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Emeli Sandé

Our Version Of Events

Debut album of soul / trip hop from the Aberdeenshire-born songwriter who's worked for Leona Lewis, Alesha Dixon and Cheryl Cole

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Virgin
UK Release date
13/02/2012
US Release date
21/02/2012
  1. 9.0 |   Rave Magazine

    In the year that seemed destined to be Lana Del Rey’s, Emeli Sande has now entered the game
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  2. 8.6 |   The AU Review

    She’s a blend of Adele’s emotional delivery and the edgy cool of Britain’s army of female urban artists at the moment; a killer fusion
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  3. 8.0 |   DIY

    Your level of engagement with 'Our Version Of Events' will depend on your predilection towards R&B ballads. However, what is objectively ascertainable is the promise that Sandé as a performer shows
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  4. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The wheel remains un-reinvented, but Sandé – whose real first name is Adele – nevertheless deserves to sell in Adele-like quantities
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    Her remarkable voice is put centre stage from the outset. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Songs that flourish on a tension between rawness and polished craft
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  7. 8.0 |   The Independent

    If she continues addressing matters in her own distinctive manner, there's no limit to what she can achieve
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  8. 7.0 |   BBC

    A charming and occasionally moving record full of care and polish, effort and grace
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Despite the opening jolt of “Heaven” and a few other anomalies, sturdy piano-based balladry is the backbone of the album
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It all ends up sounding rather like a Leona Lewis album – a thing of over-considered, commercialised intent
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  11. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    What surprises is just how much a lot of this material diverts from the style in which she made her name and into more adult territory
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  12. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Nothing here compares to opening track Heaven, Sandé's ubiquitous 2011 hit. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    A mixed bag of soul-pop and r’n’b balladry
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  14. 6.0 |   The Fly

    It’s the sort of chart-friendly R&B that will have Simon Cowell furiously masturbating like a chimp in a cage; but whether that’s a good thing or not, is entirely your call
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  15. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    She can't fail, but it would be nice if she did something unexpected here and there
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  16. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    It's hard to argue that it sounds like anything other than a massive hit
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  17. 5.0 |   NME

    Original it is not... but she does write some fine tunes
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  18. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    The exciting, dark broodiness of singles Heaven and Daddy aside, this album is little more than a series of depressing, unspectacular pop ballads
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  19. 4.0 |   The Observer

    Has a preternaturally middle-aged, middle-of-the-road feel
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  20. 4.0 |   State

    The few great upbeat R&B tracks drowned out by a lot of ballads
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  21. 4.0 |   Uncut

    Hugely hyped Brits winner makes disappointing debut. Print edition only


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