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Ciara: The Evolution (also The Evolution ) is the second studio album by the American R&B singer Ciara . It was released on December 5, 2006 in North America and on April 13, 2007 in Germany . Although the album was criticized, Ciara made it to the top of the Billboard 200 . It sold over 338,000 times in the first week. Although the album sold more than two million copies worldwide, surpassing the success of her debut album Goodies , it was only once certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States. The predecessor was awarded triple platinum.
production
During an MTV interview, Ciara stated that she wanted to get ten times her debut album goodies in Ciara: The Evolution . Nevertheless, she did not want a copy of her debut album with the album, although statements of her interview were often interpreted as such. She wants to keep her style, but the album should, as the title expresses it, represent her personal maturity, the evolution that her music, her dance style and her fashion have undergone.
In contrast to many other R&B stars, Ciara was heavily involved in the creation process. She wrote and co-produced some of the songs on the album, but also used a large arsenal of producers. Polow Da Don produced Ciara's songs Promise and Bang It Up . The Neptunes produced the two songs I Proceed and I'm Just Me . Bryan Michael Cox produced Ciara's emotional R&B ballad So Hard and Mr. Collipark produced the US bonus track Love You Better . By Will.i.am of Europe was iTunes -Bonustrack Do It produces, as well as the song Get In, Fit In , which is available on all editions.
In addition to Can't Leave 'Em Alone , Rodney Jerkins also produced Ciara's song Make It Last Forever . Dallas Austin produced the pop ballad I Found Myself .
Ciara had Lil Jon and Jazze Pha produce the songs That's Right and CRUSH . Lil Jon can also be heard as a feature on That's Right . Jazze Pha also produced the first single Get Up . Ciara brought the American rapper 50 Cent as a guest for her single Can't Leave 'Em Alone , produced by Rodney Jerkins , which was previously to be called Dope Boys . Another guest is Chamillionaire on Get Up.
publication
Ciara: The Evolution was released as a standard album with a special limited edition DVD. This DVD includes:
- the choreography of the dances from the music videos " Get Up " and " Promise "
- the music videos from Get Up and Promise
- a look behind the scenes at Promise
- Like A Boy music video (European edition only)
Four bonus tracks were recorded for the album. Love You Better appeared in the US and Japanese editions. Addicted and Promise (Go and Get Your Tickets Mix) are available on the European edition. At the latter, R. Kelly can be heard as a guest. Do It appears as the last track on the European iTunes edition. Will.i.am is featured as a feature on the song.
Track list
- CD 1
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length |
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| 1. | That's Right (featuring Lil Jon ) | Ciara Harris, Jonathan Smith, LaMarquis Jefferson, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, Jasper Cameron | Lil Jon, Ciara, Jasper Cameron | 4:16 |
| 2. | Like a boy | Harris, Nelson, Muhammad, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ezekiel Lewis, Calvin Kenon | Calvo Da Gr8, Ciara, The Clutch | 3:57 |
| 3. | The Evolution of Music (Interlude) | 0:10 | ||
| 4th | Promise | Harris, Cameron, Polow da Don, Elvis Williams | Polow da Don , Ciara, Cameron | 4:27 |
| 5. | I Proceed | Harris, Pharrell Williams | The Neptunes | 4:13 |
| 6th | Can't Leave 'Em Alone (featuring 50 Cent ) | Harris, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Curtis Jackson | LaShawn Daniels, Ciara, Darkchild | 4:04 |
| 7th | CRUSH | Harris, Smith, Craig Love, Jefferson, James Phillips, Adonis Shropshire, Larry Linn | Lil Jon | 4:17 |
| 8th. | my love | Harris, Nelson, Brian Kennedy, Antwoine Collins, Muhammad | Brian Kennedy, Ciara, T-Wizz | 4:00 |
| 9. | The Evolution of Dance (Interlude) | 0:15 | ||
| 10. | Make It Last Forever | Harris, Daniels, Jerkins, James Brown, Robert Ginyard | Darkchild, Ciara, Daniels | 3:33 |
| 11. | Bang it up | Harris, Sean Garrett, Jones | Polow Da Don, Ciara, Sean Garrett | 3:04 |
| 12. | Get Up (featuring Chamillionaire ) | Harris, Jazze Pha, Hakeem Seriki | Jazze Pha | 4:21 |
| 13. | The Evolution of Fashion (Interlude) | 0:15 | ||
| 14th | Get In, Fit In | Harris, Will.i.am | Will.i.am | 4:13 |
| 15th | The Evolution of C (Interlude) | 0:19 | ||
| 16. | So hard | Harris, Nelson, Muhammad, Bryan Michael Cox, Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean, T. Clark | Cox, Dean, Nelson, Muhammad | 4:49 |
| 17th | I'm just me | Harris, Williams | The Neptunes | 4:32 |
| 18th | I found myself | Harris, Dallas Austin | Dallas Austin | 4:32 |
| 19th | Love You Better (US edition) | Harris, Mr. Collipark, Cameron, W. Jones | Mr. Collipark | 4:29 |
| 20th | Addicted (European edition) | Harris, Nelson, Demetrius Spencer | French | 3:08 |
| 21st | Promise [Go and Get Your Tickets Mix] (featuring R. Kelly ) (European Edition) | Harris, Cameron, Jones, Williams, R. Kelly | Polow da Don | 4:59 |
| 22nd | Do It (featuring Will.i.am ) (European iTunes Edition) | Harris, Adams, Ray Davies, Hurby Azor | Will.i.am | 3:50 |
- CD 2
| Special Limited Edition DVD | length |
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| Ciara and Dancers Teach Moves from Get Up | |
| Get Up Music Video | 5:01 |
| Ciara and Dancers Teach Moves from Promise | |
| Promise Music Video | 4:22 |
| Behind the Scenes of Promise " | |
| Like a Boy Music Video (European edition) | 4:00 |
Music style and lyrics
Musically, the album is kept in the typical 1980s contemporary R&B and electro sound of Ciara. There are also subtle influences from the Miami bass . The theme of "evolution" does not apply to the musical change, but rather is due to the concept of the album. The songs are classified into the four evolutionary themes “Music”, “Dance”, “Fashion” and “C” (= Ciara). Each of the different blocks has an interlude correspondence that specifies the theme. The interludes are small requests from Ciara. Musically, Ciara was influenced by role models like Janet Jackson and Aaliyah , but also by electro bands like Kraftwerk and Zapp .
reception
The album received mixed reviews. Andy Kellman wrote in a three-out-of-five-star review at Allmusic that all the talk about evolution can't hide the fact that the album actually sounded just like its predecessor. The album would certainly “deliver”, but it would be less good than expected.
Entertainment Weekly's Jody Rosen gave it a B + (2+ in German) and particularly praised the faster dance songs that would set her apart from other R&B artists such as Beyoncé , Rihanna and Cassie . Unfortunately, she also has some slow songs on the album that would tarnish the overall impression. Dorian Lynskey said that Ciara was not yet a Beyoncé, but a song like Like a Boy , which reminds of the glory days of Destiny's Child , shows that it might one day be.
Anja Lindenlaub from Laut.de , on the other hand, only awarded two (out of five) stars. Although the album "turned out to be quite catchy and comes up with groovy dance songs and slow ballads, as one would not otherwise expect from an R'n'B album", many songs are bad and splash around. In addition, the claim to make a girl power album is rather difficult if the lyrics take on old role stereotypes. The reviewer described some of the songs as "" I'm the sweet little bitch and my wild, bad boyfriend, who sometimes treats me like dirt, has to protect me "-Shit".
Chart placements
album
The album peaked at # 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. In the first week Ciara sold 338,000 units and sold 213,000 more than with her top 3 album Goodies . The album stayed in the top 20 for eight weeks and in the top 50 for 16 weeks and went platinum in the United States.
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| 2006 | The evolution |
DE32 (5 weeks) DE |
AT68 (1 week) AT |
CH15 (9 weeks) CH |
UK17th  (6 weeks)UK |
US1  (37 weeks)US |
R&B1 (47 weeks) R&B |
First published: December 5, 2006
Sales worldwide: 2,700,000 |
Singles
On July 25, 2006, Get Up was released with Chamillionaire as the first single of the album, the song was part of the soundtrack of the dance film Step Up and reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the United States, the single went platinum. On October 16, 2006, Promise was released as the second single from the album and reached the top position of the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. This single was also awarded platinum.
The third single, Like a Boy , was released on February 13, 2007 , another platinum single. The last single was Can't Leave 'em Alone on June 12, 2007 with 50 Cent. In the United States it achieved a gold record.
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| 2006 | Get Up Ciara: The Evolution |
DE29 (9 weeks) DE |
AT59 (5 weeks) AT |
CH17 (13 weeks) CH |
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US7th (20 weeks)US |
R&B10 (21 weeks) R&B |
First release: July 25, 2006
feat. Chamillionaire |
| Promise Ciara: The Evolution |
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US11 (20 weeks)US |
R&B1 (29 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 16, 2006
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| 2007 |
Like a Boy Ciara: The Evolution |
DE29 (14 weeks) DE |
AT47 (8 weeks) AT |
CH16 (23 weeks) CH |
UK16 (12 weeks) UK |
US19th  (20 weeks)US |
R&B6 (20 weeks) R&B |
First published: February 13, 2007
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| Can't Leave 'em Alone Ciara: The Evolution |
DE44 (7 weeks) DE |
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CH67 (5 weeks) CH |
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US40 (13 weeks)US |
R&B10 (20 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 12, 2007
feat. 50 cents |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Corey Moss: Ciara Stays Tight-Lipped About Her Next Batch Of Goodies. In: MTV.com. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Ciara Previewing 'Evolution' On Tour. In: Billboard.com. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Lola Ogunnaike: One Name, Many Goals for a Driven R&B Star. New York Times , December 6, 2006, accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Jennifer Vineyard: Ciara Dances In The Dark With Chamillionaire In 'Get Up' Video. In: MTV.com. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ^ Christian Hoard: Ciara: The Evolution. Rolling Stone , November 27, 2006, archived from the original ; accessed on December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman at Allmusic (English). Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ^ A b Dorian Lynskey: Ciara, The Evolution. The Guardian , April 6, 2007; accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Jody Rosen: Ciara: The Evolution. Entertainment Weekly , December 4, 2006, accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Anja Lindenlaub: laut.de review: women power with Lil Jon and 50 Cent. Laut.de , accessed on December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ New proof of 'Evolution': Ciara is No. 1. In: Hollywood Reporter . Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Gold & Platinum search query. Retrieved December 1, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US R&B albums US R&B singles
- ↑ Step Up (2006) Music Soundtrack & Complete List of Songs | WhatSong soundtracks. Retrieved December 1, 2019 (American English).