• Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Dec 6, 2019
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7.3

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  1. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Very very very very very very very very very very Very very very very very very very very very very Very very very very very very very very very very Very very very very very very very very very very Very very very very very very very very very very BAD!
  2. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me gusta para nada este album .. el tiene mucho talento pero sin duda este es un mal trabajo Expand
  3. Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Gostei muito do álbum, a minha musica preferida é 'Tell Your Friends', que hino! Confesso que poderia ser um pouco melhor, mas considerando que este é o 1º álbum do Liam, na minha opinião, está ótimo!
  4. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    ¡Amazing! I love it. I feel that the album really has the essence of Liam. It is incredible that he can create such fascinating music, I listen to his music and immediately sing and dance with his songs. Excellent album.
  5. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Liam Payne. He’s a good singer with a six pack. however, his lyrics are questionable and “both ways” is an anthem for douchey straight guys who only “support” the lgbtq community when it comes to **** bi women for their pleasure. good bye and good flop.
  6. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Omg this is such a good album, I can’t express how proud i am. Keep doing what you like you’re such a great artist love you Expand
  7. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    It's a really surprised album for a debut. Liam puts a lot of he in this album, totally authentic and emotional
  8. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Over sexualises everything and the beats are nothing new. Just desperately sounds like he’s trying to fit into hip hop culture where he doesn’t necessarily fit. “Both Ways” is a horrific song with lyrics fetishising bisexual women, it’s hard to believe this song got through so many levels of production to actually be released.
  9. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. horrible disappointed and very disrespectful to bi women i used to love him in 1d but now i just want him to shut up Expand
  10. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Dude went in completely wrong direction with his music. Wannabe rapper with horrible lyrics wrapped in pop bubble.
  11. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    These criticisms are heavy and unnecessary, it is his first album and he even before releasing the album said that serious a fun album and serious as a playlist. He is an amazing artist with a magnificent vocal range, his voice and timbre and something surreal. He can get a lot of high notes and does very well in lives, which many male artists can't do like Shawn and Justin Liam will beThese criticisms are heavy and unnecessary, it is his first album and he even before releasing the album said that serious a fun album and serious as a playlist. He is an amazing artist with a magnificent vocal range, his voice and timbre and something surreal. He can get a lot of high notes and does very well in lives, which many male artists can't do like Shawn and Justin Liam will be able to evolve with all these criticisms he received, he will improve on his second album I'm sure it will happen. Everybody makes a mistake is not because it's your debut album that has to be perfect. It turns out, I believe in his potential and he will be able to bring something better on his second album. I loved LP1 your voice on the songs is perfect but the media demands more than that. Its evolution on the second album will be something like it was with Charlie Puth who in his debut album was over-massacred by the media and the album was badly accepted and that made him evolve and make a better album to be better accepted by critics. So much so that their second album was 67 here, everyone can evolve. Liam I loved your album, it looks great, thanks for that and I believe you can excel at the next one. Expand
  12. Dec 7, 2019
    1
    i thought it sucked i thought it was horrible and i couldn’t believe he thought he was gonna get a number one hit out of any of those songs
  13. Dec 7, 2019
    2
    liam payne is so boring with his boring voice in this f***ing boring album. all of this are boring
  14. Dec 7, 2019
    1
    it's just very bad, basic production, no originality, sex obsessed and problematic. where is the liam we knew in one direction.
  15. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Incredible album!!!!! I can't wait for a good promocion for it, good songs with a good concept.
  16. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    This is what I call a "playlist album".Songs from too many different genres on one album, imposing zero personality.I really wanted this album to be good but I was so disappointed.It is payneful (pun intended). What has he been doing since 2016? Apart from releasing a bunch of singles and collaborations in every genre he could think of.It is his debut album and I did not get to know himThis is what I call a "playlist album".Songs from too many different genres on one album, imposing zero personality.I really wanted this album to be good but I was so disappointed.It is payneful (pun intended). What has he been doing since 2016? Apart from releasing a bunch of singles and collaborations in every genre he could think of.It is his debut album and I did not get to know him better than when he was in One Direction. Let's just forget this and wait patiently for the other boys' albums...
    I give that score of 1 for trying.
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  17. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    All of the songs are amazing. I’m really proud of him, he deserves the best of the world and everybody should stream his new album.❤️
  18. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Terrible, non listenable, lowest of the lowest, lower of the bar, don't know who can outlow this
    we had enough pop boys making generic pop albums about sex this isn't 2002 to be a JT wannabe
    also how he thinks bi people will find both ways good

    i think we should've all listened to romance/SG2/Lover/Manic rather than this
  19. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    It's a good album. just one or two songs don't work, but the rest are great, especially Heart Meet Break and Weekend. Liam has a great voice and shows it very well, as he did on One Direction.

    PS: People insist on comparing the former members of the band - when them has a very different styles - and lowering some to raise others (or one, especially). Most negative reviews focus on just
    It's a good album. just one or two songs don't work, but the rest are great, especially Heart Meet Break and Weekend. Liam has a great voice and shows it very well, as he did on One Direction.

    PS: People insist on comparing the former members of the band - when them has a very different styles - and lowering some to raise others (or one, especially). Most negative reviews focus on just that, talking badly about Liam rather than evaluating the album, just read. Sad and disgusting.
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  20. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    absolute trash, my ears started bleeding after 20 seconds of the first song. should quit making music altogether.
  21. Dec 7, 2019
    9
    I'm pretty sure l would love it more if there weren't the old songs. Enjoyable music, Liam's vocals are always a blessing to hear, but I feel that he can do it better at lyrics (knowing that he didn't write most of the songs), but LP1 is a good combination he's doing it very well.
  22. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is totally different from what we used to hear from him. I’m glad he is doing what he loves. Such a good album. Can’t stop dancing and singing each and every single lyric. Congratulations Liam Payne. Expand
  23. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Es candidato a los mejores álbumes del año, merece más reconocimiento por lo bueno que es y por el esfuerzo de Liam Payne.
  24. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    absolutely awful, don’t know what he was trying to do but honestly i couldn’t even fully listen to it i was almost sick
  25. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    To be honest I expected more from him... really dissapointed. Everything nearly sounds the same and sometimes the lyrics don’t make any sense.
  26. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    liam payne’s songs hit different when you turn that **** off. waste of time.
  27. Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Is a gooood album, the Only little problem is that Liam Payne doesn't show us what is the sound of Liam Payne
  28. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    It's a hairs breath away from being one of the worst hours I've ever spent listening to music. Good voice, bad lyrics, bad tunes, bad songs.
  29. Dec 7, 2019
    2
    Um álbum totalmente incoerente, nenhuma música se conecta, um álbum muito ruim pra ser estréia de qualquer artista.
  30. Dec 7, 2019
    0
    I wanted to just say “girl what the hell.” but they require for me to type at least 75 characters so here we go. Girl what in the ever loving hell were those vibrations sent through my headphones to my brain.
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44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Dec 16, 2019
    43
    He relies on inane songwriting concepts, rote misogyny, and feelingless flexing. The lyrics are puerile and half-baked.
  2. 40
    Spread over 17 songs that tick off genres with all the flair of an automated Spotify playlist, Payne’s anonymity remains the album’s default through line. Occasionally painful yet weirdly Payne-less.
  3. Dec 6, 2019
    60
    Ultimately, a few things come from repeated listenings of “LP1″: First off, the writing and singing aren’t strong enough and come across as C-level Timberlake material. Two, without being surrounded by 1D, he shouldn’t sing high, flightily and airily, but rather stick to slow, low groovers. Three, Payno should find one or two styles that work best for him — and not put a host of other singers before him, male or female — and stick to them.