Talk About Our Love - Critical Reception

Critical Reception

Critics compared the record to Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name" and Janet Jackson "I Want You", both of which West had also contributed to.

"Talk About Our Love" garnered a generally positive response from contemporary music critics. In his album review for Allmusic, Andy Kellman noted that "Talk About Our Love" was a "career highlight for both producer and vocalist" and it was "even more exceptional than another recent Kanye West-produced track, Janet Jackson's own "I Want You." In his review for Billboard magazine, Michael Paoletta compared the song to another West production, writing that "now armed with a new single, Brandy sounds more grown up and confident (echoes of Mary J. Blige abound). At times, this Kanye West production sound like a lost Shalamar track. In this way, "Talk About Our Love" also recalls Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name", which West co-produced Breezy and melodic, the song intertwines disco–era orchestration and electro–hued hip hop". In her review of Afrodisiac, Sharon O'Connell of Yahoo! Music called West's productions the "two killer tracks" on the album.

Vibe magazine found that "Talk About Our Love" would aim at Norwood's core audience, stating that "Brandy comes out of the gate with a bangin' Kanye West–produced single this mid–tempo jam is sure to gain the love of many fans that might have been wary of Brandy's recent projects. Watch out Beyoncé and Ashanti – Brandy's back!" BBC Music rated the song three our of five stars, and wrote: "The chorus is catchy and memorable, so you'll be humming that, but you might not remember how the verses go It'll probably chart somewhere in the teens. It's a good song but does take a few listening before you get into it."