Let me start off by saying that I'm a huge Christina fan. I think she's an incredibly talented young lady with a powerhouse voice. However, the theme of this album is suppose to be a tribute to traditional jazz and blues music from the 20's, 30's, and 40's. Christina has openly said that she wanted this album to reflect on old jazz music. However, the album only achieves this on 2 or 3 tracks. "Candyman" and "I Got Trouble" sound like authentic jazz tunes that could've been recorded in the 1940's. "Nasty Naughty Boy" is a sultry, seductive song that sounds like it's straight out of a 1920's burlesque strip show. The rest of the album is filled with up-tempo pop tracks (Slow Down Baby, Aint No Other Man), sappy love songs (Save Me From Myself, The Right Man), overdone vocals (Hurt, Mercy On Me), and filler tracks that don't stand out at all (On Our Way, Without You). With a 2 disc album, I expected much more from Christina.

The main problem I have with this album is its lack of continuity. If you're going to aim for a specific theme on an album, stick with it throughout the entire thing. Christina wanted to pay homage to jazz, but she didn't do a very good job. The 2 opening tracks of the cd talk about how she's going to "go back to basics to where it all began", but this album hardly does that at all. It doesn't achieve what it sought out to do, and that's the biggest disappointment of all. Christina had a great idea with this album, and if done correctly I think it could've been fanatastic. But it was misdirected and poorly executed. Good idea in theory, but done all wrong.

I would pay to hear Christina sing the alphabet. She gets better with each new CD.

"Makes Me Wanna Pray" it just makes you wanna get out of your chair and dance. She performed it on 'Ellen' Look it up on youtube it's that good.

"Ain't No Other Man" I was excited when I heard this song, Christina had been saying that this CD was gonna be a throwback to the early jazz days. It's a great song that fuses pop/jazz.

"Understand" This is my favorite song on the entire CD Why was this never released as a single?!?!?!

"FUSS" For me this song is a lowpoint-It stands fro F You Scott Storch, the man who co-wrote several songs on the "Stripped" CD I guess they had a falling out. Christina, you're better than this.

"Candyman" Such a fun dance pop number, it kinda reminds me of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" mixed with Lou Bega's "Mambo #5" The video is fun to watch-like a candystore come to life. I'm still confused why radio didn't accept this song. Maye cuz there's no rapper on it.

"Nasty Naughty Boy" Such a big seductive number, I imagine strippers dancing to this one on the pole! "I'll be the first to blow... your mind"

"Hurt" Again beautiful ballad. Strong vocals, lots of emotion.

RCA only released 3 songs from this CD. WHY??? Two CDs full of songs and only 3 songs?! So many pop stars rush out albums but Christina takes her time and releases good quality music. I can't wait to see what she does next!

She just get's better with every CD she delivers.
I have loved her from the frist time i heard her,
Spears and Simpsom don't have nothing on her.
She is a true pop legend..........

The Back to Basics Intro pretty much sums up how the listener feels after listening to the first note of this record.

As a Christina fan from the very beginning, I have been continually amazed by her versatility. Whether it be bubble-gum pop, soul, gospel, r&b, or even hard rock, Miss Aguilera has always pulled it off perfectly. Her changes always go beyond the studio and into her appearance, so when the world saw The Artist Formerly Known as Xtina ditch her assless chaps and dreads in favor of a "Baby Jane" title, Marylin platinum curls, and siren-red lips, I knew the record would be something unlike anything the world has heard before from the multiple Grammy winner.

Back to Basics does not disappoint. Some criticize the record for being less-personal and raw than Stripped, but really, it is just as honest as the previous record. The only difference is, the artist in question is just happy now.

The newly married Mrs.Bratman is clearly finally finding inner peace, and her husband's love has cured the previously visible emotional scars from her tumultuous childhood.

Songs celebrating her love for her husband and new outlook on life dominate much of the first disc, with songs like "Makes Me Wanna Pray", "Without You", "Understand", and, of course, the Grammy-winning "Ain't No Other Man."

Since Christina refrains from parading her private life in the public, some songs also serve to send messages to her fans about her life. "F.U.S.S." is a completely skippable track, but it serves to answer the lingering questions concerning Scott Storch. "Thank You" is also by no means a hit single, but it's sweet and nicely brought to life in concert.

Many tracks, for that matter, are clearly meant for perfoming. "Nasty, Naughty Boy" is not much to listen to on the album, but when seen live on her Back to Basics tour, you realized why the song was there. The same applies for "Welcome", and the two intros.

Overall, Back to Basics is different, fun, and a display of stunning talent. I speak for many of us when I say that we cannot wait to see what the next album will be like, especially since she is now going to be writing from a totally new perspective: Mommy Christina.

Stand-out tracks are:
(Disc 1):
Ain't No Other Man
Understand
Oh Mother
Without You
Still Dirrty
Here To Stay

(Disc 2):
Hurt
Mercy On Me
Candyman
Save Me From Myself

This is a very good - she is very talented with a good voice- this is the first CD from her I've ever bought I recommend it