Title: Tell Nobody
Label: FREEDOM Records
Genre: R&B, Pop
Lenght: 3:43
Writer(s): Carmen V, Michael Black, Hassan Denis
Producer(s): Hassan Denis, Michael Black
Released: May 10 2015
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Background/Short Review


"Tell Nobody" is the second official single from the up-and-coming, Toronto born singer, songwriter and dancer Carmen Vilo better known as Carmen V from her untitled debut album it is the follow up single to "Do It Right" which featured another up-and-coming artist, Payton which leaned more towards Pop with elements of R&B "Do It Right" peaked at #5 on the Top 20 Airplay charts giving the singer her first top 5 single it also peaked at #2 on the urban charts and remained there for 2 weeks before falling out of the top 3 it also debuted on at #13 on the Hot Digital Song charts before falling out of the top 20

"Tell" Nobody was written by Carmen V, Michael Black and Hassan Denis it was also produced by both Denis and Black the song itself is about a relationship and wanting to keep it a secret from everybody else but at the same time it speaks about wanting to go out and have fun with this person which in a way is a contradiction of the first few parts of the song the lyrics aren't extremely original or out there and it doesn't seem as if they were meant to be either the song is rather safe which is alright for a rather new artist however the downside is it doesn't exactly make Carmen stand out against bigger names in pop/R&B such as Isabel, Andrea, etc

That being said the production of the song and Carmen's radio friendly vocals does somewhat make up for the rather bland lyrics with repetitive deep synths that seem to pull in the listener and the catchy sound of the chorus in the beginning pulls the listener in a little bit more that by the time Carmen get's to the verse the listener is basically hooked in Carmen continues to play on it as she smoothly makes her way into the equally catchy pre-chorus however despite having a very radio friendly voice Carmen doesn't have the strongest voice there's a sort of nasally tone to it that might turn off some of the listeners

Overall though the song is a decent attempt at a more current R&B/Pop sound the lyrics could use some work as could Carmen's vocals but she's still a rather new artist and has a whole album awaiting on which she could surprise some of us and though this song might not put her up in the rankings of previous mentioned Pop icons it will definitely keep fans content, get some airplay and keep Carmen relevant

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Carmen's Comments

"Tell Nobody is definitely one of my favorite tracks from the album so far it's just got this fun upbeat sound and it was so much fun to write and it's so cool getting to work with someone again who has worked with SYNCO because who doesn't love those ladies right? Lol anyway the song isn't meant to be overly serious it's not about a previous relationship however if I was going to get in one at the moment they'd definitely have to listen to this and understand that I'm not up for going public just yet yup that's right gents if you want this then you better not tell nobody haha anyway thank you all so much for checking this out and thank you all so much for the success on the last track I really hope you enjoy this one just as much love you all and thanks again :)"

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The Song

The song starts out with a repetitive deep synth that is heard throughout the whole song it plays for about 2 or 3 seconds before we hear Carmen come in saying her name however when she pronounces her surname she says the first two letters "V" and "I" before adding the last to together "Lo" after this we hear the chorus which is also the opening to the song Carmen sings in a rather laid back yet upbeat tone her voice is far from being the strongest and she definitely does not try to make it seem that way as she sings in a more comfortable/safe style throughout most of the song the only change is in the pre-chorus and the bridge the pre-chorus is sung a bit faster and as she sings the lyrics "all you gotta do is say "don't go"" she slows it down a little and holds on to the last part a little bit longer she then makes her way back into the chorus which is sung the same way as before she then goes into the second verse which is sung in the same style as the first verse once again however she repeats "Just the two of us" before going into the pre-chorus which is once again sung the same way after she goes back into the chorus which is done once again the same which may seem a bit repetitive to the listener however the song still has a catchy sound to it that keeps the listener into it after finishing the third chorus we hear Carmen go into the bridge where the beat changes up slightly despite the deep synths remaining and Carmen's voice changes it sounds almost as if she's speaking which brings a sort of fun sass to the track she then heads back int the pre-chorus which is done the same way and the final chorus which is once again done the same way we then hear Carmen make a "Shh" sound and the song then comes to an end

Carmen V-I-Lo

I wanna get with somebody
I wanna take off with somebody
Thinkin' you can be that somebody
But boy you better not tell nobody
You better not tell nobody

I don't think anybody knows what's up
So keep it between me and you
Let's just do our thing don't say nothin'
Boy just keep it cool

And we can stay up all night
Turn all the lights down
And we'll turn up oh boy you know it
and if you want me to stay here boy all
You gotta do is say "don't go"

And you know just what I'm bout to do
I wanna get with somebody
I wanna take off with somebody
Thinkin' you can be that somebody
But you better not tell nobody
You better not tell nobody

I don't think anybody knows what's up
So let's not let them know
We got everything that we need
Just the two of us

Just the two of us
And we can stay up all night
Turn all the lights down
And we'll turn up oh boy you know it
and if you want me to stay here boy all
You gotta do is say "don't go"

And you know just what I'm bout to do
I wanna get with somebody
I wanna take off with somebody
Thinkin' you can be that somebody
But you better not tell nobody
You better not tell nobody

Goin' up like what
We be all night goin' up like what
Goin' up like
We keep it between us going up like what
Goin' up like what
We be all night goin' up like what yeah
We keep it between us goin' up like
We be all night goin' up like what

And we can stay up all night
Turn all the lights down
And we'll turn up oh boy you know it
and if you want me to stay here boy all
You gotta do is say "don't go"

And you know just what I'm bout to do
I wanna get with somebody
I wanna take off with somebody
Thinkin' you can be that somebody
But you better not tell nobody
You better not tell nobody

Shhh