07 Stone Cold Sober

09 New York (with or without Ghostface Killah)

06 Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

05 Upside Down

02 Smoke & Mirrors

08 Picking Up the Pieces

09 30 Minute Love Affair

03 Never Tear Us Apart

10 Just Be

06 Black & Blue

08 Can't Rely on You

11 Only Love Can Hurt Like This

06 Trouble with My Baby

08 Changing (with Sigma)

03 Ready for the Good Life

09 Leave While I'm Not Looking

06 Beauty Remains

08 Crybaby

07 Guilty

08 'Til I'm Done

08 Stone Cold Sober

07 New York (with or without Ghostface Killah) (I actually thought I liked this more before I re-listened just now - odd)

07 Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

09 Upside Down (bit of a guilty pleasure and it works really well for any dance/ice skating performance!)

08 Smoke & Mirrors

10 Picking Up the Pieces

06 30 Minute Love Affair (sorry Aly it's nice album material but not really a killer single)

06 Never Tear Us Apart

10 Just Be (shame this didn't really do anything - a perfect example of a piano ballad that ticks all the right boxes :heart:)

05 Black & Blue

09 Can't Rely on You (underrated bop - didn't think that much of it around release time but I blame that on the Pharrell over-saturation at the time)

11 Only Love Can Hurt Like This

07 Trouble with My Baby

09 Changing (with Sigma)

06 Ready for the Good Life

06 Leave While I'm Not Looking

05 Beauty Remains

07 Crybaby

08 Guilty

06 'Til I'm Done

 

Pretty consistent over the four albums! 1st is still the strongest imo as a whole but she has some better singles later on - shame nothing has really taken off from The Architect, guess due to us now entering the streaming era? There's a few from the 3rd album I had no idea were released as singles - only listening to them for the first time now!

My rate is incoming, but can we all take some time to appreciate the video for 'Smoke & Mirrors'? :wub:

 

10 "Stone Cold Sober"

08 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

06 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

10 "Upside Down"

09 "Smoke & Mirrors"

11 "Picking Up the Pieces"

07 "30 Minute Love Affair"

08.5"Never Tear Us Apart"

07.5 "Just Be"

06 "Black & Blue"

09 "Can't Rely on You"

09.5 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

10 "Trouble with My Baby"

09.5 "Changing" (with Sigma)

09 "Ready for the Good Life"

08 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

06 "Beauty Remains"

07 "Crybaby"

08 "Guilty"

10 "'Til I'm Done"

08 "Stone Cold Sober"

10 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

10 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

09 "Upside Down"

08 "Smoke & Mirrors"

11 "Picking Up the Pieces"

08.5 "30 Minute Love Affair"

08 "Never Tear Us Apart"

06.5 "Just Be"

05.5 "Black & Blue"

10 "Can't Rely on You"

10 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

10 "Trouble with My Baby"

09 "Changing" (with Sigma)

06 "Ready for the Good Life"

07 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

06 "Beauty Remains"

09 "Crybaby"

09.5 "Guilty"

07.5 "'Til I'm Done"

 

7 "Stone Cold Sober"

7 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

7 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

7.5 "Upside Down"

6 "Smoke & Mirrors"

7 "Picking Up the Pieces"

6 "30 Minute Love Affair"

6.5 "Never Tear Us Apart"

5 "Just Be"

5 "Black & Blue"

6.5 "Can't Rely on You"

8 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

6 "Trouble with My Baby"

8.5 "Changing" (with Sigma)

6 "Ready for the Good Life"

5 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

5.5 "Beauty Remains"

8.5 "Crybaby"

8 "Guilty"

7.5 "'Til I'm Done"

Should I bother doing this if I’ve only heard 5 of her songs? :P

07.0 Stone Cold Sober

08.5 New York (with or without Ghostface Killah)

07.0 Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

07.0 Upside Down

06.5 Smoke & Mirrors

11.0 Picking Up the Pieces

08.0 30 Minute Love Affair

08.0 Never Tear Us Apart

07.0 Just Be

07.0 Black & Blue

04.0 Can't Rely on You

09.0 Only Love Can Hurt Like This

06.5 Trouble with My Baby

09.0 Changing (with Sigma)

06.0 Ready for the Good Life

xx.x Leave While I'm Not Looking

xx.x Beauty Remains

07.5 Crybaby

07.5 Guilty

07.0 'Til I'm Done

This was really hard.

 

10 Stone Cold Sober - So, so good and catchy and this instantly set Paloma apart from other artists for me.

10 New York - I was absolutely obsessed with this. So emotional and some story telling.

08.5 Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? - This sounds so moody and dark but is also quite soothing to listen to.

07[ Upside Down - I love the lyrics and how upbeat it is but I have to be in the mood to listen or I find it a little annoying.

09.5 Smoke & Mirrors - This is fabulous. I love how she draws in things from when she was a magician's assistant too, to describe a failed romance.

09 Picking Up the Pieces - I remember being super excited when this got released. Such a huge song and one that definitely started getting her noticed.

07 30 Minute Love Affair - Nice enough but it is kinda just there for me.

08 Never Tear Us Apart - Lovely cover which suits her voice well.

06.5 Just Be - Hmm. Some parts of this song are exceptional, but I feel like this song tries too hard and I hate the "Just say nothing" line.

06.5 Black & Blue - It's got a nice message and makes a solid album track but not sure for a single...

11 Can't Rely on You - Absolute anthem and her live performances of this are amazing.

08.5 Only Love Can Hurt Like This - This song is like a rich indulgent chocolate. Nice to listen to but only once in a while. I do love it though.

07.5 Trouble with My Baby - Had to look this one up but I do know it. It's pretty good but not that memorable.

09 Changing (with Sigma) - This is huge, and I'm so glad she collaborated on this - It still sounds great now!

08.5 Ready for the Good Life - This is one I forget exists sometimes but it's pretty cool and quirky once you listen. It doesn't follow the same set up as a lot of her other songs.

05 Leave While I'm Not Looking - This is a poor man's OLCHLT really. Probably my least favourite single.

08 Beauty Remains - I had to look this up too and then realised it used to be on the loop tape at work! I always really liked it and found it to be quite emotional. Definitely underrated.

10 Crybaby - This still sounds so original yet catchy and one of her best singles to date for me.

09.5 Guilty - This is huge and honest. Another one I had on repeat.

10 'Til I'm Done - What a banger! Incredible, upbeat, catchy and I love how it draws some influences from late 70s/early 80s disco. What else would you want from a pop song??

Edited February 18, 20187 yr by Parallel Reality

09.0 "Stone Cold Sober"

09.5 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

09.5 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

08.5 "Upside Down"

07.5 "Smoke & Mirrors"

09.0 "Picking Up the Pieces"

10.0 "30 Minute Love Affair"

10.0 "Never Tear Us Apart"

10.0 "Just Be"

08.0 "Black & Blue"

09.5 "Can't Rely on You"

11.0 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

06.5 "Trouble with My Baby"

07.0 "Changing" (with Sigma)

06.0 "Ready for the Good Life"

07.0 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

06.0 "Beauty Remains"

09.0 "Crybaby"

08.0 "Guilty"

09.0 "'Til I'm Done"

She really should have released 'Mouth To Mouth' instead of 'Trouble With My Baby'. I was always baffled by that decision.

10 "Stone Cold Sober"

09 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

07 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

09 "Upside Down"

06 "Smoke & Mirrors"

10 "Picking Up the Pieces"

10 "30 Minute Love Affair"

09 "Never Tear Us Apart"

08 "Just Be"

07.5 "Black & Blue"

09 "Can't Rely on You"

11 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

05 "Trouble with My Baby"

10 "Changing" (with Sigma)

06.5 "Ready for the Good Life"

08 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

06 "Beauty Remains"

08 "Crybaby"

07 "Guilty"

09 "'Til I'm Done"

 

Such a fab discography! I could have been less predictable with my 11 because 30MLA (soooo underrated) and PUTP are so close but it had to be OLCHLT, what a song.

10.0 "Stone Cold Sober"

08.5 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

07.0 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

07.5 "Upside Down"

08.5 "Smoke & Mirrors"

09.5 "Picking Up the Pieces"

08.5 "30 Minute Love Affair"

07.5 "Never Tear Us Apart"

11.0 "Just Be"

07.0 "Black & Blue"

07.5 "Can't Rely on You"

09.5 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

06.5 "Trouble with My Baby"

10.0 "Changing" (with Sigma)

08.5 "Ready for the Good Life"

08.5 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

07.5 "Beauty Remains"

09.0 "Crybaby"

08.0 "Guilty"

07.5 "'Til I'm Done"

 

SO hard to pick an 11, my 3 faves are all so strong!

7 “Stone Cold Sober"

8 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

8 “Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

7 "Upside Down"

8 "Smoke & Mirrors"

9 "Picking Up the Pieces"

6 "30 Minute Love Affair"

8 "Never Tear Us Apart"

8 "Just Be"

7 "Black & Blue"

5 "Can't Rely on You"

10 “Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

6 "Trouble with My Baby"

7 "Changing" (with Sigma)

6 "Ready for the Good Life"

8 “Leave While I'm Not Looking"

8 "Beauty Remains"

8 "Crybaby"

9 "Guilty"

7 “Till I’m done”

 

10 Stone Cold Sober

09 New York

09 Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

10 Upside Down

09 Smoke & Mirrors

10 Picking Up the Pieces

06 30 Minute Love Affair

09 Never Tear Us Apart

07 Just Be

08 Black & Blue

08 Can't Rely on You

08 Only Love Can Hurt Like This

06 Trouble with My Baby

07 Changing (with Sigma)

06 Ready for the Good Life

05 Leave While I'm Not Looking

08 Beauty Remains

07 Crybaby

11 Guilty

05 'Til I'm Done

07 Stone Cold Sober

11 New York

08 Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

06 Upside Down

07 Smoke & Mirrors

10 Picking Up the Pieces

06 30 Minute Love Affair

08 Never Tear Us Apart

06 Just Be

07 Black & Blue

04 Can't Rely on You

08 Only Love Can Hurt Like This

05 Trouble with My Baby

09 Changing (with Sigma)

06 Ready for the Good Life

07 Leave While I'm Not Looking

07 Beauty Remains

07 Crybaby

10 Guilty

07 'Til I'm Done

If I'm not too late!

 

10.0 "Stone Cold Sober"

10.0 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

09.5 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

10.0 "Upside Down"

09.0 "Smoke & Mirrors"

10.0 "Picking Up the Pieces"

08.0 "30 Minute Love Affair"

07.5 "Never Tear Us Apart"

09.0 "Just Be"

07.5 "Black & Blue"

10.0 "Can't Rely on You"

11.0 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

10.0 "Trouble with My Baby"

10.0 "Changing" (with Sigma)

10.0 "Ready for the Good Life"

10.0 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

07.5 "Beauty Remains"

09.5 "Crybaby"

08.5 "Guilty"

08.5 "'Til I'm Done"

09 "Stone Cold Sober"

11 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

07 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

07 "Upside Down"

04 "Smoke & Mirrors"

10 "Picking Up the Pieces"

06 "30 Minute Love Affair"

07 "Never Tear Us Apart"

08 "Just Be"

03 "Black & Blue"

05 "Can't Rely on You"

08 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

06 "Trouble with My Baby"

07 "Changing" (with Sigma)

06 "Ready for the Good Life"

07 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

06 "Beauty Remains"

08 "Crybaby"

07 "Guilty"

08 "'Til I'm Done"

 

Her first two albums were the best :wub:

Thanks for all the rates so far! Sorry I haven't had time to start the results yet, I've extended the deadline to tomorrow afternoon so please feel free to continue rating until then and I'll get the results thread up in the evening :D

 

10 "Stone Cold Sober"

8.5 "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah)

5 "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"

10 "Upside Down"

9 "Smoke & Mirrors"

11 "Picking Up the Pieces"

6.5 "30 Minute Love Affair"

9 "Never Tear Us Apart"

10 "Just Be"

7 "Black & Blue"

6 "Can't Rely on You"

10 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

5 "Trouble with My Baby"

9 "Changing" (with Sigma)

8.5 "Ready for the Good Life"

7 "Leave While I'm Not Looking"

6 "Beauty Remains"

9 "Crybaby"

10 "Guilty"

9 "'Til I'm Done"

Oops I missed out Leave While I'm Not Looking in my original list!

I'll give that a 5!