Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman
Critic Score
Based on 24 reviews
2017 Ratings: #81 / 940
User Score
Based on 93 ratings
2017 Rank: #307
Liked by 5 people
November 17, 2017 / Release Date
LP / Format
Daptone / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
American Songwriter
It’s not just a rousing bookend to a remarkable, late-starting career, but a terrific and moving soul explosion that stands as one of the finest in her limited yet extraordinary catalog.
90
Exclaim!

Soul of a Woman is a more than worthy farewell by one of the hardest working and talented women show business has ever known

90
Northern Transmissions
While so many soul and funk records these days feel like they’re missing something, even ones from the greats, Jones leaves the world with a record that should be heard by everyone, and will no doubt become a modern touchstone for the genre.
90
Uncut

Soul Of A Woman proves to be so much more than your average swansong ... Sly, spirited and sublime, it packs a whole lot of action into its 36 filler-free minutes.

87
Paste

Soul Of A Woman offers up a piece of everything that made Jones a powerhouse up to the very end.

85
The 405

Soul of a Woman cements itself as a fitting send-off for a woman who flat-out owned the stage and spearheaded a scene, transcending the notions of “neo” and “revival” to make music that was impassioned and pure. Sharon Jones lives on every time you press play.

80
AllMusic
This isn't just a fitting farewell to Sharon Jones; it's one of the best albums of her career.
80
Q Magazine
[Her] final LP gives as much pleasure as her 2002 breakthrough.
80
Record Collector

Soul Of A Woman finds Jones bowing out in the finest form, somehow filling the space between Gladys Knight and Etta James.

80
The Observer
A record replete with drama and succour that wrestles with the messy business of being alive.
80
The Needle Drop

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' final record is a celebration of everything that made the soul revivalists great since their inception in the early '00s.

80
The Independent
Throughout, Jones’s characteristic optimism holds true.
80
Mojo
The ballads confirm that she was singing better than ever.
80
Clash
After years of trying her hand at various jobs, whether it was a prison officer or van guard, thankfully Jones found her calling as a true soul artist, singing songs about heartbreak, empowerment, love and enduring strength.
80
Slant Magazine
The loving details with which she and her band fill these songs transcend the same R&B clichés they reinforce.
80
Rolling Stone
Recorded over her last two years with longtime sidemen, genre-masters all, Jones meets darkness with hope on this denouement.
80
Under the Radar
It fits nicely into Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' formidable catalog, but just happens to be the best album of their career.
80
Pitchfork
The entire album ... is a poignant statement of the determination that motivated her all along.
75
Consequence of Sound
Rather than dwelling on her illness or attempting to put a bow on a career cut short, her final studio album finds her doing what she always did: singing with such force and fire that it’d be impossible not to listen.
75
A.V. Club

The first half of Soul Of A Woman is a powerful final encore for the late Sharon Jones, showcasing the dizzying array of soul and funk styles that she and the Dap-Kings crew perfected over the last 20 years. But after the James Brown frenzy of its opening tracks and the less memorable Motown-inspired middle ground, the album changes course.

MAN
73

Genuinely a great soul project!

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zeyadreda
78

When it comes for those instruments (Sax/Triumph/Horne) i can so easily be sold out, that's why Kesha - Woman (feat. the Dap-Kings) one of my fav. Dance pop songs of the year.
The record return you back with the 80s vibes and make you feel that you are dancing in an old bar or something just like this, all you have to do is just close your eyes.
Sharon voice is pure and amazing no doubt, the instruments is pure and speaks, the songs are very good, the lyrics too. No doubt that Sharon and the ... read more

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Added on: October 10, 2017