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  1. 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. 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. 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. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The best album os this year till now! I never heard a so mature work coming from Demi Lovato.
  5. 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. 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. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Great album. Hope she continues with quality music, and actually starts over and put her past behind her.
  8. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    the BEST ALBUM!! It was her best work and all the songs are bops... It's skipless...
  9. 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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  10. 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. 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. 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. 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. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Her best album yet , Album of the 2021
  15. 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. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is a masterpiece fron start to end, this a fact and i really love.
  17. Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Horrível, não tem coerência sonora, muito menos lírica. Tão decepcionado. Ela não tem uma direção artística boa
  18. 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. 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. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    simply amazing im in love, them vocals tho plus the collabs are so good, sis literally outdid herself again
  21. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    I have no words to say how perfect this album is. A true masterpiece. thank you demi lovato!!!!
  22. Apr 2, 2021
    9
    amazing, funny, and emotionally striking. simply an excellent album ❤️ congratulations demi
  23. 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. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums I've ever heard, thank you Demi Lovato for this work of art!
  25. 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. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Beautiful album! She is amazing!! She can do everything she wants. I love her sooo much
  27. 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. 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. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    this after tmylm is very disappointing, i expected much more srry demi but you know
  30. Apr 10, 2021
    1
    such a trash album positions is so much better. so boring redundant and basic.
  31. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    lindo maravilhoso meus amores, aqui tem coesão aclamação que orgulho demetria vxoe nunca erra eu te amo
  32. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Best álbum EVER! IS álbum of The YEAR ! Demi Is perfect ! I love love love love !
  33. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    A literal masterpiece, not a single skip on the whole album. Pure perfection!
  34. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums of the year so far (if not the best). Perfect combination of upbeat songs and emotional songs.
  35. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Survivor... SO proud of you! You are inspiration to millions. Keep inspiring people, idol
  36. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album embodies a perfect catharsis for Demi's story. With a cohesive masterful concept and incredible production. It Jumps up to being Lovato's best album to date. Expand
  37. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    PERFEITO PERFEITO- PERFEITO
    Demi entregou um álbum com estética, sonoridade, voz e letras IMPECÁVEIS, um álbum pop dramático e melancólico sobre cair e se reeguer com começo meio e fim. Extraordinário.
  38. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    I am so glad that Demi found herself and choose to tell her story through her art and music. The lyrics of the whole album prove that Demi is one of the best song-writes in the industry along side being one of the best vocalists and singers of all time. This album deserves a Grammy for sure!
  39. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album is so good, not a single skip, I highly recommend this album! Demi did that. Expand
  40. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    absolutely LOVEED ITT. a very cathartic experience for the singer. she really went deep with the story telling. this new sound doesn't reflect in anything she has done before. proud of this project
  41. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The simplest, true, intimate and personal album by pop singer / songwriter, Demi Lovato.
  42. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is so good both lyrically and sonically. It really is a journey and I love it
  43. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a beatifull album, I love it wow, she just did THAT omg its so good, im not gonna lie i did cry umm alot. Expand
  44. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    she truly created art. beautiful album and the tracks are so cohesive. dancing with the devil the art of starting over just makes me feel safe.
  45. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    the best album she has ever released, I'm so proud of her
  46. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The best of the best by demi lovato. The singer has been out of the picture for the past 3/4 years, but has returned with all her strength. She's delivered a very nice pop to be heard. "Dancing with the devil" goes to the "the art of starting over" intro, where there is an amazing separation. The singer has returned more honestly with herself, and is delivering incredible pop material.The best of the best by demi lovato. The singer has been out of the picture for the past 3/4 years, but has returned with all her strength. She's delivered a very nice pop to be heard. "Dancing with the devil" goes to the "the art of starting over" intro, where there is an amazing separation. The singer has returned more honestly with herself, and is delivering incredible pop material. Certainly your fans are proud. More mature lyrics, brought a slightly different Demi, but with a footprint that many already expected. The new single "Met Him Last Night" feat Ariana Grande is a big bet for the singer. 100/100 Expand
  47. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    It's an amazing album, literally PERFECT. Each song talks about a certain thing that has happened to Demi in her life which helps the listener to get to know her. I definitely recommend everybody to give it a listen,you won't regret!
  48. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    ROne of the best pop albums I’ve heard In a long time. She is honest and vulnerable but also happy and sassy her vocals are amazing and the album is very cohesive
  49. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Una pueza de arte, cada cancion es una caricia al alma, una reviindicacion total, Demi Lovato entrego arte sin mas que decir.
  50. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Her best album ever, I loved the collabs with the 3 girls omg Demi served with this album
  51. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is so amazing it's mix of VCSO, Aesthetic, Calm, Pop this is so good and I love the Vibes amd Chills it give at the same time
  52. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    ok ... this is the best album of his career, extremely linear, impeccable vocals, it just shows the excellent artist of Demi Lovato is.
  53. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is completely different for what she did in the past, 4 years waiting were worthy completely. we can finally see what she’s capable to do when she have full control over her art. i’m so proud.
  54. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The best album she has ever made! Honestly a masterpiece, every song on it it’s so different but they go along so well together. So proud of her.
  55. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s not only an album, it’s a body of work, a lifestyle. This is the best album she’s ever released, really proud of who she became! Expand
  56. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Definitely demi lovato's best album, extremely cohesive and very good to hear.
  57. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    PERRFECT, um algum maravilhoso. Tem tudo para ser um grammy Wigner e muito mais
  58. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    this is her best and most personal album, I love it
  59. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This IS the best redemption album, un history, she's so powerful women, this álbum IS the most incredible from her to date.
  60. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is SO good, I'm mind blowed, this is just perfect... I'm speachless omfg. I love you Demiii, and so proud of you.
  61. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Cohesive and brilliant! undoubtedly Lovato's best work, the album has several possible singles that sound more and more pleasant with each repetition
  62. Apr 5, 2021
    0
    BOOM!
    Nunca na sua carreira de empresário Scooter Braun teve tanto prejuízo como teve nesse álbum, um leesho! Se fosse pra ouvir berro eu ia numa montanha russa.
  63. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Esse é o melhor álbum da carreira. Eu estou divinamente encantada. Está simplesmente esplêndido!
  64. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    ¡Simplemente hermoso! sin palabras. Uno de los mejores albumes de Demi, es invreible como su voz suena en cada una de las letras.
  65. Apr 4, 2021
    0
    The album is so horrible that I had to wash my ears with soap... she can be a good singer but she's a terrible artist
  66. Apr 5, 2021
    0
    Love you Demi! Your best album! So proud of you and ariana! Love you both queens ❤️❤️❤️
  67. Apr 5, 2021
    0
    I loved this album. Her voice, the production, the lyrics, the sound. All about this album leads you to heaven,
  68. Apr 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. amazing album. i loved how vulnerable and honest she was. i loved it so much. Expand
  69. Apr 7, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Su peor álbum, ni generando lástima pudo salir de flop da asco si álbum. Debería retirarse Expand
  70. Jul 22, 2021
    3
    This album begins with the grating track "Anyone", which sets the tone for the rest of the album: if you don't like it, you're not going to like the rest of it either.
  71. Aug 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was bad, the production / sounds was the same, lyrics are good but not her bests and it's like I heard these songs from another artists Expand
  72. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Just an amazing album and amazing songs from powerful vocalist. She just amazing and all i said is it!
  73. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Lovato has truly overstayed her welcome, at least in terms of putting out albums that move you. The vim and vigor which so characterized her early work is largely absent. It almost feels as if she's going through the motions - it's corporatized. I wish she's returned to that stripped down, essentially progression that she used to write in her early days.
  74. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Unfortunately, there's nothing new here. Even though the whole behind this album, Demi still releases the same songs.
  75. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This is stupidly awful. I feel ashamed that she has enough courage now to throw this compilation of garbage in the form of "" music "".
  76. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Eu esperei tanto por isso, não poderia estar mais feliz e grata. Obrigada Deus, pela vida da Demi. Obrigada, Demi, por ser quem é. Eu te amo, garota. E seu álbum, suas letras, me tocaram a alma.
  77. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Pop generic album with trap elements just to top the charts, but song with Ariana is really good.
  78. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    not a fan sounds like she’s trying to hard sorry not sorry, she needs to go back to her other eras before
  79. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    i don't recommend the album is boring and has many skips such a waste of time i didn't expect it she likes to milk her struggles
  80. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    Mixing intimate ballads with upbeat club tracks, Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is the perfect contemporary pop artefact.
  81. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Sem dúvidas, um dos seus melhores albuns! Demi Lovato conseguiu trazer arte em sua dor e agradar a todos os públicos.
  82. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    The very first album she doesn't force vocals or specific chart's music styles. She and her team literally highlighted very well the vocals and instruments to present the music in a way the listeners feel her emotions and this specific period of her life. Genuine, Human and catchy. First time since 2008 I see Demi being really creative and true to herself. Congrats! Grammy please take her ♥
  83. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    I get it she’s been through some tough times we all have but her milking this overdoes is sick. The only song on this album worth a listen is the one with Ariana and even that one is so repetitive. Noah Cyrus sounds good on her feature but still trash.
  84. Apr 2, 2021
    2
    Here comes Demi again trying her best. But she fails again. I get it she’s been through some tough times we all have but her milking this overdoes is sick. The only song on this album worth a listen is the one with Ariana and even that one is so repetitive. Noah Cyrus sounds good on her feature but still trash.
  85. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    I don’t recommend this album... this album is a mess and one of the songs is not original but a cover, such a waste of time...
  86. Apr 2, 2021
    2
    I liked the collabs on this album. However, her solo songs are weak sonically and the album sounds lost and not cohesive. I hope she learns from this album and grows artistically as she is a talented vocalist.
  87. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Bien colg4d4 de sus sobredosis, urge que escriba y cante cosas buenas y deje de estarse colgando de todos. Solo buscando atención, como 100pre
  88. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este álbum no es nada a comparación de su álbum homónimo, le hizo falta mucho más potencial Demi se debería enfocar más en otras cosas que en su sobredosis... Expand
  89. Apr 2, 2021
    2
    lyrically well done but lacks variety as the majority of the tracks sound very similar and recall the same story over and over again.
  90. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    Basic lyrics and generic songs with a little bit of decent production to cover up the mess. It feels like I’m listening to a slightly more mature Disney Channel movie soundtrack. Nothing groundbreaking or daring, like it always is with miss Lovato.
  91. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Same thing as always... she still hasnt found herself yet. MHLN is good, tho.
  92. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Disappointing ... still talking about what he suffered, it is nothing new or innovative, the melody is repetitive and without grace, the lyrics are somewhat good, but there is no song that is like "wow", it should definitely reinvent itself.
  93. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    Lyrically brilliant. Sonically boring. Not an album I would listen to more than once. Wish her the best though.
  94. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Cuando todo se basa en una MENTIRA, nada tiene significado

    Muy mal flopvato, desesperada
  95. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not really a fan of it. Not one of her greatest releases. Her last greatest release was skyscraper and heart attack. I don’t think I have liked anything she has released the past years. No thanks I’m good, next. Expand
  96. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't like this album, cause looks like she is copy, but is both so bad i just Don't like her Expand
  97. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    mais da mesma coisa da demi, um álbum mal produzido que apenas foca os vocais, como todas as músicas da demi, as desse álbum não são diferentes. as músicas começam calmas, mas quando chegam no meio começam os whistles e a música vira uma gritaria até o final, isso cansa MUITO os ouvidos, principalmente quando você tem que ouvir DEZENOVE músicas desse álbum, e nem o feat com a arianamais da mesma coisa da demi, um álbum mal produzido que apenas foca os vocais, como todas as músicas da demi, as desse álbum não são diferentes. as músicas começam calmas, mas quando chegam no meio começam os whistles e a música vira uma gritaria até o final, isso cansa MUITO os ouvidos, principalmente quando você tem que ouvir DEZENOVE músicas desse álbum, e nem o feat com a ariana conseguiu salvar esta mulher da mesmice. enfim, não recomendo esse álbum, ele é horrivel.

    o lado bom? demi lovato agora tem um arsenal nuclear.
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  98. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This is my third attempt at posting. Her 15 minutes I’ve been up for a long time, what she needs to do his retire now. I’m not impressed at all
  99. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Is shock album, Start you think is bad and final you find is worst. DEMI did better, she struggled a lot but this is horrible
  100. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    O álbum, que tem um nome maior que a profundidade do mesmo, de início nos faz questionar algo que sempre é uma dúvida na carreira de Lovato: quando é que essa mulher vai sacodir a poeira e parar de fazer música sobre superação? É como se ela tivesse prazer em ter alguma narrativa triste para fazer música. Aqui as coisas são tão óbvias e previsíveis que em certos momentos conseguimosO álbum, que tem um nome maior que a profundidade do mesmo, de início nos faz questionar algo que sempre é uma dúvida na carreira de Lovato: quando é que essa mulher vai sacodir a poeira e parar de fazer música sobre superação? É como se ela tivesse prazer em ter alguma narrativa triste para fazer música. Aqui as coisas são tão óbvias e previsíveis que em certos momentos conseguimos adivinhar exatamente do que vai se tratar a música mesmo antes de ouvi-la. Falta identidade neste trabalho, falta proeza, sagacidade e vontade de sair do mesmo. Ao contrário de suas ex-colegas da disney (que também não vem entregando obras de arte), Lovato se mantém em uma narrativa chata e constante, dando a entender que ela é mais perseguida que Jesus foi na terra. Com isso podemos concluir que Demi se inspirou no conceito do recente álbum de Selena Gomez (isso não é um elogio), pois são raros os momentos em que apareça algo bom nesse emaranhado de bombas. Expand
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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.