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On her fourth album, Ciara works extensively with Terius “The-Dream” Nash and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, the duo who collaborated on four of Fantasy Ride's best tracks. Unsurprisingly, the move fosters the singer’s most consistent and unified release. For the most part, Nash and Stewart alter their ever-present sound just enough to avoid repeating themselves, albeit while incorporating some of their telltale sonic imprints -- the dive-bombing synths, the subtle background-vocal chirps, the unrivaled sonic opulence. They cover each base with great accuracy; there’s a bombastic intro, a sleazy club track, some playful pop, and a ballad with a feather-light touch among them. The euphoric “Speechless” is the best of the seven Nash/Stewart productions, working a kind of regal slow-motion glide with synthetic horns and trunk-shaking bottom as Ciara’s voice hovers in a love-struck daze. A few songs touch upon characteristics from Ciara’s first two albums without being complete retreads; the Infinity-produced “Yeah I Know,” for instance, enters like a low-profile update of “Goodies” -- Ciara is half confrontational, half flirtatious -- but incorporates a twisting, glitzed-out chorus. “Turn It Up,” featuring Usher, improves upon Ciara’s other attempts at aggressive dance-pop. It’s one of the few effective Euro-flavored club numbers to be fronted by an R&B artist. Altogether, this is one of 2010’s finest pop-R&B albums -- Ciara's best yet.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Andrew Wuepper, Engineer - Brian Thomas, Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Giancarlo Lino, Mixing Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Kuk Harrell, Recording Engineer - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Pat Thrall, Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer - Zachariah Redding, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Wuepper, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Christopher Bridges, Composer - Christopher Bridges, Lyricist - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Ciara featuring Ludacris, Performer - Giancarlo Lino, 2nd Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer - Zachariah Redding, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Chris Galland, 2nd Engineer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Jesus Garnica, 2nd Engineer - Josh Gudwin, Recording Engineer - Kenneth Coby, Composer - Kenneth Coby, Lyricist - Kuk Harrell, Producer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian Fleming, Composer - Brian Fleming, Lyricist - Brian Thomas, Engineer - Chris Galland, 2nd Engineer - Chris O'Ryan, Engineer - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Gerald Coats, Composer - Gerald Coats, Lyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Jesus Garnica, 2nd Engineer - Josh Gudwin, Recording Engineer - Kenneth Coby, Composer - Kenneth Coby, Lyricist - Mike Molina, Composer - Mike Molina, Lyricist - Nelson Kyle, Composer - Nelson Kyle, Lyricist - Rogers Andrell, Composer - Rogers Andrell, Lyricist - Soundz, Producer - The Agency, Producer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Wuepper, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Giancarlo Lino, 2nd Engineer - Jason Sherwood, 2nd Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Lauren Evans, Background Vocal - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Mark Gray, 2nd Engineer - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Steven Dennis, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer - Zachariah Redding, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Stewart, Producer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Wuepper, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Giancarlo Lino, 2nd Engineer - Jason Sherwood, 2nd Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Lauren Evans, Background Vocal - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Steven Dennis, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer - Zachariah Redding, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Alex Al, Bass - Andrew Wuepper, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Giancarlo Lino, 2nd Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Lauren Evans, Background Vocal - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Monte Neuble, Keyboards - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer - Zachariah Redding, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Aubry Delaine, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Ciara featuring Usher, Performer - Ester Dean, Composer - Ester Dean, Lyricist - Hilton Humphrey, Composer - Hilton Humphrey, Lyricist - Iain Findlay, 2nd Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Jesus Garnica, 2nd Engineer - Josh Gudwin, Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Martin Cooke, 2nd Engineer - Steven Dennis, 2nd Engineer - Tyler Williams, Composer - Tyler Williams, Lyricist - Tyler Williams, Producer - Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Wuepper, Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wuepper, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Jason Sherwood, 2nd Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Lauren Evans, Background Vocal - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Steven Dennis, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer - Zachariah Redding, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Wuepper, Recording Engineer - Brian Thomas, Recording Engineer - C. Stewart, Producer - Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Christopher Bridges, Composer - Christopher Bridges, Lyricist - Christopher Stewart, Composer - Christopher Stewart, Lyricist - Ciara, Performer - Ciara P. Harris, Composer - Ciara P. Harris, Lyricist - Giancarlo Lino, 2nd Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kuk Harrell, Producer - Lauren Evans, Background Vocal - Luis Navarro, 2nd Engineer - Monte Neuble, Keyboards - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer - Randy Urbanski, 2nd Engineer - Terius Nash, Composer - Terius Nash, Lyricist - Terius Nash, Producer
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
On her fourth album, Ciara works extensively with Terius “The-Dream” Nash and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, the duo who collaborated on four of Fantasy Ride's best tracks. Unsurprisingly, the move fosters the singer’s most consistent and unified release. For the most part, Nash and Stewart alter their ever-present sound just enough to avoid repeating themselves, albeit while incorporating some of their telltale sonic imprints -- the dive-bombing synths, the subtle background-vocal chirps, the unrivaled sonic opulence. They cover each base with great accuracy; there’s a bombastic intro, a sleazy club track, some playful pop, and a ballad with a feather-light touch among them. The euphoric “Speechless” is the best of the seven Nash/Stewart productions, working a kind of regal slow-motion glide with synthetic horns and trunk-shaking bottom as Ciara’s voice hovers in a love-struck daze. A few songs touch upon characteristics from Ciara’s first two albums without being complete retreads; the Infinity-produced “Yeah I Know,” for instance, enters like a low-profile update of “Goodies” -- Ciara is half confrontational, half flirtatious -- but incorporates a twisting, glitzed-out chorus. “Turn It Up,” featuring Usher, improves upon Ciara’s other attempts at aggressive dance-pop. It’s one of the few effective Euro-flavored club numbers to be fronted by an R&B artist. Altogether, this is one of 2010’s finest pop-R&B albums -- Ciara's best yet.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:39
- Main artists: Ciara
- Composer: Ciara
- Label: LaFace Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2010 LaFace Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
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