Storyteller
by Carrie Underwood
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2015
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 167 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 167
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 167
  3. Negative: 58 out of 167
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  1. JasonAlan304
    Oct 23, 2015
    2
    “Storyteller” is lackluster and a little too forgettable with no stand out hit songs on this album. Storyteller is Underwood’s fifth studio album and her lead single “Smoke Break,” is her worst selling lead single to date with just over 200K sold. That is dismal when you consider Carrie use to easily get 1 and sometimes 2 million sold from her songs.
  2. KrayGirll
    Dec 18, 2015
    1
    I've listened several times trying to like this album. I don't. I really love Carrie's voice and have purchased several of her songs. However, I won't from this one. They don't appeal to me at all. I wish she would use other types of songs and other song writers.
  3. honeybubble
    Nov 8, 2018
    0
    This isn’t even music. It’s an over produced slug fest of the most cliche sickening elements of country music. No wonder her sales get worse and worse.
  4. Luci899
    Nov 8, 2018
    0
    Another terrible album by Carrie. She is one of the worst songwriters. She should stick to singing. She can’t write and she really can’t act. Embarrassment to country music.
  5. Waylon
    Nov 8, 2018
    0
    Yawn. Does she ever sing with real emotion? No. She’s a faux artist. There are no good songs on this dreadful album.
  6. Scraper
    Oct 26, 2015
    3
    Some people don't need anything but to wiggle their butt and occasionally feel sad when it comes to music (see Entertainment Weekly review) and thats ok. I get that. We all like music, movies, etc that is the equivalent of junkfood. Where it ends is where the talk about being authentic begins. You won't find authenticity here. This is a karaoke contest winner who has music execs, who wroteSome people don't need anything but to wiggle their butt and occasionally feel sad when it comes to music (see Entertainment Weekly review) and thats ok. I get that. We all like music, movies, etc that is the equivalent of junkfood. Where it ends is where the talk about being authentic begins. You won't find authenticity here. This is a karaoke contest winner who has music execs, who wrote the book on country songs for your untalented star, create the shells for her, then simply filled in with vapid, corny lyrics. She has vocal range, sure, but about as much as less attractive, actual songwriters with real perspective that don't have a river of corporate money drowning the competition. So, by all means, dance around the room, belt it out in the shower, but folks, it's not real country. It's a safe, irrelevant copy of hundreds of pop stars that came before who now have tracks on the "Oh man, what a jerky decade" compilation CD.… Expand
  7. Willisben32
    Oct 23, 2015
    2
    This is obviously Carrie's weakest album to date .... Ms. Underwood is still preoccupied with power, not texture or finesse. She largely picks songs that serve as launch platforms for her ballistic-missile screaming sometimes voice, but they don’t cohere into an album.
  8. jasonrickyson
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Of all the albums Carrie has made so far. This is her worst album to date. There is not 1 hit song on this album I am sorry to say and I expected. ( I was hoping for much better )
  9. MikeJJones
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Storyteller was a waste of my time. I want the old Carrie Underwood back. These new songs were just cookie cutter garbage. Carrie should have taken more time and made a better album.
  10. Sandersdion27
    Oct 23, 2015
    1
    Why does Carrie have to scream every song she sings now? This album lacks a hit country song and sounds more like a Broadway play then a country album.
  11. Lisa34534
    Oct 23, 2015
    1
    This is Carrie worst album ever. She sings with no emotion and the songs themselves are just weak. Carrie played it too safe if you ask me and did not try to evolve her music style.
  12. MotherRussia1
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Wow,,,, What can I say? ,,, Carrie now looks like an underachiever with this new album ,,, It was a total fail for me ,,,, Sorry Carrie, But I am use to hearing nice albums from you and this was not one of those albums.
  13. FunwithMusic
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    I love Carrie's older music but this album was a complete disappointment for me. I wish I could say it was ok but sorry. It was just a very bad album :(

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#26 Most Discussed Album of 2015
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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Country Weekly
    Nov 18, 2015
    75
    Carrie’s never been in better voice, but a little more control in the production would have served her well.
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  2. Spin
    Nov 3, 2015
    70
    That’s Storyteller as a whole: expertly arranged, dense without overwhelming the force of its captain.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Oct 23, 2015
    60
    As with much high-gloss, high-compression pop, the heavy-handed production gets fatiguing after a while, even when Underwood transcends it (see the corny yet undeniable letter to Daddy "The Girl You Think I Am").
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