Christina Aguilera - Lotus
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2012 Ratings: #1014 / 1118
User Score
Based on 330 ratings
2012 Rank: #461
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
AllMusic

Christina may not pushing at her limits here ... but it's hard to blame her for playing it safe, particularly because she wound up with such a strong pop album, one that reconfirms her gifts as a singer and savviness as a pop star.

80
Billboard

“Lotus” largely benefits from all the bombast – Aguilera hasn’t sounded so fun and energized in years.

60
Slant Magazine

By virtue of the fact that Lotus is Aguilera’s shortest album since her debut, it boasts fewer obvious standouts, but also less filler.

50
A.V. Club

In spite of a recurring theme of rebirth, Lotus often plays it safe.

50
Rolling Stone
It’s just one telling moment where this vitriol-tsunami of a record misses a chance to connect Aguilera’s music with her warm, empathetic TV presence.
TheCarioca
47

Lotus Intro - 3/5
Army Of Me - 2/5
Red Hot Kinda Love - 1/5
Make The World Move (feat. CeeLo Green) - 1/5
Your Body - 3/5
Let There Be Love - 2/5
Sing For Me - 3/5
Blank Page - 3/5
Cease Fire - 2/5
Around The World - 2/5
Circles - 3/5
Best Of Me - 3/5
Just A Fool (feat. Blake Shelton) - 3/5

pedrosabe16
71

First, let’s start with the conception of this album. It’s clear to me the label pushed her to do this instead of supporting and standing by a bold and artistic move like ‘Bionic’. This was her most rushed album since 2000 and it shows. The main problem here is the production. Aiming for generic trends, ‘Lotus’ is a mess in its awful mixing and mastering. The songs had potential if only they had given Christina time to do her thing. Anyway, it’s still a ... read more

aristocat
54

Lotus Intro - 80
Army Of Me - 50
Red Hot Kinda Love - 65
Make The World Move (feat. CeeLo Green) - 70
Your Body - 100
Let There Be Love - 100
Sing For Me - 45
Blank Page - 40
Cease Fire - 38
Around The World - 0
Circles - 0
Best Of Me - 56
Just A Fool with Blake Shelton - 70

100

Ok she ended Britney I love this album my second fav of all time

al3xym
62

Ta longe de ser a pior coisa do mundo (apesar de ser a pior produção da xtina ate o momento), mas tbm ta longe de ser algo a cima de "ok"

Army Of Me: 7,0/10
Red Hot Kinda Love: 4,0/10
Make The World Move (feat, Cee-Lo Green): 3,5/10
Your Body: 9,0/10
Let There Be Love: 9,2/10
Sing For Me: 6,5/10
Blank Page: 10/10
Cease Fire: 7,0/10
Around The World: 5,8/10
Circles: 4,5/10
Best Of Me: 7,5/10
Just A Fool: 10/10
Light Up The Sky: 5,5
Empty Words: 7,8/10
Shut Up: ... read more

LilfortniteBush
NR

half of the 2,418 plays i have on this album are from "Your Body"

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Track List

1Lotus Intro
3:18
54
2Army of Me
3:27
57
3Red Hot Kinda Love
3:06
48
4Make the World Move
3:00
39
5Your Body
4:00
92
6Let There Be Love
3:22
74
7Sing for Me
4:01
43
8Blank Page
4:06
78
9Cease Fire
4:08
53
10Around the World
3:25
43
11Circles
3:26
39
12Best of Me
4:08
45
13Just a Fool
4:14
65
Total Length: 47 minutes
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Added on: November 13, 2012