Who You Are
by Jessie J
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6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 199 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 121 out of 199
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 199
  3. Negative: 47 out of 199
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  1. comeandgetit
    May 8, 2012
    3
    Sadly, the result here is a rushed album that sounds cheap throughout. 'Do It Like a Dude', 'Price Tag' and the Brit Award for 'Critics Choice' led many people to expect something great, but what they got was something rather different. Vocal showboating and pointless 'quirky' lyrics do not make for a great album.
  2. owenrw2889
    May 24, 2011
    2
    POSITIVE - Not many at all. She does have one hell of powerful voice, that is without doubt. 'Price Tag' and 'Do It Like A Dude' are simply brilliant tracks, produced to perfection and deserve the success they had. But sadly that's it. the nice comments are over. NEGATIVE. "One of the biggest disappointment i've ever bought" - this was my first comment on this album. I was so excited forPOSITIVE - Not many at all. She does have one hell of powerful voice, that is without doubt. 'Price Tag' and 'Do It Like A Dude' are simply brilliant tracks, produced to perfection and deserve the success they had. But sadly that's it. the nice comments are over. NEGATIVE. "One of the biggest disappointment i've ever bought" - this was my first comment on this album. I was so excited for this album, i genuinly convinced myself it was going to be fantasitc. Winning 'Critics Choice' at the Brit Awards we all expected a polished, clean yet dirty album....but really ? Did the "Critics" that gave her that award listen to her work before hand, or was sombody paid to give her the award ? This album is terrible. I've never heard such awful vocal showboating and over the top, tyring to hard, silly lyrics in all my life. The entire album sounds rushed, unfinished and all in all boring. And at what point do artists and record labels think that it's ok to release tracks after the album and totally remix them, 'Nobody's Perfect' - dull and lifeless on the album with vocals that make you want to slap her and tell her just shut up and stop wailing (we know you can sing...so why are you still trying to proove you can?) - But amazingly after this album got such mixed to negative reviews 'Nobody's Perfect' was re-recorded with new vocals and a heavier beat...all in all releasing a good song....THIS IS NOT OK ! Your setting fans up to think the album will be as good as the single, which is not the case. And for those of us who already own the album, know this is what you've done...it's an insult. I could go on but i'm not going to.
    OVERALL - A lifeless, boring, meaningless album. Vocals that are good, but turn sour after the 150th time of hearing her overuse them. It won't go down in history for any good reasons, it will drift into backgrounds of clothing shops and supermarket radios. Simply a flip off to fans who waitied so patiently for her. Dreadfull album.    … Expand
  3. ImAwesome
    Jan 28, 2015
    0
    As part of a special interrogation in Guantanamo Bay, this album would be sure to extract all information in its first rotation. No need to put it on repeat to break the prisoner, he is already begging for mercy after the first couple of songs:"Please make it stop!" J.J's voice becomes grating and the amusical mannerisms in the delivery unbearable somewhere half way through each song. TheAs part of a special interrogation in Guantanamo Bay, this album would be sure to extract all information in its first rotation. No need to put it on repeat to break the prisoner, he is already begging for mercy after the first couple of songs:"Please make it stop!" J.J's voice becomes grating and the amusical mannerisms in the delivery unbearable somewhere half way through each song. The songs themselves seems to be pastiches of every currently in vogue style; there is even song where she does a bad imitation of some kind of Jamaican dialect. It just can't get anymore insincere than this.… Expand
  4. rblu78
    May 13, 2011
    0
    Just awful. This girl, who seems nice and fairly talented, should be ashamed of selling herself so cheaply to every whim and demand of pop culture and record labels. It's a sad thing to see. It would not have been a groundbreaking record but could have been a nice guilty pleasure. Now it's just watered down p*iss.
  5. vini1904
    Jul 14, 2012
    0
    Definitely one of the worst albums I've ever heard. Music boring, tedious, who can not be attractive. Except perhaps not even a song on this CD. Perhaps "Domino" which is blatant plagiarism "Last Friday Night."
  6. owenrw89
    Dec 9, 2016
    1
    Utterly terrible. It sounds rushed, unfinished, cheap, over-sang and utterly fake. 'Do It Like a Dude' and 'Price Tag' where totally misleading. Two excellent songs from one of the UK's most disappointing albums.
  7. musicisallineed
    Sep 26, 2011
    1
    The biggest disappointment by an overated artist. Do It Like A Dude, Price Tag and the Critics Choice Brit Award set fans sights, including my own, far to high. She can sing, we understand that, but is there any need to show that off through the entire album ? And what's with the silly voices ? Oh, and yet another thing...i find it utterly offence when "fans" like myself buy and album andThe biggest disappointment by an overated artist. Do It Like A Dude, Price Tag and the Critics Choice Brit Award set fans sights, including my own, far to high. She can sing, we understand that, but is there any need to show that off through the entire album ? And what's with the silly voices ? Oh, and yet another thing...i find it utterly offence when "fans" like myself buy and album and then the artist releases singles and totally remixes them, thanks for the huge slap in face and ripping me off with the **** version. Do It Like A Dude and Price Tag save this album from being nothing but a pile of unfinished, patchy, cheesy and cheap songs mashed together by over the top - proove yourself vocals that do nothing but annoy the fans that sadly, she won't have left if she carries on releasing garbage like this.… Expand
  8. longjetty7
    Jun 30, 2016
    2
    Just... wow. This album is really bad. I'm honestly surprised it's only in the yellow. The songs are all over the place, hopping genres left and right with no flow whatsoever. The music and lyrics are so trite it's actually sometimes painful to listen to (especially L.O.V.E., Nobody's Perfect, Stand Up). I'll admit that Jessie J is an EXTREMELY talented vocalist, but it seems like she's soJust... wow. This album is really bad. I'm honestly surprised it's only in the yellow. The songs are all over the place, hopping genres left and right with no flow whatsoever. The music and lyrics are so trite it's actually sometimes painful to listen to (especially L.O.V.E., Nobody's Perfect, Stand Up). I'll admit that Jessie J is an EXTREMELY talented vocalist, but it seems like she's so focused on showing off her impressive chops that she sacrifices writing compelling pop music. There's way too much vocal noodling and not enough memorable hooks or creativity. She has so much potential, but this album is a huge disappointment.

    Standout tracks: Who's Laughing Now, Abracadabra    … Expand
  9. DiogoOliveira
    Nov 24, 2017
    3
    Sonoramente confuso, sonoramente incoerente, Não consigo ouvi novamente, tem um potencial vocal, mas jogou tudo no Auto tunes e fez um álbum estupidamente horrível, não tem uma sonoridade marcante, um álbum cansado dele mesmo.

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51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. Uncut
    May 13, 2011
    60
    Sincere but Hokey homilies test the patience, but she brings imaginative vocal skills and real life experiences to "White Room," which displays a certain determined character. [Jun 2011, p.86]
  2. NOW Magazine
    Apr 29, 2011
    20
    Over-emoting at every turn, she obliterates otherwise innocuous soul, R&B and reggae-inflected songs with gimmicky vocal histrionics, strident attempts at melisma and the kind of callow self-help lyrics that are apparently mandatory for all young pop stars nowadays.
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  3. RapReviews.com
    Apr 26, 2011
    50
    Quite honestly, Ke$ha is just more fun to listen to, even though Jessie J may ultimately have more career longevity. It's a decent enough album for the teenage dance set though.
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