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  1. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Esse álbum é MUITO diferente de tudo que a Demi fez, é maduro e foge totalmente do que eu esperava que seria, foge totalmente do Tell Me You Love Me, é um pop hipster com influência alternativa. Vale muito a pena escutar principalmente quem não gostava dos trabalhos antigos dela, porque foge muito deles.
  2. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This is what I needed but didn't know what I needed. The album is excellent from start to finish and I am completely in love with each and every song. BRAVO DEMI!
  3. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is such a potion of life, gives me strength to keep living. In the first 3 songs you have a bad feeling, you cry a lot but when she comes on intro, omg, your life starts to shine, youre happy also in the sad songs, this is art, this is the art of starting over. I LOVE YOU DEMI
  4. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album of the year. Demi's best album, cohesive, with a nostalgic vibe and a great voice, highlight for the track "The Way You Don't Look At Me" and "The Kind Of Lover I Am". Expand
  5. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    her best album omg demi thank u for this MASTERPIECE all songs can be hit singles
  6. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    mulher, pelo amor de deus!! que álbum maravilhoso, perfeito... linda linda mamãe
  7. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Every song in this album has a purpose, it’s very critical to herself, but I’m glad to see her doing good!
  8. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is just absolutely incredible, unique and so monumental... i’m so proud of her and this is definitely her reborn, what a comeback! Expand
  9. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Form the first song to the last, we are seeing Demi’s OD and journey to healing through no one else’s eyes but her own. She took 2 years off and came back stronger than ever. And it shows: vocally, lyrically and artistically. Demi has never released a mediocre album in her career but this is sure to be the best she’s done so far. This album is the best emotion conjuring and tear jerkingForm the first song to the last, we are seeing Demi’s OD and journey to healing through no one else’s eyes but her own. She took 2 years off and came back stronger than ever. And it shows: vocally, lyrically and artistically. Demi has never released a mediocre album in her career but this is sure to be the best she’s done so far. This album is the best emotion conjuring and tear jerking album released in a while. The slow songs were still captivating, evoking emotions and empathy you weren’t aware u had. Each song took u on a different journey, using every asset of her disposal to convey her journey: lyrics, melody, production, range, tone and dynamics. Despite being a relatively raw artist, this album took rawness too the next level, sending the listener on an rollercoaster of pain, regret and repentance.

    Through her anguish, Demi carves a new kind of pop she describes as “ethereal dream pop”, showing off a sweeter, more delicate range versus the heavy belts from her previous bodies of work. It’s obvious her vocals have gone next level while remaining relatively tame for her style of singing. Nonetheless, she wasn’t afraid to still show she had the range with money notes in both the title track and her collab with peer and friend, Ariana Grande, lending her vocals and writing chops to “I Met Him Last Night”, the albums next hit single.

    All in all we got to see the worst and most raw side of Demi while also witnessing her growth, both humanly, as an artist and as vocalist.
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  10. May 7, 2021
    10
    This is Demi's best album since Confident. I can't explain how much I loved it. Thank you Demi Lovato for confiding us, through your songs, your art.
  11. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A arte de se reinventar e trazer o álbum mais intimista e promissor de 2021. Parabéns Demi. Expand
  12. Apr 5, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DANCING WITH THE DEVIL: The Art Of Starting Over PRELUDE

    •Anyone 7/10
    •DWTD 8/10
    •ICU 10/10 (voz muito fofa) vmf^

    •INTRO (interlude) 8/10 •Starting over 10/10 vmf
    •Lonely people 8/10 •The Way you dont 10/10 vmf
    •Melon cake 8/10
    •Met him 10/10
    •What other 10/10
    •Carefully 10/10 pop rock soft
    •The kind of lover 9/10 sing along (o final estragou)
    •Easy 10/10 pqp perfeita!!! Melhor balada do album
    •15 minutes 8,5/10
    •MGAreMyB 10/10. Melhor ft
    •California Sober 10/10 (grita pra ser single)
    * Mad World 7/10 * Butterfly 8/10 (as harmonizações no ponto)
    * Good place 9/10 fechou com tudo

    Bonus :
    Sunset 10/10 pop opera church!!! Que album maravilhoso, coeso, impecável. Muito bem produzido. Ao vivo vai ser lindo

    Destaques: ICU
    Starting over
    The way Met him
    What other
    Carefully
    The kind
    Easy
    My girlfriend
    California sober (minha fav ) ⭐️
    Good place
    Sunset
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  13. Apr 6, 2021
    10
    This album for me as a real concept of her true story. I had enjoyed by every single composition of the album. I would rate it like 80 points out 100 but here I can rate only 100 because I loved that release and I wish people could support her and maje it successful!
  14. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    É ELA!!!! Incrível a força que essa mulher demonstra, aguardando ansioso para a parte visual!
  15. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Talk about a rebirth. Demi’s new sound is just lovely. Demi Lovato is the most honest songwriter.. Melon Cake really got me in my feels.
  16. Apr 7, 2021
    10
    This is the perfect album for reinventing ourselves. This is her best project so far. Completely in love with every track. Deserve a good 10/10 for sure
  17. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sin duda el mejor album de Demi Lovato con canciones muy personales y sonidos nuevos simplemente arte Expand
  18. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album. The lyrics are so meaningful, production is perfect, and vocals are on point as always. Expand
  19. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    Raw, vulnerable & absolutely perfect in every way. You can tell Demi put everything she had into this project & it has definitely paid off. This album is healing & transformative. Regardless of if they are a fan or not, they will be after this listen to this beautiful work of art.
  20. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This is an album that has a reason to exist. In each songs Demi Lovato relates her experiences from the moment she needed help with her addictions, her overdose and finally finding peace within herself at last. She explores a new sound, one that fits very comfortable with her voice and state of mind. It’s a refreshing experience that anyone could enjoy and relate to.
  21. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    honest. pure. a true story by a strong and warrior singer. she was so brave. thought i listened the album of the year. 100/100
  22. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Demi Lovato delivered the best work of her career. The sounds, lyrics, collabs are simply amazing. She turned pain into art beautifully, couldn’t be more proud. album of the year.
  23. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Pop excellence... as Lovato experiments with a fresh new sound post-overdose. The journey takes you to a whole new experience, from heartbreaks to just-wanna-fuc*-kinda mood.
  24. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Love this album. So beautiful, both lyrically and sonically. Her best album. Full of bops!
  25. Apr 4, 2021
    10
    Es una verdadera joyita, cohesivo y con tantos géneros musicales muestra la versatilidad y habilidad vocal de Demi.
    Simplemente shockeado.
  26. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Amazing, just amazing, it’s incredible, every song, quer voice, the lyrics, instrumental, everything
  27. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    .....................................flawless..................perfection.....
  28. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    this literally the best album that i’ve ever heard! demi lovato i love you so much... this is literally art, this work is everything
  29. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Un álbum precioso, fresco, conceptual. Cada canción tiene su sentido. Las colaboraciones femeninas son magicas, cada una manejada a su manera. Bravo, Demi.
  30. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Her best album yet , Album of the 2021
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Apr 15, 2021
    60
    Lovato's frankness is disarming, forcing a listener to reckon with the depths of the singer's distinction, yet the album works best when it veers toward lighter territory, letting the slick R&B rhythms and sugared hooks carry Lovato's emoting.
  2. Apr 8, 2021
    80
    Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is Demi Lovato like we have never heard before. She is sassy and carefree while serious about her identity and personhood in a way she has been itching to be for years.
  3. Apr 8, 2021
    80
    The opening three tracks are almost an EP in their own right, before a quick reset. Semi title track ‘The Art Of Starting Over’ begins anew, a straight forward bop that gets to the root of Demi’s recovery – her natural talent, her ear for pop magic, affording room for personal renewal.