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Back To Basics - Christina Aguilera
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69 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 244 Ratings

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  • Summary: The 'Basics' in the title of this double-disc set are the jazzy blues and soul sounds of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, which Aguilera tackles with the help of Linda Perry and DJ Premier.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    It may be all about style, it may be a little crass and self-centered, but it's also catchy, exciting, and unique.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Aguilera doesn't have the gravitas of her heroes, and her forays into bluesy torch singing and '40s-style swing are stiff and mannered. But she needn't genuflect before the past -- she can make her own glorious kind of 21st-century noise.
  3. Blender
    60
    Labored production isn't the only problem.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 129 out of 148
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 148
  3. Negative: 15 out of 148
  1. Guigo230694
    10
    I Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this album… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ChrisW
    5
    She really missed on this one. If you're going to make a CD that has influences of early Blues and Jazz, why not go the full route? Just by saying the names of former Music Legends does not put you in that catagory. Far from it in fact. She got an amazing voice, but poor songwriting and weak productions fail these CD's.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DaveH
    3
    It's NOT a little crass and self-centred, it's EXTREMELY crass and self-centred, just like the boring bimbo who released it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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