Cry Baby

**Cry Baby** is the first album I have listened to and officially ranked. Additionally, it is the first album of Melanie Martinez's I have listened to. This was the debut album of Melanie Martinez and it was released on August 14, 2015. The album had three singles: "Pity Party" (which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100), "Soap", and "Sippy Cup". They are certified platinum, gold, and gold by the RIAA respectively. "Dollhouse" and "Carousel", which appear on this album were also on the 2014 release of the *Dollhouse* EP. The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 units sold and is certified platinum by the RIAA as of February 24, 2017. The album is considered to be a concept and visual album due to its adolescence themes throughout the album as well as its music videos. Every track has a music video with the exception of "Play Date", "Teddy Bear", and "Cake".

## Song Rankings

1. **Pity Party**
2. **Soap**
3. **Dollhouse**
4. **Mrs. Potato Head**
5. **Milk and Cookies**
6. **Carousel**
7. **Play Date**
8. **Mad Hatter**
9. **Cry Baby**
10. **Cake**
11. **Tag, You're It**
12. **Pacify Her**
13. **Training Wheels**
14. **Alphabet Boy**
15. **Sippy Cup**
16. **Teddy Bear**

## Review

**2018:** If you would have asked me my thoughts on this album in the beginning of 2017, I would have told you I am literally obsessed with this album. However, the rape allegations made against Martinez in December of that year made things... complicated to go back to. Trust me, this album still holds a special place in my heart for being the first album I've ever listened to, but it's not phenomenal like I thought it was. The art direction, themes, and the idea of making every song have a music video were all neat ideas, so I'll give this album that. However, going back to "Tag, You're It", especially after the allegations, just feels uncomfortable with its themes about kidnapping despite my liking for the song still. The question is still up in the air whether or not it happened, but you can believe whatever you feel. I don't seek out this album as much as I used to, but I won't skip anything if a song came on shuffle like I did in December/January. I recommend this album if you're big into concepts and visuals. [8/10]

**2023:** I am feeling inspired to come back to this Wiki over a year later. Yes, "Cry Baby" may have been the first album I am ever listened to, but it doesn't exactly have a special place in my heart anymore. I have been aware of the Melanie Martinez rape allegations ever since they first came out in 2017. I tried my best to just block it out whenever I listened to Melanie's music, but I reached a point today where I decided to delete every song from my playlist and avoid all music from her entirely. I had absolutely no desire to listen to "Portals", her most recent album, so that should've been a red flag. After watching Brad Taste In Music's reaction to this album, I learned that Melanie Martinez admitted to faking having childhood trauma. That's obviously bad and weird as hell. Melanie has also admitted that most of this album is just a "fantasy"; Cry Baby is just basically an OC. Hearing some of these lyrics back are pretty fucking disgusting, especially on "Training Wheels". That's always been one of my least favorites, but ew. At least "Pity Party" was a favorite but like... why do I love it? What about it *truly* appeals to me? I just feel sorry for everyone who went through genuine trauma who is aware that the situations depicted throughout this album are not genuine. I also feel terrible for the people who used to be fans of Melanie Martinez, then drop her because of the allegations. Whether or not they're true is a whole different story, but I am inclined to believe victims. I just feel like this aged like complete shit. And I think K-12 is worse. [2/10]