, every lyric, beat, it's glorious. The work that Sam did is glorious to know that we have a great album and rival for album of the year at any award. The rhythms included in the album are scorching and above all they make you fall in love and make you cry no matter what moment of your life you live, but Sam's suffering is transmitted in each song.
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  13. Nov 6, 2020
    10
    is an incredible album with smart lyrics and a current sound without losing the artist's identity.
  14. Nov 4, 2020
    10
    Love Goes es una biblia, todo lo que hace Sam con sus álbumes es maravilloso, sonidos diferentes, canciones movidas, baladas, una voz espectacular. Sam Smith merece tener mejor calificación, se lució con tremenda biblia que no regaló. Stream now.
  15. Nov 3, 2020
    10
    Love Goes make me feel all the emotions in the way, the collabs are incredible, the vibe, they are so amazing.
  16. Nov 3, 2020
    8
    Probably their best album. Emotional ballads that sound like their previous work yes, but also new genres and sounds on their music. Also surprisingly cohesive despite the fact that there are so many different sounds.
  17. Nov 3, 2020
    10
    Sam Smith is an amazing queen, i'm obsessed with sam. This album made me wanna dace, cry, dance and dance, made me really happy. Sam's voice is definely a mark for me, love it, love it, love it. SAM I LOVE YOU.
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    É um álbum bom, mas ele colocou umas músicas que foram singles anteriores que não se encaixaram muito bem no álbum e isso fez com que perdesse um pouco da coesão.
  19. Nov 2, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nice. his voice is just sugar.
    not his best work but some songs are really enjoyable.
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  20. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's so touchable! One of the best of the year for sure. We all have to appreciate. It's art! Expand
  21. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Sam Smith mandou muito bem nesse álbum. Claro que não é o álbum do ano pois o folklore existe, mas Love Goes é um álbum extremamente coeso.
  22. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Com os vocais angelicais de Sam, dificilmente sairia algo sonoramente desagradável. Em "Love Goes", Smith traz sua já conhecida melancolia, misturada a tristes sons dançantes. Mas parece que não foi um ano muito inspirador para as composições de Sam, mas tudo bem, pois estamos em 2020. Destaque para as sad-dance Diamonds e Dance (TYLSE), e as faixas Breaking Hearts e Kids Again.
  23. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    The album is good overall. I just wish Sam would have take more risk with it. The era was a bit messy with all the singles and I feel like the whole project isn't very cohesive from beginning to end because there are too many styles/genres/sounds in this album, from ballads to dance songs. Maybe I would have prefer a more cohesive project with only the ballads and chill songs from LoveThe album is good overall. I just wish Sam would have take more risk with it. The era was a bit messy with all the singles and I feel like the whole project isn't very cohesive from beginning to end because there are too many styles/genres/sounds in this album, from ballads to dance songs. Maybe I would have prefer a more cohesive project with only the ballads and chill songs from Love Goes (Breaking Hearts, Forgive Myself, For The Love That I Lost, Love Goes, Young...), or another project with only the dance & pop tracks with which Sam were confident and were following an interesting way in their career (Dance (til you love someone else), Diamonds, My Oasis, How Do You Sleep, Dancing With A Stranger, Promises etc...)

    But still a good album anyway, and Sam's beautiful vocals saved it for me ;)
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  24. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I appreciate Sam Smith for being "willing to try new things and get out of their comfort zone by trying a complete different genre" Sam Smith is aiming somewhere even higher, a mode of timelessness that few true pop stars...even bother aspiring to. The record is "deeply weird, feverishly emotional, wildly and enthusiastic. They always brings their A-game.
    Thoroughly enjoyed the album.
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Sam Smith.One name.17 tracks.A million emotions.Thank you very much.I will stream it 247.
  26. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Unexpectedly melodic and catchy, with emotion as the common denominator. Love it.
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfectly perfect. The track Love Goes is one of the best produced songs in this record, simply love how Sam can put his feelings in lyrics songs and decide if he want it to be in a happy mood or sad. LOVE IT.
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's incredible how Sam is consistent in his work. Each track of this album, even the previous singles, shows how he can switch the styles of the songs and still yet make great anthems to cry or dance, or cry while dancing.
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Un álbum súper bien pensado, muy bien escrito y muy balanceado, en este disco hay de todo como Dance, Pop y Baladas. Él lo hizo de nuevo y siempre se supera.
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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Nov 5, 2020
    60
    The faintly cosmopolitan dance-pop grooves and finely measured ballads offer few unexpected turns. They're set apart more by a lack of gospel and soul, consequently rendering Love Goes plain by Smith's standard -- unfortunate for an artist whose instrument is anything but that.
  2. Nov 5, 2020
    61
    Love Goes, Smith’s third album, unfortunately fails to deliver on the promise of “How Do You Sleep?” The album is clumsily split in two, with no regard to sequencing; it begins with a collection of bubbling, at times electric songs spanning melodic funk, pulsing deep-house, and mid-tempo pop, before abruptly veering to five messy ballads that would be better delivered via Hallmark card.
  3. 60
    It’s nice to hear them taking a few small risks. Next, it’d be great to see Smith get really wild.