Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics Album

Christina Aguilera's first offering in four years, the Back to Basics album shows the sex kitten side of a singer that can stand her own against the likes of Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. The topic of this album is love and there are some great jazzy and bluesy tracks with some real soul from the pop firebrand. Standouts include the supercharged and constantly played first single "Ain't No Other Man," for one, and the hushed stunner "Save Me from Myself" for another. This isn't to say that the Back to Basics album has forsworn raunchiness. Tunes like "Candyman" which celebrates a "one-stop shop" who "makes the panties drop," and "Nasty Naughty Boy," are testimony to this. Overall, there's enough variety here to satisfy stalwart fans and convert a few skeptics.