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Just prior to the launch of the album cycle for Tell Me You Love Me, Demi Lovato sat for an interview with MTV News to discuss their sixth album and wound up comparing their new record to Christina Aguilera's 2002 Stripped. Lovato intended the juxtaposition to highlight the album's heavy modern R&B influence, but the two records also share a candid carnality that sometimes feels a bit too blunt. It's not just that Lovato can't resist peppering their lyrics with profanity -- the album is littered with conjugations of "f***," arriving on both ballads and uptempo cuts -- but they dispense with niceties throughout the record, imploring a mate they should "Ruin the Friendship" and slide into bed, or telling a new love that "lucky for you, I've got all these daddy issues." Subtle the words are not, and while the music occasionally matches this braggadocio -- "Daddy Issues" blusters with its stuttering synth drops -- on the whole, Tell Me You Love Me is subtler musically. Lovato's assertions that Tell Me You Love Me is steeped in R&B prove true, and it's not monochromatic soul, either. Opening with the strutting empowerment anthem "Sorry Not Sorry," the album runs the gamut from churchy soul to seductive slow-burners to showstopping ballads designed to showcase every single one of Lovato's moves. Although there are ghosts of traditional soul threaded through the record, the production is firmly modern, filled with electronic flair and allusions to hip-hop rhythms. It's a sound that suits Lovato, who has never positioned themself as a retro-soul singer but has repurposed older sounds for a fresh audience. They've usually done this with a pop bent, but with its cool surface, sharply constructed songs, and Lovato's controlled performances -- all elements that more than make up for their lyrical stumbles -- Tell Me You Love Me suggests soul may be their forte.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Warren Felder, ComposerLyricist - Warren "Oak" Felder, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sean Douglas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jose Balaguer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Downtown" Trevor Brown, Producer, Co-Producer, Programmer - William Zaire Simmons, Producer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicole Llorens, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor David Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Mitch Allan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hill, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Horn, Piano, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist - Dave Palmer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stint, Producer - Ajay Bhattacharyya, Drums, Guitar, Horn, Piano, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Rob Cohen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kirby Dockery, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Warren Felder, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Warren "Oak" Felder, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Synthesizer Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - "Downtown" Trevor Brown, Producer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - William Zaire Simmons, Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Vocals, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith "Daquan" Sorrells, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor David Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Mitch Allan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Wong, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Jeberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - JayJay, ComposerLyricist - Chloe Angelides, ComposerLyricist - Ashlyn Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Anton Kuhl, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Warren Felder, ComposerLyricist - Warren "Oak" Felder, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Eric J Dubowsky, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Oak, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Keith Sorrells, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaire Koalo, Producer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Watt, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - William Zaire Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ido Zmishlany, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Fennel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bang, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chloe Angelides, ComposerLyricist - Zach Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Miles Comaskey, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Gray, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Pertes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nicole "Coco" Llorens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brittany Marie Amaradio, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Westcott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oli Straus, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny "The Ox" Reece, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daro Behroozi, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Gawel, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Tobias Gad, ComposerLyricist - Warren Felder, ComposerLyricist - Ilsey Juber, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Warren "Oak" Felder, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Oak, Producer - Sean Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Alex Spencer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Keith "Daquan" Sorrells, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Mitch Allan, Producer - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist - Scott Robinson, Producer - Twice As Nice, Producer, Co-Producer - Lewis Hughes, ComposerLyricist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer - Nicholas Audino, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Aarons, ComposerLyricist - Zeke Mishanec, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manny Galvez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Te Whiti Warbrick, ComposerLyricist - Simone Torres, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Hissink, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Jamie Sanderson, ComposerLyricist - Jonnali Parmenius, ComposerLyricist - Sermstyle, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chloe Angelides, ComposerLyricist - Tayla Parx, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Spencer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jaime Velez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Warren Felder, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Warren "Oak" Felder, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sean Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Alex Spencer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - "Downtown" Trevor Brown, Producer, Co-Producer, Programmer - William Zaire Simmons, Producer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith "Daquan" Sorrells, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor David Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Mitch Allan, Producer, Additional Producer - Jimmy Burney, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Robinson, Producer, Additional Producer - Kevin Hissink, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Tressler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chantry Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Drayton, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dayyon Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Alex Spencer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rush Hr., Producer - Jeff Shum, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Mitch Allan, Producer, Recording Producer - Jimmy Burney, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Demi Lovato, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Robinson, Producer, Additional Producer - Kevin Hissink, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Tressler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chantry Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Drayton, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Dayyon Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Alex Spencer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rush Hr., Producer - Jeff Shum, ComposerLyricist - Winston Howard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
Album review
Just prior to the launch of the album cycle for Tell Me You Love Me, Demi Lovato sat for an interview with MTV News to discuss their sixth album and wound up comparing their new record to Christina Aguilera's 2002 Stripped. Lovato intended the juxtaposition to highlight the album's heavy modern R&B influence, but the two records also share a candid carnality that sometimes feels a bit too blunt. It's not just that Lovato can't resist peppering their lyrics with profanity -- the album is littered with conjugations of "f***," arriving on both ballads and uptempo cuts -- but they dispense with niceties throughout the record, imploring a mate they should "Ruin the Friendship" and slide into bed, or telling a new love that "lucky for you, I've got all these daddy issues." Subtle the words are not, and while the music occasionally matches this braggadocio -- "Daddy Issues" blusters with its stuttering synth drops -- on the whole, Tell Me You Love Me is subtler musically. Lovato's assertions that Tell Me You Love Me is steeped in R&B prove true, and it's not monochromatic soul, either. Opening with the strutting empowerment anthem "Sorry Not Sorry," the album runs the gamut from churchy soul to seductive slow-burners to showstopping ballads designed to showcase every single one of Lovato's moves. Although there are ghosts of traditional soul threaded through the record, the production is firmly modern, filled with electronic flair and allusions to hip-hop rhythms. It's a sound that suits Lovato, who has never positioned themself as a retro-soul singer but has repurposed older sounds for a fresh audience. They've usually done this with a pop bent, but with its cool surface, sharply constructed songs, and Lovato's controlled performances -- all elements that more than make up for their lyrical stumbles -- Tell Me You Love Me suggests soul may be their forte.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:54
- Main artists: Demi Lovato
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records ℗ 2017 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Hollywood Records
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