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 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 10, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 43:39 | |||
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Producer |
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Ciara chronology | ||||
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Singles from Basic Instinct | ||||
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Critical response
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
BBC Online | favorable[2] |
The Boston Globe | mixed[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
New York Daily News | [6] |
The New York Times | favorable[7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
USA Today | [9] |
The Washington Post | unfavorable[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 | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Basic Instinct (U Got Me)" |
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3:29 | ||||||
2. | "Ride" (featuring Ludacris) |
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4:34 | |||||
3. | "Gimmie Dat" |
| 4:11 | ||||||
4. | "Heavy Rotation" |
| 4:08 | ||||||
5. | "Girls Get Your Money" |
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3:32 | |||||
6. | "Yeah I Know" |
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3:44 | |||||
7. | "Speechless" |
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4:08 | |||||
8. | "You Can Get It" |
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4:00 | |||||
9. | "Turn It Up" (featuring Usher) |
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10. | "Wants for Dinner" |
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3:31 | |||||
11. | "I Run It" |
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5:15 |
Basic Instinct – iTunes Store pre-order bonus track | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
12. | "Listen to My Song" |
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5:22 |
Basic Instinct – Japanese edition bonus track[12] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
12. | "This Is What Love Is" |
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4:21 |
Basic Instinct – Japanese edition bonus DVD[13] and iTunes deluxe edition bonus videos[14] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Director | Length | ||||||
1. | "Goodies" (featuring Petey Pablo) | Benny Boom | 3:56 | ||||||
2. | "1, 2 Step" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Boom | 3:24 | ||||||
3. | "Get Up" (featuring Chamillionaire) | Joseph Kahn | 4:59 | ||||||
4. | "Promise" | Diane Martel | 4:28 | ||||||
5. | "Like a Boy" | Martel | 3:57 | ||||||
6. | "Can't Leave 'em Alone" (featuring 50 Cent) | Fat Cats | 4:09 | ||||||
7. | "Never Ever" (featuring Young Jeezy) | Chris Robinson | 5:10 | ||||||
8. | "Go Girl" (featuring T-Pain) | Melina | 4:04 | ||||||
9. | "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake) | Martel | 3:04 | ||||||
10. | "Ride" (featuring Ludacris) | Martel | 4:39 |
- Notes
Personnel
Credits for Basic Instinct adapted from Allmusic.[16]
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Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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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 |
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U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[23] | 67 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog |
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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
- ↑ "Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review)". Allmusic. Macrovision (Rovicorp). 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ↑ Horton, Matthew (2010-12-10). "Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review)". BBC Music. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ Capobianco, Ken (2010-12-13). "Ciara, 'Basic Instinct' – The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2010-12-08). "Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ Roberts, Randall (2010-12-14). "Album review: Ciara's 'Basic Instinct'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ↑ Farber, Jim (2010-12-07). "Ciara's 'Basic Instinct' review: Soft-voiced R&B singer turns to mush on badly produced album". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review)". Slant Magazine. 2010-12-13. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ Shriver, Jerry (2010-12-14). "Ciara – Basic Instinct (album review)". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ Stewart, Allison (2010-12-13). "Review of Ciara's 'Basic Instinct'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "Basic Instinct Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Basic Instinct(+DVD, Limited (First Edition), 1BonusTrack)【CD】-Ciara|R&B / Dance|Dance & Soul|Music|HMV ONLINE Online Shopping & Information Site". Hmv.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – Basic Instinct (Deluxe Edition) by Ciara". iTunes Store (GB).[dead link]
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Basic Instinct (Booklet). Ciara. New York City, NY: LaFace, Jive Records (Cat no. 886977209222) Sony Music Entertainment. 2010.
- ↑ Credits: Basic Instinct. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-12-21.
- ↑ "Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart – Australian Record Industry Association". Ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "Artist Search = Ciara | Albums". Stefen Hung / Lescharts.com. 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "Artist Search = Ciara | Albums – Schweizer Hitparade". Hitparada / Stefen Hung / Swisscharts.com. 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ "R&B Albums Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ Montgomery, James (2010-12-22). "Taylor Swift Tops Billboard Again, While Michael Jackson Debuts At #3". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ "Artist=Ciara Album=Basic Instinct". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/617021/ciara/chart?f=415
- ↑ "Basic Instinct – Album – Ciara". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Basic Instinct: Ciara: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ↑ Leveranstid: 1-3 arbetsdagar. "Basic Instinct - Ciara - Musik - CDON.COM". Cdon.se. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "Basic Instinct: Ciara: Amazon.fr: Musique". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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- ↑ "Basic Instinct – Ciara (Brazil release date)". livrariacultura.com.br. 2009-12-03. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
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- ↑ "Ciara – Basic Instinct [+DVD, Limited (First Edition), 1BonusTrack]". Hmv.co.jp. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Basic Instinct, Ciara | Muziek". bol.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-12-23.