• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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7.3

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    o álbum me pareceu uma coletânea não finalizada de descartes do thank u next, só que desta vez soando ainda mais genérico e inconclusivo, me parecendo desesperada pela busca de novos hits fáceis e sem conteúdo. comecei e o achei ruim, terminei e achei que estava no começo. músicas repetitivas, narrando algo que mais parece uma fanfic mal escrita de After do que músicas que deveriamo álbum me pareceu uma coletânea não finalizada de descartes do thank u next, só que desta vez soando ainda mais genérico e inconclusivo, me parecendo desesperada pela busca de novos hits fáceis e sem conteúdo. comecei e o achei ruim, terminei e achei que estava no começo. músicas repetitivas, narrando algo que mais parece uma fanfic mal escrita de After do que músicas que deveriam contemplar o ato. péssimo. Expand
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    in my opinion this is her best album so far! , nice songs and they sound really good.
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Not my favorite album from her, but such an amazing record. She truly showed she still has her rnb roots, she’ll never put out a body of work that doesn’t mean the world to her.
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is a different to all of her previous, and it is not a bad thing. Instead, this album shows how Ariana can reinvent herself and still deliver high quality music.
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    4
    All sounds so generic except for a couple. Positions was the most basic song out of all though.
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    ÁLBUM GENÉRICO MÚSICAS IGUAIS SO MUDA A LETRA E AS BATIDAS SÃO IDÊNTICAS. EM FIM, PIOR ÁLBUM DELA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS.
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    9
    I always appreciate an album that doesn’t seem like it’s trying too hard. To me, Positions is a great example of simplicity done right. The tracks are relaxing, some are filled with beautiful strings, and the melodies keep me hooked. My favorite part however are the lyrics! They’re all straight to the point and really feel authentic to her. This album was clearly put together with a lot ofI always appreciate an album that doesn’t seem like it’s trying too hard. To me, Positions is a great example of simplicity done right. The tracks are relaxing, some are filled with beautiful strings, and the melodies keep me hooked. My favorite part however are the lyrics! They’re all straight to the point and really feel authentic to her. This album was clearly put together with a lot of thought and love. Expand
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    4
    it's not completely awful, but effortless in a very bad way, a pop album without energy and a r&b album without soul.
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    6
    She took a step back with this album... I thought she can’t make worse album than Sweetener but here we are.
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    on this album, ariana drops pop and dives right into r&b, with rap/r&b features, slow tempo, quick tempo, jazzy, bluesy songs, this is ariana’s most mature and well produced album. vocal layering (and the vocals in general) are indescribable, and the overall production is immaculate. definitely would recommend (and i already did!)
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Es un álbum con calidad vocal exquisita, no es comercial, y desempeña a la perfección el R&B hermoso que nos da Ariana, canciones como: Pov. Positions. Safety net. Obvius. Nos dan una hermosa letra acompañado la de hermosas melodías. Los Whistle voice de Nasty son impresionantes. Es un álbum sencillamente perfecto.
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfeito tem tudo nesse álbum me cativou MDS eu amei real Expand
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it's a wonderful album with a amazing sonority. i just love it. and it's also really different from the others Ariana's projects.
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions es hermoso, Pov es una obra de arte, sus fans y haters estan acostumbrados a escuchar algo más movido, y por esa razón dicen que el álbum es monótono, pero a mi me encantó. Speechless...
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    amazing how you think ariana is still that red-haired girl who sings Put Your Hearts Up
    I UNDERSTAND !! This album tells the overcoming of the ariana that was not telling sweetener and thanks, next
    she has matured, you don't even like r & b, if you want generic pop you will hear britney spears
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    I loved Ariana's last two albums those are inmaculate, but Positions dissapointed me a lot and not because it wasn't as poppy as her other projects but because, it seemed to me that this album was rushed no big production moments, her worst album lyrically, and many of the songs sound the same, she didn't take a risk which is something all the other pop girls have done before at this stageI loved Ariana's last two albums those are inmaculate, but Positions dissapointed me a lot and not because it wasn't as poppy as her other projects but because, it seemed to me that this album was rushed no big production moments, her worst album lyrically, and many of the songs sound the same, she didn't take a risk which is something all the other pop girls have done before at this stage of their careers. She is not setting a trend with her music, she is not that influential like Gaga or Bey on their sixth albums just a streaming force which is great for singles, but the album fails horribly in every aspect. Expand
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Jamás pensé que diría esto, pero este ha sido el peor álbum genérico de su carrera, después del impacto de thank u next, se esperaba algo igual de fuerte con sonidos acordé a su voz, pero ha sido una completa decepción.
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana Grande embodies everything that is R&B. All her previous albums were just teasers of what kind of artists she would become, songs like Imagine, showcase just the raw emotion needed to make R&B, to songs like Borderline, which shows how easy she can switch between pop and R&B. Miss Ariana Grande is just the kind of artist her peers need to study.
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is very good, the sound, the vocals, ariana showed once again that she is one of the greatest artists today.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Concordo com o The Guardian, esse álbum é definitivamente "uma foda sem gozar"
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i really love ari but honestly i didnt like this album
    but album has beautiful songs like 'just like magic' 'safety net'.
    but this album isnt enough for some things.
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  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfect lyrics, perfect beats and perfect vocals. This album is totally different of everything that ariana ever did, and it sounds really good. She seems more confident that ever, she seems healthier than ever, she seems sexier than ever and we can notice that on her lyrics. She funded her styles and her place in music, what she like to do and sing, and that makes me feel really happy.Perfect lyrics, perfect beats and perfect vocals. This album is totally different of everything that ariana ever did, and it sounds really good. She seems more confident that ever, she seems healthier than ever, she seems sexier than ever and we can notice that on her lyrics. She funded her styles and her place in music, what she like to do and sing, and that makes me feel really happy. She proofed that God is really a woman and that woman is Ariana Grande. That album gave me a lot of good feelings,and a lot of chills. Thanks for giving us this perfect album in all that aspects ariana, the industry needs more artists like ariana grande Expand
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I don't know if some are deaf or tasteless.. It's obviously 10/10... goodnight
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Grande explores a new genre in this groundbreaking, totally unique, masterpiece of an album. really recommended
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es fresco y diferente, simplemente arte por parte de una artista diferente e innovadora Expand
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
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  27. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    All the album sound the same. There is no good lyrics, no good sounds, not even good feats. Boring
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums, completely unlike anything she has ever done, proving to be a very versatile artist, I just loved every song
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I see an ari so different in this era, because in Dangerous Woman she was still maturing and starting to become a woman, now positions, man, she proved to be much more than a woman and, yes, a very fine lady.
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. that's the best thing to hear! surprise album! this album and everything, pov and my favorite song ♡ thanks Ariana Grande Expand
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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Dec 2, 2020
    72
    Grande is making no effort to be discreet, instead explicitly owning her sexuality—the album is called Positions, after all. The juxtaposition of beautiful violin sounds and risqué lyrics has become one of Grande’s signature sounds, and it suits her well.
  2. 80
    Grande laid bare may well be seen as a stopgap in her canon, using taboo to checkmate her past trauma, but it does pull off the rare feat of at least sounding effortless.
  3. Nov 5, 2020
    80
    With little conflict and few psychological insights, Positions zeroes in on the enviable confidence that only pop stars on top of the world and with nothing to lose can afford. It's easy to write it off as empty calories, but pop has always been described in such terms: cake, candy, chocolate, confection. Positions isn't a "sweetener" but pure sugar.