Album Review: "I Forgive You" by Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo has amassed quite a career for herself that showcases her versatility as an artist. In 2016, she won the TONY award  for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Celie in the stage play of The Color Purple which also won her a GRAMMY for Best Musical Theatre Album the following year. Additionally, she won an EMMY for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program for her performance with the cast of “The Color Purple” on NBC's “Today” show. Also, she has been nominated three times at The Academy Awards as recently as 2024 for her breakthrough performance in the film version of the stage play Wicked. She has decided to follow up all her success by releasing her sophomore album entitled "I Forgive You" which she expressed on Negative Comments, Apologies, & Forgiveness | “I Forgive You”, the new album from CYNTHIA ERIVO as the exploration of what it's like to leave a relationship. So let's see what she has in store for us!

Here's my review of each track on the album!

SIDE A

1. Why (Interlude) ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

2. Best For Me ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

3. More Than Twice ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

4. You First ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

5. Save Me From You ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ❤️‍๐Ÿ”ฅ

6. Worst of Me ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

SIDE B

7. I Want You (Interlude) ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

8. She Said ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

9. What You Want ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

10. Play The Woman ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

11. Push And Pull ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

SIDE C

12. Until You Saw Me (Interlude) ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

13. Holy Refrain ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

14. I Choose Love ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

15. Be Okay ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

16. How I Could Fall ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

SIDE D

17. I Forgive You (Interlude) ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ / ๐Ÿ”ฅ

18. Replay ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

19. Brick By Brick ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

20. Grace ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

Album Rating: 8️⃣ / ๐Ÿ”Ÿ

What are your overall thoughts on the album? 

What are your favourite songs from the album? 

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