Smile
by Katy Perry
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 11514 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,454 out of 11514
  2. Mixed: 291 out of 11514
  3. Negative: 1,769 out of 11514
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  1. Leonardo22
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    É um álbum muito gostoso de ouvir e sem dúvidas o melhor dela. A crítica não gostou pois são v3lhos babões banguelas que não conseguem mais sorrir. Eu amei muito.
  2. brandonmb
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Critics don’t know what they’re talking about. They compare Katy’s album to other artists like Lady Gaga’s Chromatica when they aren’t even focusing on the general message of SMILE. This album is purer than gold and Katy has worked so incredibly hard for this for the past 3 years. Thank you Katy Perry!
  3. PabloMedeiros
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The fifth Katy’s album is so brilliant! Perry shows us a complete artist in the start and end of the record and helps us recover our smile with her. The bests songs in the project are: Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, Not the End of The World, Tucked, Never Really Over e Harleys In Hawaii.

    In Not The End Of The Word, Perry’s back at masterpiece album PRISM (2013) and use sample of “Black    The fifth Katy’s album is so brilliant! Perry shows us a complete artist in the start and end of the record and helps us recover our smile with her. The bests songs in the project are: Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, Not the End of The World, Tucked, Never Really Over e Harleys In Hawaii.

    In Not The End Of The Word, Perry’s back at masterpiece album PRISM (2013) and use sample of “Black Widow”, hit a Australian rapper Iggy Azelea, music that katy was a songwriter. In Tucked, the best of the album, the artist back us in 80’s and write of sex with your lover in a pleasant way to listen.
    Well, Smile is so emotional and complete record, enjoy this masterpiece and bring you Smile in the best album of Katy’s career.    … Expand
  4. JCGILANA
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a usual thing that musical artists, at some point in their careers, arrive at a more contented phase of their crafts where their "grown" selves are evident on the recent project they put out. Katy Perry is not there yet. It's not a bad thing. It means that we can expect more from her in her future projects. But with SMILE, it is evident that she's nearing that phase of growth in terms of her musical genuity. Smile displays a sense of transition from Candy girl to a more mature Katy Perry without compromising the danceability of the tracks such as the banger Not The End of the World, Tucked, and Champagne Problems. Vocally scrutinizing, Perry has improved a lot. She was able to put out great melodies, harmonizations and powerful vocals that we have never heard before from her. Perry's immense vocal range as noticeable in Never Really Over, Daisies and Harley's in Hawaii proved her expansive delivery with those signature Katy Perry curl styles. Cry About It Later is a perfect sequel to the heart-breaking hit, The One That Got Away where Perry positively claims that "she's ready to be someone's muse" and Teary Eyes is easily an anthem for the broken hearts that still can find their ways through the dance floor despite the pain. Resilient, Only Love and What Makes A Woman are tracks that prove her vocal versatility and the ability to connect listeners to more authentic stories through her songwriting prowess. Finally, Smile, the title track boasts a full-on Katy Perry signature charisma. It's full of fun and color. Undeniably, Katy Perry is one of the best artists today that's not afraid to get out of the limelight but still creating those unapologetic anthems and still building her unbridled artistry that brought her to world domination.… Expand
  5. Immanuvelluven
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album of 2020.....katy saving us from Corona....pls listen to this .....… Expand
  6. ManzanoMartin
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Beautiful up beat body of work delivered by Katy Perry, only love and champagne problems are one of her best songs to date, with this record she proves why she’s a pop titan.
  7. Evanking
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Absolute pop anthems. Smile delivers a more mature and resilient Katy while keeping the same familiarity that made us all fall in love with her a decade ago. Welcome back queen!
  8. NRO2020
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Every single is full of fun and pop, basically it’s a cohesive album that tells a story about overcoming the sadness and embracing happiness in your life. That’s what we all need right now, thank you Katheryn
  9. effiie
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is the come back I was waiting for! To be completely honest, I was a bit worried about the new tracks but I was wrong. They’re well written and produced. One of her best albums.
  10. ssenolim
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    部分歌曲之间的衔接有些些撕裂，处理的不大好，例如Not the End of the World紧接着就是Smile。但是这并不会影响这是一张优秀的流行专辑 。katy对这张专辑中的感情把握的十分到位，包括「见证」失利后的低谷与治愈、与奥尔兰多的爱情、成为母亲的心境变化。Never Really Over用病毒式的编曲诉说两年来的故事，暗示着对黑暗过往的释怀；Teary eyes塑造了悲伤舞曲的氛围；Only love用精致的和声来表达对亲人的爱，这些都是katy对这张专辑足够诚信的证明。部分歌曲之间的衔接有些些撕裂，处理的不大好，例如Not the End of the World紧接着就是Smile。但是这并不会影响这是一张优秀的流行专辑 。katy对这张专辑中的感情把握的十分到位，包括「见证」失利后的低谷与治愈、与奥尔兰多的爱情、成为母亲的心境变化。Never Really Over用病毒式的编曲诉说两年来的故事，暗示着对黑暗过往的释怀；Teary eyes塑造了悲伤舞曲的氛围；Only love用精致的和声来表达对亲人的爱，这些都是katy对这张专辑足够诚信的证明。
  11. DanielMouthon
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a super revolutionary album, one of the best of the year, it makes you feel good, is there something that Katy Perry does not do well?… Expand
  12. Miguelmaylon
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    O melhor álbum da carreira, músicas dançantes com forte letras que trás alegria falando de tristeza
  13. Akitranduyphan
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Well, although her new album sound really good but there's still have a song make me disappointed about it. Yeah, it's RESILENT. But it's her latest album for her new daughter and way to find back her smile so I still give her 10
  14. katyperrysmile
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The whole album is amazing, the lyrics, the sound, everything. She outdid herself. One of the best albums of the year. The holy trinity is Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, and Not The End Of The World. 0 skips. A great cohesive album. Congratulations Katy Perry.
  15. Luisrb
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile... smile... Katy Perry is back with these catchy and energic sounds. If you listen the album carefully and understanding its lyrics you get that there's a story there, to the sadness to the confirmation of herself as a incredible woman. It seems it will be hard for critics understand this piece of art because is way opposite to them, pure, energetic, happy and love it for the people.Smile... smile... Katy Perry is back with these catchy and energic sounds. If you listen the album carefully and understanding its lyrics you get that there's a story there, to the sadness to the confirmation of herself as a incredible woman. It seems it will be hard for critics understand this piece of art because is way opposite to them, pure, energetic, happy and love it for the people. I'm glad that Katy get her smile back :)… Expand
  16. perrysbtch
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry found her SMILE and herself artistically. Definitely a pop masterpiece with bangers and surprising ballads.
  17. Mogi22
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    There’s not one bad song on this record. Katy released an album she was proud of herself, one that was authentic and truthful. A part of me feels like we got the old Katy back but a much more mature and grown one. I’m proud to say the least.
  18. elliomusic
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It’s clear after Witness, no critic will give her a truly fair review which is disappointing. Look to reviews of her previous records, it’s a cycle of tearing her down - just to back track years later and praise the album. It’s a running theme with critics and every Katy Perry release. That being said, as a fan of music, I’m going to skip to where the critics heads will be in a few years.It’s clear after Witness, no critic will give her a truly fair review which is disappointing. Look to reviews of her previous records, it’s a cycle of tearing her down - just to back track years later and praise the album. It’s a running theme with critics and every Katy Perry release. That being said, as a fan of music, I’m going to skip to where the critics heads will be in a few years. Smile is a fantastic pop record with diverse production, career highlight vocals, and much like her career defining Teenage Dream - tell a concise and powerful story hidden in nuggets of pure pop gold. Highlights are the futuristic thumping club banger Cry About It Later, the somber dance floor release of Teary Eyes, the humbling reflections on Only Love and What Makes a Woman, and the irresistible sex appeal of Tucked. Katy seems to have found her footing, and is owning her brand. Katy is an artists that is bubblegum by choice. Katy doesn’t need to make pop records, but pop music needs Katy Perry.… Expand
  19. Janngil425
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    KATY PERRY just dropped her best album so far.. It will fill your heart with so much joy and will make you smile throughout. 36minutes was all worth it.
  20. Hollysean
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Speaking abiut mental health is so important and she does it so well. Such a good album. No skips
  21. wesleymatheus
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The album gave me a message to be more confident, resilient and happy. This is pop music at its core.
  22. Luizinha
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Melhor álbum do ano, músicas realmente muito boas, é como se fosse uma fusão de Teenage Dream com Prism
  23. JuanCativo
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Verdadeiro, sorridente e Sublime é como posso descr ver este álbum. Katy entregou uma obra coesa e transparente liricamente.
  24. marccodaisy
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy Perry certainly got her smile back and she showed it perfectly on this album. starting with the well-known Beber Really Over integrating the new dance track Cry About It Later until Whats make a Woman that finally shows what a woman needs to be. Smile brings back the nostalgia of pop chewing gum from the 2000s pop, contrary to the eighteenth footprint of several singers, Katy takes you to the 90s in Tucked that will surely make you dance a lot, and we cannot forget the wonderful trap footprint of Not The End Of The World. The Smile album is certainly an album to make you smile a lot in these troubled moments in which we live.… Expand
  25. Valentinahqz
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Un disco que al escucharlo te conecta con muchas emociones y a lo largo de todo el té hace recuperar la sonrisa, me ha encantado.
  26. anareeeee
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry did it again with this album. The sound is fresh and will definitely give you a SMILE. The meaning of the songs are deep, while still having a nice beat being easy to enjoy.
  27. P3dr
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Esse Álbum faz com que vc se sinta a melhor pessoa do mundo, ele te leva pra uma dimensão surreal
  28. Thursalgado
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It is completely perfect, it is not just a cool vibing album, but part of it connects directly with her and her feelings. I'll be dancing to those musics in no time
  29. melodyandkaty
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Love this album! Probably the most mature and cohesive album from Katy, she's grown so much since her career has started. Definitely deserves aoty!!
  30. Shalleera
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Powerful and amazing. Capture the essence of the singer. Songs with good rhythm and wonderful lyrics.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. AllMusic
    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.
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  2. No Ripcord
    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.
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  3. PopMatters
    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).
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