(Album Review) Beyoncé - "BEYONCÉ"

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This album release with absolutely no promotion or lead single came as a complete surprise to many when it was released Friday, December 13th 2013. The album overall to me seems like it has more of a pop sound like her second and third albums which is not my preferred sound for her, but it works for her.

1. Pretty Hurts - In this song she talks about what a woman goes through to please others as far as her appearance

2. Haunted - The beginning of this song with the younger Beyoncé is adorable. When the song starts it goes on to talk about how she was "haunting" him and now she believes he is "haunting" her 

3. Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z) - She sings about how she is just drunk in love she is with her guy. The beat to this track is beyond sick and definitely club worthy.

4. Blow - This track from jump gave me a disco feel, and it really feels like a party track while she is talking about "turn that cherry out" and "daddy long-stroke"

5. No Angel - She sings about him being no angel, but admit that she isn't either

6. Partition - This track starts off with a nice heavy beat and to me it seems like at several points in the song she is doing some light rapping.

7. Jealous - In this song she sings about how she gets jealous and how he does not always keep his promises also that she is just human.

8. Rocket - This is a pretty good relaxing as far as the beat although it is sexually explicit as far as the lyrics go.

9.. Mine (feat. Drake) - This song is decent and Drake sings and raps on this track
10. XO - This is a real laid back and relaxing track that you can listen to in the car on a nice summer afternoon.

11. Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche) - This track is basically a reworked version of the track called "Bow Down".

12. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean) - This song sounds like it would  have been a better fit for a Frank Ocean album.

13. Heaven - To me this sounds like something you would play when someone dies.

14. Blue (feat. Blue Ivy) - Now when I first heard this track I just assumed that it was an ode to her daughter but after thoroughly listening to it, I believe that parts of the song can be related to a relationship.

Here are just 2 of the 17 included videos