Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)

Back to Basics
Studio album by Christina Aguilera
Released	August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09)
Recorded	January 2005 – April 2006
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	78:43
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Christina Aguilera Ben Allen Big Tank Charles Martin Roane DJ Premier Kwamé Linda Perry Rich Harrison Mark Ronson L Boogie Tony Reyes Q Rob Lewis
Christina Aguilera chronology
Stripped (2002) Back to Basics (2006) Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits (2008)
Singles from Back to Basics
"Ain't No Other Man" Released: June 6, 2006 "Hurt" Released: September 19, 2006 "Candyman" Released: February 20, 2007 "Slow Down Baby" Released: July 24, 2007 "Oh Mother" Released: November 23, 2007

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(69/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Observer
PopMatters	(7/10)
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Sputnikmusic
Stylus Magazine	B
Yahoo! Music	(8/10)

Back to Basics is the fifth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on August 9, 2006 by RCA Records as a double album. Serving as executive producer, she enlisted a wide range of producers including DJ Premier, Rich Harrison, Rob Lewis, Mark Ronson, and Linda Perry. Recording sessions began in January 2005 and ended in April 2006, taking place at Chalice Recording Studios and Record Plant.

Inspired by Aguilera's 1920s–1940s idols, including Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Etta James, and Ella Fitzgerald, Back to Basics was described by Aguilera herself as a fusion of old-school jazz and soul inspirations with a modernized style. Primarily a pop and R&B record, the first disc juxtaposes rhythm and blues with hip hop and urban elements with most songs employing samples, while the second contains all original tracks with the exception of "Candyman", which samples "Tarzan & Jane Swingin' on a Vine". Lyrically, the album is inspired by Aguilera's previous life events including her marriage with Jordan Bratman in 2005.

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