• Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
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  1. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Smile is a personal album of Katy. She never disappoints me. I especially love Harley's in Hawaii, one of the best songs released by Katy, Never Really Over, Smile, What Makes A Woman and Daisies. I love you, Katy. You rock mama. ❤️
  2. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy just release a the best album of her HOLE discography! Congrats Katy, I'm so proud ❤
  3. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Album of the year, she did what she had to do, amazing from begining to the end
  4. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Um álbum com mensagens incríveis e que infelizmente a crítica insiste em pega no pé da Katy a troco de nada. Mas enfim, quem deve se agradar do álbum é o público e não a crítica. Passar bem Rolling Stones!
  5. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Um ótimo álbum, sem filler, extremamente coeso com a proposta que Katy quis passar.
  6. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry is back with a cheerful album that can potentially put a smile on your face. That's who she is, and we support an optimistic queen. It's fun, specially in such a tough year. Don't lose hope.
  7. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Love it, one of her best albums! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
  8. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Her most cohesive and focused album. I love every single song. She definitely got back her smile
  9. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    excellent album. loved the album from the beginning to the end. tucked and never really over my favorites
  10. Aug 31, 2020
    9
    It is strange how many fans of Lady Gaga insist on coming here to give a low rating to the album.
    Smile is a much more pleasant and cohesive project than the previous Witness. Katy is more comfortable with the sound and more confident in her compositions. Cyr it About Later would undoubtedly be a commercially successful single with a proper promotion
  11. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    A wonderful album to beggining to end, Katy saved pop. Katy save pop once again, the album takes you through different moods and you can feel the real of Katy in every song.
  12. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    TOTALMENTE ADMIRABLE NOS MUESTRA UNA KATY MADURA Y QUE RECUPERO SU SONRISA, SIN DUDA UNA PATRONA DE LA INDUSTRIA. ¡KATY PERRY ESTA DE VUELTA!
  13. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perry mostra o seu melhor neste álbum, vulnerabilidade e autoestima. Sendo assim, taca stream na lenda
  14. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, jaw dropping, spectacular, never the same, ground breaking, revolutionary, totally unique, legendary, phenomenal
    Katy Perry you did it. This is the best album of the year, the best album of her career and I'm so proud of the message she delivered with it. She deserves all the love and support, not just because she's a mom now but for this incredible peace of work she gave us. Don't care about what the critics says, it's really amazing and they hate her for doing everything so perfect. That's it. Thank you so much Katy Perry, you're THE QUEEN.
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  15. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    this is album perfect, katy perry has sweet songs and important lyric for world and the factor love in the street, I love this album, one of the best pop albuns in the year.
  16. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    muito bom o album, coeso, perfeito, assim como tudo que essa maravilhosa cantora faz
  17. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Her best album, music critics needs to stop with the hate train on her. She gave us bops after bops, from CAIL to Teary Eyes, NTEOTW to Tucked.
  18. Aug 31, 2020
    9
    Un álbum que aunque cae en los mismos clichés que Katy Perry ha usado durante toda su carrera termina siendo un poco mas fresco después del despedazarte álbum de Witness.
    Este álbum no va mas allá que un disco mas de Katy Perry, eso es lo que lo hace no un álbum fenomenal pero si bueno.
  19. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Um álbum coerente e pessoal, está totalmente maravilhoso, eu estou viciadissimo.
  20. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns do ano, serviu em letra, vocais... em tudo, é tão gratificante ver o quão a Katy amanheceu nas suas músicas, se supera a cada álbum
  21. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I don’t get why the critics are bashing this one. She’s shown so much growth throughout her discography and Smile it’s the perfect example of Katy Perry still being quirky and fun yet being a thoughtful adult. #Justice4Smile
  22. Aug 30, 2020
    10
    The album is perfect, another quality work integrating the flawless discography. Critical assessment should not be given importance, as it is clear the persecution with Katy since her debut album.
  23. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    The Queen is back. "Smile" is clearly one of his best jobs to date in his career. He deserves attention!
  24. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    "SMILE" ISNT JUST AN ALBUM, it’s a lifestyle, a reason to breathe, an escape from this cruel world filled with thieves. It’s art, the first gift you open on Xmas, a hug from a loved one, everything you’ve ever wanted, everything you need
  25. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Your review must be at least 75 characters long so 10 because 10 perry@ smile naman diyan mga putangina hshahshahsha
  26. Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Espetacular!!!
    Um teenage dream mais duro, um prism organizado e um witness saudável!!!
    Katy mostra sua doçura e talento na própria maneira de fazer arte, ‘I’ll never let them change me’.
  27. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry is back, with one of the best albums of 2020 without a doubt it is perfect. 10.
  28. Mar 18, 2021
    10
    ela fez resilient pra mim
    o album é muito gostoso de ouvir e afirmo que se fosse lançado por qualquer outra artista nao receberia tanto hate
  29. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    É perfeito, a tracklist bem montada, as músicas tem qualidade, e um foda-se pra essa merda da crítica americana que só sabe boicotar.
  30. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's is the best álbum her, Katy thanks for save me life with your music, im so gretaful Expand
  31. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing like always, full of emotion from her. It's a beautiful personal album!
  32. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is such a bop, OMFG!!!!! It deserves so much more. Teary Eyes is a bop, definitely my favorite song on the album!
  33. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Katy perry provando que é uma das maiores estrelas do pop salvando o mesmo, obrigado por esse albúm lindo. RAINHA!
  34. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best Record that i ever Heard literally don't know how they can't say that is bad Expand
  35. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Simply Amazing! The story she is telling is so powerful, love how it’s divided in 4 sections - tears, resilience, happiness and love. So sad critics can not understand this.
  36. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Coming from a Swiftie. Please stop rating other's album 0.
    Katy and Taylor deserves better
  37. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    one of the best album ive heard in these days and deserves every inch of success
  38. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy uwu.. Pienso que los álbumes de katy son un poco básicos pero la crítica de son muy fuertes.. Pero este álbum se me hace muy entretenido
  39. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Meu Deus, parece que esse álbum foi escrito pra mim. Amei as letras positivas e motivacionais. Vai ficar no repeat pro resto do ano.
  40. Sep 10, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing, as everything she does! You can see how much she has grown, and all that she has been through. The music is so dancing, definition of Pop! I love this new era, love this music, love Katy!!!!
  41. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing album,congratulations to Katy and the whole fan base!!! She deserves all the respect for being pregnant and still being so active ,promoting her music, giving the best quarantine live performances!!
  42. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing! Muy buen trabajo musical, pero Prism sigue siendo su mejor álbum, #StreamSmile Expand
  43. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    one of her best albuns to date, full of bops, still doesn't sound very cohesive, but is amazing
  44. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    faves : cry about it later. teary eyes, never really over, tucked, not the end of the world.
  45. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is definitely one of the best Katy Perry's works. Champagne problems and Cry about it later -amazing songs
  46. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy has always been a pop force in its best representation. Her past years depression leads us to ‘SMILE’ her most vulnerable album to date. Even though witness seems her more mature phase and has more strong sides this albums shows how good Katy Perry is as a pop artist.
  47. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    One of her best albuns, Katy show us her brilliant and your trajectory across depression, alcoholism and finding happiness again. “Smile” represents the return of Katy, but not the Californian one or the jungle queen, here, there’s no boundaries between happiness and sadness, you can cry in the dance floor or learn about what’s makes a woman, and there’s no problem, cause sometimes youOne of her best albuns, Katy show us her brilliant and your trajectory across depression, alcoholism and finding happiness again. “Smile” represents the return of Katy, but not the Californian one or the jungle queen, here, there’s no boundaries between happiness and sadness, you can cry in the dance floor or learn about what’s makes a woman, and there’s no problem, cause sometimes you have to cry or pass towards some bad moments to learn or open your mind. New perspectives, there’s more to Katy now than just wait for other people to see her, she already had that, now she’s more about to what she wants to show and give to world, a smile. Expand
  48. Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Smillllleeeeee. So beautifull
    Esse álbum realmente me deixou feliz. Primoroso
  49. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The "professional critics" only have opinions to her person, but nothing about the album
  50. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy has put so much of her feelings in this album that I honestly think it's her best work so far. She have been through a lot with haters, media and critics against her, she deserves ONLY LOVE!
  51. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perfection, Katy knew how to make one of the best albums of the year with an emotional and fun twist. I cry about later is the queen of the album.
  52. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I think critics underestimated this album. Katy isn't critic favorite artist. Many people think Katy's music is childish or immature. Maybe. Bur this is her style.
  53. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Solo quiero decir que esta mujer no tiene álbum malo. Smile es otra Biblia.
  54. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    With Smile, Katy has given something Fresh and new, yet familiar at the same time. Katy just comes off so naturally and effortless on this album! Whereas on Witness, IMO, Katy was trying too hard. As much as I love Witness, there were many weak moments in the album and I felt like the message on the album was a bit scattered (maybe because she added too much tracks which resulted theWith Smile, Katy has given something Fresh and new, yet familiar at the same time. Katy just comes off so naturally and effortless on this album! Whereas on Witness, IMO, Katy was trying too hard. As much as I love Witness, there were many weak moments in the album and I felt like the message on the album was a bit scattered (maybe because she added too much tracks which resulted the message of the album lost and scattered). But with Smile, even though a short album, just 36 minutes, she was able to deliver the message straight forward without going left, right. Katy has truly found herself. Witness was very much a Katy album, but Smile is Katheryn's ❤️ Expand
  55. Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Probablemente es su mejor álbum. Witness fue escupido por la crítica, y aunque a Smile le fue mejor, también fue arrastrado por críticas estúpidas como "Es la misma Katy de siempre, sin innovar". Más bien, sus críticas son las mismas de siempre, sin innovar.
    Para mí, ha sido un álbum genial. La huella que está dejando, no es en ventas, sino en la vida de quienes la seguimos y sabemos lo
    Probablemente es su mejor álbum. Witness fue escupido por la crítica, y aunque a Smile le fue mejor, también fue arrastrado por críticas estúpidas como "Es la misma Katy de siempre, sin innovar". Más bien, sus críticas son las mismas de siempre, sin innovar.
    Para mí, ha sido un álbum genial. La huella que está dejando, no es en ventas, sino en la vida de quienes la seguimos y sabemos lo que ha vivido.
    Si hablamos de arte, es una joya, las letras son muy profundas en algunas ocasiones; mezcla varios sonidos que NO había usado antes en su carrera. Nos dio ritmos funk, otros dance muy alegres y algunos muy oscuros que nos recuerdan a Dark Horse y otros de sus grandes hits.
    A disfrutar la música y las enseñanzas del álbum.
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  56. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This is a very remarkable era and experience not only as very popular pop artist but as a mother. Katy Perry proves that you can have fun and make music at the same time while in labor.
  57. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    swiftie,katycat and little monster .Please stop rating 0 to each other album because this 3 women had put so much effort and hard work to create their own masterpiece. rate 10/10 to all 3 woman instead to appreciate their work and hard work because they all are queen
  58. Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfeito sem defeitos. Só tem hino nesse álbum champgne poblem hino d++++++ Expand
  59. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.
  60. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Realmente ame el álbum gracias Diosty te mereces lo mejor por darnos este álbum ❤️
  61. Aug 31, 2020
    10
    Arte, biblia del pop. Tremendos bops nos dio miss perry. Merece todo el reconocimiento del mundo
  62. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    his best album. tracks like never really over and harleys in havaii are really good
  63. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    A beautiful and uplifting album! It’s already underrated and deserve so much recognition
  64. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I must say I didn't like witness very much but this one is really good...
    I didn't think any of the songs is a skip ....all have something to vibe to ....I was in much need of this album after a month of jamming to folklore :)
  65. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy, logo após dar a luz a sua primeira filha, Dayse, nos deu luz também a um trabalho mais maduro, mas mesmo assim divertido e solar, com toda certeza um dos seus melhores trabalhos.
  66. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy poured her soul and love on this album and it shows because we can see her growth as a person and how having a child change her life, this is probably her best album and katy really topped witness as her best album and we can always expect her to surprise us
  67. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    katy this album is amazing and i love it! stream smile album for clear skin!!!
  68. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile has a very fresh and feel-free sound that transmits good energy. The song layout is perfect, pairing similar songs together to cohesively tell an entire story. The lyrics are very honest and realistic, much of what today’s pop music lacks. Katy Perry is back and her latest album Smile is proof that if you make music from the heart, its sound will resonate with millions.
  69. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    One of her best, she went to a sound that she made her signature sound. It is an album that takes you through her depression to the mind set she has now. It deserves so much more from "critics" than clearly show how biased they are too. The albums a flawless dance album and deserves so much success.
  70. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry literally knows how to make a pop perfection album. It is her best work so far! PERIODT
  71. R3I
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Wow The Best ALBUM OF THIS YEARS!
  72. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplesmente o melhor álbum da nossa loirinha. Coesão, conceito e aclamação nós vemos por aqui. Destaque para Not The End Of The world, Tucked e Cry About It Later que possuem uma sonoridade própria, marcante e viciante. A ex gestante serviu tudo e só a minha opinião importa! Expand
  73. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile mastered the winning formula of love & light producing massive pop collapses, coherently takes you to a pop perfection experience.
  74. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    A Katy merece o mundo, mas o mundo não merece a Katy! Acho muita injustiça lançarem as críticas comentando mais sobre a vida pessoal dela do que do trabalho em si, mais amor e empatia por favor.
  75. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Que álbum incrível em todas as suas dimensões, Katy trás à tona seus problemas pessoais mas ainda assim não deixa de dançar sobre elas, Smile é sobre a capacidade que você tem de superar os problemas e Katy sintetiza isso muito vem, sem dúvidas um dos melhores de sua carreira.
  76. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Amazing album, i see history from Katy, my fav songs are: tucked, cry about it later, daises.
  77. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing album from start to finish with no skips and featuring many BOPS. Katy Perry is back in full force on Smile, as it's her most personal album to date. She takes us through the highs and lows of her Witness Era and what brought her smile back. Standout tracks on the album are: Not The End of The World, Teary Eyed, Cry About It Later, Tucked, Champagne Problems and Only Love alongAmazing album from start to finish with no skips and featuring many BOPS. Katy Perry is back in full force on Smile, as it's her most personal album to date. She takes us through the highs and lows of her Witness Era and what brought her smile back. Standout tracks on the album are: Not The End of The World, Teary Eyed, Cry About It Later, Tucked, Champagne Problems and Only Love along with favorites Never Really Over, Smile & Harley's In Hawaii. A solid effort that can literally go toe to toe with Perry's previous works Teenage Dream & Prism. If you don't like Smile then something is obviously wrong with you and you have no taste whatsoever. That's the facts and stop hating on Katy, whatever the hell did she do to you. This is hands down one of the best album's of 2020. Honestly, I hope the album gets a nomination at the 2021 Grammy's for Best Pop Vocal Performance. Expand
  78. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Each track is special in its own way. The vocals are perfection. Katy has proven again that she is capable of releasing an album full of hits including not the end of the world and teary eyes. Instead of comparing her to other artists, just enjoy the damn album
  79. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy FINALLY has her smile back and I LOVE IT! Cry About It Later, Never Really Over, Smile, Not The End Of The World. yes yes yes yes.
  80. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is her best album, the Lyrics are amazing, she did her best making this great masterpiece.
  81. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    ART sólo escribo esto para ocupar los caracteres necesarios xdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxdxddxxx
  82. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns que a Katy Perry já fez, muito orgulho de todo o trabalho dela.
  83. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    10/10 for this Album. Katy Perry giving her greatness to all the KatyCats while pregnant.
  84. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es uno de los mejores álbumes del año me encanta podría bailar todo el día y toda la noche. CAIL, TE y NTEOTW tiene gran potencial para single Amo Smile amo a katy Expand
  85. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Melhor álbum do ano! Recuperei meu sorriso num momento tão difícil quanto o que estamos vivendo hoje.
  86. Aug 30, 2020
    8
    the way she is still a woman with power is amazing, people don't give recognition to women just by ignoring them, without first hearing the music, Kate's new album is refreshing, something new and cool, final grade: 8,6
  87. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album of the year, I loved all the tracks. I Cry About it Later is a bopppppppppppppp Expand
  88. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    I wonder if the critics listened to the same album as me, because SMILE doesn't deserve all these negative critic reviews and ratings at all. It's a really cohesive album, maybe the only one from Katy. There's no skip for me, no song I disliked, I enjoyed all the tracks. It was a really good ride. Vocals are on point, lyrics are great and inspiring, melodies are amazing. This album is aI wonder if the critics listened to the same album as me, because SMILE doesn't deserve all these negative critic reviews and ratings at all. It's a really cohesive album, maybe the only one from Katy. There's no skip for me, no song I disliked, I enjoyed all the tracks. It was a really good ride. Vocals are on point, lyrics are great and inspiring, melodies are amazing. This album is a mix between Witness (more mature) and her past projects (more sweet-pop) and it works really well.
    The title was right, I smiled listening to this new project, I also cried of joy. I'm so happy for Katy, now she's in peace with herself and she's doing what she likes, no matter what people are saying. What she says in "Only Love" is beautiful and so true : "Let me leave this world with the hate behind me, and take the love instead."

    Seriously, give this album a chance, don't read what critics are saying, SMILE doesn't deserve to be underrated like that. This is one of Katy's best albums so far, and one of the best albums this year for sure.
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  89. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Es un buen album, no merece tanto odio de los criticos, ella merece un buen desempeño a trabajo muy duro por esto
  90. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Coeso, instrumentais impecáveis e literalmente todas as músicas tem potencial de serem singles.
  91. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente a Katy nos trouxe o seu sorriso de volta, esse é o sucessor do PRISM. Katy provou mais uma vez ser uma das cantoras mais importantes da indústria ao trazer esse AOTY!
  92. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy P. viene a demostrar que la música es para hacer mejor el vivir. La música va más allá de una simple canción, constituye el arte de hacer sentir bien con ritmo y lírica.
  93. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile is such a beautiful body of work. Idk what's wrong with these critics? There's no single skip! Love you Katy!
  94. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amei o album, perfeito do começo ao fim KATY RAINHA, Brazil loves You
  95. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    this album is so good, easily one of the best releases of 2020, Katy deserves so much better
  96. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    HER BEST ALBUM AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR. Literally no skips, and the fact that she doesn’t recognized for it, it’s sad and frustrating.
  97. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Un álbum con sonidos realmente frescos y alegres. Es perfecto al iniciar con el hit producido por Zedd "Never Really Over", este comienzo te da una energía positiva. Katy nos da a entender que la llegada de su hija es un gran motivo de su sonrisa con "What Makes A Woman".
  98. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy ha crecido y en este álbum se le notan letras mucho más maduras gracias a todo lo que ha vivido, siempre conservando los sonidos que las hacen brillar.
  99. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    O tanto que a Katy Perry serviu nesse álbum... Descreveu tudo o que estava sentindo esses últimos anos e foi perspicaz. A crítica sempre vai esculachar a Katy independente se ela servir ou não porque eles têm raiva dela. Smile é um álbum impecável e com toda certeza vai me trazer mais felicidade no meu dia a dia
  100. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    A Katy entregou a sua alma nesse álbum, cada verso tem um sentimento tão especial na sua vida que nos faz sentir tudo que ela passou nos últimos 3 anos. Ela venceu, venceu e entregou um material com muita qualidade e que vai fazer com os ouvintes se identifiquem com cada emoção posta ali. Ta dificil eleger um top 3, mas atualmente Not the end of the world, Never really over e Cry about itA Katy entregou a sua alma nesse álbum, cada verso tem um sentimento tão especial na sua vida que nos faz sentir tudo que ela passou nos últimos 3 anos. Ela venceu, venceu e entregou um material com muita qualidade e que vai fazer com os ouvintes se identifiquem com cada emoção posta ali. Ta dificil eleger um top 3, mas atualmente Not the end of the world, Never really over e Cry about it later são minhas favoritas. Mas teary eyes e tucked também estão incríveis. É muito bom ter a Katy de volta! Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Sep 8, 2020
    60
    Without fleeting moments of bad taste, Perry does indeed sound mature, but she's also not quite as fun. That's a conscious choice, though. Smile is intended to evoke memories of her frivolous younger days while pointing toward a sustainable pop future.
  2. Sep 4, 2020
    50
    While Perry finds the occasional moment of quality here (Smile and Tucked both feel like the best possible music we could get from Katy Perry in 2020), Smile is an album searching for an identity—and when it fails, it falls back on lazy writing.
  3. Aug 31, 2020
    60
    Like Joanne before Chromatica, Smile plays like a necessary centering exercise, indulging her insecurities and less surefire instincts. If Witness was overdetermined, Smile is an earnest exhale, for better or for worse. It delivers an image of her journey towards inner peace that is honest (if corny) and catchy (if not exactly inventive).