Christina Aguilera - 2018 - Liberation (HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: Christina Aguilera Title: Liberation (HDtracks) Format: WEB, 15 files FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz, HDtracks Producer: Various Release Date: June 15, 2018 Recorded: 2014–2017 Label: RCA Records Label Genre: Pop, Dance-Pop, Euro-Pop, Neo-Soul, Vocal Duration: 49:25
Christina Aguilera:
Wikipedia: Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Rochester and Wexford, Pennsylvania, she appeared on the television series Star Search and The Mickey Mouse Club in her early years. After recording "Reflection", the theme for Disney's 1998 film Mulan, Aguilera signed with RCA Records. She rose to prominence with her 1999 self-titled debut album that spawned the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants", and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)". Aguilera released two studio albums in 2001; the Spanish-language album Mi Reflejo and the holiday album My Kind of Christmas. She assumed creative control for her fourth studio album, Stripped (2002), which produced "Dirrty", "Beautiful", and "Fighter". Aguilera's fifth studio album, Back to Basics (2006), debuted at number one on the album charts of ten countries and spawned the tracks "Ain't No Other Man" and "Hurt". In 2010, Aguilera released her sixth studio album Bionic and starred in the film Burlesque. The following year, she debuted as a coach on the reality competition television series The Voice; she appeared in six seasons of the show. Her seventh studio album, Lotus (2012), spawned the hit "Your Body". Aguilera has also been featured on several successful collaborations during her career, including "Lady Marmalade", "Moves like Jagger", "Feel This Moment", and "Say Something". Aguilera has been recognized as a pop icon and earned the title "Pop Princess" in her early years. Her work has earned her five Grammy Awards, one Latin Grammy Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Throughout her career, she has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. In 2009, she ranked at number 58 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, thereby becoming the youngest and the only artist under 30 to be named. Billboard recognized her as the 20th most successful artist of the 2000s, and Time listed Aguilera among the top 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2013. Aside from her work in the entertainment industry, Aguilera is involved in charitable activities through human rights, world issues, and her work as a UN ambassador for the World Food Programme.
Liberation:
Wikipedia: Liberation is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 15, 2018, through RCA Records. It is Aguilera's first album in six years, following Lotus (2012). The singer started recording the album in late 2014, and throughout 2015 and 2017, Aguilera collaborated with a handful of producers and songwriters to reach her desired sound; Pharrell Williams and Linda Perry were in the studio in early stages and ended up not being on the album, while new collaborators such as Anderson Paak, Kanye West, Che Pope, Mike Dean and Tayla Parx were confirmed to be on the album. It features collaborations with Demi Lovato, Keida, Shenseea, GoldLink, Ty Dolla Sign and 2 Chainz.
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Liberation arrives in 2018, six years after Lotus, by far the longest stretch of time between Christina Aguilera albums. During that hiatus Aguilera wasn't exactly in hibernation but she wasn't prominent, taking a couple of seasons off from the televised singing competition The Voice to raise a child and spending as much time onscreen as she did on-stage when she re-emerged in the middle of the 2010s. Aguilera may have been omnipresent in showbiz but she was largely absent from the pop charts. Save a handful of duets -- "Moves Like Jagger," which appeared in 2011 in the first flush of The Voice's success; "Feel This Moment," a 2013 Pitbull hit; "Say Something," a 2013 Great Big World single featuring Christina on vocals -- Aguilera hadn't reached the American Top Ten since 2008's "Keeps Gettin' Better," fanbait added to her hits collection of the same name. Lotus was designed to reverse this downward trajectory, but despite having its share of gleaming dance-pop, it didn't generate a pop hit. Liberation seems to be constructed as a response to its failure, as it finds Aguilera abandoning shiny hooks for hip-hop beats and smoldering ballads. Despite the fleeting presence of Kanye West and Anderson .Paak, who are both credited as producers, Liberation isn't a record designed for the clubs. Much of the album is devoted to moody moments of self-reflection and anthems of empowerment, giving the distinct impression that Aguilera is figuring out how to mature within the confines of chart-oriented music. Certainly, Christina spends a fair amount of time singing about lasting love and motherhood, even offering a MeToo anthem in the form of "Fall in Line," a dense, angry duet with Demi Lovato. Such reflection and measured outrage lend Liberation a gravity lacking in other Aguilera records, and its sober perspective carries over to "Sick of Sittin'," an infectious piece of diamond-hard funk that finds Aguilera leaning into a newfound rasp in her voice. Christina's growth as a writer and singer helps balance her lingering sentimental streak, a tendency that can occasionally curdle into the saccharine. This stickiness can be a shade too mawkish, but the greater flaw of Liberation is how its blend of R&B reflection and tense testifying doesn't seem to be an easy fit on any format in 2018. This weakness is also a strength, as it shows that Aguilera didn't take an easy route with Liberation: she instead found a hybrid between the personal and commercial, which makes the record resonate emotionally no matter what success it may or may not have.
Tracklist:
01. Liberation (1:47) 02. Searching For Maria (0:25) 03. Maria (4:35) 04. Sick Of Sittin' (4:01) 05. Dreamers (0:37) 06. Fall In Line (4:07) 07. Right Moves (3:48) 08. Like I Do (4:49) 09. Deserve (4:24) 10. Twice (4:02) 11. I Don't Need It Anymore (Interlude) (0:55) 12. Accelerate (4:04) 13. Pipe (4:05) 14. Masochist (3:30) 15. Unless It's With You (4:17)
Personnel:
Christina Aguilera - A&R, Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer 2 Chainz - Featured Artist Mitch Allan - Vocal Producer Tim Anderson - Producer Jon Bellion - Producer, Vocals (Background) Lily Bratman - Spoken Word Sofia Bratman - Spoken Word Nicholas Britell - Piano, Producer, String Arrangements BRLLNT - Producer Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. - Producer, Programming Roget Chahayed - Piano Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums Raul Cubina - Producer DaHonorable C.N.O.T.E. - Producer Mike Dean - Producer Lauren Evans - Vocals (Background) Tim Fain - Violin Noah Goldstein - Producer Charlotte Elder Groebe - Spoken Word Charlie Heat - Producer Hudson Mohawke - Producer Ilsey Juber - Vocals (Background) Keida Featured Artist, Vocals Elizabeth Komba - Vocals (Background) Kosine - Producer Kirby Lauryen - Producer, Vocals Demi Lovato - Featured Artist Audra Mae - Vocals, Vocals (Background) Melbeatz - Producer MNEK - Producer, Programming, Vocals Rob Moose - Octave Bass, Viola, Violin Ashley Morente - Spoken Word Jairus Mozee - Guitar Neenyo - Producer Bryan Nelson - Instrumentation, Producer, Programming Anderson .Paak - Producer, Vocals (Background) Tayla Parx - Vocals (Background) Che Pope - Producer Carlitos Del Puerto - Bass Ricky Reed - Guitar, Producer, Programming Summer Rain Rutler - Spoken Word Aria Sage - Spoken Word Sango - Producer Shenseea - Featured Artist, Vocals Caitlin Sullivan - Cello Ryan Svendsen - Flugelhorn, Trumpet Ty Dolla $ign - Featured Artist Kanye West - Producer Mark Williams - Producer
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