Reflection
by Fifth Harmony
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Feb 3, 2015
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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 646 Ratings

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  1. MoniFaking
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    MELHOR ÁLBUM!!! Só quem ta falando mal são fãs de LM inveja mata ok!
    FIFTH HARMONY QUEENS FIFTH HARMONY QUEENS FIFTH HARMONY QUEENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Mosmy
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    For the first album, I found mature and the face of people who like fun and tasty music to be heard. All songs on this album make me think, cry and want to hear them again and again. We should not judge them because they are newcomers or not a fan of them. It was a hard and beautiful work! I recommend that before making any conclusion only by not being a fan, want defame by brawl fandom orFor the first album, I found mature and the face of people who like fun and tasty music to be heard. All songs on this album make me think, cry and want to hear them again and again. We should not judge them because they are newcomers or not a fan of them. It was a hard and beautiful work! I recommend that before making any conclusion only by not being a fan, want defame by brawl fandom or any other reason that is not real, stop everything you're doing and place and album to play, listen carefully and give the real value know he has. For me deserves more than 10 and I'M SO PROUD OF THEM ALL DAYS!!… Expand
  3. GilmarScofield
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    THIS IS SO PERFECT--- THIS IS SO PERFECT--- THIS IS SO PERFECT---
    this is so perfect, that some fans of other girl band are unhappy with SAMBA size, they are giving note 0, #VamosRirNéGente
    THIS IS SO PERFECT--- THIS IS SO PERFECT--- THIS IS SO PERFECT---
  4. daneslupaz
    May 1, 2015
    0
    THEY DON'T EVEN SING! They didn't wrote any song. The voices it's all computer. It's so idiot critcs give highter on this **** and lowest to 1989, Rebel Heart and FOUR that are SO SO much better. 0 because they don't have ANY talent and this album is so BAD
  5. AnalyDewa
    May 10, 2015
    6
    Vindas diretamente da segunda temporada do X Factor USA, ”Reflection” é a estreia do grupo de estrelas de Simon Cowell que antes mesmo de seu primeiro disco sair, já acumulam importantes prêmios pop da MTV como Video Music Awards e Europe Music Awards. Com letras fortes e de empoderamento feminino, que nos remete a influências de Beyoncé e Destiny’s Child, o grupo faz um trabalhoVindas diretamente da segunda temporada do X Factor USA, ”Reflection” é a estreia do grupo de estrelas de Simon Cowell que antes mesmo de seu primeiro disco sair, já acumulam importantes prêmios pop da MTV como Video Music Awards e Europe Music Awards. Com letras fortes e de empoderamento feminino, que nos remete a influências de Beyoncé e Destiny’s Child, o grupo faz um trabalho aceitável, mas ainda assim não tão grandioso quanto a capacidade vocal do quinteto. O grupo ainda carece de personalidade e muitas vezes no deixa com a sensação de estarmos ouvindo Jason Derülo e LMFAO, mas ainda assim as influências de Mariah Carey (voz) e Beyoncé (dança) estão por toda parte. Talvez o maior destaque do álbum seja ”Like Mariah”, cativante canção que contém samples do hit de 1995, ”Always Be My Baby”, além de influências de melodia vocal de Mariah Carey, que homenageiam a mesma, sendo esta uma das maiores vozes da música contemporânea.… Expand
  6. AriaAvlis
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I support 5H since TXF, and i love this girls very much. I have to say that i was a little bit afraid of this album, of getting disappointed with them, but it was exactly the opposite. I am freaking in love with this album and a couldn't be more proud of the girls. I love the lyrics, the vocals, and everything about Reflection and a just can't stop repeating We Know, Top Down, ReflectionI support 5H since TXF, and i love this girls very much. I have to say that i was a little bit afraid of this album, of getting disappointed with them, but it was exactly the opposite. I am freaking in love with this album and a couldn't be more proud of the girls. I love the lyrics, the vocals, and everything about Reflection and a just can't stop repeating We Know, Top Down, Reflection (song) and Brave Honest Beautiful. They exceeded my expectations… Expand
  7. gracieee92
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    This album is not only pleasing to listen to, it carries an amazing message of self-worth and confidence. These girls know what they're doing and deserve the success that is going to come their way after this solid debut. The album is diverse with songs ranging from soothing R&B, to heart pounding pop and bass-dropping club anthems. I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys goodThis album is not only pleasing to listen to, it carries an amazing message of self-worth and confidence. These girls know what they're doing and deserve the success that is going to come their way after this solid debut. The album is diverse with songs ranging from soothing R&B, to heart pounding pop and bass-dropping club anthems. I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys good pop/r&b msuic. Favorite songs are "Like Mariah", "Everlasting Love" and "Worth It".… Expand
  8. JoeyFB
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    The perfect combination of throwback RnB, 80's Pop and Hip-Hop. Despite the eclecticism, it remains cohesive and a thoroughly enjoyable listen.
    The overarching message of the album is for the listener to take pride in who they are and to work towards their goals. A consistent theme throughout is of course, feminism. Real, raw, passionate, but not too in-your-face feminism. It does not    The perfect combination of throwback RnB, 80's Pop and Hip-Hop. Despite the eclecticism, it remains cohesive and a thoroughly enjoyable listen.
    The overarching message of the album is for the listener to take pride in who they are and to work towards their goals. A consistent theme throughout is of course, feminism. Real, raw, passionate, but not too in-your-face feminism. It does not come across as disingenuous; in fact, the album makes clear that when it comes to feminism, the ladies of Fifth Harmony "may talk a lot of stuff", but "guaranteed, [they] can back it up."
    Lyrics and message aside, some of the beats and melodies on 'Reflection' are, for want of a better word, flames - mos notably lead single 'BO$$', as well as 'Top Down', 'This Is How We Roll' and of course, the Mariah Carey tribute, Tyga penned, 'Like Mariah'.
    Special mention goes to producer DJ Flict, who produced (arguably) three of the strongest tracks on the album. First is 'Brave, Honest, Beautiful' opens with a siren and a Destiny's Child-esque role call ("Lauren, they ain't ready for this" etc.) before launching into the well-placed-name-dropping chorus. Next up from Flict is 'Going Nowhere', by far a lyrical stand-out of the album. Going Nowhere talks of a relationship where one partner wants out, while the other expresses how they are making a mistake in leaving and they will be "sorry if [they] say goodbye, boy I still want you, but I don't need you, you should be happy I'm still here for you, don't have to be, you must be blind if you can't see." If I could quote more, I would. Honourable mention goes to the infectious bass-drop of the chorus. The third and final track in Flict's trio is 'Suga Mama', which is already seeing comparisons to Destiny's Child's 'Bills, Bills, Bills' and TLC's 'No Scrubs'. The slow-down pre-chorus from Miss Jauregui perfectly leads into the spitfire, upbeat chorus.
    Overall, for a debut album, 'Reflection' is above and beyond. The two-year wait and many, many push-backs are easily forgiven even after Track #1. 10/10.    … Expand
  9. rldj
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I really love this album, it's all about being confident with yourself, these girls are really talented and literally can sing, and I think that there is a song for everyone in this album. I bought it, and still don't regret it
    Good job fifth harmony
  10. daiuszw
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    This album is amazing, I can't wait to listen more of these girls. Every song is so good, i couldn't be prouder. the album has pop and r&b, that is what makes it so special.
  11. bradly93
    Feb 4, 2015
    8
    Most of the songs are pretty good which is more than what I expected to find from a new group. Their vocal abilities have blown me away which is impressive since most modern music acts lack in the the sonic realm of music. I do wish they took more of a chance and wrote a bit more of their songs because it would feel more authentic to me but as a new pop act its not expected so i will giveMost of the songs are pretty good which is more than what I expected to find from a new group. Their vocal abilities have blown me away which is impressive since most modern music acts lack in the the sonic realm of music. I do wish they took more of a chance and wrote a bit more of their songs because it would feel more authentic to me but as a new pop act its not expected so i will give them the benefit of the doubt and praise them for the presentation in which they presented the songs on the album. It fun and upbeat, leaves me patiently waiting for a follow up.… Expand
  12. pinnock
    Sep 27, 2015
    0
    LIXO. Fizeram merda mudando o estilo só pra hitar tsc tsc... no álbum tem música de tudo que é gênero, álbum sem identidade, só farofa lixo lixo lixo lixo lixo
  13. higoralberto
    Sep 5, 2015
    0
    album lixo, se eu fosse elas teria vergonha de lançar uma merda dessas e se eu fosse o simon teria vergonha de gerenciar artistas tao lixos quanto essas cinco merdas,
  14. musicexcpert
    Oct 17, 2015
    6
    "Reflection" is rather demeaning to women in general. Nothing to make me feel that they're huge on women's rights, which I hear they're feminist. They don't have any writing credits on this album which makes me wonder if it's really personal...
  15. Georgia1234567
    Apr 21, 2015
    10
    um dos melhores albuns q eu já ouvi , musicas viciantes , agitadas , legais etc
    superou tudo oq eu esperava ...e n sei pq tem gente criticando pq se vc for parar pra ver vai ver q n é aquela merda q vc achava
  16. Alexandre012
    Feb 14, 2015
    6
    Reflection is a good album. His mixture of Pop with R&B cannot be an innovator, however sound pleasantly to the ears and it emphasizes the vocal talent of each one of the integrants of the quintet.
  17. matheusbrigida
    Apr 24, 2015
    5
    This album is bored, I just like 3 songs. The rest are bored. Reflection, Worth it and Sledgehammer are the bests songs. I hope a album better than this, all the songs seem the same songs this is bored
  18. LucasTReviews
    Jul 13, 2015
    10
    Puro ouro POP/EDM: Assim começo minha descrição sobre o baú de tesouros nos dado pelas integrantes do Fifth Harmony com seu primeiro álbum de estúdio "Reflection".

    Com uma pegada semelhante ao "Femme Fatale" de Britney Spears, Reflection é o tipo de produção que se é planejada para agradar ao grande público, e seu objetivo foi plenamente alcançado (visto que o álbum é um sucesso de    Puro ouro POP/EDM: Assim começo minha descrição sobre o baú de tesouros nos dado pelas integrantes do Fifth Harmony com seu primeiro álbum de estúdio "Reflection".

    Com uma pegada semelhante ao "Femme Fatale" de Britney Spears, Reflection é o tipo de produção que se é planejada para agradar ao grande público, e seu objetivo foi plenamente alcançado (visto que o álbum é um sucesso de recepção crítica e popular). É basicamente impossível pular qualquer faixa do mesmo, pois toda sua tracklist é recheada de canções totalmente bem produzidas e cada faixa parece se completar perfeitamente ao passar de cada canção.

    Baby, elas realmente valem a pena    … Expand
  19. ThatOneReviewa
    Oct 29, 2015
    4
    Reflection, the debut by girl group Fifth Harmony, is a half-decent album. It's miles better than several R&B acts out there. The melodies are the highlight of the album. "Worth It" is miles better than a lot of the songs on pop radio today. All in all, I see a bright future for these girls.
  20. javajauregui
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I couldn't be prouder of these girls! I've been a fan of them since the X Factor and I've loved seeing them grow as musicians as well as people. For being their first album they have definitely delivered and the 2 (almost 3) year wait was well worth it.
  21. beycause
    Feb 5, 2015
    0
    Lixo. Só tem a voz chata dessa Camila em evidência, as músicas são bem chatas e o cd é totalmente sem identidade, deram pra elas o que quiseram que elas cantassem, afinal, nem Bo$$ que é uma música de empoderamento feminino foi escrita por elas. Não dá pra saber se queriam ser pop, EDM, urban ou sei lá que gênero mais, é uma bagunça. Zero envolvimento em produção/composição.. vieram de umLixo. Só tem a voz chata dessa Camila em evidência, as músicas são bem chatas e o cd é totalmente sem identidade, deram pra elas o que quiseram que elas cantassem, afinal, nem Bo$$ que é uma música de empoderamento feminino foi escrita por elas. Não dá pra saber se queriam ser pop, EDM, urban ou sei lá que gênero mais, é uma bagunça. Zero envolvimento em produção/composição.. vieram de um programa de talento e pelo visto a única coisa que tem ali é técnica vocal, coisa que qualquer um aprende com alguns meses ou anos de aulinha de canto.… Expand
  22. Gabriel1100
    Feb 5, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved their EP "Better Together", so I was excited to hear their first album. Bo$$ was a disappointment for me like the rest of the CD. "Reflection" is characterized with a bad production and stupid lyrics, things we can see clearly in songs like "Worth It", "We Know" e "Suga Mama".

    I expected more from them, they have power to do it. But, we can't deny the fact that Little Mix is the best girlband of the present.    … Expand
  23. VinnyJ
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    I do not support the Fifth Harmony at all. First that from when they were in Xfactor it was extremely noticeable lack of talent of those five girls and they are only 5 fully disposable scams. Well, come on, first they do not have any voice talent since most of their performances are filled with a totally botched playback would leave to Britney Spears ashamed!
    Now the letters, they claim    I do not support the Fifth Harmony at all. First that from when they were in Xfactor it was extremely noticeable lack of talent of those five girls and they are only 5 fully disposable scams. Well, come on, first they do not have any voice talent since most of their performances are filled with a totally botched playback would leave to Britney Spears ashamed!
    Now the letters, they claim to be feminists and BO $$ is for the girls feel more confident, but as a letter that says that Michelle Obama is holding the bag with dollars from Oprah makes someone feel more confident? I do not really understand what these composers have in your head, yes, composers such as these five scams do not compose anything.
    Okay, okay, maybe some of you just do not care about the issue raised above, but then let's talk about vocal skills? Naoe there is a video of 5H that is not full of auto-tune synthesizers and any recourse to disguise how shallow vocally these five unfortunate teenagers are
    You will never find a video of them where they are just their voices, always has a microphone, a background music. It is never real. They record, edit and then the only work of **** agony is to make a lip sync (and neither so they can right)
    Most singers have a video where they really show the pure vocal talent, maybe some guitar to give a base, but only that and nothing more. Examples? Little Mix    … Expand
  24. mirellac
    Apr 16, 2015
    0
    this album is such a big shhhhit ew it just have no content, the lyrics mean nothing and i really see no feminism in these girls, im sorry but its my opinion
  25. LuizFelipe
    Feb 4, 2015
    0
    This album does not transmit anything, it is an album made pros charts without any quality. Only a few songs as Sledgehammer (that can be said as the good one) that are saved ... honestly I expected more, actually I was not surprised at all this lack of quality ...
  26. lennah
    Feb 4, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is soo s**ty! They have ZERO personality (zero is also the number of songs that they wrote —5 girls, none of them can write songs?— and my score)! The lead singer, Camila, is the worst of them.
    Top Down sounds like 'Fancy' by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX but is not that good. Bo$$ is horrible. Worth It is also annoying and horrible — it sounds just like 'Wiggle' but less meaningful (Wiggle is horrible tho). 'This Is How We Roll' sounds just like 'Scream & Shout', but it's worse (I throught it wasn't possible, but... Congratulations! They did it!). Like Mariah is just a disaster. Really, if I was Mariah Carey I would cry. The sample is so misused.
    Most of the songs sounds like a poor version of other songs.
    They took a long time to release a album, they could do so much better.

    Best ones: none of them    … Expand
  27. Monster2
    Feb 13, 2015
    4
    Muita farofa num album só ! Poderia ser muito melhor para um grupo cheio de meninas talentosas como ela , mas umas coisa que está quase impecável são os instrumentais .
  28. rebeligado
    Aug 6, 2015
    6
    O álbum tá longe de ser realmente bom, mas também não é Ruim. infelizmente não trouxeram nada do ótimo EP que fizeram o "Better Together" que pisa nesse álbum, que persistem em técinicas pra hitar com músicas repetitivas como Worth It.

    Rídiculo é uns fãs do Little Mix vim aqui dar as notas mais negativas, por causa de rixinha besta entre os dois fandoms, relevância nas notas nenhuma, já    O álbum tá longe de ser realmente bom, mas também não é Ruim. infelizmente não trouxeram nada do ótimo EP que fizeram o "Better Together" que pisa nesse álbum, que persistem em técinicas pra hitar com músicas repetitivas como Worth It.

    Rídiculo é uns fãs do Little Mix vim aqui dar as notas mais negativas, por causa de rixinha besta entre os dois fandoms, relevância nas notas nenhuma, já que nem julgam pelas músicas direito.    … Expand
  29. vsronica
    Feb 11, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. eu achei o albúm repetitivo, com as mesmas coisas que vemos hoje em dia, não tem nenhuma evolução ali, refrões com letras ''jogadas'' e aquele toque pegante estilo wiggle wiggle wiggle. We Know e Going nowhere pra mim são as que salva.… Expand
  30. stefaniwitch
    Feb 10, 2016
    0
    Gente, que porcaria é essa? Eu sinceramente não sei como podem gostar desse lixo sonoro, principalmente da voz de esquilete dessa Camila Cabello, que é uma garota insuportável. Esse álbum é horrível, genérico, farofas de péssima qualidade, por isso flopou tanto e não sai dos 200k. Eu teria vergonha de ser fã dessa girlband que é a pior da história. Sempre foram e sempre serão pisadas pelasGente, que porcaria é essa? Eu sinceramente não sei como podem gostar desse lixo sonoro, principalmente da voz de esquilete dessa Camila Cabello, que é uma garota insuportável. Esse álbum é horrível, genérico, farofas de péssima qualidade, por isso flopou tanto e não sai dos 200k. Eu teria vergonha de ser fã dessa girlband que é a pior da história. Sempre foram e sempre serão pisadas pelas rainhas Little Mix.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Pitchfork
    Feb 11, 2015
    72
    It’s an album of fun, feminist pop that is simultaneously wise beyond its years (four of its five members are still in their teens) and refreshingly age-appropriate—and it effortlessly embodies the ideals grasped at by the girl power think piece wave, with a sharp, nuanced perspective that can only come from lived experience.
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  2. The New York Times
    Feb 9, 2015
    80
    This strategy [a homage to the last two or so years of pop and R&B] works because all the women of Fifth Harmony--Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani Kordei--are impressive, flexible singers.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Feb 4, 2015
    70
    On the debut from Fifth Harmony (which formed during the second season of The X Factor, in 2012), high self-esteem feels like a party.
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