Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans Reviews

Based on 18 critics - Overal Score:  62/ 100

Description: Doo-Wops & Hooligans is the debut studio record by American recording artist Bruno Mars. Includes "Just The Way You Are," "Grenade," "Count On Me," and more. Album charted at number three on the Billboard 200 and in the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Its title refers to doo-wop music and was chosen to reflect simplicity, as well as appeal to both males and females.

Review Scores

Critic	Rating
TheStylus	80 out of 100
TheIndependent	60 out of 100
SoulCulture	60 out of 100
Misformusic	60 out of 100
Trashlounge	80 out of 100
HiphopDX	40 out of 100
411mania	70 out of 10
Telegraph	100 out of 100
Entertainment Weekly	83 out of 100
Consequence of Sound	80 out of 100
Boston Globe	70 out of 100
Rolling Stone	70 out of 100
AllMusic	60 out of 100
musicOMH	50 out of 100
Slant Magazine	50 out of 100
BBC Music	40 out of 100
The Guardian	40 out of 100
NOW Magazine	40 out of 100

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Singles

"Just the Way You Are" was released as the album's lead single on July 19, 2010. It has since topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, having sold over 2 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and has been certified platinum in both New Zealand and the US. It has also peaked at the top of the Australian Singles Chart, the Canadian Hot 100, the Dutch Top 40, the Irish Singles Chart, the New Zealand Singles Chart, and the UK Singles Chart, as well as within the top ten in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The music video was directed by Ethan Lader and was released on September 8, 2010. Included on the album is "The Other Side", featuring rappers Cee Lo Green and B.o.B, earlier released as a single from It's Better If You Don't Understand. The accompanying music video was directed by Nick Bilardello and Cameron Duddy, and was released in July 2010.

Album Details

Released October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Recorded 2010 at Larrabee Recording Studios and Levcon Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre Pop, rock, R&B, reggae, soul
Length 35:27
42:26 (deluxe edition)
Label Atlantic, Elektra
Producer The Smeezingtons (exec.), Needlz, The Supa Dups

Tracks
1. Grenade
2. Just the Way You Are
3. Our First Time
4. Runaway Baby
5. The Lazy Song
6. Marry You
7. Talking to the Moon
8. Liquor Store Blues (feat. Damien Marley)
9. Count On Me
10. The Other Side (feat. Cee-Lo Green & B.o.B.)