Shut Up
and Dance: Mixes
Paula Abdul (1990)
Album Reviews
Sizzling: 1
Warm: 5
Lukewarm: 4
Cold: 6
Icy: 3
criticarchive consensus
4.5/10: cold reception
based on 19 reviews
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Publication: Date / Critic: Rating (Reception)
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AllMusic | 2/5 stars (cold)
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Austin American-Statesman: May 3, 1990 | Michael MacCambridge: 2/5 stars (cold)
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Baltimore Sun: May 4, 1990, | J.D. Considine (lukewarm)
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Billboard: May 12, 1990 | (warm)
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Boston Globe: May 3, 1990 | Steve Morse (lukewarm)
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Chicago Tribune: June 7, 1990 | Jan DeKnock: 3.5/4 stars (sizzling)
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Cincinnati Post: May 12, 1990 | Larry Nager: 2/5 stars (cold)
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Clarion-Ledger: May 24, 1990 | Kim Willis (cold)
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Detroit Free Press: May 14, 1990 | Gary Graff (lukewarm)
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music | 2/5 stars (cold)
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Entertainment Weekly: May 25, 1990 | Greg Sandow: B– (warm)
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Hartford Courant: June 14, 1990 | Roger Catlin (lukewarm)
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Los Angeles Times: May 6, 1990 | Dennis Hunt: 1.5/5 stars (cold)
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MusicHound R&B : 1998 | Eric Deggans: woof (icy)
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Nanaimo Daily Free Press: June 8, 1990 | Ivan Brunet (warm)
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Press & Sun-Bulletin: June 8, 1990 | Barak S. Blackburn (warm)
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Rolling Stone Album Guide: 2004 | Rob Sheffield: 1/5 stars (icy)
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St. Cloud Times: May 31, 1990 | Fast Eddie Phoenix (warm)
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Vancouver Sun: June 14, 1990 | John Mackie: 1/5 stars (icy)
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