Released a matter of weeks after 's stint on 's concluded, plays like a survivor's handbook, a testament to the singer's newfound sobriety. Reflective and gentle even when the tempo starts to skip, is certainly the quietest of 's records and it's also the most heartfelt, playing as a confessional. As it happens, she co-wrote only a handful of these songs, which hardly invalidates 's meditative comeback as she handles these songs gracefully and with feeling. Ultimately, what matters on is that outpouring of emotion: the songs are generally a mixed bag, veering from sweetly melancholy to syrupy, but has never been more sensitive as a vocalist, pulling the album through the rough patches and convincingly selling the notion that she's a sober survivor. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine