Jackie (Ciara album)

Jackie
Studio album by Ciara
Released May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)
Recorded 2013–15
Genre
Length 46:24
Label Epic
Producer
Ciara chronology
Ciara
(2013)		 Jackie
(2015)
Singles from Jackie
  1. "I Bet"
    Released: January 26, 2015
  2. "Dance Like We're Making Love"
    Released: June 30, 2015

Jackie is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Ciara, and was released on May 1, 2015, through Sony Music Entertainment. Following her departure from her previous record label, and the release of her self-titled fifth studio album, Ciara embarked on a hiatus in order to focus on her relationship with American rapper Future, which provoked Ciara to start work on her sixth album which was predominantly inspired by her then-fiancé. In May 2014, Ciara gave birth to her first child and shortly thereafter called off the engagement. Following the public break-up, Ciara postponed the album and began to record new music, while concentrating on motherhood.

During the recording of the album, Ciara worked with numerous long time collaborators including Harmony "H-Money" Samuels and Polow Da Don, as well as less frequent collaborators such as Dr. Luke and Dun Deal. The producers' efforts resulted in a predominantly pop and R&B album that took influence from dance-pop, house, electropop, trap, drum and bass and 1990's R&B with lyrics that revolve around themes of love, betrayal and motherhood. Titled after her mother, Ciara called upon numerous artists to be featured on Jackie including Pitbull, Missy Elliott, Joe Jonas and R3hab.

Upon release, Jackie was met with a warm reception from music critics, however the album performed poorly on charts debuting at number seventeen on the US Billboard 200 chart with 25,000 equivalent album units, making it her lowest first-week sales amongst her first six albums. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "I Bet", the song debuted at number ninety-six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number forty-three. The album was further promoted by a second single "Dance Like We're Making Love" which performed moderately and her first tour in six years, the Jackie Tour.

Background

Following her departure from her previous record label, Ciara signed a new deal with Epic Records, and released her self-titled fifth studio album in July 2013. After her engagement to American rapper Future, Ciara revealed to W in April 2014 that her sixth studio album would be predominantly inspired by her then-fiancé.[2] Ciara gave birth to her first child in May 2014. After claims of Future's infidelity during their relationship had surfaced, it was reported that the couple's engagement had been called off.[3] Following their very public break-up, Ciara's album release was further postponed to 2015,[2] and during this time the singer "quietly" recorded new music, while concentrating on motherhood.[4]

Recording

The Record Plant (Hollywood, California) was one of the studios where the album was recorded.

In September 2013, producer Mike WILL Made-It revealed that Ciara had begun work on her sixth studio album.[5] In December 2013, Ciara confirmed she was in the process of making a new album.[6] During an interview with Rap-Up magazine, Ciara revealed that recording for her sixth album began around Thanksgiving of 2013 and she would be releasing new music "really soon".[7] In late January 2014, Ciara premiered a live version of a song entitled "Anytime" at the Degree Women Grammys Celebration in Los Angeles. On February 2, 2014, Ciara premiered the studio version produced by Boi-1da and Katalyst, featuring her then-boyfriend and rapper Future.[8] The album features the song "One Woman Army", a track Ciara previously recorded for her then-similarly titled fifth studio album but was ultimately dropped.

While working on her then upcoming album, Ciara posted on her Instagram account a photo of herself and American record producer Dr. Luke, suggesting they were working on new songs for the album. In another photo, she wrote: "“We [are] having an amazing time, making classic music."[9] Luke has previous worked with Ciara on the track "Tell Me What Your Name Is" for her third studio album Fantasy Ride (2009).[10] While discussing the album's direction, she claimed: "Sonically I am so content; I had my dream team of producers who I always wanted to work with."[10] In December 2014, she went back to work with him again, posting another photo along with Epic Records CEO L.A. Reid, teasing the fans with the caption, "Wait 'til u hear what's cooking it's worth the wait."[11] It was rumoured that Luke produced two songs, "Dance Like We're Making Love" and "Give Me Love,"[10] which was later confirmed.[12]

Composition
"I Bet"
A 20-second sample of "I Bet", featuring Ciara singing the track's chorus hook, accompanied by acoustic and piano-laden production, and complemented with a throwback style, R&B ballad sound.
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The album opens with "Jackie (B.M.F.)" an uptempo trap and drum and bass song with lyrics such as; “Man, I just delivered a 9 pound, 10 ounce baby. I’m a bad motherf-cker!”. The next track "That's How I'm Feelin'" along with the sixth song on the album "Fly" are both electropop tracks.[13] "Lullaby" is a dance song that uses a metaphor of putting her man to bed tonight with sexual lyrics such as "Me on you and you on me/I don’t mind being your freak”.[14][15] The second single from the album "Dance Like We're Making Love" is a sultry and sensual midtempo pop song that has been compared to Janet Jackson.[15][16] "Stuck on You" and the deluxe edition bonus track "All Good" are both light hearted pop songs.[15]

The lead single ""I Bet" is slow tempo 1990s-style R&B track with lyrical content that are based on subjects of betrayal.[17][18] The next song "Give Me Love" is an uptempo dance-pop and house track that uses Ciara's deeper, smoother levels and tones of her voice.[15][19] "Kiss & Tell" is an 1980s influenced fun and flirty dance-pop song.[16][20] The following track "One Woman Army" is an electro heavy dance song which starts with glitchy synths and has been described as a club empowerment anthem.[16][21] "Only One" is a powerhouse R&B ballad while the closing track "I Got You" was described as a classic Ciara ballad.[16]

Release and promotion

Main article: Jackie Tour

On January 14, 2015, Ciara announced the title of her album would be "Jackie" via her official Twitter account. Then in March 2015, Ciara announced that she will release Jackie in May 2015 and that she planned on touring the US later in the year.[22][23] The album is titled after her mother, stating, "I can now see the world through her eyes and I know what it’s like to be a mom... I am a mini Jackie and it's that simple."[23][24]

Ciara embarked on the Jackie Tour, her first tour in six years, to promote the album. The first leg of the tour goes from May 3 to May 31, 2015 and will visit 18 cities across the United States.[23][24] Ciara performed "I Bet" on Live! with Kelly and Michael on April 3, 2015 and during the BET Black Girls Rock! special on April 5, 2015.[25][26] She performed the "I Bet (R3hab Remix)" with producer, R3hab, at the Coachella Music Festival on April 18, 2015, as well as the song, "Baby Get Up", which will appear on R3hab's upcoming compilation album.[27] On April 24, 2015, Ciara premiered a video snippet for the album's sixth track, "Fly", on social media site, Instagram; the video was filmed by Taylor Cut Films.[28] She went on to premiere video snippets for the album's other tracks, "Give Me Love" and "One Woman Army (Intro)" in the following days.[28] On May 8, 2015, a music video was released for "I Got You" in honor of Mothers Day.

Singles

"I Bet" was released as the official lead single from the album on January 26, 2015 in the United States.[29] It officially impacted Rhythmic and Urban contemporary radio in the US the following day.[30] The "I Bet" music video made its television premiere on Extra on March 9, 2015, followed by an immediate release to Vevo and YouTube.[31]

On April 24, 2015, Rap-Up magazine reported that the Pitbull and Missy Elliott collab, "That's How I'm Feelin'", would be released as Jackie's second single.[28] Three days later, however, it was announced via Ciara's official social media accounts that "Dance Like We're Making Love" would serve as the album's second single instead. "Dance Like We're Making Love" was then made available as a digital download on April 28, 2015 in the United States, along with the pre-order of the album.[32]

Following the announcement that "Dance Like We're Making Love" would serve as the album's second single, "Give Me Love" was given an official US urban contemporary impact date of June 9, 2015.[33][34] A new audio upload of "Give Me Love" featuring the official single cover, was uploaded to Ciara's Vevo account following the single's announcement.[35] However, on June 4, Ciara confirmed herself that the aforementioned "Dance Like We're Making Love" would be issued as the album's second single as previously planned.[36] The song impacted US urban contemporary radio on June 30, 2015.[37]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 25,000 equivalent album units (19,900 in sales) and has the lowest first-week sales amongst her first six albums.[38]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[39]
Billboard[40]
Complex[41]
Exclaim!7/10[19]
Pitchfork6.8/10[13]
Spin8/10[14]

Jackie received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 8 reviews.[42]

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes and iTunes metadata.[43][44][45][46]

Jackie — Standard edition[45]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Jackie (B.M.F.)"  
 5:28
2. "That's How I'm Feelin' " (featuring Pitbull and Missy Elliott)
 3:58
3. "Lullaby"  
 3:46
4. "Dance Like We're Making Love"  
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
 4:16
5. "Stuck on You"  
  • Samuels
  • Edgar "JV" Etienne
  • Harris
  • Theron Thomas
  • Samuels
  • O'Ryan[a]
 4:10
6. "Fly"  
  • Polow da Don
  • O'Ryan[a]
 4:06
7. "I Bet"  
  • Samuels
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Theron Thomas
  • Harris
  • Samuels
  • O'Ryan[a]
 4:47
8. "Give Me Love"  
  • Gottwald
  • Jacob Kasher Hindlin
  • Lewis
  • Theron Thomas
  • Walter
  • Harris
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
 3:20
9. "Kiss & Tell"  
  • Gottwald
  • Theron Thomas
  • Walter
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
  • O'Ryan[a]
 3:43
10. "One Woman Army"  
The Underdogs 3:54
11. "I Got You"  Diane Warren
 4:56
Total length:
 46:24
Notes

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[47] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[48] 136
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[49] 134
Scottish Albums (OCC)[50] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[51] 46
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[52] 6
US Billboard 200[53] 17
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[54] 2

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s) Ref.
Germany May 1, 2015
Sony Music Deluxe
[43]
Canada May 4, 2015
[55]
United Kingdom RCA
[44]
United States Epic
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
[45]
Portugal Deluxe
[46]
Australia May 8, 2015 Sony Music
[56]

References

  1. ↑ "REVIEW: Ciara – Jackie > PressPLAY". Press Play. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015. Moreover, if we’re to judge Ciara’s motherhood on an album supposedly inspired by it, it seems she just has additional license to spout the usual R&B faux-ferocity
  2. 1 2 Sherman, Maria (January 14, 2015). "Check Out Ciara's Somber Single 'I Bet'". Fuse. SiTV Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ramirez, Erika (January 13, 2015). "Ciara, 'I Bet': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ruggieri, Melissa (January 14, 2015). "Is Ciara's bold new song a dig at Future?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Cox Enterprises). Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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  14. 1 2 "Review: Ciara, 'Jackie' - SPIN". Spin. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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  30. ↑ "I Bet" impacted the following radio formats in the United States on January 27, 2015:
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  43. 1 2 Jackie German release:
  44. 1 2 Jackie British release:
  45. 1 2 3 4 Jackie US release:
  46. 1 2 Jackie Portuguese. release:
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  56. ↑ Jackie Australian release:

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