Britney Spears : Circus
 UK edition of the Pop diva's 2008 album includes one bonus track: 'Radar.' Circus is the seventh album by Britney Spears. It rolls into town on the heels of an MTV VMA awards sweep, where Britney walked away with three Moonmen awards for 'Video of the Year', 'Best Female' and 'Best Pop Video' for 'Piece Of Me'. Circus is the follow up to her critically well received album, Blackout, just in time for her 27th birthday. The lead single, 'Womanizer' (produced by the Atlanta production team The Outsyders) has already created a frenzy amongst Britney fanatics, radio and the media alike-underscoring Britney's continued reign as one of the Queens of Pop. 13 tracks. RCA. On pop-merit alone, “Womanizer” is enough of an earworm to draw interest to Britney Spears’ new album from even the most hesitant of listeners. She's also game for any vocal tricks her producers suggest, squealing and giggling and even trying on a fairly horrific pan-Latin accent in "Mmm Papi." That song recalls nothing so much as Rosemary Clooney's "Come On-a My House," which came from the time when even great jazz singers sometimes made a buck by wearing fruit on their heads.
Obvious jokes fit in well on "Circus": With its dominatrix rhythms and loud, highly compressed mix, it's meant to slap listeners in the face. Spears' favorite producers, including Max Martin, Dr. Luke and Nathaniel "Danja" Hills, have settled on a style that updates vampy show-tune melodies with sharp, metallic effects. The cartoonish sound compensates for Spears' lack of range and lung power by allowing her to ham it up.
Song List | 1. | Womanizer | | | 2. | Circus | | | 3. | Out from Under | | | 4. | Kill the Lights | | | 5. | Shattered Glass | | | 6. | If U Seek Amy | | | 7. | Unusual You | | | 8. | Blur | | | 9. | MMM Papi | | | 10. | Mannequin | | | 11. | Lace and Leather | | | 12. | My Baby | | | 13. | Radar | | | 14. | Amnesia | |
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