The exhilarating ”Ain’t No Other Man” whizzes past at such a furious pace, you might miss the threats that mingle with pledges of devotion: ”So tell your mother, your brother…/Tell the others, your lovers/Better not be present tense/’Cause I want everyone to know that you are mine and no one else’s. Containing over 100 minutes of music, combining the best elements of Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz and R&B, and included is a behind-the-scenes documentary. Many songs are dedicated to Jordan Bratman, Aguilera’s husband of nearly a year, but even in her most lovey moments, she’s still a diva. Popstar Christina Aguilera returns with BACK TO BASICS, a 2 CD, 23 song, album. The gospel testimonial ”Makes Me Wanna Pray” features a torrid vocal by Aguilera and some warm Hammond B-3 organ work by Steve Winwood, and ”Slow Down Baby” neatly blends old- and new-school R&B, with samples of both Gladys Knight and rapper Tony Yayo. CD 1 is helmed by DJ Premier (of ’90s rap duo Gang Starr) and a host of other hip-hop producers, and their rugged dance tracks, mixing electronic beats with honking brass and other ’70s soul samples, are perfectly suited to Aguilera’s powerhouse belting. But she needn’t genuflect before the past - she can make her own glorious kind of 21st-century noise. CHRISTINA AGUILERA Back to Basics MUSIC CD VG. Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping. Aguilera doesn’t have the gravitas of her heroes, and her forays into bluesy torch singing and ’40s-style swing are stiff and mannered. Christina Aguilera Back to Basics 2-Disc CD Set 92006, BMG Japan) w/ OBI.

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