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}} ''Back to Basics'' is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, released on August 11, 2006 by RCA Records as a double album. Serving as executive producer, she enlisted collaborators including DJ Premier, Rich Harrison, Rob Lewis, Mark Ronson, and Linda Perry. Recording sessions began in January 2005 and ended in April 2006, taking place at Chalice Recording Studios and Record Plant. Inspired by her 1920s–1940s idols, including Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Etta James, and Ella Fitzgerald, Aguilera sought to bring old-school jazz, blues and soul inspirations with a modernized style into ''Back to Basics''. Primarily a pop and R&B record, the first disc blends old-school and modern R&B with hip hop and urban elements with most songs employing horn samples, while the second disc contains all live-recorded tracks (with the exception of "Candyman"). Lyrically, the album is inspired by real-life events Aguilera had experienced, including her marriage with Jordan Bratman in 2005. To portray a new persona, Aguilera adopted her new alter ego, Baby Jane, and made several changes to her public appearance, inspired by classic Hollywood movie stars. She promoted the album by performing at concerts from mid-2006 to early-2007, including the 2006 MTV Movie Awards and the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. The album's supporting tour Back to Basics Tour, which visited countries in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and Middle East, lasted from late-2006 until late-2008. ''Back to Basic'' spawned three international singles: "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman". ''Back to Basics'' received positive reviews from music critics who complimented its musical diversity from Aguilera's previous albums while there were others who criticized its length. The record received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, and its lead single "Ain't No Other Man" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007. In its first week of release, the album debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart with first-week sales of 346,000 copies. ''Back to Basics'' achieved similar success internationally, reaching the top spot in over fifteen countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and United Kingdom. The album has sold 1.7 million copies in the US, and 5 million units worldwide as of November 2013. ==Background== At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004, Aguilera announced that she was going to work on a follow-up album to ''Stripped'' (2002). She stated her main idea for the project was to "evolve as an artist and a visionary", which was taken from a poem she wrote during The Stripped Tour (2003).〔 In an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine, Aguilera expressed dissatisfaction with contemporary music, as technology "has advanced itself so anybody can be a singer".〔 Thus, Aguilera took musical inspirations from old-school jazz, blues and soul records performed by her 1920s-1940s idols including Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald, which she viewed as "music that really had heart". To create a "throwback" with elements of old-school genres combined with "a modern-day twist",〔 Aguilera sent letters to different producers that she hoped could help her with the direction she was taking for the project, encouraging them to experiment, re-invent and create a modern soul feel. She initially planned to condense the album into a single, more "affordable" disc, however she expanded ''Back to Basics'' as a double album.〔 For the first disc, Aguilera collaborated with hip hop producers including DJ Premier, Rich Harrison, Kwamé, and Mark Ronson for the first time.〔 Most songs from the first half incorporate horn samples to create "gritty and old" sounds. DJ Premier questioned if Aguilera was familiar with his work, though she had known of his jazz-influenced work with Gang Starr in late-1980s and early-1990s.〔 In response, Aguilera wanted her album to draw inspirations from Premier's song "Jazz Thing" and noted that their collaboration became his first time "venturing into the 'pop' world". For the "1920s and 1930s-era vibe"-influenced second disc, Aguilera teamed up with longtime producer Linda Perry, who produced Aguilera's previous album ''Stripped''.〔 In contrast to the first half disc, the second one consists of all live recordings without using samples〔 (with the exception of "Candyman" featuring a sample of "Tarzan & Jane Swingin' on a Vine").〔 Recording sessions of the project began in January 2005 and ended in April 2006, taking place at Chalice Recording Studios and The Record Plant in Hollywood, California. All songs from ''Back to Basics'' were recorded using Pro Tools HD3 program and done with a SSL J9000 console with 96 inputs.〔 Aguilera's vocals were recorded using a Telefunken ELAM 251 microphone, possibly in conjunction with an Avalon M-5 pre-amp .〔 Producer Scott Storch, who contributed to Aguilera's previous album ''Stripped'', was asked to return for the production of ''Back to Basics''.〔 However, he refused the offer when Aguilera declined to pay airfare for him and his entourage to fly out to Los Angeles, which led to a breakdown of their relationship. Subsequently, Aguilera included the song "F.U.S.S." ("Fuck You Scott Storch") on the album, which Storch viewed as "pathetic". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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