Demi (Deluxe) by Demi Lovato - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Her return from darkness out of the way, Demi Lovato returns to the serious business of stardom on Demi, her fourth album and the first positioned as the work of a true adult. Maturity is a bit of a tricky business on Demi, as it finds her copping modern trends without quite shaking off the studio system that fostered her. The latter is problematic, resulting in half-baked exercises in pageantry -- such as the "Skyscraper" rewrite "Nightingale" -- and the occasional cultural dissonance, like when she tells a suitor "you try to take me home like you're DiMaggio," a name not heard in a pop song for almost 25 years. Unfortunately, a lot of these stumbles arrive early in the record, but the back half of Demi shifts into a place where the studio professionalism and blatant cash-ins click. She brings in Cher Lloyd, from the seventh season of the British X-Factor, to rap on the brightly brickwalled kiss-off "Really Don't Care," she skips through the wildly appealing "Something That We're Not" -- quite easily the purest and best piece of pop here -- and deliriously rips off Katy Perry's "Firework" on "Fire Starter," which is shameless in its appropriating the prior hit's construction and progression but not its attitude. This second half is strong enough to make some of the earlier, tentative moments seem a bit better -- this is particularly true of "Made in the USA," which cops Miley's "Party in the USA," but it's not quite so fetching an exploitation as "Fire Starter" -- but ultimately, this isn't an album of purpose, it's a collection of moments, and it has just enough good ones to solidify Demi Lovato's comeback. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Heart Attack

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Nikki Williams
Demi Lovato
Jason Evigan
Sean Douglas
Mitch Allan
Aaron Phillips; Composer
Lyricist: Aaron Phillips
Demi Lovato
Jason Evigan
Sean Douglas
Mitch Allan
Nikki Williams; Composer
Producer: Thesuspex (mitch Allan & Jason Evigan); Production

2. Made In The USA

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Blair Perkins
Demi Lovato
Jason Evigan
Corey Chorus
Jonas Jeberg; Composer
Lyricist: Jonas Jeberg
Blair Perkins
Demi Lovato
Corey Chorus
Jason Evigan; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Jason Evigan
Jonas Jeberg; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

3. Without The Love

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Demi Lovato
Freddy Wexler
Matt Squire
Roy Battle; Composer
Producer: Matt Squire
Battle Roy
David Dq Quinones; Production

4. Neon Lights

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Mario Marchetti
Demi Lovato
Noel Zancanella
Ryan Tedder
Tiffany Vartanyan; Composer
Lyricist: Tiffany Vartanyan
Mario Marchetti
Demi Lovato
Ryan Tedder
Noel Zancanella; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Noel Zancanella
Ryan Tedder; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

5. Two Pieces

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Livvi Franc
Jason Evigan
Mitch Allan; Composer
Lyricist: Mitch Allan
Livvi Franc
Jason Evigan; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Thesuspex (mitch Allan & Jason Evigan); Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

6. Nightingale

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Matt Radosevich
Demi Lovato
Felicia Barton
Anne Preven; Composer
Lyricist: Matt Radosevich
Anne Preven
Demi Lovato
Felicia Barton; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Anne Preven
Matt Rad; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

7. In Case

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Priscilla Renea
Emanuel Kiriakou; Composer
Lyricist: Priscilla Renea
Emanuel Kiriakou; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Emanuel “eman” Kiriakou; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

8. Really Don't Care

by Demi Lovato, Cher Lloyd

Featured Artist: Cher Lloyd; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Rami Yacoub
Demi Lovato
Cher Lloyd
Carl Falk
Savan Kotecha; Composer
Lyricist: Savan Kotecha
Demi Lovato
Cher Lloyd
Carl Falk
Rami Yacoub; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Rami
Carl Falk; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

9. Fire Starter

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Producer: Jaz Rogers
Thesuspex (mitch Allan & Jason Evigan)
David Dq Quinones; Production

10. Something That We're Not

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Savan Kotecha
Demi Lovato
Andrew Goldstein
Emanuel Kiriakou; Composer
Lyricist: Savan Kotecha
Emanuel Kiriakou
Demi Lovato
Andrew Goldstein; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Andrew “goldstein” Goldstein
Emanuel “eman” Kiriakou; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

11. Never Been Hurt

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Jordan Johnson
Demi Lovato
Jason Evigan
Ali Tamposi
Stefan Johnson
Marcus Lomax; Composer
Lyricist: Jordan Johnson
Demi Lovato
Marcus Lomax
Stefan Johnson
Ali Tamposi
Jason Evigan; Composer
Producer: Jason Evigan
The Monsters & Strangerz; Production

12. Shouldn't Come Back

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Savan Kotecha
Demi Lovato
Carl Falk
Rami Yacoub; Composer
Lyricist: Savan Kotecha
Rami Yacoub
Demi Lovato
Carl Falk; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Rami
Carl Falk; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

13. Warrior

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Andrew “goldstein” Goldstein
Demi Lovato
Lindy Robbins
Emanuel Kiriakou; Composer
Lyricist: Andrew “goldstein” Goldstein
Emanuel Kiriakou
Demi Lovato
Lindy Robbins; Composer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Andrew “goldstein” Goldstein
Emanuel “eman” Kiriakou; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

14. Give Your Heart a Break

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Performer: Josh Alexander; Performer
Composer: Josh Alexander
Billy Steinberg; Composer
Lyricist: Josh Alexander
Billy Steinberg; Composer
Programming: Josh Alexander; Production

15. Skyscraper

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Performer: Toby Gad; Performer
Composer: Lindy Robbins
Toby Gad
Kerli Koiv; Composer
Lyricist: Kerli Koiv
Lindy Robbins
Toby Gad; Composer
Mixing: Toby Gad; Production
Producer: Toby Gad; Production
Programming: Toby Gad; Production
Studio Personnel: Toby Gad; Production

17. I Hate You, Don't Leave Me

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Emanuel “eman” Kiriakou
Andrew “goldstein” Goldstein; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea; Production

18. Let It Go

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Composer: Kristen Anderson-lopez
Robert Lopez; Composer
Producer: Andrew Goldstein
Emanuel "eman" Kiriakou; Production

19. Give Me Love

Background Vocals: Ashely Simpson
Kiley Bowin; Performer
Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Guitar: Mike Manning; Performer
Performer: Mike Manning
Kiley Bowin
Ashely Simpson; Performer
Composer: Ed Sheeran
Chris Leonard
Jake Gosling; Composer
Lyricist: Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran
Chris Leonard; Composer
Producer: Chris Denman; Production

20. Nightingale

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Alto: Steve Rodriguez; Performer
Drums: Mike Reid; Performer
Guitar: Mike Manning; Performer
Performer: Mike Manning
Mike Reid
Steve Rodriguez; Performer
Composer: Anne Preven; Composer
Lyricist: Anne Preven; Composer
Producer: John Zonars; Production

21. Really Don't Care

Primary Artist: Demi Lovato; Main Performer
Alto: Steve Rodriguez; Performer
Drums: Mike Reid; Performer
Guitar: Mike Manning; Performer
Performer: Mike Manning
Mike Reid
Steve Rodriguez; Performer
Composer: Carl Falk; Composer
Lyricist: Carl Falk; Composer
Producer: John Zonars; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

21 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 18 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

18/20 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Unspecified

Label

Hollywood Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 12, 2013

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

50087319649