She wrapped up the filming of her first video, "Ain't No Other Man" on May 3rd, so now it should be in the editing process. It's a smoky jazz bar video with 1930s fashion.Christina Aguilera Goes Back To Basics, New Album Due August 15th
Paying tribute to the music that inspired her, pop icon Christina Aguilera will release her third studio album, Back To Basics, August 15th on RCA Records. A modern take on vintage jazz, soul and blues from the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s, the album is wildly inventive with a throwback style creating a sound that’s gritty and raw. Back To Basics reunites her with producer Linda Perry as well as creating new collaborations with producers such as DJ Premier.
The sexy first single, “Ain’t No Other Man,” produced by DJ Premier and Charles Roane, is set for release on June 12th. It will be world-premiered on the MTV Movie Awards on June 8th.
“This is a concept album that follows a bold, set vision,” stated Aguilera. “The touchstones are Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald.... what I used to call my ‘fun music’ when I was a little girl.”
Back To Basics utilizes an orchestra, choir, string quartet and jazz horns, as well as techniques that offer a vintage sound and sensibility. “I Got Trouble” incorporates a scratchy blues feel, while “Candy Man” recalls the tight harmonies of all-girl groups from the ‘30s and ‘40s “Save Me From Myself” is an emotionally naked, raw-sounding song dedicated to her husband. “Thank You,” dedicated to her fans, features DJ Premier splicing bits of “Genie In A Bottle” with fan voicemail messages. Also sure to appeal to Aguilera fans is the risqué song “Nasty Naughty Boy” (which has a ‘20s burlesque feel) and the club track “Still Dirrty,” assuring her fans that she’s “still got the nasty in me, …still got that dirty degree…still got that freak in me.”
-posted 5/10/06
I'm pretty sure this will be a successful album. She's very confident, saying this is her best work yet. She said in an interview recently the album will have 23 tracks.
I heard clips of Candyman, Ain't No Other Man, and Back to Basics. I love Candyman the best; it's like catchy 1950s sugary bubblegum pop. I've been addicted to the clip since MTV played it in late February. ANOM is a fast track with crazy beats and big bandish horns (it *doesn't* sound anything like Beyonce's Crazy In Love, though). Back to Basics, from what I heard, sounds like the first track- the intro to the album. It's slow and mellow with the lyrics, "going back to basics. Where it all began..."
I thought it might have been against the rules here or something. So go ahead guys, give it a listen and see what you think. Tinkerbell says so! 
@ nordic. In reality (well, I'm speaking for the majority's opinion, including my own), her first singles are not necessarily the best track on the album. In this case, "Ain't No Other Man" may not be the best track but it is getting heavy radio airplay especially in large cities. Some other radio stations still have yet to play it, it's still new. Hopefully it peaks at #1, or at least top 5. Not only it's what she needs since "Dirrty" flopped in 2002, but it's also what radio needs in the top 40 (crap city!).
