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Basic Instinct (album)

Basic Instinct is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Ciara. It was released on December 10, 2010, by LaFace Records and Jive Records. Executively produced by A&R agent Mark Pitts, Ciara, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, Basic Instinct returns Ciara to her urban roots with mid-tempo R&B, hip hop and dance songs.

Basic Instinct
Studio album by
Ciara
ReleasedDecember 10, 2010 (2010-12-10)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length43:39
Label
Producer
Ciara chronology
Fantasy Ride
(2009) 		Basic Instinct
(2010) 		Ciara
(2013)
Singles from Basic Instinct
  1. "Ride"
    Released: April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)
  2. "Speechless"
    Released: September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
  3. "Gimmie Dat"
    Released: October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15)

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
BBC Onlinefavorable[2]
The Boston Globemixed[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times1.5/4 stars[5]
New York Daily News2/5 stars[6]
The New York Timesfavorable[7]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[8]
USA Today2/4 stars[9]
The Washington Postunfavorable[10]

Basic Instinct received, on average, positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72.[11]

Track listings

Basic Instinct – Standard version
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Basic Instinct (U Got Me)"  
 3:29
2. "Ride" (featuring Ludacris)
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell[a]
 4:34
3. "Gimmie Dat"  
 4:11
4. "Heavy Rotation"  
  • Harris
  • Coby
  • Mike Molina
  • Nelson Kyle
  • Rogers Andrell
  • Brian Flemming
  • Gerald J Coats
  • The Agency (Molina and Kyle)
  • Soundz[b]
  • Harrell[a]
 4:08
5. "Girls Get Your Money"  
  • Harris
  • Nash
  • Stewart
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell[a]
 3:32
6. "Yeah I Know"  
  • Harris
  • Coby
  • Jordan Suecof
  • Infinity
  • Harrell[a]
 3:44
7. "Speechless"  
  • Harris
  • Nash
  • Stewart
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell[a]
 4:08
8. "You Can Get It"  
  • Harris
  • Nash
  • Stewart
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell[a]
 4:00
9. "Turn It Up" (featuring Usher)
 3:08
10. "Wants for Dinner"  
  • Harris
  • Nash
  • Stewart
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell[a]
 3:31
11. "I Run It"  
  • Harris
  • Nash
  • Stewart
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell[a]
 5:15
Notes
  • Track listing and credits taken from album booklet.[15]
  • ^a  denotes a vocal producer
  • ^b  denotes a co-producer
  • "Basic Instinct (U Got Me)" samples "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor.[15]
  • "Heavy Rotation" contains a portion of "Baby Baby" written by Rogers Andrell, Brian Flemming and Gerald J. Coats.[15]

Personnel

Credits for Basic Instinct adapted from Allmusic.[16]

  • The Agency – Producer
  • Alex Al – Bass
  • Chris Bellman – Mastering
  • Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges – Composer
  • Ciara Harris – Executive Producer, Composer, Primary vocals
  • Martin Cooke – Assistant Engineer
  • Steven Dennis – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
  • Lauren Evans – Background vocals
  • Iain Findlay – Assistant Engineer
  • Yolonda Frederick – Make-Up
  • Chris Galland – Assistant Engineer
  • Jesus Garnica – Mixing Assistant
  • Steven Gomillion – Photography
  • Josh Goodwin – Vocal Engineer
  • Mark Gray – Mixing Assistant
  • Josh Gudwin – Vocal Engineer
  • Kuk Harrell – Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer
  • Travis Harrington – Mixing Assistant
  • Jaycen Joshua – Mixing
  • Dennis Leupold – Photography
  • Giancarlo Lino – Mixing Assistant
  • Chris Bellman – Audio mastering
  • Mike Molina – Composer
  • Monte Neuble – Keyboards
  • Terius "The-Dream" Nash – Executive Producer, Producer
  • Luis Navarro – Assistant Engineer
  • Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – Engineer
  • Mark Pitts – Executive Producer, A&R
  • Zachariah Redding – Assistant Engineer
  • Marni Senofonte – Stylist
  • Kelly Sheehan – Engineer
  • Jason Sherwood – Assistant Engineer
  • Kenneth "Soundz" Colby – Producer, Composer
  • Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – Executive Producer, Composer, Producer
  • Anthony Taglianetti – Assistant Engineer
  • Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – Engineer
  • Michael Thompson – Guitar
  • Pat Thrall – Engineer, Vocal Effect
  • Randy Urbanski – Assistant Engineer
  • Courtney Walter – Art Direction, Design
  • Tyler "T-Minus" Williams – Composer, Producer
  • Kiyah Wright – Hair Stylist
  • Andrew Wuepper – Engineer, Mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia Urban Albums Chart[17] 22
French Digital Albums Chart[18] 46
Swiss Albums Chart[19] 83
UK R&B Albums Chart[20] 30
U.S. Billboard 200[21] 44
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[22] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[23] 67

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, and catalog number
Region Date Format Label Catalog
Australia[24] December 10, 2010 CD, digital download Sony Music 88697720922
Germany[25] Digital download, CD
Sweden[26] 886977209222
France[27] December 13, 2010
United Kingdom[28] RCA Records 88697720922
United States[29] December 14, 2010 Digital download, CD LaFace, Jive Records 886977209222
Brazil[30] CD Sony Music
Japan December 15, 2010 Standard edition (CD)[31] Sony Music Japan SICP2848
Deluxe edition (CD+DVD)[32] SICP2846
Netherlands[33] December 24, 2010 Digital download, CD Sony Music 88697720922

References

  1. ↑ Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review). Allmusic (2010-12-13)Macrovision (Rovicorp). Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  2. ↑ Horton, Matthew. Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review). BBC Music (2010-12-10)British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  3. ↑ Capobianco, Ken. Ciara, 'Basic Instinct' – The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe (2010-12-13). Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  4. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon. Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review). Entertainment Weekly (2010-12-08). Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Randall. Album review: Ciara's 'Basic Instinct'. Los Angeles Times (2010-12-14). Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  6. ↑ Farber, Jim. Ciara's 'Basic Instinct' review: Soft-voiced R&B singer turns to mush on badly produced album. New York Daily News (2010-12-07). Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  7. ↑ Pareles, Jon (2011-01-03). "Critics' Choice: New Cds – Just Glad to Grab the Mike". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/arts/music/04choice.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2010-12-26. 
  8. ↑ Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review) (2010-12-13)Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  9. ↑ Shriver, Jerry. Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review). USA Today (2010-12-14). Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  10. ↑ Stewart, Allison. Review of Ciara's 'Basic Instinct'. The Washington Post (2010-12-13). Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  11. ↑ Basic Instinct Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at MetacriticMetacritic. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  12. ↑ Amazon.co.jp： ベーシック・インスティンクト(初回生産限定盤): シアラ, リュダクリス, アッシャー: 音楽Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  13. ↑ Basic Instinct(+DVD, Limited (First Edition), 1BonusTrack)【CD】-Ciara｜R&B / Dance｜Dance & Soul｜Music｜HMV ONLINE Online Shopping & Information SiteHmv.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  14. ↑ iTunes – Music – Basic Instinct (Deluxe Edition) by CiaraiTunes Store (GB).[dead link]
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Basic Instinct (Booklet). Ciara. New York City, NY: LaFace, Jive Records (Cat no. 886977209222) Sony Music Entertainment. 2010. 
  16. ↑ Credits: Basic Instinct. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.
  17. ↑ Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart – Australian Record Industry AssociationAriacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  18. ↑ Artist Search = Ciara | Albums (2010-12-18)Stefen Hung / Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  19. ↑ Artist Search = Ciara | Albums – Schweizer Hitparade (2010-12-26)Hitparada / Stefen Hung / Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  20. ↑ R&B Albums ChartTheofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  21. ↑ Montgomery, James. Taylor Swift Tops Billboard Again, While Michael Jackson Debuts At #3 (2010-12-22)MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  22. ↑ Artist=Ciara Album=Basic Instinct. BillboardNielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  23. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/617021/ciara/chart?f=415
  24. ↑ Basic Instinct – Album – Ciara. iTunes StoreApple Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  25. ↑ Basic Instinct: Ciara: Amazon.de: Musik (2009-09-09)Amazon.de. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  26. ↑ Leveranstid: 1-3 arbetsdagar. Basic Instinct - Ciara - Musik - CDON.COMCdon.se. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  27. ↑ Basic Instinct: Ciara: Amazon.fr: MusiqueAmazon.fr. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  28. ↑ Basic Instinct: Ciara: Amazon.co.uk: MusicAmazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  29. ↑ Basic Instinct: Ciara: Music (2009-09-09)Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  30. ↑ Basic Instinct – Ciara (Brazil release date) (2009-12-03)livrariacultura.com.br. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  31. ↑ Ciara – Basic Instinct [Normal Edition]Hmv.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  32. ↑ Ciara – Basic Instinct [+DVD, Limited (First Edition), 1BonusTrack]Hmv.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  33. ↑ Basic Instinct, Ciara | Muziekbol.com. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
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