Ariana Grande

Positions (Deluxe)

Is this a deluxe? The 5 songs added to it all sound unfinished, so it got me a little bamboozled.

I guess she had to drop a deluxe to make a quick buck, because these are all just throwaway songs that she definetly didn't have in mind to release, except for the remix, of course. They are decent, but too short to add any sort of high quality into the mix. If they were longer or had some features on them, they would've been more enjoyable, but i feel like they are still weak af for Ariana's ... read more

Why are the new songs better than most of the main album? Still not that good but still, it’s nice.

Best tracks: test drive, 34+35 remix, worst behavior

Least fav: main thing

*rating only for the new songs*

I actually liked Positions quite a bit, even if I thought it wasn’t her best album or anything. I thought it was a fun but flawed record with some catchy highlights and great vocals performances. But hearing there was a deluxe coming scared me, as Positions already felt rushed and underdeveloped. And while these new tracks aren’t terrible, they sound like what they probably are: unfinished throwaways that she just packaged as a deluxe for chart/money ... read more

Positions is not exactly my favorite Ariana album but unlike many people I found it decent and fun. The deluxe songs are great (cohesive) additions to the project and better than even some of the standard ones, I just wanted them to be longer.

someone like u (7.1/10)
test drive (8.2/10)
34+35 Remix (7.4/10)
worst behavior (7.7/10)
main thing (6.5/10)

Average Score: 74 💚