B'Day

Beyoncé - B'Day
Critic Score
Based on 19 reviews
2006 Ratings: #522 / 732
User Score
2006 Rank: #286
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CRITIC REVIEWS

83
Entertainment Weekly
Indifferent production bogs down about half the songs, but the best tracks are so thrilling that they buoy you through the dullish patches.
80
AllMusic
There is nothing desperate or weak about this album.
80
The Guardian

Apart from a few pop-R&B space-fillers, there's not much to dislike about B'Day.

72
Pitchfork
Beyoncé delivers precisely what many listeners have always wanted from her: a short, tight, and energetic set that's heavy on upbeat numbers and funk affectations, and light on the balladry and melisma.
70
HipHopDX

B-Day might not be Beyonce on her best day, but then again I’d take Beyoncé any day of the week.

70
Prefix

B'Day is a joyous uptempo album full of vibrant vocals, fierce production, and boundless energy. The only complaint is that it's over too soon.

70
Slant Magazine

Whereas Beyoncé’s debut was accomplished in its diversity, albeit a sure sign of a new solo artist trying to find her voice, B’Day sounds like the album “Crazy In Love” initially forecasted.

66
Time Out London
‘B-Day’ isn’t quite perfect. ‘Resentment’ blusters slightly in its straining for grandeur, and ‘Kitty Kat’ feels slightly anodyne despite its sweetly vicious climax. And there’s nothing that feels quite so unanswerable as ‘Crazy In Love’. But even so, if Beyoncé feels she needs another holiday, she can rest assured that she’s earnt it.
60
Evening Standard
Coherence is lost by the use of armies of producers and songwriters (Upgrade U was written by nine people) and gloopy ballad Listen almost ruins everything.
60
The Observer

From one of the planet's biggest stars, Beyonce's album disappoints. It's still a career high, but B'Day could have been released at any point in the last three-and-a-half years and, in a year which has given us tracks like Justin Timberlake's 'SexyBack', it already sounds stale.

60
Sputnikmusic

B'Day is an accomplished second effort from Ms. Knowles, doubly so considering the timeframe within which she managed to collaborate with so many people, but as an album it's simply not the finished article.

60
PopMatters

B-Day is certainly not perfect. Some sharpening definitely needs to be done when it comes to production and songwriting sides (I guess there are some things that having a fantastic voice just can‘t hide). I still think that Beyonce has a perfect masterpiece in her, but I guess we’ll have to wait until the next album to find out.

56
Coke Machine Glow
Beyoncé’s an artist who’s not sure how to sell her full personality and craft in lieu of selling what she thinks we want.
50
Uncut

B'Day sounds oddly de-energised.

50
NME
Occasionally... she does hint at her past genius.
40
NOW Magazine

Every producer but Scott Storch got invited to the B-Day party, so there’s no shortage of guaranteed hits to keep the Jeffersons of urban pop atop that Billboard high-rise. Too bad only the icily sardonic Irreplaceable has any real weight or relevance.

TheCarioca
80

Déjà Vu - 5/5 ❤
Get Me Bodied - 4/5
Suga Mama - 3/5
Upgrade U - 5/5 ❤
Ring the Alarm - 4/5
Kitty Kat - 3/5
Freakum Dress - 3/5
Green Light - 4/5
Irreplaceable - 5/5 ❤
Resentment - 4/5

pedrosabe16
93

It’s 9/4 so you know what that means… B’Day!

On her sophomore album, Beyoncé continues trailblazing her way into legend status. Here, she puts her bets on live instrumentation that nicely compliment the funk inspired tracks. Her voice follows the concept and we can hear her on a more soulful tone.

LukasLima
86

* Deja Vú (9.5/10)
* Get Me Bodied (9/10)
* Suga Mama (7/10)
* Upgrade U (8.5/10)
* Ring The Alarm (8.5/10)
* Kitty Kat (7/10)
* Freakum Dress (8/10)
* Green Light (7/10)
* Irreplaceable (10/10)
* Resentment (7/10)
* Check On It (9.5/10)
* Listen (10/10)

Nota Final: 85/100

PONTOS ADICIONAIS

• Vocais +1
• Composição +0
• Produção +0

Nota Final: 86/100

_Lumael
95

Déjà Vu - 10/10
Get Me Bodied - 10/10
Suga Mama - 10/10
Upgrade U - 10/10
Ring the Alarm - 10/10
Kitty Kat - 7/10
Freakum Dress - 7/10
Green Light - 10/10
Irreplaceable - 10/10
Resentment - 10/10

popvision
70

B'DAY
01. Déjà Vu - 100 ⭐
02. Get Me Bodied -
03. Suga Mama -
04. Upgrade U - 90 🟢
05. Ring The Alarm -
06. Kitty Kat -
07. Freakum Dress -
08. Green Light -
09. Irreplaceable - 100 ⭐
10. Resentment -
11. Encore for the Fans
12. Listen - 100 ⭐

SCORE:

noitsfelipe
77

1. Listen
2. Déjà Vu
3. Kitty Kat
4. Irreplaceable
5. Upgrade U
6. Freakum Dress
7. Ring the Alarm
8. Green Light
9. Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)
10. Get Me Bodied
11. Resentment
12. Suga Mama

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Track List

1Déjà Vu
3:59
feat. JAY-Z
92
2Get Me Bodied
3:25
82
3Suga Mama
3:24
81
4Upgrade U
4:32
feat. JAY-Z
85
5Ring the Alarm
3:23
82
6Kitty Kat
3:55
80
7Freakum Dress
3:20
85
8Green Light
3:29
84
9Irreplaceable
3:47
91
10Resentment
4:40
82
11Encore for the Fans
0:39
Hidden Track
65
12Listen (From the Motion Picture Dreamgirls)
3:37
Hidden Track
89
13Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)
6:00
Hidden Track
78
Total Length: 48 minutes

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Added on: June 13, 2011