By: Davyn Horton
Amidst the hype for Wicked For Good, Cynthia Erivo has released her second studio album, and her first since 2021. I Forgive You is “vocal-focused,” and rightfully so. Erivo’s greatest strength is her voice, and it shows throughout the twenty-track album. As she indicates in an interview with the Assoicated Press, the vocals are the focus of the album, which helps to create a unique album, that show her talents. It also shows that she can push the limits of her vocals, and what is ultimately possible. That is what helps to make I Forgive You something truly special for herself, but especially for her fans.
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In short, I Forgive You is an emotionally-powerful and vocal-rich album. Cynthia Erivo takes her voice, and creates something extremely unique. In addition, Erivo knew risks were needed to create her perfect vision. As a matter of fact, she worked to see this vision through to the end.
In summary, the risks taken with I Forgive You are substantial but worth it. For example, “Push and Pull” has Erivo rapping. In comparsion to Wicked, fans may not expect her to be capable of rapping. In short, she is capable of it, and she does a masterful job. For example, the second verse really shows her rapping capabilites. From the moment it starts, she goes into this excellent rapping spree. In particular, the lines “We were just floatin’ in the ocean, now we’re seasick” and “Next up, we’re giving back rubs in the bathtub with the jet streams” are some of the best vocals of the entire song. She’s giving fans a very unique track, in comparsion to what she is typically known for.
Then, there are tracks fourteen and fiteen, “I Choose Love” and “Be Okay.” In summary, these two tracks show that she has the lower vocal capabilities, like her good friend Ariana Grande. Artists like Grande, and even Billie Eilish, bring their vocals exceptionally low. With the music they often do, it makes sense. With Erivo, she usually doesn’t do lower vocals, but “I Choose Love” and “Be Okay” work because the vocals are lower in nature.
This, and the entire album as a whole, will show Erivo’s undeniable vocal talents. She can go very high, as seen in “Defying Gravity” in Wicked, but she can also go very low, as seen in “I Choose Love” and “Be Okay” in I Forgive You. She is willing to go far to showcase her musical dreams, and it will show with this album for a long time to come.
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In conclusion, I Forgive You, the second studio album from Cynthia Erivo, is a unique masterpiece. It is a magical encapsulation of Erivo’s talents as a vocal performer. She will always strive for greatness, and it shows with this twenty-track album. As seen in the album, she will always pour everything that she has into her music. It is what makes her so special, and it is why fans all over the world adore her work.
At the end of the day, I Forgive You will be remembered as experimental, or perhaps a new era beginning for Cynthia Erivo. Regardless, fans will follow her every step of the way, no matter what road she goes down. As long as she continues to produce at this high of a level, there is nothing that she won’t be able to do.