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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.