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Reeces' Best Of '08: Top 30 Albums (#01)
01. Britney Spears - Circus
Released: December 2nd
Genre: Pop
Producers: Teresa LaBarbera Whites and Larry Rudolph (executive), Bloodshy & Avant, Benny Blanco, The Clutch, Nate "Danja" Hills, Dr. Luke, Fernando Garibay, Greg Kurstin, Guy Sigsworth, Jim Beanz, Claude Kelly, Let's Go To War, Max Martin, Nicole Morier, The Outsyders, The Underdogs
US Billboard 200: #1
Yeah, you guessed it right! Circus is my favorite album of the year, it took me a long time to pick a number one this year. "Blackout" was the runner-up album last year, and I still can't decide which album I prefer. The album starts with her second number one single in 10 years, Womanizer, with that catchy chorus that I couldn't get out of my head when it got released. Already top ten single Circus is next, with fierce lyrics such as "when I crack that whip everybody gon' trip just like a circus" Out From Under is what Blackout missed, a true ballad, her voice sounds beautiful on this one. Kill The Lights introduces her as the queen of pop and Shattered Glass is just mind blowing but too short. If You Seek Amy needs to be released as a single at some point, the meaning behind would cause so much controversy. Unsual You instantly became my favorite track, one of her best songs ever. Blur and Mmm Papi are next after that, the latter is extremely underrated and catchy. Mannequin took some time to grow on me, but once it did, I was hooked. Lace And Leather gives a retro sound to the album, and the song she wrote to her kids, My Baby, ends the album beautifully. I have no doubts now, the best record of the year, hands down. BOW!
Standout Tracks:
- "Mannequin"
- "Kill The Lights"
- "If You Seek Amy"
- "Circus"
- "Out From Under"
- "Unusual You"
- "Shattered Glass"
- "Womanizer"
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