To be honest this record was doomed when it was released because the album promotion was poor and the rumors about her alleged feud with Beyoncé over Jay-Z thanks to her interview with Wendy Williams completely overshadowed this album and it ended up flopping. Also Beyonce dropped her debut album 4 days before Bittersweet which didn’t really help either, But this is actually a really solid album and I think both albums are on similar levels quality wise. I will say the issue with ... read more
Yikes. This didn't click. This felt like a mess to me. There was a reoccurring problem in this album. Literally, reoccurring. Every. Single. Track. repeated the name of the track over and over and over again. It honestly ruined a lot of songs for me. At the end of these songs is when it was present but the tracks itself were just decent? Her two smash hits "Breathe "and "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" are pinnacles in the 2000s r&b scene but the rest of these tracks ... read more
Como fan de las baladas me dio una hueva escuchar la primera parte del álbum, carecen de sentimentalismo y de un instrumental disfrutable. Definitivamente si quitaban esa primera parte (a excepción de la canción titular) hubiera sido mucho mejor, lo positivo es que a partir de "Risk it all" comienza a mejorar bastante. Hubiera quedado mejor si lo dejaban como un EP extendido*.
Best: Sleep in the middle
| 1 | I Love You 3:46 | 70 |
| 2 | Sleep in the Middle 4:34 | 79 |
| 3 | Unhappy 4:07 | 58 |
| 4 | Impatient 5:01 | 78 |
| 5 | Breathe 3:48 feat. Sean Paul | 85 |
| 6 | Risk It All 4:59 | 64 |
| 7 | Don't Wanna Say Goodbye 4:01 | 73 |
| 8 | Happily Ever After 3:48 | 63 |
| 9 | Holding On to Love 3:46 | 64 |
| 10 | Let Her Go 3:24 | 63 |
| 11 | Make Me Wanna Scream 3:29 feat. Ian Lewis | 59 |
| 12 | No Place Like Home 3:44 | 63 |