Bigger Love
| John Legend
Bigger Love
Bigger Love is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Legend. It was released on June 19, 2020 through Columbia Records and succeeds his 2018 Christmas album A Legendary Christmas. The album includes the singles "Conversations in the Dark", "Actions", and "Bigger Love". -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
The R&B star’s latest ode to the power of love bursts with positive energy, but there’s an emptiness beneath.
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Rolling Stone
The romantic balladeer displays some musical versatility and social conviction on his seventh LP.
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Stereogum
It’s a show worth tuning in to if you’ve ever enjoyed a John Legend song in the past. And if not? Just chill ’til the next episode.
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Express
Strong start with big hits but is let down by its ending.
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All Music
Bigger Love sounds cobbled together compared to Love in the Future and Darkness and Light.
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The Upcoming
Bigger Love bounces between genres and styles, negotiating its way carefully through soul and RnB for the most part and staying away from the classical ballads he’s famous for. It’s a welcome change and we bob along with him for the next few songs.
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The Irish Times
More sickly sweet than sexy.
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The Arts Desk
Soulman as new man, in variations on clean-cut romance.
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VultureHound Magazine
this is still a strong collection of songs that might dilute the impact of the standout tracks a tad purely via placement. But it’s still a surprisingly easy listen, even clocking in at an impressive 57 minutes.
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Daily Bruin
John Legend continues to impress with signature love ballads in ‘Bigger Love’.
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London Evening Standard
Singer shows his range goes far beyond just romantic.
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The Times
washes over, leaving no lasting impression.
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mxdwn
While there are a few mellow, borderline boring signature John Legend slow songs, Bigger Love also shows people a new, experimental side of Legend’s music. Listeners get tastes of multiple genres and styles, as well as some fun features. It’s refreshing to hear his swoon-worthy voice and lyrical talent reach new heights. Definitely worth a listen if people have the chance.
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Riff Magazine
John Legend lifts spirits amid unrest on ‘Bigger Love’.
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Hotpress
With Bigger Love, Legend has created a refreshingly optimistic, anti-cynical soul food, and proven he's still got the 'it factor'.
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The Guardian
synths, snogging and schmaltz.
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The Daily Californian
Bigger Love is formulaic. There is little to expect from it, but, in return, the album expects little of the listener. It is not a terrific album, but it is a friendly listen, and there is something to be said for that.
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Clash Magazine
the album stutters from a slight lack of purpose – at times, it feels like all foreplay and no action.
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The Musical Hype
John Legend takes some risks on Bigger Love, which is imperfect, but more often than not, an enjoyable contemporary R&B album.
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wvbr
Overall, this album shows the experimental side of John Legend while still providing the familiar butterflies of love songs prior.
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Cryptic Rock
Certainly the perfect soundtrack for a frisky tumble across the sheets, the LP is also the calming reassurance that 2020 so desperately needs.
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Vinyl Chapters
John Legend, the king of smooth, has yet again wooed everyone over with his sensitive and stunning new album Bigger Love. This hopeless romantic has calibrated sixteen beautiful tracks, making women all over the world swoon at his gentle voice.
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Medium
While the beginning of the album was amazing, I started to get burnt out and bored during the second half of the album. It seemed like there were a lot of filler tracks as the album went on and that he didn’t contribute anything new. If some of the boring and less adventurous tracks were removed from the album, I think it would have had more potential.
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No Ripcord
It’s a signifier of what this album represents: a pop album designed by committee with one sexy face out in front. Legend doesn’t even try to get you to believe in him. He just moves along, accepting spots at award shows and pretending that someone cares about his music.
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Beacon Beats
Overall, “Bigger Love” is an album for all fans of John Legend, with its mix of upbeat pop-inspired songs and ballads classic of Legend’s earlier sound. Whether you like his new music or his older music, “Bigger Love” has it all, and does so with elegance and purpose, as Legend manages to evolve his sound while staying true to his roots: a real and raw talent.
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Ben's Beat
Bigger Love is the sound of an artist who has been at it a long time and received every accolade there is to receive understanding what exactly it is that he does best and giving it to the people. While there might have been a case to be made for more experimentation, so much of what makes Legend an enduring force is just how genuine he comes off, and he combines that with some excellent musicality here.
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Blue Note Soul
In a musical world were the true human voice and real instrumentation is profoundly missed, Mr. Legend came right on time to deliver an album that feels and sounds sincere. I highly recommend Bigger Love to everyone, It’s almost 56 minutes of blissful escapism we all could use.
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The Indian Music Nerd
Even though the album struggles a bit at the end with its sluggishness, it’s still a good and enjoyable record. If this is the direction that Legend is planning to take, then we shall be assured of some good hits coming our way.
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Edge Media Network
These songs get in and make their point without overstaying their welcome. They're also infectious and, generally speaking, uplifting — this album feels good, not the least of which has to do with Legend's impassioned vocal performances. Overall, a great Summer album.
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