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Back to Basics
Pop · 2006 · 22 tracks

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

A sprawling double album where 1940s big band jazz and vintage soul collide with 2000s hip-hop production. Bold, brassy, and vocally unmatched.

August 14, 2006 · RCA

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A high-drama blend of vintage glamour, defiant self-assurance, and cinematic melancholy.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks
01
Intro (Back to Basics)
1:47
02
Makes Me Wanna Pray
4:10
03
Back in the Day
4:13
04
Ain’t No Other Man
3:49
05
Understand
3:46
06
Slow Down Baby
3:27
07
Oh Mother
3:45
08
F.U.S.S.
2:21
09
On Our Way
3:37
10
Without You
3:57
11
Still Dirrty
3:46
12
Here to Stay
3:19
13
Thank You (Dedication to Fans…)
4:59
14
Enter the Circus
1:42
15
Welcome
2:42
16
Candyman
3:14
17
Nasty Naughty Boy
4:45
18
I Got Trouble
3:42
19
Hurt
4:03
20
Mercy on Me
4:32
21
Save Me From Myself
3:13
22
The Right Man
3:52
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive James Brown-style horn blast that opens Ain't No Other Man.
The haunting, crackly phonograph effect on I Got Trouble that mimics a 1920s recording.
The gut-wrenching vocal crack during the climax of Hurt as the strings swell.
The way the gospel choir lifts the energy during the bridge of Makes Me Wanna Pray.
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How does Back to Basics sound next to the rest of Christina Aguilera's catalogue?

Maximalist+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into maximalist than this artist usually allows.

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