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Product Identifiers

Record LabelSony Music

UPC0190759359723

eBay Product ID (ePID)13050164632

Product Key Features

Release Year2019

FormatCD

Era2010s

FeaturesImport, Studio Recording

GenrePop, R&B & Soul

TypeAlbum

StyleContemporary R&B

ArtistBeyoncé

Release Title4

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Number of Discs1

Additional InformationBeyoncé's fourth solo studio album is heavy on deeply contrasting ballads, featuring collaborations with the-Dream, Babyface, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, and Jeff Bhasker, among others.

ReviewsRanked #39 in Spin's 'The Top 40 Albums Of 2011' -- "An album of '70-inspired soul and funk tunes alongside baby-making ballads.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Best Thing I Never Had' delivers a fabulously breezy kick in the groin to he who dared wrong-do her...", Ranked #25 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "The world's shrewdest diva turns on her star power full blast...", "'1+1' Is That Rare Wonder: a Wedding Song That Pleases but Doesn't Pander...", "Vocally, she's never sounded better -- throaty and precise....The terrific 'End of Time' seethes with off-balance harmonies..." -- Grade: B, 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a big-budget pop album with an A list of guest stars....Half the songs are ballads, but all kinds of sounds filter through the mix -- vintage soul, hard rock, reggae, and adult contemporary...", "Even when grabbing a fistful of vitriol on 'Best You Never Had,' a boiling throw-down of invective and bitterness, it's her voice that stands out strong and clear, exploring the potential of the delivery.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The final third is full of the tribal stomp of M.I.A. and Missy Elliott....Overall, 4 is a very strong record indeed."