Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson - Reviews

Boston Globe
Despite its flaws, Hudson's debut comes on much like her "Dreamgirls" character, with admirable self-assurance and real-girl sensuality.
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Entertainment Weekly
None are exceptional, but they're all a sufficient delivery system for those spectacular vocal chops.
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Slant Magazine
By the time Jennifer Hudson gets back to good old-fashioned balladry, it's too late: we're saddled with the same Diane Warren song ("You Pulled Me Through") we've heard at least a dozen times before; a ridiculously trite and histrionic you-stole-my-man duet with fellow A.I. alum Fantasia ("I'm His Only Woman") we've heard at least a half-dozen times before; another Stargate/Ne-Yo concoction we've heard...well, you get the point.
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Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman - Reviews

Los Angeles Times
It's no surprise that Ne-Yo sings about women on his excellent third album, Year of the Gentleman.
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Entertainment Weekly
On his third disc in as many years, the 28-year-old Southerner with the Michael Jackson falsetto not only wears his heart on his sleeve, he lets it bleed down his (no doubt high-thread-count) cuff.
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Rolling Stone
The 28-year-old singer-songwriter says his latest collection of heartfelt love songs is a tribute to the Rat Pack's pressed-suit style, but it's actually a superb concept album about what a great boyfriend he can be.
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