- pop
- 79 min
- 22 tracks
Back to Basics is the fifth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on August 9, 2006, in the United States by RCA Records as a double album. Serving as executive producer, she enlisted a wide range of producers, including DJ Premier, Rich Harrison, Rob Lewis, Mark Ronson, and Linda Perry. Recording sessions took place between February 2005 and April 2006 at several studios in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Character
Spare, grave, character-led and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 69/100
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Observer3/5 ★
- PopMatters7/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4/5
- Stylus MagazineB
- Uncut8/10
- Yahoo! Music8/10
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Tracks
- 1Intro (Back to Basics)1:47
- 2Makes Me Wanna Pray4:10
- 3Back in the Day4:13
- 4Ain't No Other Man3:48
- 5Understand3:46
- 6Slow Down Baby3:29
- 7Oh Mother3:46
- 8F.U.S.S.2:21
- 9On Our Way3:36
- 10Without You3:56
- 11Still Dirrty3:46
- 12Here to Stay3:19
- 13Thank You (Dedication to Fans...)4:58
- 1Enter the Circus1:42
- 2Welcome2:42
- 3Candyman3:14
- 4Nasty Naughty Boy4:45
- 5I Got Trouble3:44
- 6Hurt4:03
- 7Mercy on Me4:33
- 8Save Me From Myself3:13
- 9The Right Man3:51
22 tracks, 79 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Christina Aguilera
- Released
- 2006
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD, Enhanced CD
- Country
- AR
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