Christina Aguilera (album)

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Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera cover
Studio album by Christina Aguilera
Released August 24, 1999 (U.S.)
November 6, 1999 (UK)
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre Pop, dance-pop, bubblegum pop, teen pop
Length 46:21
Label RCA
Producer Johan Aberg, David Frank, Ron Harris, Robert Hoffman, Khris Kellow, Steve Kipner, Travon Potts, Paul Rein, Guy Roche, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Robin Thicke, Diane Warren, Matthew Wilder, Aaron Zigman
Professional reviews
Christina Aguilera chronology
Christina Aguilera
(1999)
Mi Reflejo
(2000)
Singles from Christina Aguilera
  1. "Reflection"
    Released: June 2, 1998
  2. "Genie in a Bottle"
    Released: June 22, 1999
  3. "What a Girl Wants"
    Released: December 28, 1999
  4. "I Turn to You"
    Released: June 13, 2000
  5. "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
    Released: September 26, 2000

Christina Aguilera is the self-titled debut album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on August 24, 1999 (see 1999 in music) in the U.S., and included Aguilera's breakthrough hit single "Genie in a Bottle", as well as the later singles "What a Girl Wants", "I Turn to You", and "Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)". It also featured the song she recorded a year earlier for the Mulan soundtrack, "Reflection". Her debut album helped her receive three Grammy nominations, two for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Genie in a Bottle") in 2000 which she lost to Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You", and "What a Girl Wants" in 2001 which she lost to Macy Gray's "I Try") and also for Best New Artist in 2000, which she won by beating out the likes of Britney Spears, Macy Gray, Kid Rock, and Susan Tedeschi.

The album sold over 14 million copies worldwide.[4]

Contents

[edit] Album information

"Obvious", the final track on the album, was one of the original demo tracks that was sent to Ron Fair before Aguilera was signed with her record label, RCA.

The album surpassed industry expectations when it debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts thanks to the help of her single "Genie in a Bottle", which had already spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 prior to the release of the album. The album sold 252,000 copies the first week of release, beating out big competition by Sean "Puffy" Combs, whose second album Forever was expected to debut at number one.

The number-one single and the number-one album made her the first new female artist since Britney Spears earlier that year to have both her debut single and debut album reach number one, and because of that, Aguilera was immediately labeled Spears' rival.

The album proved to have some longevity as it stayed in the top fifteen throughout the 1999 holiday season, even working its way back into the top five thanks to its second single "What a Girl Wants" which had topped the charts by the end of 1999. As the year closed, Aguilera's debut album had already sold four million copies, and by the end of 1999, Aguilera had already become a household name in the United States for various reasons, mostly because of her sexual yet innocent image which the media never grew tired of discussing. Aguilera's Grammy Award nominations, two back to back number-one singles, magazine gossip, and merchandise released under her name made her the "It girl" as she opened the new millennium with Carson Daly on MTV's New Years Eve Bash.

In 2000, Aguilera continued to promote her debut album. Her management had announced that she would headline her own U.S. tour after she opened up for TLC back in 1999. In February 2000, she won Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammy Awards, over her fellow nominees including Britney Spears and Macy Gray. The Grammy win, and the continuing success of her number one hit "What a Girl Wants", propelled her album back into the top five on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts, and by the end of February 2000, Aguilera's debut album had already gone six times platinum.

After her winning a Grammy Award, Aguilera began to express her desire for more creative control over the recording of her next album; she wanted to go into a more R&B/hip hop direction, but her record label rejected these requests. In the spring of 2000, "I Turn to You", a ballad penned by Diane Warren, was released with the hope that it would appeal to a more mature audience. The single failed to achieve the same kind of success her previous two singles did, but it did reach the top three on the Billboard Hot 100. During this time, Aguilera kept her name in the headlines thanks to her feud with Eminem. In one of Eminem's songs titled "The Real Slim Shady", he raps about how Aguilera had sexual flings with Fred Durst and Carson Daly. The rapper also claimed in the song that she had a fling with him. Aguilera was offended by his words and publicly told all media outlets his claims were false.

Aguilera quickly put the Eminem rivalry behind her and began to toy with her image. For her summer Sears & Levis U.S. Tour, Aguilera began wearing much more revealing outfits and began putting different colors into her hair. The new image showed how Aguilera had grown up over the year. The new look also coincided with the release of the album's fourth single, "Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)", which became her third U.S. number-one and helped her album reach a certification of eight times platinum by the end of the year. The single was more risky, as Aguilera began to sing more sexual lyrics.

The album has sold 300,000 copies in the U.K, 8.2 million in the U.S.[5] and it's been certified 8x platinum by the RIAA. In 2007, the album re-entered the UK Album Chart at #82. Christina Aguilera the album to this day remains the top pop selling album of Korea from 99' until now selling an impressive 300,000 copies beating out her contemporaries of the time such as Britney Spears and Backstreetboys.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Songwriters
1. "Genie in a Bottle" David Frank, Pamela Sheyne, Steve Kipner 3:36
2. "What a Girl Wants" Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken 3:33
3. "I Turn to You" Diane Warren 4:33
4. "So Emotional" Franne Golde, Tom Snow 4:00
5. "Come on Over (All I Want Is You)" Paul Rein, Johan Aberg 3:10
6. "Reflection" Matthew Wilder, David Zippel 3:33
7. "Love for All Seasons" Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken 3:59
8. "Somebody's Somebody" Diane Warren 5:03
9. "When You Put Your Hands on Me" James Gass, Robin Thicke 3:35
10. "Blessed" Travon Potts, Brock Walsh 3:06
11. "Love Will Find a Way" Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken 3:56
12. "Obvious" Heather Holley 3:59

In 2000, a new version of the original album was released with the radio edits of "What a Girl Wants" and "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)". Those versions replaced the original album versions of the songs.

# Japanese Edition Songwriters
13. "We're a Miracle" Aguilera, Zippel, Todd Chapman 4:09
14. "Don't Make Me Love You" Peiken, Chapman 3:52
# Latin-American/US-Hispanic Edition Songwriters
13. "Genio Atrapado" Frank, Sheyne, Kipner (translation by Rudy Pérez) 4:35
# Special Edition Songwriters
1. "Genie in a Bottle" (Flavio vs. Mad Boris Remix) Franne Golde, Tom Snow 6:29
2. "What a Girl Wants" (Eddie Arroyo Dance Radio Edit) Roche, Peiken 4:04
3. "I Turn to You" (Thunderpuss Remix) Warren 4:21
4. "Genio Atrapado" (Remix) Frank, Sheyne, Perez, Kipner 4:35
5. "Don't Make Me Love You" Peiken, Chapman 3:52
6. "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" (Radio Version) Aberg, Aguilera, Blackmon, Cham, Dawkins, Fair, Peiken, Rein, Roche 3:24

[edit] Charts and certification

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position
Certification Sales/
shipments
U.S. Billboard 200[6] Billboard/RIAA 1 8× Platinum[7] 8,200,000+[5]
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[6] 2
European Albums Chart IFPI N/A 2× Platinum[8] 2,300,000+
Australian Albums Chart ARIA 33 Platinum/Gold[9] 105,000+[9]
Canadian Albums Chart[6] Nielsen SoundScan 2 5× Platinum[9] 500,000+[9]
Dutch Albums Chart NVPI/Megacharts 21 Gold[10] 35,000+
French Albums Chart[11] SNEP/IFOP 44 Gold[9] 100,000+[9]
Hong Kong Albums Chart IFPI NK Platinum[9] 20,000+[12]
Indonesia Albums Chart RII 2 Gold[13] 75,000+[13]
Italian Albums Chart FIMI 16 2x Platinum/Gold[9] 200,000+[9]
Ireland Albums Chart IRMA 3 Gold[9] 60,000+
Japanese Albums Chart Oricon 5 Platinum[9] 350,000+
Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON 4 2× Platinum[14] 250,000+
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] RIANZ 5 Platinum[9] 25,000+[9]
South Africa Albums Chart RISA 1 Gold[9] 50,000+
South Korea Albums Chart RIAC 1 10x Platinum[9][16] 300,000[12]
Spain Albums Chart PROMUSICAE 1 Platinum[13] 100,000+[13]
Swiss Albums Chart Media Control 5 Gold[17] 25,000+
Taiwan Albums Chart IFPI Taiwan 6 3× Platinum[9] 150,000+
Turkey Albums Chart Mu-YAP 2 Platinum[9] 250,000+
UK Albums Chart[18] BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 14 2x Platinum[19] 850,000+
Venezuela Album Chart NK Gold[9] 5,000+[12]
United World Chart Media Traffic 1[20][broken footnote] 7x Platinum 14,000,000+[4]

[edit] Musicians

  • Christina Aguilera - vocals, background vocals
  • Rick Baptiste - horn
  • Ali Boudris - guitar
  • Sue Ann Carwell - background vocals
  • ChakDaddy - horn
  • E. Dawk - horn
  • Ron Fair - piano, harpsichord, keyboards
  • David Frank - drums, keyboards
  • John Glaser - Moog synthesizer
  • John Goux - guitar
  • Gary Grant - horn
  • Robert Hoffman - bass, keyboards
  • Heather Holley - piano
  • Khris Kellow - keyboards
  • Steve Kipner - drums, keyboards
  • Matt Laug - tambourine
  • Anthony Mazza - guitar
  • Shelly Peiken - background vocals
  • Joel Peskin - horn
  • Tim Pierce - guitar
  • Travon Potts - multiple instruments
  • Paul Rein - keyboards
  • Evan Rogers - background vocals
  • Carl Sturken - multiple instruments
  • Robin Thicke - synthesizer, drums, bass, keyboards
  • Michael Thompson - guitar
  • Bruce Watson - guitar
  • Jerry Goldsmith - conductor

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Johan Aberg, David Frank, Ron Harris, Robert Hoffman, Khris Kellow, Steve Kipner, Travon Potts, Paul Rein, Guy Roche, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Robin Thicke, Diane Warren, Matthew Wilder, Aaron Zigman
  • Executive producer: Ron Fair, Diane Warren
  • Associate producer: Doreen Dorian
  • Engineers: Johan Aberg, Paul Arnold, Ali Boudris, David Frank, Dan Garcia, Ron Harris, Mike Hatzinger, Al Hemberger, Phil Kaffel, Steve Kipner, Doc Little, Mario Lucy, Michael C. Ross, Robin Thicke, Aaron Zigman,
  • Assistant engineers: Tom Bender, Joe Brown, Terri Wong
  • Mixing: Rob Chiarelli, Jeff Griffin, Mick Guzauski, Tim Lauber, Peter Mokran, Dave Pensado, Robin Thicke, Tommy Vicari, Dave Way
  • Mixing assistants: Tony Flores, Jeff Griffin, Michael Huff, Tim Lauber
  • Digital editing: Jeff Griffin, Bill Malina
  • Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
  • A&R: Ron Fair, Elisa Yastic
  • Creative director: Jack Rovner
  • Programming: Johan Aberg, Airiq Anest, Ron Harris, Khris Kellow, Paul Rein, Guy Roche
  • Drum programming: Airiq Anest, Robert Hoffman, Khris Kellow
  • Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro
  • Arrangers: Christina Aguilera, Ron Fair, Sherree Ford-Payne, David Frank, Khris Kellow, Steve Kipner, Travon Potts, Guy Roche, Brock Walsh, Matthew Wilder, Aaron Zigman
  • Vocal arrangement: Christina Aguilera, David Frank, Steve Kipner, Brock Walsh
  • Orchestral arrangements: Aaron Zigman
  • Instrumentation: Carl Sturken

[edit] Awards

Year Award show Award
1999
1999 Ivor Novello Award International Hit of the Year: 'Genie in a Bottle'
1999 Teen.com Award Best CD: 'Christina Aguilera'
1999 Teen.com Award Best Female Artist: Christina Aguilera
1999 Teen.com Award Best Song Female Artist: 'Genie in a Bottle'
2000
2000 ALMA Award Best New Artist: Christina Aguilera
2000 Amigo Award Best International Newcomer 2000: Christina Aguilera
2000 Billboard Music Award Female Artist of the Year: Christina Aguilera
2000 Blockbuster Award Favorite New Female Artist: Christina Aguilera
2000 Blockbuster Award Favorite Single: 'Genie in a Bottle'
2000 BMI Award 'Genie in a Bottle'
2000 Entertainment Weekly Award Best Websites of the 21st Century: christinaaguilera.com
2000 Grammy Award Best New Artist: Christina Aguilera
2000 Maxim Magazine Women of the Year Award Best International Female Singer: Christina Aguilera
2000 Starlight Award Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution: Christina Aguilera
2000 Teen Magazine Award Best Girl-Power Song: 'What a Girl Wants'
2000 Teen Magazine Award Best Female Artist: Christina Aguilera
2000 Teen Magazine Award Most Stylish Female Artist: Christina Aguilera
2000 Latina Magazine 2000 Entertainer of the Year: Christina Aguilera
2000 VH1 Poll Awards Sexiest Teen Idol of 2000: Christina Aguilera
2001
2001 BMI Award 'What a Girl Wants'
2001 Teen People Award 25 Hottest Stars Under 25: Christina Aguilera
2002
2002 ASCAP Pop Music Award Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)
2002 BMI Award Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)

[edit] References

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  5. ^ a b Official Nielsen SoundScan sales
  6. ^ a b c Christina Aguilera: Charts & Awards. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
  7. ^ Recording Industry Association of America Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. ^ European Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
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  15. ^ New Zealand Certification (RIANZ). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
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Preceded by
Significant Other by Limp Bizkit
Billboard 200 number-one album
September 11 - September 17, 1999
Succeeded by
Fly by Dixie Chicks