Mr. Lucky
by Chris Isaak
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2009
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Mr. Lucky works because Isaak and crew don't overplay their hand.
  2. Billboard
    80
    Mr. Lucky makes up for lost time with 14 gems that showcase his sharp vocal stylings, particular brand of countrified pop music and (given his sex appeal) an equally impossible-to-believe preponderance of romantic heartbreak.
  3. Boston Globe
    80
    He continues to deliver the goods on Lucky by singing about the unlucky.
  5. Hot Press
    70
    It's like he'd never been away after an absence of five years.
  6. NOW Magazine
    60
    At times, the material here comes dangerously close to sounding like 14 versions of one song, but he manages to mix up the moods and textures just enough to avoid that pitfall.
  7. Mojo
    60
    On this solid business-as-usual set, his band kicks requisite ass on Isaak's decent country-rock tearjerkers. [Jul 2009, p.106]
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  8. Uncut
    60
    The efforts are inconsistent, though, and his affinity with the fun and doom of '50s R'n'R is mostly lost to the demands of commercial bombast. [Jun 2009, p.88]
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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. muknow
    Mar 25, 2009
    0
    Man, either i'm waaaay off or this guy has a record co lvr who keeps him on th the airwaves - mjr jkass - not a good ting. recycle, Man, either i'm waaaay off or this guy has a record co lvr who keeps him on th the airwaves - mjr jkass - not a good ting. recycle, recycle, recycle old hit - insanely baaaaad. no axe to grind - sux hind mamary - that's it.… Full Review »
  2. Hellboy44
    Mar 23, 2009
    3
    VERY ordinary effort from a talented guy. I'm a longtime fan and thisAlbum really "let's us down NOT so easy" with a lyrically dire VERY ordinary effort from a talented guy. I'm a longtime fan and thisAlbum really "let's us down NOT so easy" with a lyrically dire (as in predictable and cliche'd) barely adequate piece of "work". As a fan, it pains me to write this - really. I expected more after 7 years.… Full Review »
  3. CoreyS
    Mar 22, 2009
    10
    A solid album from beginning to end. This ranks right up there with Forever Blue as his best album.
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