Version

Pitchfork 3.3/10 What this all boils down to is that Ronson probably would've been better off remixing these songs than dolling them up with droves of big-name mercenaries and genre-fucking.

A.V. Club B Most of the time ... Ronson's big-band arrangements play like smart glosses on the albums he made with Winehouse and Allen, with waggish horn lines and supple guitar-bass-drums interplay throughout.

The Line of Best Fit 6/10 A pretty mixed bag then and one that will split listeners right down the middle.

NME 3/5 The trick doesn’t always work … But for its irresistible sense of fun, ‘Version’ shouldn’t be ignored.

Evening Standard 2/5 It has been hyped to the heavens due to a small window in the album release schedule but in truth it's not much cop. The high water mark is, unpredictably, Amy Winehouse covering The Zutons' fab Valerie.

Rolling Stone 3/5 Version is an audacious set of similar left-field covers turned into dance-soul tracks.

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All Music 3/5 Too much of Version is like this -- great ideas shackled by bland vocalists -- to make it a lasting pleasure.

Pop Matters 3/10 There are enough darts thrown at this board to manage a couple of bullseyes … but if anything, Version is proof that you can’t just slap a bunch of horns and old-time R&B beats on rock songs and turn them into soul songs.

The Guardian 4/5 That is precisely what Version implies: that the producer behind it has an imagination as unique and unlikely as his path to success. Back in the 'hood, the Countess Sharon Sondes should be proud.

Hot Press 5.0/10 Ultimately, the greatest achievement of Mark Ronson’s genetically modified Version is to demonstrate the superiority of the organic source material.