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Universal acclaim- based on 651 Ratings
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Positive: 584 out of 651
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Mixed: 15 out of 651
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Negative: 52 out of 651
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Nov 21, 2011I Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this album
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Jun 13, 2011
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Mar 22, 2012
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Aug 9, 2012Christina Aguilera's best album so far. One of the best album of 2006. Ain't No Other Man, Hurt, Candyman, Welcome and Mercy on Me are just amazing !!!
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Jul 17, 2013
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Aug 24, 2013
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Dec 4, 2013This is the album that Beyoncé always wanted to do, sophisticated, well crafted and extremely tasteful, Back to Basics itself as a masterpiece of Christina Aguilera.
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Sep 26, 2014"Back to Basics" is the best album that Christina Aguilera did, that's all!
I would like to say how this one is amazing, but I cannot explain how I felt when I bought it. All the songs sound biggest and powerful with her beautiful voice. And the lyrics are so awesome! Lots of love for it!!! ♥ -
Oct 17, 2015Este álbum es fantástico, ella siempre se innova y amo eso, es una gran artista, y este es un gran álbum, es GENIAL! Lo amo, es de mis favoritos, su voz es la mejor que hay, CHRISTINA QUEEN ♥
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Feb 8, 2016Perfection. This album is really great.
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May 8, 2011Her best album yet, Back to Bascis souds pretty good, ver voice is amazing, she is an excelent performer, give us another album with the same or better quality that Back to Basics Xtina. :D
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Aug 18, 2012Amazing Album, greatest songs and a really wonderful voice, she's a very wonderful artist. Definitely her best album so far. I don't understand the bad critics.
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Nov 9, 2012Beautifully written and produced. The masterpiece of one of the best singers of all time. Christina pours her heart in the lyrics and her geniality in the evoking of the basic sound.
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Oct 4, 2013Now, that's is what they call music. It's an amazing pop album flavored with 40's, 50's, 60's Jazz and Blues materials. The lyrics are amazing same th the beats and the vocal performance. A true masterpiece.
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Dec 10, 2013great album, incredible voice and amazing ballads. xtina knows how to make a really good music, she can be everything: pop singer, hip hop singer, jazz singer, soul singer...... this album can show us that she doesn't care about what's playing on the radio
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Jan 6, 2015deusaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Jul 21, 2015I can't believe how amazing this album is! The sounds and lyrics are heaven, and her voice is pure perfection! I'm so obsessed with it! 100% highly recommended.
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May 4, 2018It's strange that it took 7 years to Christina Aguilera find herself on music. "Stripped" and "Christina Aguilera" are both good and classic albums, but "Back To Basics" shows that she is mature enough to be herself without being that sweet girl or even that sexy woman. When you start listening to this LP, you can presume how this album will be with this incredible and iconic introduction.
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Feb 13, 2017Um dos melhores albuns de todos os tempos, biblia, Mercy On me, Hurt, Candyman, Slow Down Baby Ain No Other Man, sao uma das minhas faixas preferidas, melhor album da Xtina, ele é 1000x melhor que o lixo do bionic
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Oct 12, 2016Es Un Admirable disco, Una declaración artÃstica, Con Gran poder y destreza vocal de La cantante, su canción más memorable es Candyman pues es diferente a lo lanzado por otros artistas pop de su época, Este disco es realmente bueno
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Dec 1, 2016This is one of the best pop albums I've ever heard from such a young vocalist. She's really a great songwriter and DJ Premier has brought out the best in her. 15 years from now we will have yet another legend among us. Collapse
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May 12, 2017Amo este álbum, este es el verdadero sonido y estilo de Christina Aguilera. Se luce su voz me encanta la tematica de los años 30s, 40s y 50s ¡Una leyenda!
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Jun 23, 2017It's incredible how Christina can switch styles and still bring something relevant and unique and this album was so suitable for her voice and media person.
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Apr 7, 2018Una obra maestra por parte de la cantante Aguilera, ademas de que porfin se hizo justicia al tener un promedio de criticas en verde
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Aug 14, 2017This is favorite album ever, She did it very well, The voice is amazing and she shows everybody how is make magic with a song, Makes me wanna pray is a masterpiece and the other songs are amazing
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Aug 31, 2017Her best album to date and my favorite album ever. It's just a masterpiece. It totally deserved its Grammy nomination (it should've won tough). "Back In The Day" is one of my favorite songs on the album.
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Nov 10, 2017She knows how to make real music, and shows that she has talent for all music styles, queen of She knows how to make real music, and shows that she has talent for all music styles, queen of reinvention. No doubt she was born to soul music, jazz and blues. Xoxo
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Nov 10, 2017This is her best album ever ever ever, vintage taste, vintage style, vintage mood.
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Jun 14, 2018Apesar de ser um álbum duplo ambos os CDs são coesos e com uma ótima sonoridade retrô ! Um dos melhores trabalhos da Aguilera se não o melhor.
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Jun 16, 2018magnificent album , so soul and jazz . Baby Jane rich of glamour . Xoxo X-tina
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Jun 16, 2018This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 19, 2018
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Jun 26, 2018um doa melhores álbuns da Christina Aguilera como sempre ela inovando em todos os sentidos ,um belÃssimo trabalho ,parabéns Aguilera
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Jul 3, 2018An ambitious throwback to old Hollywood glam, Back to Basics won the hearts of music lovers around the world, and not without a reason. The album is funky, yet soulful; catchy as hell but not commercialized. On "Save Me from Myself" and "Mercy on Me" Aguilera proves - quite effortlessly, actually - that she's the best singer of her generation.
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May 14, 2020
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Aug 4, 2014It's so good because of three main things:
Christina's immaculate voice and how she screams powerfully even in mellow parts of songs.
The production, of course.
The homages, and the skit-like World War II lyrics and intros. It's a comedic work of art.
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Aug 26, 2016This is one of the best pop albums I've ever heard from such a young vocalist. She's really a great songwriter and DJ Premier has brought out the best in her. 15 years from now we will have yet another legend among us. Collapse
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ntukziemAug 21, 2006xtina bridges the gap with her best work yet... awesome album!!!
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JamesTAug 23, 2006Phenomenal.... one word says it all... excellent work girl!
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R.M.BronsonAug 6, 2006Stellar. Excellent. A must buy. Definitely a frontrunner for Album of the Year.
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dgfgdgffdgAug 6, 2006sexy
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FrankNAug 7, 2006The best female voice out there!
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MohammedSAug 7, 2006Brilliant, brilliant album. She has more authentic hiphop beats than the NY rappers. She put them all to shame, and I can't believe I just said that.
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KennyHSep 18, 2006It's an AMAZING album!.. it's very different, compared to stripped. but I think this cd is more 'happy':).. it's superb! Personally I like the second cd little bit more:)
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StephenNSep 2, 2006I think this is Christina's Best Album So Far.I particularly like Disc 2 Better than Disc 1.and her vocal talent comes out strong on this Album so close to what she really loves.
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MarkWSep 3, 2006It shows through the music that she really put time into making this album. This album isn't for everybody, but for those people out there that are looking for QUALITY pop music, this is the CD for you.
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TiarSep 6, 2006
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aczxcFeb 22, 2007tdy
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katiecMar 3, 2007don't understand the bad reviews, the album is brilliant! i love candyman and hurt they are the best songs.
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BálintKMay 8, 2007This album is very good
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FredricE.Jun 7, 2007Best release of 2006.. Christina has grown so much into a more mature artist. shes just perfect.
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DevonSFeb 3, 2010Excellent album. She sounds like a woman in control of her career and you can't get any better than "Mercy on Me," "Hurt," "On Our Way," and "Ain't No Other Man." She is amazing and has the best voice of this generation.
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AnaB.Oct 1, 2006Christina Aguilera is by far one of if not the greatest singer of our generation. I love the new sound she provided on Back to Basics. Sometimes a couple of songs sounded too similar to others, but overall I loved it.
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ChrisMOct 12, 2006I'm agree that without a few songs this would be a master piece... Disc 2 is outrageous... Some of the Disc 1 is not working for me, but comparing this album with the emo trash or the stupid pop out there, she demands a lot of respect hands down... And I can smell the grammys here too...
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pattysNov 20, 2006love it!!
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miyojDec 7, 2006albun of the year!!!!!
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manuelmAug 12, 2006A well produced album. It doesn't even seem like a double album. DJ Premier and Linda Perry did a good job.
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AHAug 17, 2006An instant classic from an artist that continues to improve with age, this girl adds an 'x factor' to every track that lifts them to another level. Christina is the greatest talent of her generation, and though others such as Kelly Clarkson are worthy successors, she remains THE best pop vocalist of our time.
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TunMAug 17, 2006She is the best female singer in the world right now & this album is such a classic...simply amazing...Still dirrty,Hurt,The Right Man,Mercy on Me,Save me from myself,Here to stay,Without you"& so..so many great songs in 2 cds...she'll win Album of the year with this "back to Basics" in Grammy time ....
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JoeCAug 18, 2006Great album Every song is wonderfull!!
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richardjAug 18, 2006
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ChristinaNAug 18, 2006In my opinion, Christina has made a master piece. Of 22 songs (including interludes) I only find myself skipping 3. One of them being an interlude. This means 19 great songs.
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IanSAug 20, 2006No current pop artist can touch Christina, vocally. She proves that this record. No current pop artist can reach Christina, artistically. She proves that this record. No current pop artist makes pop records of this calibur. Christina has.
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GillesBAug 22, 2006I'm not really a fan of christina, but this record is pure bliss... loads of catchy tunes, rather original compared to what she's done before... i'm buying!
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JeffreyQAug 20, 2006
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ElizabethRAug 24, 2006I love Back to basics.
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JedAug 26, 2006This is by far the best album I've heard this year. Christina has really grown as an artist. I can't stop listening to the songs. Keep up the good work girl!!!
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OdaiAAug 6, 2006Album of the year, hands down.
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RobAug 6, 2006What a major step forward from Stripped..though this is classified as Pop, the album really spans all genres WITH a purpose. Christina is really pushing herself and its great to see...nice album.
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christinarAug 6, 2006pure perfection. its a grammy contender. best album of the year so far and aguilera's best effort.
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tenzingdAug 9, 2006christina´s versatile voice is a strength she uses to idolise the great singers of blues and jazz of the past. I have already listened the album, back to basic. She is getter better and better. she blows you out.
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AntonioBSep 15, 2006The best album from this singer. Very unique and interesting. The sounds, the voice, the lyrics, it's all perfect and different.
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desporSep 17, 2006I love this cd, i love the fact that it is different to what other people are releasing, she deserves all the sucess with this. Amazing.
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MarquisWSep 21, 2006Definately not better then Stripped, but that was far to hard to top. I enjoyed the album for what it was!
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amandadSep 2, 2006
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desireebSep 20, 2006Christina Aguilera did a fantastic job on this album, she wanted something different to change the way people see her... her voice is so powerful and the style of music is classic.
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mAzcSep 5, 2006I think this album is fab! Craggy has got such an interestin n unique voice! Best album of the year!
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BigDogFeb 1, 2007I don't understand the low ratings for this album. It is absolutely brilliant. This has my vote for album of the year hands down. Christina-Rules!
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EdwardHMay 8, 2007Another dope ass album from Aguilera. She just keepz excelin' in brilliance every time. I love Candyman and ain't no other man best. But I like all tha songs 2. They ain't no bad songs at in this album. Their all trill. you go Girl!
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DanielCOct 12, 2006this is by far one of the greatest most creative album she has done. she is one of the artist in 20 or 30 years from now recieving a lifetime acheivement award. ill say it's better than stripped becuz of creativity luv u xtina, aka babyjane
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stephanieOct 13, 2006it has very nice songs in the cd
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LysshaOct 16, 2006Not perfect, and definitly not as good as stripped, but it is a good album. Most of the songs are likeable, some are amazing, and some have to grow on you a bit. Overall, a good album and a good achievement for Ms. Aguilera.
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LianeGOct 21, 2006There's no doubt that Ms. Aguilera is one of the most talented vocalists of her generation. Ultimately, that talent shines through, regardless of what you might think of the songs. That said, most of the songs on Back To Basics are great. However, the production of the album as a whole lacks the greatness of Stripped. However, it is still a fantastic album. "Hurt" is my favorite track.
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BarbLOct 3, 2006She sounds excellant and her vocal is so great! An absolutely great singer!
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KristinaAug 10, 2006This album is absolutely amazing. A critic has to be deaf, dumb & blind to write a negative review. Not only is this album a courageous piece of work for such a mainstream artist, but the second disc is all live instruments which is never found in the mainstream today. Christina has set the bar with this album so all the other chart-toppers had better get their game on.
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SpencerUAug 14, 2006The album is amazing. It's one of those albums everyone has to buy... only comes along a few times (if that) in a decade. GET YOURSELF A COPY.
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AdamSAug 15, 2006One of the greatest albums I have heard in quite some time.
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RhondaRAug 15, 2006Fantastic... and this album gets better every time you listen to it. Christina's vocals are amazing.
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EvanKAug 15, 2006Fantastic! Christina has never sounded better vocally. This is her best record to date and the first to truly show that she is an "artist."
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lionelbAug 16, 2006Fantastic......the nest pop album this year
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SeanDAug 16, 2006
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JudithLAug 18, 2006Most beautiful album ever!Just have to listen to it and you will love it
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TomGAug 18, 2006A remarkable album from a young singer who used to sing Teen Pop. Now Christina has moved onto a mature sound which not only allows her to show off her amazing voice, but it also has allowed her to create some of the best work of her career. Simply stunning. Download: Save Me From Myself, Slow Down Baby, Makes Me Wanna Pray and Candyman.
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MO'KaneAug 18, 2006Excellent
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JeffBAug 18, 2006what a different and great album! definetly a classic! wow amazing job christina!
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TJValerioAug 18, 2006Back To Basics is a wild ride. The disc I enjoyed more is disc 2. Back To Basics displays Christina's creativity and passion for her art. This no doubt is her best effort yet.
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TerraCAug 18, 2006Glad she's back. Loves it!
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GreaDAug 18, 2006THIS ALBUM KICKS ASS. Everyone go buy it!! It's her best album yet!
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LucyHAug 18, 2006LOVE IT!!!!! best Christina Aguilera album!
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cerysetAug 18, 2006
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Awards & Rankings
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Beyond the retro instrumentation, however, it's unclear what Aguilera has really learned from her idols.
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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.
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This rather bloated record should be regarded as a disappointment - an interesting one, but a disappointment none the less.