Dancing with the Devil... The Art of Starting Over
by Demi Lovato
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Apr 2, 2021
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 3177 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,838 out of 3177
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 3177
  3. Negative: 290 out of 3177
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  1. Xokisses
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Her best album by far! Every song is good, no skips. Deserves all the Grammys
  2. BoomJude
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Not gonna lie, she is a good singer, glad she finally open her heart and tell her stories by singing with gifted voice
  3. Hugomattos
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    este é o trabalho mais coeso e conceitual da Demi. Um álbum catartico, que ela pega a dor dela e transforma em músicas para dançar e se divertir
  4. misslovato
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Amazing album, 10/10! Demi has always been honest in her music, but this is the most honest she’s been in her whole career. The lyrics are so her. Every song is flawless! I would 100% recommend you give it a listen.
  5. WERMIX
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    speechless for this album of the year, like a phoenix she resurfaced from the ashes, did the butterfly mertamofose and created this masterpiece, thanks for this perfect pop and all the beats and arrangements, you are the greatest of all! welcome back legend lovato !!!!!
  6. renanfort
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Ela se superou esse álbum não tem um erro!!! E eu simplesmente não consigo escolher uma favorita, a divisão do álbum com a intro foi muito perspicaz!
  7. ddlatin
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    the album of the year. So good, so monument so perfect. Thanks demi Lovato for this, xxx
  8. vitxur
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    we all know that Demi is one of the best singers pf this generation, but with "Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over" she has taken her artistry to another level and we love to see it.
  9. b7777
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Love it! Bops left and right! Loved the track “Dancing with the devil”. Demi really toped this
  10. Joaopaullof
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. unfortunately there are a lot of people who like to criticize Demi Lovato .. this album is just perfect!… Expand
  11. DZuniga
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Really cohesive piece of art, no skips, every song is amazing and personal. Her best album to date, so proud of her!!!
  12. Uberrios
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Raw songs, lyrics and a lot of emotions. this is what Demi Lovato does. She tells a story with her music and it’s amazing. I love her music cause of that. I hear a story of her life. Her story!! This album is a masterpiece.
  13. Cherrynes
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    All the musics are amazing !! My fav is easy but I love it all. She is a queen
  14. Jhope
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    One of the most sincery and inspiring album of the planet. Love her voice in every single word. Thank God Demi literally exist.
  15. Yoell
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is perfection. If you're demi fan or not. I believe you should at least listen to the album once to fall in love with it
    The way you dont look at me tales you back to her hwga era. Her soft beautiful voice is everything Easy with noah surprised me and became my favorite collab.
  16. sweetenerade
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Excellent from start to finish. The lyrics, vocals, production, cohesion all tell a story, and tells is well. This album will be enjoyed not only by fans, but people who have not really listened to Demi. The best tracks first listen are “Met Him Last Night” “Easy” and “Butterfly”
  17. esleioficial
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This is the best album the i’ve heard, So Many perfect songs, I love it, congratulations Demi Lovato for the pop perfection that You’ve done! ❤️
  18. hausoflilluis
    Apr 2, 2021
    8
    In 2017, Demi release on of the best pop albums, considered her best work ever... but now, things are changing as she does. This is her diary into metamorphosis. There are lofty tracks to remind the people the fact of popstars are human; they have issues like us, and they're trying to survive in this "Mad World" (yeah, look what I did there) by playing something to make themselves real forIn 2017, Demi release on of the best pop albums, considered her best work ever... but now, things are changing as she does. This is her diary into metamorphosis. There are lofty tracks to remind the people the fact of popstars are human; they have issues like us, and they're trying to survive in this "Mad World" (yeah, look what I did there) by playing something to make themselves real for a second stopping the glamorous life, being confessional in Prelude, the first part of the LP (3 tracks), as well with certain tracks of the Part Two, The Art of Starting Over (like "Melon Cake", "Easy", "The Way You Don't Look At Me"). The pop, R&B and trap-influenced tracks worked well on Demi's repertoire for long time, however ballads seems to fit better with the mature girl we're listening now. Would y'all stop the hate for a minute so she can breathe? Those drug jokes used to be painful, and now they are... dull. Demi's growing, and you?

    favorite tracks: "ICU", "The Kind Of Lover I Am", "Mad World", "Met Him Last Night" and "15 Minutes"
    KEY-TRACK: "The Art Of Starting Over"    … Expand
  19. AnthonyRizo
    Apr 2, 2021
    9
    What an Adventureeeee. A skipless album... Album of the Year. Hits after Hits
  20. EduSago
    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!
  21. barbchrist
    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
  22. Leomirrf
    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
  23. rodriguesalec
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    her best album omg demi thank u for this MASTERPIECE all songs can be hit singles
  24. Felipesierram
    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!
  25. Sophieblackbeak
    Apr 2, 2021
    9
    We waited almost 4 years for this album, but it was worth it because it's a MASTERPIECE. The sounds, the production, the lyrics, the vocals, everything. This is the most honest and raw album I have ever heard. She's the best herself now, she truly lives her best life and she finally makes that kind of music what she wants and loves. This album deserves a Grammy.
  26. mxrceelo
    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
  27. Mrqsjns
    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.    … Expand
  28. Mobrizi
    Apr 4, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel a breath in the tracks. Each melody seems to loosen the lump in her throat, but naturally Lovato does not forget his commitment to charging for another phonographic hit. Unpretentious and ambitious when flirting with your demons in public.… Expand
  29. twittzendo
    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.
  30. brenokenny10
    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
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    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.
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  2. PopMatters
    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.
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  3. Clash Music
    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.
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