Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics
CML call number: CD/POPULAR/Aguilera
Kelefa Sanneh wrote in the New York Times: "Much of the first 'Back to Basics' disc was produced by DJ Premier, a pioneering hip-hop producer; his barebones staccato beats give [Aguilera] plenty of room to ululate. His productions include 'Ain't No Other Man,' the album's glorious, mile-a-minute hit single, which proves once again that no one can roar like Ms. Aguilera. Her decision to work with the low-key Premier was also a decision to snub some of the big-name producers on whom pop stars often rely. In one song she rails against a big-name producer who is also a former collaborator, Scott Storch, taunting, 'Looks like I didn't need you'" (8/17/06).
Sasha Frere-Jones wrote in the New Yorker: "Aguilera's second album, 'Stripped,' contained several tracks written with Linda Perry … now one of pop music's reliable hired guns. … On 'Stripped,' Perry's most significant contribution was 'Beautiful,' a barn burner for everyone who has ever felt less than cute on a Friday night. … 'Back to Basics' maintains the plucky spirit of 'Stripped,' and the songs on the second disk were co-written with and produced by Perry."
Kelefa Sanneh wrote in the New York Times: "Much of the first 'Back to Basics' disc was produced by DJ Premier, a pioneering hip-hop producer; his barebones staccato beats give [Aguilera] plenty of room to ululate. His productions include 'Ain't No Other Man,' the album's glorious, mile-a-minute hit single, which proves once again that no one can roar like Ms. Aguilera. Her decision to work with the low-key Premier was also a decision to snub some of the big-name producers on whom pop stars often rely. In one song she rails against a big-name producer who is also a former collaborator, Scott Storch, taunting, 'Looks like I didn't need you'" (8/17/06).
Sasha Frere-Jones wrote in the New Yorker: "Aguilera's second album, 'Stripped,' contained several tracks written with Linda Perry … now one of pop music's reliable hired guns. … On 'Stripped,' Perry's most significant contribution was 'Beautiful,' a barn burner for everyone who has ever felt less than cute on a Friday night. … 'Back to Basics' maintains the plucky spirit of 'Stripped,' and the songs on the second disk were co-written with and produced by Perry."
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