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Album: Ciara - 'Jackie'
Member Since: 1/30/2012
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Originally posted by G&G
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that was 2010, she recovered from that with her latest album which went #2 with almost 60k
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I don't care about chart positions. I feel like this is a new beginning for her, I've seen so much talk about her and I Bet on social media, and I never really saw that for Ciara. I really think that this could be an era that is very successful in it's longevity if she plays her cards right.
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Member Since: 7/15/2012
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Originally posted by G&G
Let's not be delusional and act as if this did not happen - http://www.hiphoplead.com/news/ciara...st-week-sales/
For now, I haven't seen any good or interactive promo, but I'm shure they've got much more planned. And I hope she does good and that the album will be stellar, just like "I Bet"
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if it were any other weeks, she would've had a top 10
BI is not very well-received in the audience (ironically it's her most critically acclaimed album)
Ride is not an album seller and let's NOT get me talk about how HORRIBLE the album photoshoot is I will never buy it if I'm not a stan - the cover is ugly as f
she has since bounced back stronger than ever with Ciara, and this album will be no different
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Member Since: 6/5/2012
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ciara's been around for a decade now. the fact she's still releasing major label produced albums and experiencing moderate success is fine.
plus her quality is better than ever which is usually not the case for R&B artists.
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Member Since: 4/7/2009
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She's by far the most persistent female artist.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by getback
if it were any other weeks, she would've had a top 10
BI is not very well-received in the audience (ironically it's her most critically acclaimed album)
Ride is not an album seller and let's NOT get me talk about how HORRIBLE the album photoshoot is I will never buy it if I'm not a stan - the cover is ugly as f
she has since bounced back stronger than ever with Ciara, and this album will be no different
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You better not be talking about the BI shoot being a mess, cuz chile...lemme not bring up the FR one.
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Member Since: 2/13/2012
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If they don't have a prepared pop single up next... woo, I'll be angry.
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Member Since: 9/22/2011
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Originally posted by MellowYellow
You better not be talking about the BI shoot being a mess, cuz chile...lemme not bring up the FR one.
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The FR shoot is beautiful, it's just the album cover that is horrible and the booklet it's bad executed
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Member Since: 6/5/2012
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This ruined the entire ciara album booklet for me.
Like it genuinely scared me.
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Member Since: 1/20/2012
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I don't think I've EVER looked at the physical packaging for that album
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Member Since: 7/15/2012
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Originally posted by rafacog
The FR shoot is beautiful, it's just the album cover that is horrible and the booklet it's bad executed
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educate ha
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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The Ciara photoshoot has always served an anateur Instagram tea. Like, it looks like it was edited on Afterlight.
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Member Since: 1/8/2012
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Originally posted by Marvin
I don't think I've EVER looked at the physical packaging for that album
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It's nice. I miss her blonde hair.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Just bought I Bet and gifted my friend a copy
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by ciara
As much as I hate how soon the release date is yall need to stop being so negative. Lets just be proud that we are getting new music. Plus with the sound Ciara is about to go with will open up a lot of potential for her.
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What sound? Elaborate please
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Swim
What sound? Elaborate please
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I'm presuming they're referring to Dr. Luke being the main producer.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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If this album doesn't do great numbers, she should just go independent, honestly. I feel like she'd push around the same numbers and obviously recoup more w/ the independent route. The only issue that comes w/ that is touring costs.
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by Kim Kardashian
I'm presuming they're referring to Dr. Luke being the main producer.
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Ugh, no thanks... not here for an album full of Overdoses
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I don't think Luke's given her anything too commercial or sugary (I didn't hear that snippet because I'm not listening to any snippets or LQ), I just can't see it on this project. The cover, title and I Bet, as well as her state of mind in the HOT97 visit seem to point towards a very RnB, personal, raw album rather than Overdose ad infinitum.
As much as I hate him, Luke is very versatile, so we'll see.
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Member Since: 11/22/2010
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Did we see this?
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Do songs in Jackie touch on that?
Around the time that my son was born, I redid, line by line, "Hush, Little Baby." It's called "Lullaby." I sang it for him on my album; he was actually there with me. Also, Diane Warren wrote this song called "I Got You." It completely sums up how my life has changed with being a mom. I cried when I recorded it. It's one of those classic Diane Warren songs that will be around for many years. And while I have my situation and my son, the message in the music can speak to anyone, in many different situations.
What was recording that like?
That song is actually co-produced by Harmony. It was so beautiful. Diane Warren is a legendary writer. A legendary person. You're going to remember every bit of the session you have with her. She's so vocal – you know that you're with someone who knows what she's doing. With this song in particular, all the instruments are live. Nothing is from a computer or a machine. There's real violins and real cellos. It's one of the best songs that I've recorded to date.
Dr. Luke also has a specific, albeit different, approach to music.
This was my first time working with him. He was the first producer who I worked with for Jackie; I worked with him three weeks prior to giving birth. Then we waited until after I had my child. I wanted to go into the studio as a mom, because that's what the title's message is all about – what life is like as a mom. So I made sure to make time for my child before I went back to the studio and I started off with him. There was this special energy, and I think that all had to do with the timing.
I was able to get the best of both worlds – an urban pop-slash-R&B-hip-hop record. I had the sound and producers that I wanted, because I had a specific vision. There's Dr. Luke, then Harmony and also Polow da Don. There are a few others who contributed – the Underdogs, and other cool talent like Ester Dean and Lunchmoney Lewis – but I think that Dr. Luke, Harmony and Polow were the ones who helped see me through my vision. I was very specific.
"I Bet" doesn't fit within Jackie's overarching theme. Why is it the lead single?
It is a real song. Not every song on this album is super autobiographical, but at the heart of it all, it talks about things that are real. Every song is needed, though I felt like that song really stood out because of the timing, with how I wanted to tell my story with my music. I felt like it connected with people, like when I was in the same room with L.A. Reid and Harmony, looking at this list of songs. Music is, really, a way for people to draw some form of strength. You never know what a song can do for someone.
When you read the headlines about "I Bet," they all assume that song addresses a specific, past relationship of yours. Is this true?
I was inspired by my life experiences. We always have cool conversations in the studio, though I have to give Harmony a lot of credit because he's an amazing writer. We talk about real things – whether it's about my life or a guy's perspective – and pour that into the song. It's a song for everyone.
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Hmm she probably meant it was her first time hitting the studio with Luke, because Luke did a song on Fantasy Ride for ha.
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