Dancing with the Devil... The Art of Starting Over
by Demi Lovato
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Apr 2, 2021
User Score
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. jonnanadine
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    the way you don’t look at me, good place, ICU, met him last night, easy, everything so good man 10/10
  2. mothamonst
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    amazing, shocking, beautiful. this is ART. best songs: dancing with the devil, icu, the art of starting over, melon cake and easy.
  3. ronnelxsantos
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just perfect, if this album didn't win Album of the Year in Grammys. Grammys are cancelled.… Expand
  4. lovalieber
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The best album os this year till now! I never heard a so mature work coming from Demi Lovato.
  5. Itscamila
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    this is her best album, im so proud of her
    i love demi so much, she deserve only the best
  6. ruthjmh
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    A serve. Demi always surprises us with her talent and her music. Every song is so good. This album is skipless. Congrats to Demi!!
  7. Lifeiscurvy
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Great album. Hope she continues with quality music, and actually starts over and put her past behind her.
  8. jovenhembrador
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    the BEST ALBUM!! It was her best work and all the songs are bops... It's skipless...
  9. RoberthyBang
    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    … Expand
  10. AndrewJustin
    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.
  11. igorsbrz
    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.
  12. LeonardoAlvarez
    Apr 4, 2021
    10
    Es una verdadera joyita, cohesivo y con tantos géneros musicales muestra la versatilidad y habilidad vocal de Demi.
    Simplemente shockeado.
  13. Alexgv
    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.
  14. Nestru
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Her best album yet , Album of the 2021
  15. Ayuuuub
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pas trop fan, l’album est un peu répétitif. On s’ennuie rapidement. Mais bon… Expand
  16. Nicole_acds
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is a masterpiece fron start to end, this a fact and i really love.
  17. ericknass
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Horrível, não tem coerência sonora, muito menos lírica. Tão decepcionado. Ela não tem uma direção artística boa
  18. natalipistan
    Aug 21, 2022
    3
    Aburrídisimo. No contiene ninguna canción que sea inolvidable. Más bien se convierte en algo interminable de escuchar, tanto que solo deseas que sea la última canción.
  19. bkjpjaugan
    Apr 2, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Messy tracklisting but one of her best album so far. I really wish she pulled out Met Him Last Night, Carefully, Easy, Mad World, and Butterfly from the final tracklisting.… Expand
  20. travishunter
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    simply amazing im in love, them vocals tho plus the collabs are so good, sis literally outdid herself again
  21. luizana
    Apr 3, 2021
    10
    I have no words to say how perfect this album is. A true masterpiece. thank you demi lovato!!!!
  22. keenanbh
    Apr 2, 2021
    9
    amazing, funny, and emotionally striking. simply an excellent album ❤️ congratulations demi
  23. Gloria7
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    I was expecting more from Demi after years of waiting for her new album this album is the same as the last ones , singing about the same issues and she still over-singing .. she has a powerful voice but her screams in the whole album make it hard to enjoy it ..
  24. changeslmj
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums I've ever heard, thank you Demi Lovato for this work of art!
  25. Moon9cacher
    Apr 4, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't feel an innovative job, it seems like something that's been heard before apart it's like the beat of previous songs that have hit worldwide, from or this for more but didn't look like this time.… Expand
  26. Enriqueroman_
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Beautiful album! She is amazing!! She can do everything she wants. I love her sooo much
  27. COCCstan
    May 4, 2021
    0
    Muy malo, no merece tener un 9.3 de la audiencia siendo un album tan soso y pop basico y sin magia como este.
  28. Sofi176
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fue un álbum aburrido y poco creativo, solo habla de su sobredosis para causar lástima y poder vender pobre acabada. Ni dando lastima sale del. Flop… Expand
  29. samanthaty
    Apr 2, 2021
    1
    this after tmylm is very disappointing, i expected much more srry demi but you know
  30. xavieraugustine
    Apr 10, 2021
    1
    such a trash album positions is so much better. so boring redundant and basic.
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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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