Kiss
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Kiss
Kiss is the second studio album by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on September 14, 2012, by 604, Schoolboy and Interscope Records. After her debut, Tug of War (2008), which managed to receive success in Canada but was never released worldwide, Kiss became Jepsen's first internationally released album. Songs on the album are in the nu-disco,[3] dance-pop, and teen pop genres, drawing inspiration from The Cars, Madonna, and Swedish performer, Robyn. Featuring production from a wide collection of producers including Dallas Austin, Josh Ramsay, and Redfoo, the album features a track with guest vocals from Justin Bieber.-Wikipedia
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All Music
Kiss' self-titled debut is their finest studio album, and has only improved over the years.
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Rolling Stone
1978 - An exceptional album, Kiss could have been even better had the group incorporated more of their concert sound into the recording studio.
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Mike Ladano
The Kiss debut remains a quaint sounding beginning. While their songwriting was intact and has proven to stand the test of the ages, their knowledge of the recording studio was just beginning. Kiss could have used a heavier edge, but it is what it is: a start.
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Albumism
The beauty of their self-titled debut album, released in 1974, is that it does away with their hyperbolic theatrics and larger-than-life stage show and we get to listen to a band on its way to greatness.
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Mark's Record Reviews
I conclude that they definitely had some great riffs here and there
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Heavy Music Headquarters
There’s a reason most of the songs on Kiss’ debut album are classics: they’re great songs, with no less than seven of them seeing lengthy run times in concerts.
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The Power Reviews
2016 - This album is honestly a work of art, and for anyone who is yet to listen to it, you’re missing out, I highly recommend this phenomenal debut.
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billboard
Is the sound of an artist relentlessly trying to prove her staying power and transform the "magic in a bottle" into a delectable cocktail.
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SLANT
The most oblique Jepsen is willing to get in declaring love, which is her only goal on her second album.
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RollingStone
Heavy on Disney-fied thump, light on memorable hooks that might highlight her unassuming adorableness.
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popMATTERS
Kiss is a remarkably strong, well-made pop album that works entirely because of Jepsen's talent of a singer.
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sputnik music
Takes no risks whatsoever.
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The Guardian
Robo-track sung by a woman who needed Auto-Tune just to give her twittering some clout.
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musicOHM
Kiss is a huge disappointment.
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BBC
Kiss is chaste and tailor-made for anyone who finds Rihanna too ripe, Lady Gaga too weird and Katy Perry too all-over-the-place.
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NOW
Packed full of genuine pop anthems, and is catchier than herpes.
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ALLMUSIC
There's something to be said for Jepsen's girl-next-door persona, which helps make Kiss one of 2012's best, and sweetest, pop albums.
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Los Angeles Times
Feels like a successful attempt to invest pheromone-rush dance pop with a bit of old-soul wisdom.
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Entertainment
Jepsen makes a mad dash for good-enoughness.
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Boston Globe
Pleasant, sung well, and firmly in the middle of the road.
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INDEPENDENT
Kiss is like opening a tweenager's diary.
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Digital Spy
The singer proves to be more than a one-hit wonder on her debut album.
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WhatCulture
An album aimed at a specific obvious age, and made purely for entertainment.
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Critic of Music
It's a good album, maybe great, but it's a very safe mainstream move.
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immortal reviews
"KISS" SHOWED HER POP PROWESS.
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kidzworld
A solid collection of sweet, fun songs with genuine pop appeal.
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Chicago Tribune
An album that doesn't do much to stake out a reason why she, rather than someone else, might deserve to land another monster pop hit.
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NY Daily News
Nearly every cut on "Kiss" recycles the vivacious strings, cheerleader beats and doe-eyed yearning of "Maybe.
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IDOLATOR
One of the most listenable mainstream pop releases of the year.
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muumuse
Kiss affirms that Carly Rae Jepsen ain’t going anywhere soon.
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Express
The voice is filtered to death making her sound a little chipmunkish at times.
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The Atlantic
Revealed a songwriter who had straightforward concerns—love, love, love.
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POP! BANG! BOOM!
Every single track is a winner.
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MIMO
There are just enough glimpses of that potential in Kiss that give me hope that she will be given the opportunity to dig deeper in future recordings.
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UPROXX
The lyrics are fairly disposal on “Kiss” unless you”re a 13-year old girl.
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Montreal Gazette
A taste of sugar is more appealing than a diabetic coma.
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plugged in
Jepsen playfully sings the innocent virtues of youthful infatuation one moment, then bottles her pop-angst heartbreak the next.
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