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Back to Basics is the third full-length English studio album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. The album was released August 15 2006 in the United States and Canada, on August 9 2006 in Japan, and on August 12 in Australia. The album was released in Europe on several dates, starting at the 9th of August 2006, and ending on the 22nd of August 2006.[1] It was leaked to the internet two weeks before the actual release date. The album features what Aguilera describes as "a throwback to the 20s, 30s, and 40s-style jazz, blues, and feel-good soul music, but with a modern twist."[2]The album has sold 3 million copies worldwide so far. Her album has been nominated for the Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award, and the lead single from the album, "Ain't No Other Man", was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award.

Album information

Christina Aguilera has transformed her image and musical style with every album. With the new Back to Basics album. She asked herself what music inspired her to sing and dance, thus coming up with a concept album emulating that. Aguilera has described her newest album as an urban soul record combining elements of 1920s, '30s and '40s blues and jazz with modern day influences.[2] The record finds her working with hip-hop producers DJ Premier, Kwamé and Ronson for the first time. It also finds her working with Linda Perry, who worked with Aguilera on Stripped (2002). Also in May 2006 Pepsi released an international commercial in which Aguilera performs a clip from the song "Here to Stay", from the album, alongside Lebanese singer Elissa (who sings her then-current single "Bastanak"). Back to Basics is a double-disc album. The first disc is a throwback album with elements of old blues and jazz with a modern day twist. The first disc is also more "beat-driven" (as Aguilera stated on the "Back to Basics" CD enhanced video). The second disc is songs Aguilera did with Linda Perry. "There are no samples - It's all live music", Aguilera said of the second disc.[3] The last track on the second disc is a documentary that shows a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album.

F.U.S.S.

The interlude "F.U.S.S." stands for "F*** U/ Forget U or For U Scott Storch". [4] (Scott Storch is a producer who produced and co-wrote a number of songs for Aguilera's Stripped.) These include "Walk Away", "Can't Hold Us Down", "Infatuation", "Fighter", "Loving Me 4 Me" and "Underappreciated". Scott Storch wasn't asked to be present on Back to Basics which led to a breakdown of their relationship after he complained in interviews. [5]

Reception

Two weeks before the official U.S. release of Back to Basics, iTunes made the album available for pre-order. It immediately shot up the online music store's Top Albums list, peaking at number 1 on the day of the release. The album has sold 3 million units worldwide. “Back To Basics” is disc of gold in Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Poland, Korea, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Czech Republic. It has moreover conquered the world-wide market catching up and exceeding the following threshold of platinum in nations: USA, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and Singapore. iTunes later named it as the Best Pop Album of the Year beating out this year's release by Justin Timberlake and Beyonce Knowles.

Track listing

# Disc 1 Title Songwriters
1. "Intro (Back to Basics)" Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi, Hawkins, Darnell 1:47
2. "Makes Me Wanna Pray" featuring Steve Winwood Aguilera, DioGuardi, Harrison, Winwood 4:10
3. "Back In The Day" Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi, Costa, Castor, Fridie, Gibson, Jensen, Manigault, Thomas 4:13
4. "Ain't No Other Man" Aguilera, Charles Roane, Chris E. Martin, Harold Beatty, Kara DioGuardi 3:48
5. "Understand" Aguilera, DioGuardi, Holland, Toussaint 3:46
6. "Slow Down Baby" Aguilera, Ronson, DioGuardi, Angry, Guest, Knight, Patton, Knight, Bernard, Harper, Jackson 3:28
7. "Oh Mother" Aguilera, Thornton, Rankin, Thornton, DioGuardi, Colals, Barratler 3:46
8. "F.U.S.S." Aguilera, Roane, DioGuardi 2:21
9. "On Our Way" Aguilera, Thornton, Rankin, Thornton, DioGuardi 3:36
10. "Without You" Aguilera, DioGuardi, Ronson, Lewis 3:56
11. "Still Dirrty" Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi 3:46
12. "Here to Stay" Aguilera, Holley, Reyes, Allen, Jackson 3:19
13. "Thank You (Dedication to Fans...)" Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi, Sheyne, Frank, Kipner 4:59
14. "here to stay(remix) (bonus release)" Aguilera, Holley, Reyes, Allen, Jackson 4:31
# Disc 2 (Enhanced CD) Title Songwriters
1. "Enter the Circus" Aguilera, Perry 1:42
2. "Welcome" Aguilera, Perry, Ronson, Paul 111 2:42
3. "Candyman" Aguilera, Perry 3:14
4. "Nasty Naughty Boy" Aguilera, Perry 4:45
5. "I Got Trouble" Aguilera, Perry 3:42
6. "Hurt" Aguilera, Perry, Ronson 4:03
7. "Mercy on Me" Aguilera, Perry 4:33
8. "Save Me From Myself" Aguilera, Perry, Bottrell 3:13
9. "The Right Man" Aguilera, Perry 3:51
10. "Back to Basics" Bonus Video making of Back to Basics 10:07
  • Best Buy Exclusive Behind the Scenes released on November 28, 2006[6]

Alternate covers

Commercial Best Buy
File:B2B Official Album(HQ).jpg File:DVD Basck To Basics (Best Buy Bonus DVD).jpg

Singles

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Back to Basics Tour

Main article: Back to Basics Tour

The Back to Basics Tour will take place in Europe [25], North America and [26]Latin America in 2006 and 2007. The tour currently will consist of 67 dates world wide.

Chart performance

Total: Christina Aguilera Back To Basics has sold 3,056,000 copies worldwide and with the 7.5% that the United World Chart does not cover the total worldwide is 3,285,200


French Top 200 Albums Chart[7]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
10
18
27
31
39
49
38
57
71
110
115
117
141
101
93
84
84
79
80
62
54
50
18
14
Canadian Top 100 Albums[8]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
2
7
11
19
24
28
37
48
42
35
44
35
35
53
47
42
40
38
30
27
26
34
40
Dutch Album Chart[9]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
3
5
8
13
18
20
30
37
30
31
21
20
24
31
30
27
25
26
26
22
22
21
21
Irish Top 100 Albums[10]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
2
4
6
7
8
10
14
16
25
21
25
19
17
21
28
26
26
24
23
18
U.K. Top 75 Albums[11]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
2
5
13
20
25
29
37
41
42
30
29
31
46
52
57
60
62
61
42
45
57
71
74
German Top 100 Albums[12]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
4
6
11
23
26
28
24
33
33
31
26
21
31
64
77
*
71
55
47
57
73
70
U.S. Billboard 200[13]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position
1
3
4
6
13
20
28
30
35
32
37
35
48
39
51
Sales
346,138
135,118
100,740
64,336
47,258
35,668
32,289
28,617
24,129
23,497
22,649
22,907
23,844
30,581
31,221
Total
346,138
481,256
581,996
646,332
693,590
729,258
761,547
790,164
814,293
837,790
860,439
883,346
907,190
937,771
968,992
Week 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
39
40
36
35
48
40
45
58
61
Sales
38,456
50,328
68,502
102,768
31,284
20,958
15,984
13,691
12,235
Total
1,007,448
1,057,776
1,126,278
1,229,046
1,260,330
1,281,288
1,297,272
1,310,963
1,323,198
United World Chart[14]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Position
1
1
2
5
6
10
13
20
19
24
23
28
33
31
Sales
615,000
327,000
257,000
184,000
143,000
112,000
103,000
90,000
76,000
71,000
70,000
66,000
66,000
73,000
Total
615,000
942,000
1,199,000
1,383,000
1,526,000
1,638,000
1,741,000
1,831,000
1,907,000
1,978,000
2,048,000
2,114,000
2,180,000
2,253,000
Week 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Position
40
40
40
*
*
32
24
28
33
31
Sales
78,000
81,000
103,000
110,000
160,000
81,000
55,000
46,000
43,000
46,000
Total
2,331,000
2,412,000
2,515,000
2,625,000
2,785,000
2,866,000
2,921,000
2,967,000
3,010,000
3,056,000

Peak position and certification

Chart (2006) Providers Peak
position 		Certification Sales
The Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 1[15]   Platinum[27] 1,323,198[16]
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) Billboard 1[17]    
Billboard Digital Albums (U.S.) Billboard 1[18]    
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) Billboard 1[19]    
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[20]    
The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 1[11]   Platinum[21] 352,000+[22]
The Official UK Urban Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 1    
Argentinian Album Chart CAPIF 3[23]    
Australian Album Chart ARIA 1[24]  Platinum[25] 70,000[26]
Austrian Album Chart Media Control Europe 1[27]  Gold[28]  15.000[29]
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 2[30]  Gold[31] 25,000 (shipped)[31]
Canadian Album Chart Nielsen Soundscan 1[32]   2x Platinum 200,000[33]
Czech Album Chart IFPI 4[34]   Gold[35] 5000[36]
Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 2[37]    
Dutch Album Chart Mega Charts BV 1[9]    
Estonian Album Chart Pedrobeat 2[38]    
Finnish Album Chart GLF 6[39]    
French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 10[40]  Silver 73,400[41]
German Album Chart Media Control 1[42]  Platinum[43] 200,000[44]
Greek International Album Chart IFPI  2[45]    
Hungarian Top 40 Album Chart MAHASZ 3 [28]  Gold[46] 5000
Hong Kong Album Chart 1  Gold[47] 10.000[48]
Indonesian Album Chart LIMA Top 50 Charts 1  
Irish Album Chart IRMA 1[10]  Platinum[49] 15.000[50]
Israeli Album Chart MusicaNeto 8[51]    
Italian Album Chart FIMI/Nielsen  3[52]  Gold [29] 40.000[53]
Japanese Album Chart Oricon 7[54]  Gold[55] 100.000
Korean Album Chart 1[56]  Gold[57] 15,000
Mexican Album Chart AMPROFON  3[58]  Gold[59]  50.000 (Shipped to Mix-Up)
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 2[60]  Gold +7,500 (Shipped)[60]
Norwegian Album Chart VG Nett 4[61]    
Philippine Pop Album Chart PRIMA 1    
Polish Album Chart ZPAV 9[62]  Gold +10,000
Portuguese Album Chart AFP/Nielsen 26[63]    
Singapore Album Chart RIAS 1[64]  Platinum[65] 15.000 [30]
Spanish Album Chart Promusicae/Media Control 5    
Swedish Album Chart GLF 2[66]    
Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 1[67]  Platinum[68] 30,000 Shipped
Taiwanese Album Chart G-MUSIC 1[69]    
Thailand Album Chart 1[70]    
Welsh Album Chart BBC 1[71]    
United World Chart (Worldwide Sales) Media traffic 1[14]   Platinum [31] 3,056,000 [72]
United World Chart (Worldwide Sales) Media traffic + 7.5% not counted 1[14]   Platinum [32] 3,285,200 [73]

Awards

2006

Awards ceremony Award
MTV Europe Awards Best Female
iTunes Album of the year
Z100's Music Awards Best Album

2007

Awards ceremony Award
NRJ AWARDS Best International Album
NRJ AWARDS Best International Female
Rolling Stone Best Female Performer
Rolling Stone Best R&B Artist

Personnel

  • Christina Aguilera - vocals, background vocals
  • Linda Perry - Bass, Guitar, Organ (Hammond), Choir, Chorus, Horn Arrangements, Mixing, Mellotron, Piano
  • Steve Winwood - Piano, Organ (Hammond)
  • Brian MacLeod - Drums
  • Jim McMillen - Trombone
  • Peter Mokran - Mixing
  • Dave Pensado - Mixing
  • Dieyelle Reed - Choir, Chorus
  • Eric Schermerhorn - Guitar
  • Danny Seidenberg - Strings
  • Garrett Smith - Horn
  • Tom Tally - Viola
  • Chris Tedesco - Trumpet, Horn Conductor
  • Josephina Vergara - Violin
  • Elin Carlson - Choir, Chorus
  • Susan Chatman - Violin
  • Kara DioGuardi - Vocal Scratches
  • Ivan Gilliland - Choir, Chorus
  • Kenya Hathaway - Choir, Chorus
  • Joan Ellis - Choir, Chorus
  • Julie Rogers - Violin
  • Roger Wagner Chorale - Choir, Chorus
  • Jeri Heiden - Art Direction, Design
  • David Hernandez - Choir, Chorus
  • Sharlotte Gibson - Choir, Chorus
  • Tony Reyes - Bass, Strings, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion
  • Charles Roane - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Wayne Bergeron - Trumpet
  • John Krovoza - Cello
  • Jonathan Pryce - Sample Clearance
  • Ellen Von Unwerth - Photography
  • Marc Jameson - Programming
  • Ray Yslas - Percussion
  • Barbara Allen - Choir, Chorus, Choir Contractor
  • Darrin McCann - Viola
  • Paul Klintworth - French Horn
  • Erika Jerry - Choir, Chorus
  • Oscar Ramirez - Engineer, Vocal Recording
  • Julian Hallmark - Violin
  • Eric Gorfain - Violin, String Arrangements
  • Angel Williams - Choir, Chorus
  • Jeannine Wagner - Contractor, Choir Contractor
  • Raymond Angry - Organ, Moog Synthesizer, Clavinet, Piano
  • Daphne Chen - Violin, Concert Mistress, Soloist
  • Kobie Brown - Sample Clearance
  • Cameron Patrick - Violin
  • Alan Mason - Assistant Engineer, Vocal Scratches
  • Onitsha Shaw - Choir, Chorus
  • Rich Harrison - Producer
  • Tal Herzberg - Engineer
  • Chris Wonzer - Assistant Engineer, Assistant
  • Glen Nakasako - Art Direction, Design
  • Mark Ronson - Bass, Beats, Engineer, Producer, Keyboards, Guitar
  • Meelah Williams - Choir, Chorus
  • Aroussiak Baltaian - Strings
  • Melissa Reiner - Violin
  • Printz Board - Trumpet
  • Jacinda Townsley - Choir, Chorus
  • Marcy Vaj - Violin
  • Leah Katz - Viola
  • Diego Miralles - Cello
  • Alyssa Park - Violin
  • Francis Senger - Double Bass
  • Audrey Solomon - Violin
  • Chara Hammonds - Choir, Chorus
  • Damon Fox - Organ (Hammond)
  • Marisa Kuney - Violin
  • Thomassina Atkins - Choir, Chorus

Production

  • Producers: Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry, DJ Premier, Kwamé, Mark Ronson, Rich Harrison, Big Tank
  • Executive producers: Christina Aguilera
  • Engineers: Linda Perry
  • Assistant engineers:
  • Mixing:
  • Mixing assistants:
  • Mastering: Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
  • A&R: Ron Fair
  • Instrumentation:
  • Production coordination:
  • Orchestra production:
  • Music contractor:
  • Chart:
  • Pro-tools:
  • Programming:
  • Drum programming:
  • Arrangers:
  • Choir arrangement:
  • Orchestral arrangements:
  • String arrangements: Linda Perry
  • Art direction:
  • Design:
  • Photography: Ellen von Unwerth

References

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External links

Preceded by Number-one albums in United States
August 15 2006 - August 24 2006 		Succeeded by
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