TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, Demi Lovato
Overall: 9/10 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Demi did not fall short of her promise that the album will have more RnB vibe in it compared to her past albums. This is her best work so far. Unlike past albums, there are no filler songs. Overall, the album's tone is pleasant to the ears. It's more upbeat and I really love the sax in almost all of the songs. Ranking all of her albums:
1 - Tell Me You Love Me
2 - Unbroken (8/10)
3 - Confident (7.75/10)
4 - Don't Forget (6.5/10)
5 - Demi (5.75/10)
6 - Here We Go Again (4.5/10)
Top 5 Picks from the Album
1. Ruin The Friendship (10/10)
An important lesson: either you stay as friends or go for a relationship and risk ruining everything. Hits you right in the gut especially if you've been there (and done that). Loved the beat and the sax!!! Such a refreshing sound in this album. It's so sexy and smooth yet so urgent. The vocals are just almighty plus the HV run past the last verse. And the laugh after the bridge, yaaaas! Also, the song is about Nick Jonas.
Fave lines:
"You're only brave in the moonlight
So why don't you stay till sunrise?"
"Your body's looking good tonight
I'm thinking we should cross the line
Let's ruin the friendship, let's ruin the friendship" (Fuck! The entire chorus is swell!)
2. Daddy Issues (9.75/10)
I love the sudden stops in the first part of the chorus. Lyric-wise, it's relateable for people who are hung up on their exes (and even current relationships). I think this song is about Wilmer Valderrama. She showcased her higher registers in the chorus which sounds heavenly. The head voice in the end is also noteworthy. The lyrics and the way they were sang is alsoooo so sexy.
Fave lines:
"I call you too much
You never pick up
Except when you wanna fuck
And I can't get enough"
"Don't know how to commit
But I might want your kid
And after our first kiss
Got your name on my wrist"
"Never enough
Addicted to love with the wrong one" (You just spoke to me on a spiritual level!!!)
3. Only Forever (9.5/10)
One of those lovely ballads I'll never get tired of listening to. Her voice is soooo smooth. Matches the chills I get whenever I hear Lionheart (from Confident) and Two Pieces (from Demi) [my faves from bothh era.] Another song about Nick Jonas (I mean, it's Nick fucking Jonas, who would get tired of singing about him, anyway?) This song speaks about hopelessly waiting for someone whom they are not sure if is ready to take that risk.
Fave lines:
"You know when we get close
Can't deny the tension between us both
And I don't wanna pressure you, but I think you need to make a move" (Thanks for telling us how to assert ourselves! Queen!)
"Should I wait up for you day and night
Just let me know how long."
4, You Don't Do It For Me Anymore (9.5/10)
Her best song yet tackling her drug addiction. She speaks about herself leaving that "old self" and waking up to sobriety. It's about getting on your feet together and fighting for yourself. I love the beat plus the G#5s in the chorus. I also love how the bridge actually slowed things up instead of building it up. It's anticlimactic but it was done so good, I am actually addicted to the bridge. Yes for self-awareness. Yes for fighting addiction!
Fave lines:
"Money won't pay for your problems
You gotta fix them yourselfVices and pity won't solve 'em
Stop feeling bad for yourself" (Preach, girl. Preach!)
"I'm sorry for honesty, I could not bear
To lie to you, to lie with you
I'm sorry for honesty, I'm well aware
I lie to you when I lie with you"
5. Cry Baby (9.5/10)
There are actually four songs with a 9.5/10 rating (this one, You Don't Do It For Me Anymore, Concentrate, and Only Forever). I chose this over Concentrate to complete the Top 5 because it felt closer to me. The emotions are so raw. Lyric-wise, I was able to relate to it more compared to Concentrate. I love the Congratulations part of the song. It is such a very good irony--I'm strong but you make me cry. That is such a strong message! I also love the guitar riffs. I am soooo shookt, reminds me of the Two Pieces riffs. Vocally, it is stronger too, compared to Concentrate.
Fave lines:
"All I ever really wanted was someone to love me this good
You love me so good
Everybody knows I'm capable of breaking hearts like I've done
I've scarred more than one" (The irony of love.)
"Congratulations, celebration
'Cause my heart is the hardest to break
Break up to make up
Just to wake up with mascara all over my face
And I'm no cry baby, but you make me cry lately"
