Ciara's Fantasy Ride begins THIS AUGUST.

1-N-Only21

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From the June/July issue with Kimora Lee Simmons on the cover.

On her third studio album, Ciara takes listeners on an unexpected musical odyssey.

Walking into Atlanta's Silent Sound Studios would normally be an unremarkable experience. But when you're greeted by a poster that reads "Join the Fantasy Ride: Welcome to Grove City" and your tour guide is R&B star Ciara, you hope you're in for quite a trip.

"The goal for this album is to take you on a musical journey," Ciara says of her upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, a triple-CD opus that she began recording in Las Vegas and is now wrapping up in Atlanta. Fittingly, this excursion has three stops. "I'm taking you to Crunktown, Groove City and Kingdom of Dance." she says. "You're in Groove City right now."

The dimly lit recording room, stocked with wine, cheese and crackers, provides the perfect setting for seductive songs such as "Cool on You", produced by Jasper (known for Monica's "What Part of the Game," Cherish's "Whenever" and Lloyd's "You"). and "Supernatural," written by Ne-Yo. "Groove City allows me to show my growth as a woman," says Ciara, adding that she feels more empowered and comfortable than ever before in her career. "I've adjusted to my new lifestyle, and creatively, I'm more understanding of my environment."

She then takes full control of her surroundings by turning up the lights and cranking up the volume before delving into the album's Crunktown portion. Powered by the Danja-produced "Echo" and the Tricky Stewart produced lead single, "High Price" (featuring Ludacris and written by The-Dream), it's here that Ciara reclaims "First Lady of Crunk & B" title she earned in 2004. "I never really liked that tag, but I'd be crazy not to embrace the kind of music that made a stamp for me," she says. "So Crunktown is where you get 'Oh' and 'Goodies' but to the tenth power."

The album's hyper-energetic Kingdom of Dance portion is filled with attitude-heavy club bangers, including the runway-ready theme "Work" (another Danja production, written by Ciara) and the Champ Champ-produced "When I." "I had to keep the dancing going," she says. "This whole album is about being able to explore, let go and just have fun."

Pack your bags because Ciara's musical trip is scheduled to begin this August. Get ready to ride.

FACTS:
- New Track annouced "Cool On You", Produced by Jasper ("Promise" (Vocals Only), "You")
- "High Price" is the confirmed first single

Delicious

Crunktown is going to be my favorite

Oh & Goodies are her best singles imo

Adrian

OMG! I'm excited!

sGabe4

I loved the article
it made me wanna hear the music ASAP!

Dancefloor

Has High Price leaked yet?

1-N-Only21

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Originally posted by Dancefloor

Has High Price leaked yet?

In a snippet.

Patrick

I'll be most excited to visit the Kingdom of Dance.

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The dimly lit recording room, stocked with wine, cheese and crackers...

She shouldn't be eating cheese while she's trying to record though. Dairy causes phlegm that clogs your throat. Not like Ciara will really sing though... she just whispers in pitch and makes white noise.

1-N-Only21

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Originally posted by Patrick

I'll be most excited to visit the Kingdom of Dance.

She shouldn't be eating cheese while she's trying to record though. Dairy causes phlegm that clogs your throat. Not like Ciara will really sing though... she just whispers in pitch and makes white noise.

The bitch sang in a high key falsetto on an up-tempo track. That has to show she has vocals.

Patrick

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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21

The bitch whispered in a high key falsetto on an up-tempo track. That has to show she has whispers.

Corrected.

1-N-Only21

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Originally posted by Patrick

Corrected.

How can you whisper in a falsetto?

Have you heard "High Price", if that's whispering you need a check-up cause you're getting old and loosing hearing.

Delicious

I hope the rumors about her scrapping High Price as the 1st single are true cuz...:-/

Dancefloor

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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21

In a snippet.

It's good. A lil' weak for a lead single though. I will wait for the full song.

Patrick

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Originally posted by 1-N-Only21

How can you whisper in a falsetto?

Have you heard "High Price", if that's whispering you need a check-up cause you're getting old and loosing hearing.

Well, to be fair to you I had to listen to that song, and she is not whispering in that track, I will give you that, but it doesn't mean she sounds good. It might be one thing if her falsetto sounded nice, but it really just sounds crazy... no other way to describe it.

Anyway, I won't knock Ciara's singing too much, because with artists like her it's more about the dancing and the performance than the vocals, and that's completely fine by me. I mean, I love Britney Spears, so I can't be too harsh on anyone's singing.

And I am genuinely interested in hearing her "Kingdom of Dance" tracks.

Yahhh!

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Originally posted by Delicious

I hope the rumors about her scrapping High Price as the 1st single are true cuz...:-/

yeah me too. i dunno how I feel about this opera singing :-/

Alexz

The final nail in the coffin.

WAЯЯEN

High Price ***** on a lot songs that are out right now. I can not wait for the full leak.

Matty

the snippet is slowing growing on me but I still find the high pitched falsetto a bit annoying. I think i need the full track so i'll wait and see how the final mix got put together.

Btw i can't wait for Fantasy Ride it sounds like its going to be awesome

Jared

Cannot wait for this...its will def be a musical journey

Adrian

Oh well, I really like Ciara, but I still can't get into High Price. :-\

And it sounds nothing like Blackout.

madonnafan18

This album is going to be amazing! I hope that sales will be great!