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Christina
Aguilera (Remix Plus)
Whilst other territories are releasing this as a
double CD set, Japan opts to add the 6 bonus tracks + their
own bonus tracks bringing it to a total of 8 bonus cuts
all on 1 CD! Bonus tracks, 'We're A Miracle', 'Don't Make
Me Love You', 'Come On Over Baby (Radio Version)', 'Genie
In A Bottle (Flavio Vs. Mad Boris Mix)', 'What A Girl Wants
(Eddie Arroyo Dance Radio Edit)', 'I Turn To You (Thunderpuss
Remix)' & 'Genio Atrapado (Flavio Vs. Mad Boris Mix).
19 tracks in all. Includes lyrics to all tracks. Packaged
in a regular size jewel case with all new artwork.
Album Details
Japanese re-release that featuring 5 additional remix/edit
tracks.
My
Reflection
Christina Aguilera's My Reflection is a mirror that shows
where the teen-pop diva's going (toward grown-up diva-dom
as an R&B star) and where she's been (showcasing her
navel on a dance-infused tour). Aguilera's first concert
video, a repackaging of a slick special that aired on
ABC-TV in 2000, shows what this "girl" really
wants is to move beyond the bouncy R&B-flavored pop
she's known for. Her cheeky hits ("Genie in a Bottle,"
"Come On Over, Baby," "What a Girl Wants")
are followed by songs from Mi Reflejo, her Spanish-language
album, and My Kind of Christmas, her holiday release.
She has sweet duets with R&B legend Dr. John on "Merry
Christmas, Baby" and balladeer Brian McKnight on
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and
shares the stage with rapper Lil' Bow Wow (weird, but
it works) on "So Emotional" and "Christmas
Time." (Quick behind-the-scenes interviews from MTV's
Diary punctuate the concert.) Despite her inability to
resist over-the-top vocal histrionics, Aguilera's range
is impressive, whether she's performing a spirited rendition
of Free's 1970 hit "All Right Now" or belting
out Etta James's 1961 classic "At Last," after
giving the blues singer a heartfelt tribute. --Valerie
J. Nelson
Description
Captured live in concert, Grammy Award-winner Christina
Aguilera shows why she has become a multi-platinum phenomenon
in the music world. She has the moves, the grooves and
the voice that sell out show after show around the world.
Lighting the stage on fire, Christina performs her number
one hits from her self-titled debut and tunes from her
first Spanish language album, Mi Reflejo. Special guests
Brian McKnight, Lil' Bow Wow and Dr. John. Songs: Reflection,
Genie in a Bottle, Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You),
What a Girl Wants, So Emotional, I Turn to You, At Last,
Contigo En La Distancia, Climb Every Mountain, Falsas
Esperanzas, Alright Now, Merry Christmas Baby, Have Yourself
a Merry Little Christmas, Christmas Time. The DVD also
includes four music videos: "Genio Altrapado,"
"Por Siempre Tu," "Ven Con Migo" and
"The Christmas Song."
Genie
Gets Her Wish
This video souvenir saluting teeny pop princess and Grammy
winner (as Best New Artist) Christina Aguilera is a textbook
example of the hybrid documentary format that's proving
de rigeur for recording artists courting the burgeoning
teen and pre-teen audience. Shot on videotape and mixing
backstage atmosphere, between-shows conversations, interview
clips, and fan testimonials with music videos, Genie Gets
Her Wish offers the same sort of cheerfully uncritical
portrait accorded Aguilera's peers including the Backstreet
Boys, 'N Sync, and Britney Spears in their own video valentines.
Like Spears (who's conspicuously invoked as both friend
and former New Mouseketeer colleague), Aguilera combines
a curiously old-fashioned show-biz work ethic with a contemporary
persona that intoxicates young teen boys, inspires young
girls, and likely triggers mild anxiety attacks for some
parents. No father can watch this profile's footage of
prepubescent girls wiggling along to the singer's signature
hit, "Genie in a Bottle," with its sly entendres
("You've got to rub me the right way...") and
not ponder the meaning of innocence in the 21st century.
Moms likewise may want to find a hotline to help counsel
their daughters on the dangers of blue eyeliner abuse
and excessive blow-drying. However, even jaded boomers
and Gen-X ironists may have a hard time ignoring Aguilera's
outsized vocal gifts. While it's sobering to hear her
cite such "old-timers" as Whitney Houston and
Mariah Carey as influences, it's beguiling when the 18-year-old
gamine, accompanied by her RCA Records executive angel,
Ron Fair, leaps into an impromptu performance of the Etta
James classic "At Last." If the lyric seems
precocious coming from Aguilera's bee-stung lips, that
voice warrants the choice, offering a tantalizing glimpse
of what could happen if she successfully navigates beyond
the frothier waters of teen pop to more mature music.
--Sam Sutherland --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.
Additional Features: This 84-minute documentary with music
includes a photo gallery, chapter selections, and special
Web links exclusive to the DVD edition.
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