Firecracker

Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
1997 Ratings: #116 / 139
User Score
Based on 13 ratings
November 11, 1997 / Release Date
LP / Format
Geffen / Label
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Critic Reviews

88
Pitchfork

Loeb and Patino do a great job of churning out smart and accessible pop nuggets; four- minute chunks of love, life and heart that don't leave you needing sherbet to cleanse your palette in between tracks.

60
AllMusic

There are a number of strong moments on the record that confirm Loeb is a talented melodicist when pushed -- but if she wants to make a great record, she simply needs a little more direction.

50
SPIN

Loeb was a bit of a pale indie-imitation from the start: like her debut Tails, Firecracker is underwhelming and middlebrow, overproduced and pointlessly moody.

50
Rolling Stone

Firecracker might signify that Loeb's star is fading; it's equally likely, though, that this second album is merely the sound of a songwriter stumbling toward adulthood with a sophomore's two left feet.

50
Entertainment Weekly
Loeb’s earnest confessionals are melodically attractive, but the album’s chilly, relentlessly polite musical approach is at odds with the artist’s soul-baring lyrical stance.
nathancherries
70

This album is pretty strong overall and is the spiritual successor to Lisa Loeb's 1st album "Tails". Fav tracks : Falling In Love, How, Furious Rose, Wishing Heart, Dance With The Angels, Jake, Firecracker, Split Second

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Track List

1I Do
3:39
2Falling In Love
4:05
3Truthfully
2:58
4Let's Forget About It
2:43
5How
3:49
6Furious Rose
3:22
7Wishing Heart
2:52
8Dance With The Angels
3:38
9Jake
3:03
10This
3:28
11Split Second
2:37
12Firecracker
5:43
Total Length: 41 minutes
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