Glory
| Britney Spears
Glory
Glory is the ninth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on August 26, 2016, through RCA Records. After renewing her contract with RCA, Spears began work on the album in 2014. Lacking a deadline for completion, she continued work into 2015 and 2016, which according to Spears provided her the opportunity to create one of her favorite albums in her catalogue. Glory received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Spears's vocal performance on the album and called it her most involved and engaged record in over a decade. The album was also included on year-end lists of best albums by several publications. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 111,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 88,000 copies coming from album sales.[3] The album topped the charts in Czech Republic, Taiwan, Ireland, Italy and also peaked within the top ten of charts in another 20 countries.
Critic Reviews
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Rolling Stone
Another fantastic comeback
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The Guardian
A triumphant return
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Vanity Fair
a delightful, odd triumph.
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New Music Express
‘Glory’ has moments that recall Spears’ hit-making past
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LA Times
Britney Spears is back in control
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Boston Globe
a pop album that operates on its own terms
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All Music
a reflection of Britney's maturation
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The Independent (UK)
it’s undoubtedly a better effort than its predecessor.
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Music OMH
Glory is a fascinating if flawed listen
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New York Times
Even with her voice upfront, Ms. Spears isn’t singing anything particularly personal.
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Entertainment Weekly
Spears is having as much fun as her songs sound.
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Slant Magazine
her most daring, mature album in years.
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No Ripcord
fans can rejoice: part of her is indeed back.
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The Observer (UK)
there’s still enough here to excite.
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The Telegraph
Glory might just be Britney’s masterpiece.
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The Digital Spy
each track has well and truly earned its place here.
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Vox
more genres than Britney usually acknowledges, from club bangers to slow jams.
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Mashable
Glory is a joyful celebration of the female gaze
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Complex
Spears sells us dance music, and yes, lots of sex.
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People Magazine
Not everything is glorious, but it might be something better: human.
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The Atlantic
puts pop’s sex obsession in a new, fluffier context.
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UCS Guardian
“Glory” is thoughtful and bangin’, but it stands in stark contrast to her previous bodies of work.
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Cosmopolitan
She sounds like herself again, and that self likes to party.
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Random J pop
Glory is a nice amalgamation of Britney's sound over the years
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NPR
She's got some electrifying hooks, and she's singing them with confidence, maybe even a touch of fierceness.
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Sift Thru
Glory is the perfect album to celebrate where she's been and where she's going.
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USA Today
Spears still falls back on old tricks that keep Glory from matching her best '00s output;
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Attitude (UK)
Glory makes it a welcome and satisfying return to from one of the generation’s best pop stars.
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Stuff
Spears is sticking with the tried and trusted formula she knows.
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Metro (UK)
There’s a bit of everything for the Britney fan.
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AXS
Britney Spears winds down and wilds out on comeback full of 'Glory'
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Bustle
Glory is that Britney is taking a more contemporary and even perhaps grown-up approach in this album.
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Celeb Mix
Glory has become one of her most talked about albums
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San Francisco Gate
the album boasts truly arresting beats and sterling melodies.
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Irish Examiner
Glory is a comeback with real bite
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Saint Rose Chronicle
“Glory” is the comeback effort I’ve long awaited from the Princess of Pop.
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Refinery 29
She tries on many styles of music here
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Immortal Reviews
hits both extremes of good and bad.
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Cryptic Rock
one word that sums Glory from Britney Spears, it would be “surprising.”
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The National
Glory has a consistent, chill-friendly flow,
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Tufts Daily
‘Glory’ be to Britney Spears on her latest, greatest comeback
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Noisey
Glory is such a delight.
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Sputnik Music
A derivative slog disguised as a stylistic reinvention.
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India Times
Britney has come a long way indeed.
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High Clouds
the brand “Britney Spears” is once again over-pushed on the market,
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Hot Press
Disappointing collection from pop veteran
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The Times (UK)
Glory is a triumph of pure pop that heralds the return of Britney Spears
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Gay Times
Britney Spears is back with a glorious album
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Star 2
The Mississippi-born popstar flirts with a bunch of genres
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The Edge
It's exciting, different, and shows that the Queen of Pop is well and truly back.
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ABC News
one of Britney Spears’ most cohesive albums to date, if not her most.
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Hello Giggles
she’s actually an amazing singer whose pipes more than measure up
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Daily Beast
it’s her best album in over a decade.
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Renowned for Sound
Spears has well and truly found her footing in the music world once more.
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Entertainment Focus
It’s safe to say that Glory is a massive, and very welcome, surprise.
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Musical Hype
There are plenty of standouts throughout the album’s course.
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Cinema Blend
Britney is doing so right.
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Enfield Independent
the slimmed down Glory set is one which long-term fans will enjoy.
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Headliner
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Vada Magazine
sounds like she has put her heart and soul into this record
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LBGT Sentinel
It’s great to see her with so many writing credits on an album,
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Boston Globe
Sounds like she's having fun again.
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Established in 1997
Britney Spears makes a glorious return with ‘Glory’
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A Bit of Pop Music
Britney Spears delivers her best record in years with Glory
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Go Knoxville
a cornucopia of weirdness.
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Style Caster
Glory focuses on what Britney does best: dance music
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Georgia State Signal
It’s good for nights out at the club
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The Arts Desk
The signature bubble gum pop is updated to an X-rated version
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God is in the TV
Glory is 2016’s most unexpected musical triumph.
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Spectrum Culture
This is one of Britney's best albums.
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Subba-Cultcha
it's not a comeback, but a rebirth
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The Awesome Muse
a contemporary version of her former awesome self and it’s brilliant.
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Watford Observer (UK)
Ms Spears with “the most fun” collaborators and bring back the magic of Britney’s glory years
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Toledo Blade
it is a sign that Spears could finally make some real movement after years of basicness.
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The Week
The album's lyrics are sex-heavy and rebellious
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Star Tribune
the bare-bones music, a perfect mood-setter for a night of contemplation and contrition, a sign of self-control.
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Duke Chronicle
Spears is back, and she’s ready to show the new pop generation how to do it right.
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Fifteen Minute Media
looking more confident than she has in years.
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Neo Music Scene
In many ways it is the perfect pop comeback album.
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Perez Hilton
New Album is just fine
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ET Online
mid-tempo jams before launching into a full-fledged dance party.
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