Confident [Deluxe Edition]

Confident [Deluxe Edition]

by Demi Lovato
Confident [Deluxe Edition]

Confident [Deluxe Edition]

by Demi Lovato

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Overview

Demi Lovato is never shy with their album titles. They shrugged that their second album offered more of the same (Here We Go Again), they bounced back whole from a turbulent spell (Unbroken), they found a new mature identity (Demi) and, on their fifth album, they're all about being Confident. Deservedly so, too, because this 2015 album is Lovato's best all-around record since their 2008 debut, Don't Forget. Confident is steely, assured dance and shimmering electro-pop, as much a reflection of its time as the sugary blast of Radio Disney pop on Don't Forget. If that debut seemed somewhat driven by producers, Confident feels directed by Lovato, who seems to take some pride in being a bit of a pop magpie, sampling from every glittering sound flickering across the pop charts in the two years since Demi. They're fortunate to be aided by some of the best producers and writers in the business. Max Martin collaborates on three tracks, the same number as Steve Mac, with Stargate and Ryan Tedder showing up elsewhere, and while their work helps Lovato echo everyone from Katy Perry to Beyonce, it never quite seems like the singer is mimicking them: instead, they're carving out their persona -- something sexy, flinty, and impassioned, the stance of a survivor, not a carpetbagger -- through the best of what's around. Given this boldness, it's little surprise that Demi often fares best with the numbers that are brassy: the big, heavy swing of the title track, the same-sex seduction of "Cool for the Summer," the empowering "For You" and "Lionheart," the latter a gleaming Wall of Sound. When the tempo slows, Lovato can sometimes stumble -- "Father" is spare and skeletal but indistinct, a sketch that is nevertheless preferable to the shoehorned Iggy Azalea cameo on "Kingdom Come" -- yet here, they also illustrate how they can affect Lana Del Rey's affectless effect and conjure some of the lushness of Ellie Goulding's neon-streaked midnight anthems, so when these ballads are added to the brighter, swifter numbers, the cumulative result is a messy, colorful modern pop record that is greater than the sum of its parts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 10/16/2015
Label: Hollywood / Hollywood Records (Uk) / Island / Polydor
UPC: 0050087335069

Tracks

  1. Confident
  2. Cool for the Summer
  3. Old Ways
  4. For You
  5. Stone Cold
  6. Kingdom Come
  7. Waitin for You
  8. Wildfire
  9. Lionheart
  10. Yes
  11. Father
  12. Stars
  13. Mr. Hughes
  14. Cool for the Summer [Jump Smokers Remix]
  15. Cool for the Summer [Suraci Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Demi Lovato   Primary Artist,Piano,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Sirah   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mattias Johansson   Violin
Staffan Findin   Trombone
Johan Carlsson   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Livvi Franc   Vocals (Background)
Ryan Tedder   Vocals (Background)
Max Martin   Keyboards,Percussion
Chris Laws   Drums
Laleh Pourkarim   Vocals (Background),Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Fx Vocals,Percussion,Synthesizer
Peter Carlsson   Drums
Iggy Azalea   Featured Artist
Gustaf Thorn   Bass,Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Steve Mac   Fx Vocals,Keyboards
Mattias Bylund   Strings
Stefan Persson   Trumpet
Erik Arvinder   Strings
Savan Kotecha   Vocals (Background)
Ali Payami   Drums,Guitar,Percussion
Carl Falk   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Paul Gendler   Guitar
Eru Matsumoto   Cello
Colette Falla   Vocals (Background)
ILYA   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Rami Yacoub   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Rickard Goeransson   Percussion
Karl Olandersson   Trumpet
Ina Wroldsen   Vocals (Background)
Albin Nedler   Vocals (Background)
Jonas Thander   Saxophone
Oscar Holter   Vocals (Background)
David Bukovinszky   Cello
Ilya Salmanzadeh   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Kristoffer Fogelmark   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Sandy Brummels   Creative Director
Mattias Johansson   Vocal Producer
Mike Anderson   Engineer
Johan Carlsson   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Stargate   Producer
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
Ryan Tedder   Composer
Scott Hoffman   Composer
Max Martin   Composer,Producer,Programming
Dalton Grant   Composer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer,Instrumentation
Chris Laws   Engineer
Mitch Allan   Vocal Producer
Steve Mac   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Drum Programming
Laleh Pourkarim   Drum Programming,Cello Arrangement,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,String Engineer
Peter Carlsson   Vocal Producer
Sara Elizabeth Mitchell   Composer
Amethyst Kelly   Composer
Isaiah Tejada   Programming
Gustaf Thorn   Composer,Assistant Engineer,Assistant Producer,String Arrangements
Mattias Bylund   String Arrangements
Phil Tan   Mixing
Demi Lovato   Composer
Savan Kotecha   Composer
Miles Walker   Engineer
Daniel Pursey   Engineer
Nicole Morier   Composer
Ali Payami   Composer,Producer,Programming
Alexander Kronlund   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Carl Falk   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Olivia Waithe   Composer
Jason Evigan   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Spencer Bastian   Programming
Mio Vukovic   A&R
Tim Blacksmith   Executive Producer
Danny D.   Executive Producer
Sam Holland   Engineer
Noah Passovoy   Engineer
Todd Russell   Design,Art Direction
Randy Merrill   Assistant
Jessica Kelly   Package Design
Susan H. Catanzaro   Composer
ILYA   Composer,Producer,Programming
Rami Yacoub   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer,Instrumentation
Ina Wroldsen   Composer
Yu Tsai   Photography
Julia Michaels   Composer
Sarah Yeo   A&R,Coordination
Cory Bice   Engineer
Jonas Thander   Horn Arrangements
Ilya Salmanzadeh   Composer,Producer,Programming
Daniela Rivera   Assistant Engineer
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