Janet strikes a solid balance between innovation and dependability, bridging past and future better than most—including her legendary sibling.
The album’s movements flow like natural metamorphosis rather than wild swings thanks to Jackson’s voice. Unbreakable finds her continuously rediscovering new crevices in her vocal range.
Unbreakable is the mature album, free of commercial ambition, her all-too-breakable brother never made.
Unbreakable feels like Jackson’s most timeless album.
Unbreakable is a synthesis of ideas Jackson’s collected and tested throughout her career.
It's a successful return for Ms. Jackson, a grown-ass album that refuses either to pander or wallow in nostalgia.
The best thing about Unbreakable is that it proves Janet can still surprise us.
Unbreakable is overall Jackson’s strongest album in a decade, a mature and nuanced career progression that sounds effortless.
Janet has calculatedly played the humble-grateful card countless times in her career, but Unbreakable, a ready-made collection of deep cuts, is one of the first times she's given a fully convincing performance.
Janet is reflective, optimistic, and offering encouraging, motivating lyrics to those listening. It’s the album I wish Janet made years ago.
Unbreakable is truly a reflective body of work in which Janet refuses to succumb to trends but remains true to what feels and sounds right.
No one but Jackson can directly reference previous triumphs, address her audience, and yet move forward quite like this.
Unbreakable nonetheless feels like the liveliest, freshest album we’ve received from Miss Janet in nearly 15 years, and one that feels like a genuine step forward for her artistically.
The chunky bass of Dammn Baby hits the dancefloor spot – but otherwise, Unbreakable’s highlights are low-key moments of reflection and nostalgia.
1,000th rating!
It's been a while since I reviewed a record specifically because I reached a milestone. I tried though as time went by but for each album, I struggled finding things to say. I eventually gave up on writing specifically at each 100th step reached. But 1,000 is too much of an important number to be overlooked. While I approached the number, I started to wonder which album could take the spot.
One album quickly came back in mind.
You guessed it, this is Janet Jackson's ... read more
It's a fantasy to hear your favorite pop stars from the 1980s find their sound in the contemporary moment. We often think of older musicians regressing or just churning out the same old material. Artists trying to update their music tend to sound out of place in the updated production. Not Janet, Unbreakable is a delectable R&B record that delivers on its potential. Jackson's breathy vocals sound like they have been waiting for a little EDM for years. The music is sassy, energetic, and ... read more
With her last studio album to date, Janet is finally back to her R&B roots and it's great, though the first time is not for me, other than the opening track (which is a fantastic song) I don't really connect with any other song but when "Broken Hearts Heal" starts to play, the album immediately starts going up and it doesn't go down from there. This is truly the proof that Janet has always been able to make good music.
Highlights: Take Me Away, No Sleeep, Night & Unbreakable.
essa é a melhor produção dela desde The Velvet Rope, esse álbum pisa muito na bomba anterior dele e dos álbuns dela em geral dos anos 2000, um ótimo retorno e espero q ela venha com um álbum ainda melhor na próxima vez
1-Unbreakable: 10/10
2-BURNITUP!: 8,8/10
3-Dammn Baby: 8,5/10
4-The Great Forever: 10/10
5-Shoulda Known Better: 9,5/10
6-After You Fall: 8,5/10
7-Broken Hearts Heal: 8,8/10
8-Night: 9,5/10
9-No Sleeep: 9,7/10
10-Dream ... read more
1 | Unbreakable 3:38 | 88 |
2 | Burnitup! 4:09 feat. Missy Elliott | 80 |
3 | Dammn Baby 3:55 | 84 |
4 | The Great Forever 4:18 | 87 |
5 | Shoulda Known Better 4:45 | 84 |
6 | After You Fall 4:48 | 76 |
7 | Broken Hearts Heal 3:42 | 85 |
8 | Night 4:14 | 90 |
9 | No Sleeep 4:20 feat. J. Cole | 92 |
10 | Dream Maker/Euphoria 2:46 | 77 |
11 | 2 B Loved 2:55 | 79 |
12 | Take Me Away 4:18 | 89 |
13 | Promise 0:57 | 85 |
14 | Lessons Learned 4:23 | 80 |
15 | Black Eagle 3:17 | 80 |
16 | Well Traveled 4:18 | 79 |
17 | Gon B Alright 3:54 | 75 |
#6 | / | Cosmopolitan |
#8 | / | People |
#11 | / | Entertainment Weekly |
#13 | / | Slant Magazine |
#19 | / | Mashable |
#36 | / | Pitchfork |
#37 | / | The Guardian |
#50 | / | SPIN |