basics christina_aguilera album basics fifth studio album american recording artist christina_aguilera released august rca_records double album serving executive producer enlisted wide range producers including premier recording sessions began january ended april taking place inspired 1920s 1940s idols including basics described fusion old school jazz soul inspirations modernized style primarily pop record disc rhythm blues hip hop urban elements songs employing samples second contains original tracks exception samples jane vine lyrically album inspired previous life events including marriage portray new persona adopted new alter ego changes public appearance inspired classic hollywood movie stars promoted album performing concerts including mtv_video_music_awards album supporting tour basics tour visited countries north_america asia europe australia middle_east lasted basic spawned international singles ain man hurt basics received positive reviews music critics complimented musical diversity previous albums criticized length record received grammy award nomination best pop vocal album lead single ain man won best female pop vocal performance 49th annual grammy awards week release album debuted atop billboard chart week sales copies basics achieved similar success internationally reaching spot countries including australia canada germany ireland switzerland united_kingdom album sold million copies million units worldwide november background 46th annual grammy awards announced going work follow album stripped stated main idea project evolve artist visionary taken poem wrote stripped tour interview billboard magazine expressed dissatisfaction contemporary music technology advanced anybody singer took musical inspirations old school jazz blues soul records performed idols including viewed music heart create throwback elements old school genres combined modern day twist sent letters different producers hoped help direction taking project encouraging experiment create modern soul feel initially planned album single affordable disc expanded basics double album disc collaborated hip hop producers including premier time songs half incorporate horn samples create gritty old sounds premier questioned familiar work known jazz influenced work response wanted album draw inspirations premier song jazz thing noted collaboration time pop world 1920s 1930s era vibe second disc teamed longtime producer produced previous album stripped contrast half disc second consists live recordings samples exception featuring sample jane vine recording sessions project began january ended april taking place hollywood california songs basics recorded program console vocals recorded microphone possibly conjunction pre producer contributed previous album stripped asked return production basics refused offer declined pay entourage fly los_angeles led breakdown relationship subsequently included song fuck scott album viewed music according production team basics draws influences jazz blues soul genres music critics identified record pop album similarities 1960s 1970s 1980s albums writing guardian thought album concept wide meaningless compared basics musical style rock band beatles self titled album half disc incorporates strong elements hip hop urban blending old school modern features horn samples gospel making sound like dusty old vinyl album according rolling_stone songs disc employ samples exception makes wanna pray featuring features gospel choir arrangement pop funk number ain man features similar beyoncé crazy love understand ballad featuring soul influences similar ballads slow baby blends old school modern hip hop soul elements follow ups mother way piano ballads disc described hip hop elements second disc basics opens enter circus described carnival creepy orchestration sounds like followed soft rock inspired welcome draws inspirations jazz blues swing musically inspired hit boy similarly nasty naughty boy contains elements jazz blues features horn section arrangement got trouble sings blues inspired theme reminiscent songs mercy features gospel elements acoustic track save inspired country rock genre different tracks basics lyrics songs basics inspired real life events experienced track mother talks childhood abusive father lyrical theme compared madonna father marriage main theme album tracks inspired event including makes wanna pray ain man way mercy save right man right man expresses found right man imagined daughter hopes child experience abusive childhood like day little girl reach hand know found right man expresses excitement old school music day names classic artists including stands fuck scott directly producer didn accept offer produce basics looks like didn need got album lyrics slow baby tells man leave sings knew realise wearing ring described sequel single sings sexual independence woman sexuality scrutiny exactly claims got nasty stay tells flash pan pop thank dedication fans features voice fans amazing inspired carry living releases marketing reported basics released august year united_states later basics planned released august region according album leaked august decided portray different image persona previous stage adopting new alter ego called named character film happened changed public appearance removed dyed hair platinum blonde inspired classic hollywood movie stars album photography taken german photographer days second days photos shot hotel moved hollywood images inspired 1920s clubs day session album cover artwork revealed late june featuring bright red blonde hair dressed white bed greg_kot labelled cover retro look sign ready close leading lady teen pack emerged late 90s track album available public ain man released lead single contemporary hit radio june featured commercial advertisement stay track basics main theme shot multiple territories including saudi_arabia prague rio_de_janeiro tokyo india second advertisement premiered july worldwide alongside commercial stay available digital download mobile phones promotional record upcoming album hurt serviced album second international singles september february respectively slow baby released australia july mother released european territories january released music video track save following giving birth son promotion began promotion basics live performance ain man june july held minute concert palace theatre london performed songs upcoming album previous singles august held release party album new_york_city performed hurt mtv_video_music_awards august september performed jets fashion rocks charity event duet elton_john sang ain man hurt baby saturday night live november hurt sung nbc christmas thanksgiving special november german television series december year december appeared new year performed fighter february sang makes wanna pray davis pre grammy awards party performed tonight jay_leno visited asia europe oceania basics tour promoted mobile phone network orange sony eighty tour received positive reviews critics complimented strongest career grossing million worldwide ninth highest grossing tour female artist profitable world tour female artist february basics live dvd released critical reception metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics basics received average score indicates generally favorable reviews based reviews stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic appreciated album production commenting project impressive coming near career suicide stripped entertainment_weekly opined glorious kind 21st century noise compared vocal ability album mariah carey popmatters felt shouts times felt choice collaborators ultimately rewarding listen sputnikmusic noted basics transitional innovative record bbc_music said stunning voice stated varied cutting second album preferred disc album ballads second disc adding basics best aren present similarly yahoo music described disc low dirty masterpiece said second disc found crashing straight observer provided mixed review saying beginning album craft little heart found collaborations perry deeply cinematic rolling_stone opined release self important condensed single disc new_york_times gave mixed review stating contains roughly number great songs ones world war era pop music resemble songs sal_cinquemani slant_magazine criticized sexual image vocals commented basics cohesive stripped robert_christgau provided negative review classifying album album received nomination best pop vocal album grammy awards won best female pop vocal performance ain man following year nominated basics named best pop album year itunes june entertainment_weekly listed album number best albums years late british magazine daily_mail listed basics number list best albums 2000s decade commercial performance release basics reached number countries including united_states united_kingdom australia week sales album debuted atop billboard remained chart weeks falling final position number album placed numbers billboard year end charts respectively additionally basics debuted number spending weeks chart album went certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipments million copies sales basics debuted number canadian albums_chart attained triple platinum certification reaching sales basics achieved similar success europe peaking number european albums chart united_kingdom album debut atop albums_chart charted thirty weeks seventy eventually certified platinum country album placed numbers albums_chart year end list respectively finland basics charted eighteen weeks country official albums chart peaking number debuted number french albums_chart spent weeks album proved successful portuguese albums_chart peaked number charted weeks album achieved success major markets oceania debuted number australian albums_chart charted weeks debuting number new_zealand rianz albums chart charting seven album reached numbers australia year end charts respectively charting new_zealand basics went reach double platinum certification platinum japan asian market basics debuted number seven japanese oricon main albums_chart week sales units later certified gold country shipments copies according frontman album sold approximately million copies worldwide november track listing credits taken basics booklet notes signifies additional producer signifies producer signifies vocal producer sampling credits intro basics contains sample thrill gone live performed makes wanna pray contains sample glad performed traffic day contains samples performed performed jimmy bunch ain man contains samples happy moon performed performed soul seven understand contains sample nearer performed slow baby contains samples window performed seductive performed mother contains sample sur ton written way contains sample performed stay contains sample best thing performed thank dedication fans contains samples hold bottle performed think big performed fat featuring notorious track features fan club recordings franklin contains sample jane vine credits personnel credits adapted allmusic charts certifications sales release history
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