Blown Away
| Carrie Underwood
Blown Away
Blown Away is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States and Canada on May 1, 2012 by Arista Nashville. -Wikipedia
Critic Reviews
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Billboard
On her fourth album, prepare to be "Blown Away."
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Taste of Country
There will be few finer collections of songs on a country album this year
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Slant
Blown Away simply fares better when Underwood looks to outside writers for material.
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Rolling Stone
Underwood’s voice is as powerful as ever, but Blown Away tries too hard
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NY Times
The shiny but tough country star, starts out loud, sassy, rollicking and wise.
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Puggedin
And we get quite a few upbeat, poignant and life-affirming themes.
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The Hollywood Reporter
At the end of the day, though, it is impossible to deny the powerhouse vocals that made Underwood a star.
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LA Times
"Blown Away" finds her using her remarkable voice to deliver feel-good bromides
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All Music
She's meant to sing these oversized ballads and hooks, she's meant to look as unattainable as she does on the cover.
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The Gaurdian
However predictable the package, there's fun to be had in these tales of bad dads, cheating husbands and cold, cold hearts
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Common Sense Media
Strong ballads about love and love gone wrong.
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Country Universe
Blown Away is an album that is brilliant at best, and bland at worst.
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Got Meghan
I do love female country singers and think Carrie is very good and I love it when she hits those high notes.
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Pop Matters
Everything else is worth hearing, learning, and trying to love.
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American Songwriter
Blown Away is more thematic and unified, resulting in Underwood’s strongest effort to date
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State of Mind
Blown Away is a very cohesive album that’s a collection of fourteen very strong tracks, Grade
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EW
When she’s a good girl, she’s very good — but Bad Carrie just sounds better.
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Uproxx
Her confidence as a vocalist and her ability to harness her talent shines throughout, even if the quality of the songs does not.
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The Wrap
It’s on the more relaxed material where she really shines
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The Washington Post
She sings in a voice that’s as sonorous as it is sweet.
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Mimo
But it is a solid offering from a consistently good country artist, and kudos for that. Definitely worth picking up.
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Daily Waffle
It’s sad to wonder, though, just how good ‘Blown Away’ might have been if it wasn’t so clearly compromised by attempts to reach that audience.
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Southwest Shadow
She takes a big chance in this album, and its a success.
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Lauren-Day
I highly recommend this album and give it 4.5/5 stars - It could possibly be Carrie's best album to date.
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NPR
It's a little darker than her previous work.
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People Magazine
Brace yourself for more overproduced, under-nuanced action – this is big-hair country.
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Leaderpost
I’d say that if that was her goal, then it’s mission accomplished.
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ONTD
Blown Away both reaffirms her natural gifts and makes us continue to root for her to push beyond them.
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Seattle PI
The singer's thoroughly classy and refreshingly charmed delivery is the stuff of a true American sweetheart.
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MV News
I do, however, really like the fact that Underwood tries different styles of music.
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All Things Country
What I love about this album is that we find Carrie and producer Mark Bright trying different productions and themes
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The A Blast
She paints a vivid picture with her vocals, and through her lyrics in each song, it will blow you away.
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Boston Globe
This might be Underwood’s most calculated record yet
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Tampa Bay Times
For the most part, though, the talented singer induces another yawn.
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USA Today
Whatever type of country music you like -- or even if you think you don't -- Carrie's got something for you here.
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Small Towns and City Lights
But, Blown Away does hold up and gives us some great new tunes.
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She Knows
Carrie has now taken a risk and will impress her listeners with her new lyrically dramatic -- not melodramatic -- sound.
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Finding Wonderland
In spite of my petty complainants, the album is five-star quality. The songs are each unique in their own way.
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