 Complete the following phrase:  Love So Soft has received a positive response from music critics, some of whom praised Clarksons vocal performance in the song. Time correspondent Raisa Bruner wrote that the song works as a nice showpiece for Clarksons voice, while Rolling Stones Jon Blistein described it as brassy, and along with Move You, as galvanic. Writing for NPR, Karen Gwee observed that Clarksons performance on the chorus is more chanted than belted, but nevertheless praised her voice which pulls the track out of the ubiquitous-anonymous, grocery aisle territory, and remarked that only a few others have her easy confidence and her vocal ability to flaunt fully on the bridge and final chorus. In his report for Idolator, Wass compared the song as falling closer to the Back to Basics-era Christina Aguilera in its blend of old and new. Reviewing for Forbes, McIntyre has initially expressed reservation for Clarkson venturing into trap territory, but remarked that the worry will be only momentary, as its horns aid to bring the soul the song needed. Describing it as musical follow-up to Duffys Mercy 2008, he also noticed that the song didnt have the immediate punch her previous lead singles Since U Been Gone and My Life Would Suck Without You did, but wrote that that appears to be the pointwhich is to present an older, wiser, and more experienced Clarkson. Following its release, Love So Soft received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 