Christina Makes Her Comeback Twice As Nice By Expanding Basics Into Double LP

 

After telling GQ last month that she had recorded enough material for a double album but had narrowed it down to one to make it more affordable, Christina Aguilera has apparently had a change of heart.

 

At Saturday's MTV Movie Awards, where Aguilera performed her new single, the singer revealed that Back to Basics would in fact include two distinct discs.

 

"The first half is based upon working with more beat-driven producers and will use samples and things like that, and then the second disc is all me and Linda Perry," Aguilera said, referring to her "Beautiful" collaborator.

 

A common theme, however, will run through both discs: an homage to Aguilera's favorites eras, the 1920s, '30s and '40s (see "Christina Aguilera's New LP: Some Jazz, Some Hip-Hop Soul ... And Some Burlesque").

 

"The first half of the album is kind of a throwback with elements of jazz, blues and soul music combined with a modern-day twist, like hard-hitting beats," the singer explained.

 

And for the second disc, "We creatively went into our own zone and our own world together," Aguilera said of her work with Perry. "There are no cover songs, so we made more of a '20s, '30s vibe with an authentic and organic twist. There are no samples — it's all live music. One of the songs sounds like you entered a 1920s burlesque club, another song sounds like it was actually recorded in the 1920s, using a vintage microphone, so it's exciting stuff."

 

The double-album is due August 15, nearly four years after Aguilera's last LP, Stripped.

 

"I definitely take my time, so I do come with a lot more to say about what's going on in my life so it's meaningful to me and to my fans," Aguilera explained of the gap. "I always try to come back with something new and try to evolve as an artist and as a visionary. I can't wait to see the reaction."

 

Seeing that reaction is exactly the reason Aguilera wanted to debut her new single, "Ain't No Other Man," at the MTV Movie Awards (see "MTV Movie Awards: Will Ferrell Freaks Out; Jessica Simpson Dusts Off Daisy Dukes"). "The last time I performed at a Movie Awards show was for 'Lady Marmalade,' and that was so much fun," she said.

 

As for the new song, "I wanted to make it light and easy for people to dance to and sing along to, so the whole song is based on feel-good elements of soul and blues and jazz," she said. "Lyrically, I just got married, so it's about someone in particular, but it's all about feeling good and not taking anything too seriously."

 

"Ain't No Other Man," like most of Back to Basics' first side, was produced by DJ Premier (see "Christina's New Split-Personality Album Is Mature And 'Dirrty' ").

 

"On the Gang Starr albums he would take jazz things and chop them up and he had some jazz elements in his beats. Along with being a fan of his, I thought he would really get into this world I had envisioned, with the throwback album meeting the hard-hitting beats of today," Aguilera said. "He went there and totally blew my mind. He got it, and some producers didn't get it. And he goes beyond being just a beatmaker. He has a great ear for what sounds good vocally and what a sloppy ad-lib is."

 

Aguilera says she would someday like to make a straight jazz record, but for now, she's thrilled with Back to Basics.

 

"It was quite a journey making this record [and turning to] the old glam look visually to go along with all that," she said. "But what we came up with, I'm super-proud of."

 

Source: MTV.com

 

 

 

 

 

Cool! Can't wait! Gonna be amazing! But with so many tracks to listen to it's going to be hard to decide what to listen to alot and not what to :blink:

Yeah I already knew this, can't wait for it! :D

 

I wonder if it'll be 2 discs or what because she just says "Double album" which could mean that she releases them seperately like Nelly did. :huh:

I think if she released them seperatly, they wouldn't sell as more :P

I think if she released them seperatly, they wouldn't sell as more :P

I agree, so I hope it's just 2 discs in one box! :dance:

Yep! I can't wait to hear the songs, I hope they are not all Jazz inspired! I want another song like Dirrty :P :lol:

Yep! I can't wait to hear the songs, I hope they are not all Jazz inspired! I want another song like Dirrty :P :lol:

Well there is a new song called Still Dirrty. :D

:lol: Can't wait for that! Hope it's not too much the same as Dirrty though. I wonder if that'll be a single :smoke:

:lol: Can't wait for that! Hope it's not too much the same as Dirrty though. I wonder if that'll be a single :smoke:

Well there's a lot of hype surrounding it so I would guess so, then possibly one of the ballads on the link in the other thread? :huh:

 

Nah it won't be identical. :lol:

I hope one of the ballads is a single, I love Xtina ballads. Can't wait for this album! Not that long now :o

I hope one of the ballads is a single, I love Xtina ballads. Can't wait for this album! Not that long now :o

Well over 2 months. :(

 

I loved The Voice Within from the day I bought the album and none of my friends liked it, and then it was released and they all loved it. :rolleyes:

:lol: Sometimes I don't like songs until a video is made, I didn't like We Belong Together until I seen the video :lol:

 

 

But the Voice Within is awesome! :o

:lol: Sometimes I don't like songs until a video is made, I didn't like We Belong Together until I seen the video :lol:

But the Voice Within is awesome! :o

You didn't like WBT? :o

 

I bought Mimi on the day of release and listened to it over 200 times in the first day. :lol: :wub:

:lol: I bought it the first day too, by chance, because I wasn't a Mariah fan but I just bought it on a whim, was hooked every since :lol:

:lol: I bought it the first day too, by chance, because I wasn't a Mariah fan but I just bought it on a whim, was hooked every since :lol:

Me too, exactly the same way. :D

I've listened to We Belong Together over 900 times now :lol:

this could of been posted in the 'official album thread' <_<

 

they wont be two seperate cd's.... sometimes i think people forget how intelligent christina actually is!! there is a reason for EVERYTHING she does... :wub:

I was just adding to discussion, that's all. :P

I was just adding to discussion, that's all. :P

 

anything i said wasnt aimed at u...

anything i said wasnt aimed at u...

Oh I know.