- Confident
- Cool for the Summer
- Old Ways
- For You
- Stone Cold
- Kingdom Come
- Waitin for You
- Wildfire
- Lionheart
- Yes
- Father
- Stars
- Mr. Hughes
- Cool for the Summer [Jump Smokers Remix]
- Cool for the Summer [Suraci Remix]
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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 |
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Label: | Hollywood / Hollywood Records (Uk) / Island / Polydor |
UPC: | 0050087335069 |
Tracks
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 DirectorMattias 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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