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Back to Me

by Kathleen Edwards

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All Time

of 455,637

7,127
2000's

of 265,899

788
2007

of 3,724

36

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.8583 Back to Me is ranked overall as 2.8583 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.8296 Back to Me has an avg. critic score of 2.8296 out of 4 stars

Back to Me Album Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly

Offers up the same taut honky-tonk, high-lonesome balladry and electric-rock snarls as Failer.

Entertainment Weekly

All across the cultural map, women are kicking men's butts. On Saturday Night Live , the assertive, acerbic voices of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler put to shame their male counterparts, who mostly stand around timidly. ...more

All Music Guide

Back to Me is a powerful and affecting album from an artist who is quickly establishing herself as a major talent. ...more

PopMatters

It's not that Back to Me is an unsatisfying listen; quite to the contrary, there are some smashingly rewarding moments on this release. It's just that if you have heard Failer, you're basically heard Back to Me already. ...more

Rolling Stone

The roots-rock downers are blander than her admirers would hope. ...more

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Trouser Press

An album’s worth of excellent songs performed with gusto....read the complete review at Trouser Press

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Q Magazine

Impressively reconfirms why she's alt-country's brightest rising...read the complete review at Q Magazine

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Village Voice

Edwards's lapses are largely counteracted by her sturdy melodies, her hard-hitting session drummers, and, mostly, her voice, which conveys acres of chin-up melancholy without even rolling up its heart-bedecked sleeves....read the complete review at Village Voice

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The A.V. Club

It wasn't just self-deprecation that prompted Kathleen Edwards to title her first album Failer. Sure, it bent the English language, but the word said all that needed saying about the album's cast of characters, from the tragic lovers of "Six O'Clock...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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