Bring It On (Kaci Battaglia album)
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Bring It On is the second studio album by American singer Kaci Battaglia. The album was released digitally on September 21, 2010 by Curb Records
. Battaglia began working on the album in mid-2009, after the release of her promo single "Can't Help Myself" in 2007. Bring It On marks her first full-length album since I'm Not Anybody's Girl in 2002, due to her hiatus from the music business. The album marks a change in genre for Battaglia, as she transitions from her teen-pop sound to a more mature, dance driven beat.
The album spawned two singles so far. The first of these, titled "Crazy Possessive
" was released on May 26, 2009 for digital download. The single is her first release in the UK since 2002's I'm Not Anybody's Girl. Despite the success of her previous singles in the country, "Crazy Possessive" failed to make an impact on the UK music charts. The single also failed to chart in European countries, however, it did receive major publicity, and has become her breakout hit in that country. Released as her first official single in the US, it was met with moderate success there. Despite criticism due to similarities between it and Britney Spears
' latest hit, "Womanizer
", it did manage to reach the top of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
chart in 2009. The second single released from the album was "Body Shots
", which features vocals from hip-hop artist Ludacris
. The single was released exclusively in the US, where it was met with generally positive reviews. The single has also became a dance hit, reaching the peak of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
chart, becoming her second consecutive single to do so.
The album was met with generally positive reviews from critics, however, its commercial performance was poor. Due to the lack of a physical copy, Bring It On failed to garner much attention, and didn't even manage to appear on the Billboard 200
albums chart. Bring It On has sold nearly 10,000 copies to date in the US, and around 5,000 copies in the UK, bringing it to a total of approximately 15,000 copies.
instructor. After several years of no singles or albums, Battaglia released "Can't Help Myself" in 2007, and it was serviced as a promotional single to dance radio stations. After the single had minor success, Battaglia announced she would return to the studio and record a new single, however, no album was confirmed at the time.
The outcome of this studio session, titled "Crazy Possessive
", was released on May 26, 2009 to generally mixed critical reception. The single did receive some criticism however, due to the single sounding similar to the latest song by Britney Spears
, titled "Womanizer
". After the single reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
, Battaglia and Curb Records
reached an agreement to record another album, slated for release in 2010.
After several months of silence, Battaglia finally released a second official single, "Body Shots
" and later announced the album's title to be Bring It On. Despite confirmation that the album would be released physically and digitally, it was only released for digital download on September 21, 2010. Due to the failure to release a physical copy, the single failed to garner much success, and didn't even chart in its first week of release. To date, the album has sold nearly 15,000 copies.
. The album has been compared to recent releases by Britney Spears
, Lady Gaga
and Kesha
. The dance beat on the album is different than Battaglia's normal teen-pop music heard on her previous albums, Paradise
and I'm Not Anybody's Girl. The lyrical content on the album is also more mature, and features Battaglia singing on subjects such as sexuality, love and confidence.
"Crazy Possessive
" is the second song on the album, as well as the lead single. The song lyrically speaks of Battaglia's fight for her man, as another woman is trying to take her away from him. The composition of the single has been compared to the number one single by Britney Spears
, titled "Womanizer
". It had some commercial success, peaking at the top of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
. "Body Shots
" is the third track on the album, as well as the second official single. It was released on July 13, 2010 in the US alone, where it peaked at the top of the Hot Dance Club Play
music chart. It features Ludacris rapping in the third verse.
"Remedy" is the seventh song on the album, and differs from the majority of the songs on Bring It On. It features a piano in the song, and although it is an uptempo dance track, it is more pop music than the typical dance music. "PartyAHolic" is the eighth song on the album, and is one of the most praised songs on the album.
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
. Battaglia began working on the album in mid-2009, after the release of her promo single "Can't Help Myself" in 2007. Bring It On marks her first full-length album since I'm Not Anybody's Girl in 2002, due to her hiatus from the music business. The album marks a change in genre for Battaglia, as she transitions from her teen-pop sound to a more mature, dance driven beat.
The album spawned two singles so far. The first of these, titled "Crazy Possessive
Crazy Possessive
"Crazy Possessive", also known as "Crazy Possessive " or "Crazy Possessive ", is the first single off Kaci Battaglia's second studio album, Bring It On .-Release:...
" was released on May 26, 2009 for digital download. The single is her first release in the UK since 2002's I'm Not Anybody's Girl. Despite the success of her previous singles in the country, "Crazy Possessive" failed to make an impact on the UK music charts. The single also failed to chart in European countries, however, it did receive major publicity, and has become her breakout hit in that country. Released as her first official single in the US, it was met with moderate success there. Despite criticism due to similarities between it and Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
' latest hit, "Womanizer
Womanizer (song)
"Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...
", it did manage to reach the top of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart in 2009. The second single released from the album was "Body Shots
Body Shots (song)
"Body Shots", is a song of the American pop singer Kaci Battaglia. It is the second single from her second studio album Bring It On .-Background:...
", which features vocals from hip-hop artist Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
. The single was released exclusively in the US, where it was met with generally positive reviews. The single has also became a dance hit, reaching the peak of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart, becoming her second consecutive single to do so.
The album was met with generally positive reviews from critics, however, its commercial performance was poor. Due to the lack of a physical copy, Bring It On failed to garner much attention, and didn't even manage to appear on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart. Bring It On has sold nearly 10,000 copies to date in the US, and around 5,000 copies in the UK, bringing it to a total of approximately 15,000 copies.
Background
After promotion for her 2002 album, I'm Not Anybody's Girl had ended the following year, Battaglia stated she would be working on her next album, slated for a 2004 release. However, at the beginning of that year, Battaglia announced she would be taking an unspecified amount of time off. In this time, Battaglia focused on her personal life as well as her modeling career. She also continued to be a kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
instructor. After several years of no singles or albums, Battaglia released "Can't Help Myself" in 2007, and it was serviced as a promotional single to dance radio stations. After the single had minor success, Battaglia announced she would return to the studio and record a new single, however, no album was confirmed at the time.
The outcome of this studio session, titled "Crazy Possessive
Crazy Possessive
"Crazy Possessive", also known as "Crazy Possessive " or "Crazy Possessive ", is the first single off Kaci Battaglia's second studio album, Bring It On .-Release:...
", was released on May 26, 2009 to generally mixed critical reception. The single did receive some criticism however, due to the single sounding similar to the latest song by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, titled "Womanizer
Womanizer (song)
"Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...
". After the single reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
, Battaglia and Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
reached an agreement to record another album, slated for release in 2010.
After several months of silence, Battaglia finally released a second official single, "Body Shots
Body Shots (song)
"Body Shots", is a song of the American pop singer Kaci Battaglia. It is the second single from her second studio album Bring It On .-Background:...
" and later announced the album's title to be Bring It On. Despite confirmation that the album would be released physically and digitally, it was only released for digital download on September 21, 2010. Due to the failure to release a physical copy, the single failed to garner much success, and didn't even chart in its first week of release. To date, the album has sold nearly 15,000 copies.
Composition
The music found on Bring It On is generally a dance-pop sound, filled with electronic backgrounds and auto-tuneAuto-Tune
Auto-Tune is a proprietary audio processor created by Antares Audio Technologies. Auto-Tune uses a phase vocoder to correct pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise off-key inaccuracies and mistakes, and has allowed singers to perform apparently perfectly tuned vocal...
. The album has been compared to recent releases by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
and Kesha
Kesha
Kesha village is a small village nestled in the mountains of Yongshun County, northwestern Hunan province, China, located at latitude 29 05' 50", longitude 109 57' 9". The name is pronounced in Standard Chinese. The official language is Manderin Chinese....
. The dance beat on the album is different than Battaglia's normal teen-pop music heard on her previous albums, Paradise
Paradise (Kaci Battaglia album)
Paradise is the debut album by American singer Kaci Battaglia. Released on June 21, 2001 it was only released in the United Kingdom. Selling nearly 10,000 copies in its first week, the album debuted at number 47 on the official UK album's chart. To date the album has sold nearly 100,000 copies in...
and I'm Not Anybody's Girl. The lyrical content on the album is also more mature, and features Battaglia singing on subjects such as sexuality, love and confidence.
"Crazy Possessive
Crazy Possessive
"Crazy Possessive", also known as "Crazy Possessive " or "Crazy Possessive ", is the first single off Kaci Battaglia's second studio album, Bring It On .-Release:...
" is the second song on the album, as well as the lead single. The song lyrically speaks of Battaglia's fight for her man, as another woman is trying to take her away from him. The composition of the single has been compared to the number one single by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, titled "Womanizer
Womanizer (song)
"Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...
". It had some commercial success, peaking at the top of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
. "Body Shots
Body Shots (song)
"Body Shots", is a song of the American pop singer Kaci Battaglia. It is the second single from her second studio album Bring It On .-Background:...
" is the third track on the album, as well as the second official single. It was released on July 13, 2010 in the US alone, where it peaked at the top of the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
music chart. It features Ludacris rapping in the third verse.
"Remedy" is the seventh song on the album, and differs from the majority of the songs on Bring It On. It features a piano in the song, and although it is an uptempo dance track, it is more pop music than the typical dance music. "PartyAHolic" is the eighth song on the album, and is one of the most praised songs on the album.
Commercial
The album was released exclusively for digital download only on September 21, 2010. The album, upon its release, received generally positive reviews from critics. During its first week of release, the album managed to sell just a little bit over 1,000 copies, and the following week it sold nearly half of that. In the UK, the album sold around 300 copies in its first week, making it her lowest selling album to date. Due to the commercial failure, the album has so far failed to chart on any charts worldwide. However, the album sold the same amount of copies each week for a while, and managed to sell nearly 10,000 copies to date in the US alone. In the UK, the album has managed to sell nearly 5,000 copies, selling around 400-600 copies each week.Singles
- "Crazy PossessiveCrazy Possessive"Crazy Possessive", also known as "Crazy Possessive " or "Crazy Possessive ", is the first single off Kaci Battaglia's second studio album, Bring It On .-Release:...
" was released as the lead single from the album on May 26, 2009. The single was met with a generally positive reception, and has become her breakout hit in Europe and the US. The song sees Battaglia fighting another woman for her man, with whom the other woman is trying to steal. The songs lyrical content and composition is similar to Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
's single "WomanizerWomanizer (song)"Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...
". "Crazy Possessive" had some commercial success, where it has became her first number single on the US Hot Dance Club PlayHot Dance Club PlayThe Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
music chart.
- "Body ShotsBody Shots (song)"Body Shots", is a song of the American pop singer Kaci Battaglia. It is the second single from her second studio album Bring It On .-Background:...
" was released as the album's second single on July 13, 2010. The single features hip-hop artist LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
rapping in the song's third verse. During an interview, Battaglia stated that the single was written after her 21st birthday, in which her friends wanted to try doing body shots on one another. Battaglia hoped to catch that experience in a song, and that's how the song was conceived. The single has became another hit for Battaglia, as well as her second consecutive single to top Billboard's Hot Dance Club PlayHot Dance Club PlayThe Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart.
Track listing
- "Bionic-Atomic" 3:32 (Kaci Battaglia, Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
, Rob Allen) - "Crazy PossessiveCrazy Possessive"Crazy Possessive", also known as "Crazy Possessive " or "Crazy Possessive ", is the first single off Kaci Battaglia's second studio album, Bring It On .-Release:...
" 3:36 (Battaglia, Michael GrantMichael GrantMichael Grant may refer to:* Michael Grant, 12th Baron de Longueuil , nobleman possessing the only French colonial title recognized by the King or Queen of Canada* Michael Grant , American football player...
, Jarreau Pitts, Arianna Wilson, Trevor Pitts) - "Body ShotsBody Shots (song)"Body Shots", is a song of the American pop singer Kaci Battaglia. It is the second single from her second studio album Bring It On .-Background:...
" (featuring LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
) 4:02 (Battaglia, Grant, Pitts, Wilson, Pitts, Christopher BridgesLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
) - "Tool" 3:11 (Battaglia, Grant, Pitts, Wilson, Pitts)
- "Go-Go Dancer" 4:03 (Battaglia, Hayes, Allen)
- "Captain Save a Ho" 3:39 (Battaglia, Heather JamesHeather JamesHeather James is a British television actress. She has appeared in a number of television series including Cribb, The Black Tower, One by One and Columbo.-References:...
, David Anthony) - "Remedy" 3:40 (Battaglia, Grant)
- "PartyAHolic" 2:45 (Battaglia, Grant, Pitts, Wilson, Pitts)
- "Seeing You Tonight" 4:06 (Battaglia, Michelle LewisMichelle LewisMichelle Lewis is a singer/songwriter who has released two solo albums.-References:*http://www.michellelewis.com...
, Jeffrey Franzel) - "Watch Me" 3:25 (Battaglia, Anthony Fonseca, Harold Laues)
- "Bring It On" 3:01 (Battaglia, Valentin)
- "Crazy Possessive (Seamus Haji Extended Mix)" 6:42