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Rolling Stone Article: Christina Takes Control
What a girl wants - it turns out - is to grow up. And right now, Christina Aguilera is doing just that with a new album she's making on her own terms. "We're in the home stretch," Aguilera says of the fall release as she curls up on a couch inside a Hollywood recording studio. It's late on a Friday night in June, and Aguilera is at work with producer Linda Perry, the hot hand behind Pink's recent hits. Also collaborating with Aguilera are Alicia Keys, Dr. Dre associate Scott Storch, Glen Ballard, and Dave Navarro.
The new album - her first since 2000 - is a declaration of independence from her teen-pop past: "When you're seventeen, you're green. I fell into something that wasn't quite me. Being twenty-one now, I've grown into more of what I feel like as a woman. This record is definitely my baby." Tonight she looks relaxed and sexy in a safety-pinned Puerto Rico T-shirt, jeans, and a Kangol cap. "I wanted to make a record that was about me completely. Nothing superficial, no hype, no gloss." Aguilera considered 'Stripped' as a title. "But we thought is could be sexually misconstrued," she says. "We don't want to give the wrong impression."
"I think Christina has incredible instincts," adds co-producer Storch. "I was surprised by how talented she is. And she is by far the best voice in the business."
Retailers expect the album to be a hot item. "There's a good vibe left for Christina," says Dave Alder, senior vice president of product and marketing for Virgin Megastores. "Instead of rushing a follow-up, the label left the right amount of time. Good pop is still important."
Tonight, Aguilera previews tracks such as "Beautiful" ("I am beautiful/No matter what they say"), a lush ballad about moving on called "Cruise" and a rocker, "Make Me Over," that includes the lines, "I don't need anyone to make me over/Save your bull**** for another day." Of the album's hard-edged lyrics, she says, "If you wanted to know what I was up to on my last tour, or even with my last boyfriend, just listen."
Still, Aguilera says her life, and her album, reflect both her struggle and her happiness. "Even though I've been screwed over by certain people, there's a time where it's like, 'I'm going to show you all.' And it's OK, because I'm going to survive."
- David Wild for Rolling Stone
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