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Originally posted by Rem
1. Alien- This song is so nice, chill and beautiful. 10/10
2. Work Bitch- An absolute grower and bop. 10/10
3. Perfume- [see Work Bitch]. 10/10
4. It Should Be Easy- Horrible autotune and verses. Will was actually good in this and the chorus is great, but what a wasted opportunity. 6/10
5. Tik Tik Boom- A nice jam, I actually liked how it didn't go over-the-top. 9/10
6. Body Ache- The production is the real star of the song. Loved it. Only issue is how it got pretty repetitive near the end. 9.5/10
7. Til It's Gone- Once again, the production shines in this track as well. 9.5/10
8. Passenger- Love love love. 9/10
9. Chillin' With You- One of my most anticipated tracks (before I heard the snippet,) mostly because I love Jamie from Zoey 101 and hearing her on the theme song as well. This is just a mess. It starts off fine in the first verse and then just collapses once it hits the chorus. Once Jamie comes in (her voice sounds SO different and I hate it  ,) it was just like kicking around a dead horse at that point. 4.5/10
10. Don't Cry- A good album closer, but didn't do too much for me. It was still fine, though. 8/10
I'm probably being too generous with a few scores, but this is what I get from my first listen.
Hopefully the deluxe tracks save it a biT because this is easily her weakest album, plus the only one that has tracks that I actually dislike/hate.
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Updated Scores:
4. It Should Be Easy- The autotune, lyrics and verses are still messy, but it's a tiny bit of a grower and if you try hard enough, it's possible to ignore its flaws at least a tiny bit and just bop along.
7/10
6. Body Ache- Same opinion, just demoted a tiny bit to
9/10.
7. Til It's Gone- Still amazing, and the beat is just mind-blowingly flawless. Upgraded to
10/10.
8. Passenger- Same opinion, just upgraded to a
10/10 and possibly my favorite on the album now.
9. Chillin' With You- No. Demoted to a
3/10 because I still only care for the first verse. Deleted the song from my iTunes.
Bonus Track Opinions:
11. Brightest Morning Star- This is adorable. The only issue is the short-ish 3 minute duration, which goes by insanely fast for me while you're in the groove of the song, and then it abruptly ends.
12. Hold On Tight- Also pretty adorable. I love the little background sounds throughout the track, especially in the chorus where it really fits the most.
13. Now That I Found You- The chorus and tha beat.
Nothing to really complain about.
Final Scores
1. Alien- 10/10
2. Work Bitch- 10/10
3. Perfume- 10/10
4. It Should Be Easy- 7/10
5. Tik Tik Boom- 9/10
6. Body Ache- 9/10
7. Til It's Gone- 10/10
8. Passenger- 10/10
9. Chillin' With You- 3/10
10. Don't Cry- 8/10
11. Brightest Morning Star- 9/10
12. Hold On Tight- 9/10
13. Now That I Found You- 9/10
TOTAL- 113/130 ~ 87%, B
Brief review- Her first album to not get an A grade from me. It's upsetting, mostly due to Chillin' With You, the first song I've ever HATED from her, and somewhat due to ISBE. Even though most of my scores are positive, all the tracks together as an album just feels pretty lazy. It also just feels like a mixed bag with everything like a fanmade tracklist or something, some tracks are personal, then you go into all these club jams, then you go back to more meaningful tracks, it's random and weird to me. It's still a nice album, but definitely Britney's weakest and I feel disappointed in that alone.
I'm not sure 
