Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Burlesque is a soundtrack album by Christina Aguilera and Cher film Burlesque. It was released on November 22, 2010 by Aguilera's record label RCA Records. The first single of the soundtrack 2010 Express was released on November 19. The album contains 10 tracks, eight tracks have been recorded by Aguilera and two by Cher, there are Cher's first recordings for seven years. The album was praised by music critics, especially Cher's comeback with the title You Have not Seen the Last of Me
Background and production
After Christina Aguilera finished the work on her fourth studio album, Bionic, she began with the producers Tricky Stewart in the work on the soundtrack album for the film Burlesque. Together Aguilera and Stewart wrote the first songs of the soundtrack, Show Me How You Burlesque and Express. Stewart also produced other tracks of the album. He also produced two remakes of the soundtrack - Somethings Got a Hold On Me and Tough Lover. Songwriter Claude Kelly confirmed that he wrote three songs for the film.
Singer- songwriter Sia Furler has worked with Aguilera on a title for the film. Producer Danja has also worked on the soundtrack with. Linda Perry and Ron Fair and participated in work on the soundtrack. Cher recorded two songs for the album: the title song Welcome to Burlesque and the power ballad You Have not Seen the Last of Me, which was written by Diane Warren and produced by Matt Serletic. The song is Cher's first song in seven years. Aguilera stated that she wanted for the soundtrack of a similar sound like their album Back to Basics from 2006, with a modern sound and a " strong bass rhythm, old-school trumpets - and so on, stop with the sound of the 20s, 30s, 40 in a modern style, burlesque theme ". They further stated that the title Bound to You is her favorite song on the album; she wrote the song together with the musician Sia.
Criticism
In the United States, the album debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 with 63,000 units sold in the first week. In iTunes, the album debuted at number 1
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic praised the album and described it as Aguilera's musical comeback after her modest success with Bionic, the soundtrack is a continuation from her album Back to Basics. He also praised the production of the soundtrack and the success of the compositions, he said: "This album is great, particularly when Christina swings her hips to Etta James, thus Aguilera creates some followers of Is not No Other Man on Burlesque ." The Slant Magazine gave the album 3 out of 5 stars; Eric Henderson described the album " as Kollection of post- disco boogie remakes and Wiederkreaktionen ", then he said to Aguilera: " Aguilera sings the songs perfectly into a bionic Lady Marmalade Still: the cheeky kitsch, controversial buzzing bump -and- grind title Express and the truly bizarre cover of Marilyn Manson's the Beautiful People, show Aguilera nature of their music and their huge vocal talent. " The The New York Daily News gave the album a mixed review, and wrote " Cher is everything with their 64 years in the title, this is a good ballad over ", but in " Christina no emotions and feelings come about ."
Publication and Promotion
For the promotion of the soundtrack Aguilera took Then she published in November 2010, the promo single But I Am a Good Girl the Etta James classic Something Got a Hold On Me. The album was an album box, with a movie poster, an Ultimate Remix Deluxe Platinum Edition, a 30.min DVD documentary Burlesque: and behind the scenes and a Harcover book with 172 pages about the making of the film and the soundtrack with facts about Christina Aguilera and Cher, published. The album box appeared only in strictly limited editions and should give the starting signal for the release of the actual album. On 18 November 2010 Aguilera sang the title Bound to You, and gave Jay Leno an interview. On 19 November 2010 Aguilera gave another television interview with Ellen Degeneres, then they sang a song of the soundtrack, the Etta James classic Somethings Got a Hold On Me Christina Aguilera presented the first singles of the album, live at the Express American Music Awards 2010, and then gave an interview about her personal life and about the film and the promotion of the soundtrack and the film, with Chelsea Handler. That same night, Aguilera sang again the Etta James classic Somethings Got a Hold on Me in Conan O'Brien's show Conan; then she gave an interview about the promotion of the soundtrack and the film. Aguilera also appeared on Dancing With the Stars live on, and the first time she sang the title Show Me How You Burlesque.
Discography
Singles
The first single from the soundtrack had its premiere on Ryan Seacrest's Express KIIS FM radio show on November 3, 2010. Officially, the song was released on 19 November 2010. Cher's ballad You Have not Seen the Last of Me was released on December 14, 2010. The end of November appeared 4 official remixes to the title. In February 2011 it was released as a maxi-single.
Other:
- You Have not Seen the Last of Me peaked in the U.S. Dance / Club Play Songs Place 1
- Show Me How You Burlesque reached the Billboard Hot 100 space 70 and in the Canadian Hot 100 Place 92