Bionic (stylized as {Bi~ΟΠ~iC}) will be the fourth full-length English studio album by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. It is set to be released on June 8 in the United States by RCA and worldwide also in June 2010. Bionic will be her first studio album in four years since 2006's Back to Basics. The album's first single, "Not Myself Tonight", was released on April 13 and has reached moderate success on charts around the world. The album will be Aguilera's first album to feature a Parental Advisory label.
Background
Already during the Asian leg of the Back to Basics Tour in Summer of 2007, Aguilera said that her upcoming album will be "short, sweet and completely different" from her previous long play Back to Basics. After the birth of her son, Christina stated in an interview with Ryan Seacrest that her forthcoming album will include a totally new aspect of herself as an artist, because of the pregnancy with her son. Aguilera has stated in the past that she takes her time between each record in order to enjoy and experience life so that musically and artistically she produces the best material. On her official website, Aguilera revealed: "Working on this album with so many talented artists and producers that I admire was really an amazing experience. The artists I chose to work with added so many unique sonic layers to Bionic. My intention was to step into their world and what they do combined with my own vision and sound. The results were magic.
Aguilera describes the album as a unique mix of many genres and styles of music: "I was able to explore and create a fresh, sexy feel using both electronic and organic elements with subject matter ranging from playful to introspective. I am so excited for my fans to hear the new sound. It is something I don't think anyone will expect. She later went on to say "Each album I release is a representation of my personal life experiences and how they have shaped me. ... Over the past four years ... I have become a mother, a wife, and most recently an actress ... This album was put together to capture all of these characteristics [therefore] I chose to collaborate with a variety of artists and producers across different musical genres. I was able to explore and create a fresh, sexy feel using both electronic and organic elements with subject matters ranging from playful to introspective. This allowed me to challenge myself by using my voice in ways I never had before.
Recording and production
In February 2008, in an interview with People magazine, Aguilera stated that she was going to start recording new material for her forthcoming album at her Beverly Hills home. Currently working on projects for his label, Year Round Records, DJ Premier shared plans to head back into the studio with Aguilera. Premier said. "She's doing an all pop album again, but she wants me to keep the tone like what we did before. She's ready to start next month. The producer of the second disc of her previous studio album Back to Basics, Linda Perry, was included in the forthcoming project too. In an interview with Billboard in October 2008 Aguilera told that it will be mostly produced by Perry. Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler and her collaborator/bassist Sam Dixon worked with Aguilera on a number of tracks for Aguilera's fourth studio album. Aguilera told Billboard that she is a big fan of Sia and stated that she was thrilled when Furler said that she wanted to work with her too. Aguilera described Sia's voice as "really gritty and unique. Her voice has a really cool sound to it. I'm not exactly sure what we're going to get when we go into a studio together. There's probably magic to be had. They recorded together in the studio in January 2009.[10] According to Furler's blog they wrote four songs together.
The British electronic band Goldfrapp and Ladytron are expected to be included in the album too. Ladytron members Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu went to Los Angeles to meet Aguilera in December 2008, because they heard that they were one of Aguilera's favorite bands. There she identified what kind of Ladytron songs she liked and he added "We were impressed because she had a real deep knowledge of our music – album tracks, not just the singles!". Ladytron said following about the sessions with the singer, "We went in with no expectations; the whole thing was a massive surprise. But it was incredible. She was so musically talented, a vocalist who really knows her voice. The first takes sounded really amazing, and while we'd made demos, it was only when her voice was on them that it all came to life. It's nice to talk about them, we've been sitting on this for a while. They finished the work with Aguilera in March 2009 and produced 4 or 5 tracks, but only 3 songs made the final cut. UK band Goldfrapp stated in a January 2010 interview that they didn't finish the studio session and don't know whether their songs will make the final cut.
The Australian said that the production team The Neptunes are working with Aguilera on her upcoming album. In an interview with HitQuarters, Dr. Dre protege Focus... said, "We did a song and an interlude together."[18] He produced the beats for the track "Sex for Breakfast" which were then worked on by Aguilera and producer Noel "Detail" Fisher. Focus... got involved with the project because he and Aguilera share a loyal, long-time engineer in Oscar Ramirez and Ramirez suggested and arranged the pairing.[18] Of the experience Focus... commented, "[Aguilera] knows exactly what she is looking for and is not afraid to tell you. It was the first project I've ever worked on where someone sent me examples and showed me exact parts in the song they were looking for.
Blogger Perez Hilton declared on his own Twitter account that Aguilera is working with the band Le Tigre, later confirmed by Aguilera in her E! Special, an American dance-punk band known for its socio-political lyrics, dealing with issues of feminism and the LGBT community.[20] Aguilera said in August 2009, that she co-wrote tracks with British Tamil songwriter M.I.A. and Santigold, and according to the producer Tricky Stewart, chart-topping Hip-Hop artist Flo Rida will be featured on the album.
Additionally Tricky Stewart and Claude Kelly wrote the song "Glam" which will appear on the album. Its described as "a hard club song that’s about high fashion. It’s really for the ladies about getting dressed and looking your best, working it in the club and getting glam and sexy before you go out. ... It will surprise people. I’m calling it a modern day ‘Vogue.’ I wouldn’t say it unless I believed it."[22] Kelly also co-wrote three other tracks for the album, including first two singles "Woohoo" and "Not Myself Tonight". He described the four tracks as all being "up-tempo and fun, they’re party anthems but at the same time have underlying messages." Commenting on the experience of working with Aguilera, Kelly said, "What people don’t know about her is that she’s actually a really good writer. She has good ideas, good melodies, good concepts … She’s really involved from the very beginning to the very end.
Music and style
During her fan question and answer segment in 2006 Yahoo! & Nissan Live Sets, she stated she would go "futuristic" with her next album. A complete opposite of Back to Basics. Producer, Rob Lewis has stated in an interview that Christina wants a more 'futuristic' sound for the forthcoming album. He said that Christina invited him to Kanye West's concert to help analyze every detail including staging, performance and the music. Lewis stated that he was also asked what he thought of a possible collaboration between Christina and Kanye. Lewis ended the interview with: "I can tell you that what you will see and hear from Christina will be different, original, and probably against the grain: the true form for Christina ... always re-creating herself. Tricky Stewart also revealed: "It's just great. I wouldn't say that it's alternative, I wouldn't say that it's different; Christina's always been an artist that moves the bar and that's what the great ones do. They don't stay in the same place for too long, and this album is just another move for her. I really feel it's one of her best bodies of work that I've heard since Stripped. I think it's really, really amazing and I think it's well put together," he said. "She's mixing it up again. She's singing R&B again, she's doing pop. She's doing it all, but she's found a way to make it all meet in the middle because she's so many different things.
In an interview with Vibe, Tricky Stewart stated: "With Christina it's a little different, because Christina wants music that you haven't heard before. She did things that she's never necessarily heard on the radio. She doesn't want a record that sounds like anything else so you're trying to create an entirely new sound for an artist. The three tracks that I did, they're all uptempo tracks so we definitely kind of get the club moving but it's just a matter of her doing different styles and using her voice in different ways." In an interview with the New York Post producer Linda Perry said: "Everybody knows that Christina can sing, but I’ve been telling her that she doesn’t have to blow horns off every day. So she’s venturing out of her comfort zone and going more electronic... I think for Christina, not singing full out is probably the most vulnerable, insecure place for her. So to tone it down and not hit the big notes, that’s a really touchy place for her.
Marketing and promotion
Aguilera revealed the title of the album as well as the name of three new songs in the February 2010 issue of Marie Claire magazine. On January 22, 2010 Aguilera premiered a stripped-down version of the Linda Perry produced "Lift Me Up" during the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon. A new song titled "Woohoo" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, and written by Aguilera with Claude Kelly and "Not Myself Tonight" collaborators Polow da Don and Ester Dean was posted on Aguilera's official YouTube channel on May 7, 2010. Aguilera was also featured on the June cover of GQ Germany, the June/July cover of Latina, the May cover of Billboard[30] and the June cover of Out.
On 7 May 2010 Aguilera performed "Not Myself Tonight" on The Oprah Winfrey Show. "You Lost Me" was performed on 26 May 2010 on American Idol.
Singles
"Not Myself Tonight" premiered on March 30, 2010 and was introduced as Bionic's lead single; It was made available on iTunes on April 13, 2010. The song was produced by Polow da Don and written by Ester Dean. It was written by Ester Dean and co-written/produced by Polow da Don. It debuted and so far peaked at number 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Aguilera's third highest debut on the chart after "Keeps Gettin' Better" in 2008 and "Ain't No Other Man" in 2006.
"Woohoo" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, the album's second single was made available to download on May 18, 2010 and was sent to U.S. rhythmic stations on May 25, 2010.
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