Ciara

全新世代 放胆蜕变 正宗旷课天后真我回归 ◎ 出道十年囊括19座音乐大奖、10首全美节奏蓝调榜Top10单曲，2013年第五张完美回归全新大作 ◎ 历时三年精心打造，乐坛王牌製作人L.A. Reid、Rodney Jerkins、Mike City串连相挺 ◎ 收录节奏蓝调/嘻哈单曲榜Top8〈Body Party〉、妮姬米娜献声魔幻重拍舞曲〈I`m Out〉；超值加收两大饶舌才子B.o.B、男友Future跨刀〈Body Party〉魅惑混音版 她以狂野舞功让世人发骚，以魅惑唱功叫粉丝倾倒！当年仅19岁稚龄的她在「旷课乐天王」Lil Jon提携之下，接连以〈Goodies〉、〈1, 2 Step〉、〈Oh〉等畅销劲曲一举成为年度焦点新人、各大夜店必备招牌嗨歌，与流行乐之王亚瑟小子分庭抗礼，更是葛莱美奖、灵魂列车音乐奖、MTV音乐录影带大奖的榜上常客。她不仅歌舞华丽眩目，且总是包办所有歌曲创作，并积极涉足戏剧与模特儿多元事业。席亚拉的演艺全才已无需赘述，过去是众人捧在掌心的旷课乐公主，如今她已成熟蜕变，以性感流行天后之姿完美回归现身！ 出身美国德州的席亚拉，小时候因观赏天命真女与珍娜杰克森的表演而开始编织音乐梦，高中毕业后即签入乐坛大老L.A. Reid创办的知名厂牌LaFace，自此展开辉煌耀眼的演艺生涯。2004年首张专辑《爱情甜头 Goodies》一炮而红，创下全美三百万张銷售纪录，同时入围四项葛莱美奖，与玛丽亚凯莉、碧昂丝等前辈一较高下。2006年再掀高潮，席亚拉以《旷课升级 The Evolution》登上告示牌流行榜冠军，正式奠定她流行乐坛新小天后的地位，此外还应MTV之邀跨足电影演出，并为嘻哈教皇Jay-Z旗下服装品牌Rocawear代言，彰显席亚拉的潮流品味与吸金魅力，而告示牌杂志也在2008年盛大宣布席亚拉为「年度风云女星」，她在乐界的超群视野与丰功伟业再也无以撼动。 历经三年沉潜，席亚拉终于花落新东家Epic，隆重推出粉丝引颈期待的第五张个人大碟《Ciara》，重返生涯颠峰！此次最令人惊喜的，莫过于与精神导师L.A. Reid再度擦撞出全新创意火花，并大手笔号召一线制作班底Rodney Jerkins (玛丽亚凯莉、里欧娜)、Mike City (亚瑟小子、蕾哈娜)，打造焕然一新的正宗旷课天后风采！首支催情主打〈Body Party〉，以亚瑟小子经典抒情作〈My Boo〉作为灵感发想，让席亚拉的挑逗唱腔如丝绸化开，MV更放送前所未见的性感魅力，率先打入流行榜Top35及节奏蓝调/嘻哈单曲榜Top8；邀请姐妹淘妮姬米娜献声的〈I`m Out〉，贯串嘻哈重砲节拍，乐评赞誉为「足以改变乐坛的超级劲曲」；沉浸在新恋情的席亚拉，更在〈Where You Go〉中与饶舌才子男友Future互诉情意，共赴天涯海角的誓言万分甜蜜；席亚拉在〈Super Turnt Up〉也首度尝试饶舌，交错展现柔情与剽悍姿态，让人大呼过癮！专辑末特别加收与嘻哈新锐B.o.B及Future跨刀的〈Body Party〉混音版本，加倍精采。在出道十年的今天，席亚拉的全新专辑《Ciara》不只为她风光生涯承先启后，更要重掌流行兵符，让全球乐迷屏息以待。 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ciara is the eponymously-titled fifth studio album by American recording artist Ciara, which was released on July 5, 2013, by Epic Records (Sony Music). Originally titled One Woman Army, Ciara's fifth studio album is the artist's first release under Epic, since publicly asking the now-defunct Jive Records to release her from her contractual obligations. The singer cited a lack of label support and financial funding for her previous albums Fantasy Ride (2009) and Basic Instinct (2010). On this fifth studio album, Ciara is reunited with her long-term mentor and friend L.A. Reid, chairmen of Epic Records. Reid is credited with discovering Ciara in 2003, along with signing her to his LaFace Records label and executively producing her debut studio album Goodies (2004). On Ciara, the singer is reunited with music producers Rodney Jerkins and Jasper Cameron who have respectively worked on previous Ciara singles and albums. The duo are joined by The Underdogs, Soundz, D'Mile, Oligee, Josh Abraham and Mike Will Made It, amongst others. Writing contributions come from the likes of singer-songwriters: Wynter Gordon, Livvi Franc and Ali Tamposi, along with a number of contributions from Ciara herself. Rappers Future and Nicki Minaj respectively have guest vocals on the album, whilst Ciara herself is listed as a featured artist on the song "Super Turnt Up", a record where she raps and takes credit for co-producing the song. 19:58 2013/8/9 A number of singles were released including "Sweat" (featuring 2 Chainz), "Sorry", and "Got Me Good" when the album was titled One Woman Army. None of the songs impacted on the US Billboard Hot 100 and were subsequently swept aside in favor of a new single titled "Body Party", which reached number twenty-two on the Hot 100 and number eight on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Upon release Ciara was met with a warm reception from music critics who complimented the album as one of the strongest in her discography but criticized the lack of identity and lasting impression that the album makes. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 59,000 copies, becoming her fourth top-three album. (wiki) ------------------------------------------------------------------ by Andy Kellman Whether she was dropped, released, or merely shifted away from her deal with LaFace parent Jive, Ciara was displeased with the lack of support given to Fantasy Ride and Basic Instinct. Her self-titled fifth album sees her back with LaFace co-founder L.A. Reid, president of Epic, whose roster added several LaFace artists due to distributor Sony's consolidation of labels. Ciara took plenty of time to develop the album -- long enough for delays, a scrapped lead single ("Sweat"), the release of various non-album cuts, and even a change of title (originally One Woman Army). The result isn't a muddled mess but another lean and focused set, despite the involvement of several writers and producers. A full-length partnership with fellow Atlanta native Mike Will, specialist in woozy and entrancing trunk rattlers, would have been ideal -- if perhaps too obvious -- but they do connect on "Body Party," one of Ciara's most attractive slow jams, as hot as "Promise" and "Speechless." Slinking and slightly predatory or confrontational content courses throughout the album, including the booming "Sophomore" ("So you say that you a bachelor/Well step your game up and get your master's), the winding "Keep on Lookin'" ("Keep on lookin', keep on lookin' with your lookin' ass), and the steamier, more gleaming likes of "Super Turnt Up" and "DUI." Those are the highlights, while the more energetic and/or pop-oriented material -- "Overdose," the Kid 'N Play-quoting "Livin' It Up," the mature and middling Future duet "Where You Go" -- is functional if not as memorable.