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{{flagicon|Poland}} [[October 25]], [[2007]]<ref>[http://www.merlin.com.pl/frontend/browse/product/4,562189.html Blackout]</ref><BR>{{flagicon|Europe}} [[October 26]], [[2007]]<ref>[http://sonybmg.de/artists2.php?iA=7&artist=176644&product=88697190732 SONY BMG - Britney Spears - Diskografie]</REF><br>
{{flagicon|Poland}} [[October 25]], [[2007]]<ref>[http://www.merlin.com.pl/frontend/browse/product/4,562189.html Blackout]</ref><BR>{{flagicon|Europe}} [[October 26]], [[2007]]<ref>[http://sonybmg.de/artists2.php?iA=7&artist=176644&product=88697190732 SONY BMG - Britney Spears - Diskografie]</REF><br>
{{flagicon|Australia}} [[October 27]], [[2007]]<ref>[http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829005054 Brit's Album To Be Released Early!]</REF> <BR>{{flagicon|UK}} [[October 29]], [[2007]]<ref name="bmg">[http://www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/news/6961/ A blackout is coming - Oct 29th!]</REF> <BR>{{flagicon|World}} [[October 30]],[[2007]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571557/20071010/spears_britney.jhtml mtv]</ref><ref>[http://www.gpstore.co.nz/News/Archive/7552.html Britney returns with a brand new album]</ref><br>
{{flagicon|Australia}} [[October 27]], [[2007]]<ref>[http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829005054 Brit's Album To Be Released Early!]</REF> <BR>{{flagicon|UK}} [[October 29]], [[2007]]<ref name="bmg">[http://www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/news/6961/ A blackout is coming - Oct 29th!]</REF> <BR>{{flagicon|World}} [[October 30]],[[2007]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571557/20071010/spears_britney.jhtml mtv]</ref><ref>[http://www.gpstore.co.nz/News/Archive/7552.html Britney returns with a brand new album]</ref><br>
| Genre = [[Dance-pop|Pop, dance]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Electro music|electro]], [[crunk]]
| Genre = [[Dance-pop|Pop, dance]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Electro music|electro]]
| Length = 41:25
| Length = 43:25
| Label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]/[[Sony BMG]]
| Label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]/[[Sony BMG]]
| Producer = [[Britney Spears]] <small>([[Executive Producer|executive]])</small>, [[Danja]], [[Bloodshy & Avant]], [[Kara DioGuardi]], [[Freescha]], [[Fredwreck]], [[Sean Garrett]], [[The Clutch]], [[The Neptunes]]
| Producer = [[Britney Spears]] <small>([[Executive Producer|executive]])</small>, [[Danja]], [[Bloodshy & Avant]], [[Kara DioGuardi]], [[Freescha]], [[Fredwreck]], [[Sean Garrett]], [[The Clutch]], [[The Neptunes]]
| Reviews =
| Reviews =
* ''[[About.com|About.com]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/britneyblackout.htm link]
* ''[[About.com]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/britneyblackout.htm link]
* ''[[All Music Guide]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfrxzlhldse~T1 link]
* ''Associated Content'' '''(Positive)''' [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/425801/britney_spears_blackout_a_solid_effort.html link]
* ''Associated Content'' '''(Positive)''' [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/425801/britney_spears_blackout_a_solid_effort.html link]
* ''[[The Associated Press|AP]]'' '''(Positive)''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20071025/ca_pr_on_en/music_review_britney_spears_3 link]
* ''[[The Associated Press|AP]]'' '''(Positive)''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20071025/ca_pr_on_en/music_review_britney_spears_3 link]
* ''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' '''(Negative)''' [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i11356e5762144f435c29e01edd1b695e link]
* ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' '''(Negative)''' [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i11356e5762144f435c29e01edd1b695e link]
* ''[[Boston Herald|Boston Herald]]'' '''(B)''' [http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1040237 link]
* ''[[Boston Herald]]'' '''(B)''' [http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1040237 link]
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' '''(B+)''' [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153719,00.html link]
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' '''(B+)''' [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153719,00.html link]
*''[[The Guardian]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/alexispetridis/story/0,,2198891,00.html link]
* ''Mercury News'' '''(B+)''' [http://origin.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7279526 link]
* ''Mercury News'' '''(B+)''' [http://origin.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7279526 link]
* ''Metro.co.uk'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/article.html?in_article_id=73314&in_page_id=25 link]
* ''Metro.co.uk'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/article.html?in_article_id=73314&in_page_id=25 link]
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* ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' {{rating-4|3}}[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153982,00.html link]
* ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' {{rating-4|3}}[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153982,00.html link]
* ''[[PopMatters]]'' {{rating-10|4}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/50361/britney-spears-blackout/ link]
* ''[[PopMatters]]'' {{rating-10|4}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/50361/britney-spears-blackout/ link]
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17046611/review/17118068/blackout/ link]
* ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1219 link]
* ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1219 link]
* ''[[The Star]] {{rating-4|2}} [http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/271682 link]
* ''Stuff.co.nz'' {{rating-4|4}} [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4248959a4500.html link]
* ''Stuff.co.nz'' {{rating-4|4}} [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4248959a4500.html link]
*''[[The Guardian]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/alexispetridis/story/0,,2198891,00.html link]
* ''[[This Is London]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23418260-details/CDs+of+the+week/review.do?reviewId=23418260 link]
* ''[[The Times|Times Online]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2718710.ece link]
* ''[[The Times|Times Online]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2718710.ece link]
* ''[[USA Today]]'' {{rating-4|2.5}} [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-10-24-britney-review_N.htm link]
* ''[[USA Today]]'' {{rating-4|2.5}} [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-10-24-britney-review_N.htm link]
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<I><b>Blackout</b></I> is the fifth studio album by [[United States|American]] [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Britney Spears]].<ref>http://www.britney.com</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Jonathan | last = Cohen | title = Britney Christens New Album 'Blackout' | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003653899 | work = | publisher = Billboard magazine | date = 2007-10-05 | accessdate = 2007-10-05 | language = | quote = }}</ref> It is scheduled for release on [[October 29]] [[2007]] in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] and [[October 30]],[[2007]] in the [[United States|U.S.]], and around the world. It is her first studio album of new material since ''[[In the Zone]]'' in [[2003]].
'''''Blackout''''' is the fifth studio album by [[United States|American]] [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Britney Spears]].<ref>http://www.britney.com</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Jonathan | last = Cohen | title = Britney Christens New Album 'Blackout' | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003653899 | work = | publisher = Billboard magazine | date = 2007-10-05 | accessdate = 2007-10-05 | language = | quote = }}</ref> It was released on [[October 29]] [[2007]] in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] and [[October 30]],[[2007]] in the [[United States|U.S.]], and around the world. It is her first studio album of new material since ''[[In the Zone]]'' in [[2003]].


==Album history==
==Album history==
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Internet blogger [[Perez Hilton]] is being sued by [[Zomba Label Group]] for posting at least ten unfinished or complete tracks on his website.<ref>[http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=26405 Perez Hilton Sued]</REF>
Internet blogger [[Perez Hilton]] is being sued by [[Zomba Label Group]] for posting at least ten unfinished or complete tracks on his website.<ref>[http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=26405 Perez Hilton Sued]</REF>


This will be the first studio album Spears will not do any promotion for prior to the release besides her performance at that [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]]. However, Jive is promoting the album, having posted the commercial for the album, which is in rotation on television, on its official YouTube page.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6rK7tZi-c&mode=user&search= Britney Spears Blackout Spot]</ref> Two promotional pictures have been released as well.
This will be the first studio album in which Spears did not do any prior promotion for the release besides her performance at the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]]. However, Jive is promoting the album, having posted the commercial for the album, which is in rotation on television, on its official YouTube page.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6rK7tZi-c&mode=user&search= Britney Spears Blackout Spot]</ref>


A tour has yet to be officially announced, but new sources now say Spears is seeking dancers for her new video and a tour.<ref>[http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20071012/8039/britney-spears-preparing-for-comeback-tour-says-dance-studio-owner/ "Britney Spears preparing for comeback tour, says dance studio owner"]. ''fametastic.co.uk''. Retrieved on [[October 12]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/15/britney-wants-you-for-some-ding-dang-dancin/ "Britney Wants YOU for Some Ding Dang Dancin'!"]. ''TMZ.com''. Retrieved on [[October 15]] [[2007]].</ref>
A tour has yet to be officially announced, but new sources now say Spears is seeking dancers for her new video and a tour.<ref>[http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20071012/8039/britney-spears-preparing-for-comeback-tour-says-dance-studio-owner/ "Britney Spears preparing for comeback tour, says dance studio owner"]. ''fametastic.co.uk''. Retrieved on [[October 12]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/15/britney-wants-you-for-some-ding-dang-dancin/ "Britney Wants YOU for Some Ding Dang Dancin'!"]. ''TMZ.com''. Retrieved on [[October 15]] [[2007]].</ref>


On [[October 23]], [[2007]], the full album was streamed on ''The Leak'' at ''MTV.com'', ''VH1.com'', and ''LOGOonline.com''.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYTU05023102007-1.htm/ "Britney Spears' Blackout Album Now Available Exclusively Through THE LEAK At MTV.com, VH1.com and LOGOonline.com"]. ''CNN.com''. Retrieved on [[October 23]] [[2007]].</ref>
On [[October 23]], [[2007]], the full album was streamed on ''The Leak'' at ''MTV.com'', ''VH1.com'', and ''LOGOonline.com''.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYTU05023102007-1.htm/ "Britney Spears' Blackout Album Now Available Exclusively Through THE LEAK At MTV.com, VH1.com and LOGOonline.com"]. ''CNN.com''. Retrieved on [[October 23]] [[2007]].</ref>

On [[October 30]], [[2007]] after the US release of the album, it was reported that Spears upset the [[Catholic Church]] with a photo shoot from the new album, having the Catholic Church call it a "bottom of barrel stunt". The images are of Spears' (wearing fishnet stockings) "confessing" to a handsome priest, while in another pose she sits on his lap.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1573060/20071030/spears_britney.jhtml/ "Britney Spears Slammed By Catholic League For Blackout's Religious-Themed Photos"]. ''MTV''. Retrieved on [[October 30]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306192,00.html/ "Report: Catholic Leader Upset About Sexy Priest Photos in New Britney Spears Album"]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved on [[October 29]] [[2007]].</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The album has been generally well-received by most of the media outlets that have reviewed it. [[The Times|Times Online]] was the first to review the album, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating.<ref name="timeson">[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2718710.ece Britney Spears: Blackout - Times Online, Retrieved October 25, 2007]</ref>. [[Entertainment Weekly]] gave the album a B+ rating and praised the album as "a perfectly serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits."<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153719,00.html Blackout | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly]</ref> [[Billboard Magazine]] is quoted saying, "This is still pop, but the last bits of Spears' song-and-dance girl veneer are cracking, along with the rest of her public persona."<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i11356e5762144f435c29e01edd1b695e]. [[Billboard Magazine]]. Album Review. Retrieved [[October 29]] [[2007]].</ref> Nekesa Mumbi Moody of [[The Associated Press]] wrote "Blackout is Britney's Best Album Ever."
The album has been generally well-received by most of the media outlets that have reviewed it. [[The Times|Times Online]] was the first to review the album, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating.<ref name="timeson">[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2718710.ece Britney Spears: Blackout - Times Online, Retrieved October 25, 2007]</ref>. [[Entertainment Weekly]] gave the album a B+ rating and praised the album as "a perfectly serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits."<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153719,00.html Blackout | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly]</ref> Nekesa Mumbi Moody of [[The Associated Press]] wrote, "it's her best work ever."
<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hS-RPr1JF6RIcEWt3BJ7du32-nhQ]. [[The Associated Press]]. Album Review. Retrieved [[October 29]] [[2007]].</ref> Pop Justice also praised the album calling it "really really incredible, modern sounding, and brilliantly produced."<ref>[http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1788&Itemid=206 Blackout | Album Review | Pop Justice]</ref>
<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hS-RPr1JF6RIcEWt3BJ7du32-nhQ]. [[The Associated Press]]. Album Review. Retrieved [[October 29]] [[2007]].</ref> Pop Justice also praised the album calling it "modern sounding, and brilliantly produced."<ref>[http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1788&Itemid=206 Blackout | Album Review | Pop Justice]</ref>


Metro.co.uk called ''Blackout'' a "nightlife stormer", with "pacy electro beats, lusty hi-NRG rhythms, nonchalent delivery and hidden strengths". However they went on to say that it wasn't unique - "Heaven On Earth sounds like [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]], while [[The Neptunes]]' contribution, Why Should I Be Sad, bears their usual slinky trademarks."<ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/article.html?in_article_id=73314&in_page_id=25 Britney Spears: Blackout | Metro.co.uk ]</ref>
Metro.co.uk called ''Blackout'' a "nightlife stormer", with "pacy electro beats, lusty hi-NRG rhythms, nonchalent delivery and hidden strengths". However they went on to say that it wasn't unique - "Heaven On Earth sounds like [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]], while [[The Neptunes]]' contribution, Why Should I Be Sad, bears their usual slinky trademarks."<ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/article.html?in_article_id=73314&in_page_id=25 Britney Spears: Blackout | Metro.co.uk ]</ref>


On the other hand, a review by the [[New York Daily News]] was less than favorable, noting that the overwhelming presence of "studio trickery" had the effect of making her sound like a "Brit Bot". "If a blow-up sex doll could sing, this is what she'd sound like," wrote critic Jim Farber. "In terms of studio trickery, Paris Hilton's album was practically 'unplugged' compared to this."<ref>[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=308612 "Britney 'like a singing blow up doll'". NineMSN. Retrieved October 24, 2007.]</ref> Pete Paphides wrote, "certain songs wouldn't have sounded too different if her vocal were totally erased"<ref name="timeson"/>, while Mike Schiller of [[PopMatters]] warned "we're ready to call a subpar piece of art a success because that's what we want it to be. Don't fall into that trap". <ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/50361/britney-spears-blackout/]. [[PopMatters]]. Album Review. Retrieved [[October 29]] [[2007]].</ref>
On the other hand, a review by the [[New York Daily News]] was less than favorable, noting that the overwhelming presence of "studio trickery" had the effect of making her sound like a "Brit Bot". "If a blow-up sex doll could sing, this is what she'd sound like," wrote critic Jim Farber. "In terms of studio trickery, Paris Hilton's album was practically 'unplugged' compared to this."<ref>[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=308612 "Britney 'like a singing blow up doll'". NineMSN. Retrieved October 24, 2007.]</ref> Pete Paphides wrote, "certain songs wouldn't have sounded too different if her vocal were totally erased"<ref name="timeson"/>.
[[Billboard Magazine]] is quoted saying, "This is still pop, but the last bits of Spears' song-and-dance girl veneer are cracking, along with the rest of her public persona."<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i11356e5762144f435c29e01edd1b695e]. [[Billboard Magazine]]. Album Review. Retrieved [[October 29]] [[2007]].</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"[[Gimme More]]" <small>([[Nate Hills]], [[Jim Beanz|James Washington]], [[Keri Hilson]], Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 4:11
#"[[Gimme More]]" <small>([[Nate Hills]], [[Jim Beanz|James Washington]], [[Keri Hilson]], Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 4:13
#"Piece of Me" <small>([[Bloodshy & Avant|Christian Karlsson]], [[Bloodshy & Avant|Pontus Winnberg]], Klas Ahlund)</small> &ndash; 3:32
#"Piece of Me" <small>([[Bloodshy & Avant|Christian Karlsson]], [[Bloodshy & Avant|Pontus Winnberg]], Klas Ahlund)</small> &ndash; 3:32
#"Radar" <small>(Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, [[Patrick J. Que Smith]])</small> &ndash; 3:49
#"Radar" <small>(Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, [[Patrick J. Que Smith]])</small> &ndash; 3:49
#"Break the Ice" <small>(Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 3:16
#"Break the Ice" <small>(Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 3:16
#"Heaven on Earth" <small>(Michael McGroarty, Nick Huntington, Nicole Morier, [[Kara DioGuardi]])</small> &ndash; 4:52
#"Heaven on Earth" <small>(Michael McGroarty, Nick Huntington, Nicole Morier,)</small> &ndash; 4:53
#"Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" <small>(Corte Ellis, Nate Hills, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 4:45
#"Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" <small>(Corte Ellis, Nate Hills, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 4:45
#"Freakshow" <small>(Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick "J.Que" Smith, Britney Spears)</small> &ndash; 2:55
#"Freakshow" <small>(Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick "J.Que" Smith, Britney Spears)</small> &ndash; 2:55
#"Toy Soldier" <small>(Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Magnus Wallbert, [[Sean Garrett]])</small> &ndash; 3:21
#"Toy Soldier" <small>(Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Magnus Wallbert, [[Sean Garrett]])</small> &ndash; 3:22
#"Hot as Ice" <small>([[T-Pain]], Nate Hills, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 3:16
#"Hot as Ice" <small>([[T-Pain]], Nate Hills, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 3:17
#"Ooh Ooh Baby" <small>(Kara DioGuardi, [[Fredwreck|Farid Nassar]], Erick Coomes, Britney Spears)</small> &ndash; 3:28
#"Ooh Ooh Baby" <small>(Kara DioGuardi, [[Fredwreck|Farid Nassar]], Erick Coomes, Britney Spears)</small> &ndash; 3:28
#"Perfect Lover" <small>(Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 3:02
#"Perfect Lover" <small>(Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica)</small> &ndash; 3:03
#"Why Should I Be Sad" <small>([[Pharrell Williams]])</small> &ndash; 3:10
#"Why Should I Be Sad" <small>([[Pharrell Williams]])</small> &ndash; 3:10


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*"Outta This World" <small>(Japan Bonus Track)<ref name="cdjapan">[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BVCP-21572 [29th October 2007)]</ref></small> &ndash; 3:33
*"Outta This World" <small>(Japan Bonus Track)<ref name="cdjapan">[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BVCP-21572 [29th October 2007)]</ref></small> &ndash; 3:33
*"Everybody" <small>(iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)<REF name="itunestoretrack">[http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=266976137&s=143444 iTunes Store - Britney Spears - Blackout]</REF><ref name="cdjapan"/></small> &ndash; 3:18
*"Everybody" <small>(iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)<REF name="itunestoretrack">[http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=266976137&s=143444 iTunes Store - Britney Spears - Blackout]</REF><ref name="cdjapan"/></small> &ndash; 3:18
*"Get Back" <small>(iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)<REF name="itunestoretrack"/><ref name="cdjapan"/></small> &ndash; 3:50
*"Get Back" <small>(iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)<REF name="itunestoretrack"/><ref name="cdjapan"/></small> &ndash; 3:51
*"Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) <small>(Japan Bonus Track)<ref name="cdjapan"/></small> &ndash; 6:08
*"Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) <small>(Japan Bonus Track)<ref name="cdjapan"/></small> &ndash; 6:08
*"Gimme More" (Junkie XL Dub) <small>(iTunes International Bonus Track)<ref name="itunestore">[http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=266976137&s=143449 ITunes International Store]</ref></small> &ndash; 4:59
*"Gimme More" (Junkie XL Dub) <small>(iTunes International Bonus Track)<ref name="itunestore">[http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=266976137&s=143449 ITunes International Store]</ref></small> &ndash; 4:59
*"Gimme More" (Stonebridge Dub Mix) <small>(iTunes Switzerland Bonus Track)<ref name="itunestoreschweiz">[http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fid%253D266936501%2526s%253D143461 iTunes Store Schweiz]</ref></small> &ndash; 7:23
*"Gimme More" (Stonebridge Dub Mix) <small>(iTunes Canada and iTunes Switzerland Bonus Track)<ref name="itunestoreschweiz">[http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fid%253D266936501%2526s%253D143461 iTunes Store Schweiz]</ref></small> &ndash; 7:23


==Singles==
==Singles==
*"[[Gimme More]]" was the first single from ''Blackout''. Spears performed the song at the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]] on [[September 9]], [[2007]]. It was released earlier to radio stations on [[August 30]], [[2007]] and as a digital download on [[iTunes]] on [[September 27]], [[2007]]. Written by James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica and [[Nate Hills]], "Gimme More" became Spears' biggest chart hit since "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|...Baby One More Time]]", having reached number three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>Pietroluongo, Silvio.[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id267c422b4feb35373800f46f0c893dd "'More' Scores For Britney On Digital, Hot 100 Charts"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved on [[October 3]] [[2007]].</ref>
*"[[Gimme More]]" was the first single from ''Blackout''. Spears performed the song at the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]] on [[September 9]], [[2007]]. It was released earlier to radio stations on [[August 30]], [[2007]] and as a digital download on [[iTunes]] on [[September 27]], [[2007]]. Written by James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica and [[Nate Hills]], "Gimme More" became Spears' biggest chart hit since "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|...Baby One More Time]]", having reached number three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>Pietroluongo, Silvio.[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id267c422b4feb35373800f46f0c893dd "'More' Scores For Britney On Digital, Hot 100 Charts"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved on [[October 3]] [[2007]].</ref>

*Websites such as X17online.com have claimed the second single from the album will be "Piece of Me" and claim that Spears will be shooting a video for it soon.<ref>[http://x17online.com/celebrities/britney_spears/no_boogeying_for_britney.php#more "No Boogeying For Britney"]. ''X17online.com''. Retrieved on [[October 12]] [[2007]].</ref> ''Millennium Dance Studio'' owner stated in an interview that Spears is seeking dancers for the ''second track on her new album''.<ref>[http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/10/12/report_spears_planning_blackout_tour/5484/ "Report: Spears planning 'Blackout' tour"]. ''upi.com''. Retrieved on [[October 12]] [[2007]].</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*Manicurist: Lisa Jachno
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.britneyspears.com/ BritneySpears.com], official website (under construction)
* [http://www.britneyspears.com/ BritneySpears.com], official website (under construction)
* [http://www.britney.com/ Britney.com], official website at Jive Records (under construction)
* [http://www.britney.com/ Britney.com], official website at Jive Records
* {{MySpace|britneyspears|Britney Spears}}
* {{MySpace|britneyspears|Britney Spears}}
*[http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/britney_spears/blackout/index.jhtml ''Blackout'' - The Leak], stream of the whole album from [[MTV#The Internet|MTV.com]]




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Blackout is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears.[7][8] It was released on October 29 2007 in the U.K. and October 30,2007 in the U.S., and around the world. It is her first studio album of new material since In the Zone in 2003.

Album history

Originally slated to be released on November 13, 2007, the release date was moved up to October 30 2007 due to numerous unauthorized online leaks of the songs in an attempt to combat song piracy, as well as the great success of the lead single, according to the album's record label.

There was confusion as to the album's title prior to an official announcement. Spears' website ran a competition for fans to vote for the album's title, however none of those were used. Several sources, including People Magazine claimed "Pieces of Me" was the album's title as well as second single. The album was also put up for pre-sale on some online music merchant's sites under the "Piece of Me" title.

On October 5, 2007, a message was posted on Spears' official website confirming that the title of the album is "Blackout". A spokesperson for Jive Records has said that the title of Britney’s fifth studio album, "Blackout", is about "blacking out negativity and embracing life."

Internet blogger Perez Hilton is being sued by Zomba Label Group for posting at least ten unfinished or complete tracks on his website.[9]

This will be the first studio album in which Spears did not do any prior promotion for the release besides her performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. However, Jive is promoting the album, having posted the commercial for the album, which is in rotation on television, on its official YouTube page.[10]

A tour has yet to be officially announced, but new sources now say Spears is seeking dancers for her new video and a tour.[11][12]

On October 23, 2007, the full album was streamed on The Leak at MTV.com, VH1.com, and LOGOonline.com.[13]

On October 30, 2007 after the US release of the album, it was reported that Spears upset the Catholic Church with a photo shoot from the new album, having the Catholic Church call it a "bottom of barrel stunt". The images are of Spears' (wearing fishnet stockings) "confessing" to a handsome priest, while in another pose she sits on his lap.[14][15]

Reception

The album has been generally well-received by most of the media outlets that have reviewed it. Times Online was the first to review the album, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating.[16]. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating and praised the album as "a perfectly serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits."[17] Nekesa Mumbi Moody of The Associated Press wrote, "it's her best work ever." [18] Pop Justice also praised the album calling it "modern sounding, and brilliantly produced."[19]

Metro.co.uk called Blackout a "nightlife stormer", with "pacy electro beats, lusty hi-NRG rhythms, nonchalent delivery and hidden strengths". However they went on to say that it wasn't unique - "Heaven On Earth sounds like Kylie, while The Neptunes' contribution, Why Should I Be Sad, bears their usual slinky trademarks."[20]

On the other hand, a review by the New York Daily News was less than favorable, noting that the overwhelming presence of "studio trickery" had the effect of making her sound like a "Brit Bot". "If a blow-up sex doll could sing, this is what she'd sound like," wrote critic Jim Farber. "In terms of studio trickery, Paris Hilton's album was practically 'unplugged' compared to this."[21] Pete Paphides wrote, "certain songs wouldn't have sounded too different if her vocal were totally erased"[16]. Billboard Magazine is quoted saying, "This is still pop, but the last bits of Spears' song-and-dance girl veneer are cracking, along with the rest of her public persona."[22]

Track listing

  1. "Gimme More" (Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica) – 4:13
  2. "Piece of Me" (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Klas Ahlund) – 3:32
  3. "Radar" (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick J. Que Smith) – 3:49
  4. "Break the Ice" (Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica) – 3:16
  5. "Heaven on Earth" (Michael McGroarty, Nick Huntington, Nicole Morier,) – 4:53
  6. "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" (Corte Ellis, Nate Hills, Marcella Araica) – 4:45
  7. "Freakshow" (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick "J.Que" Smith, Britney Spears) – 2:55
  8. "Toy Soldier" (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Magnus Wallbert, Sean Garrett) – 3:22
  9. "Hot as Ice" (T-Pain, Nate Hills, Marcella Araica) – 3:17
  10. "Ooh Ooh Baby" (Kara DioGuardi, Farid Nassar, Erick Coomes, Britney Spears) – 3:28
  11. "Perfect Lover" (Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica) – 3:03
  12. "Why Should I Be Sad" (Pharrell Williams) – 3:10
Bonus Tracks
  • "Outta This World" (Japan Bonus Track)[23] – 3:33
  • "Everybody" (iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)[24][23] – 3:18
  • "Get Back" (iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)[24][23] – 3:51
  • "Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) (Japan Bonus Track)[23] – 6:08
  • "Gimme More" (Junkie XL Dub) (iTunes International Bonus Track)[25] – 4:59
  • "Gimme More" (Stonebridge Dub Mix) (iTunes Canada and iTunes Switzerland Bonus Track)[26] – 7:23

Singles

  • Websites such as X17online.com have claimed the second single from the album will be "Piece of Me" and claim that Spears will be shooting a video for it soon.[28] Millennium Dance Studio owner stated in an interview that Spears is seeking dancers for the second track on her new album.[29]

Personnel

  • Vocals – Britney Spears
  • Background vocals – Jim Beanz, Robin "Robyn" Carlsson, Kara DioGuardi, Sean Garrett, Keri Hilson, Britney Spears, Windy Wagner, Pharrell Williams, Nicole Morier
  • Keyboards – Avant, Bloodshy, Fredwreck
  • Bass – Klas Alund, Eric Coomes, Henrik Jonback
  • Guitar – Eric Coomes, Fredwreck, Henrik Jonback

Production


References

  1. ^ Blackout
  2. ^ SONY BMG - Britney Spears - Diskografie
  3. ^ Brit's Album To Be Released Early!
  4. ^ A blackout is coming - Oct 29th!
  5. ^ mtv
  6. ^ Britney returns with a brand new album
  7. ^ http://www.britney.com
  8. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-10-05). "Britney Christens New Album 'Blackout'". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  9. ^ Perez Hilton Sued
  10. ^ Britney Spears Blackout Spot
  11. ^ "Britney Spears preparing for comeback tour, says dance studio owner". fametastic.co.uk. Retrieved on October 12 2007.
  12. ^ "Britney Wants YOU for Some Ding Dang Dancin'!". TMZ.com. Retrieved on October 15 2007.
  13. ^ "Britney Spears' Blackout Album Now Available Exclusively Through THE LEAK At MTV.com, VH1.com and LOGOonline.com". CNN.com. Retrieved on October 23 2007.
  14. ^ "Britney Spears Slammed By Catholic League For Blackout's Religious-Themed Photos". MTV. Retrieved on October 30 2007.
  15. ^ "Report: Catholic Leader Upset About Sexy Priest Photos in New Britney Spears Album". Fox News. Retrieved on October 29 2007.
  16. ^ a b Britney Spears: Blackout - Times Online, Retrieved October 25, 2007
  17. ^ Blackout | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly
  18. ^ [1]. The Associated Press. Album Review. Retrieved October 29 2007.
  19. ^ Blackout | Album Review | Pop Justice
  20. ^ Britney Spears: Blackout | Metro.co.uk
  21. ^ "Britney 'like a singing blow up doll'". NineMSN. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
  22. ^ [2]. Billboard Magazine. Album Review. Retrieved October 29 2007.
  23. ^ a b c d [29th October 2007)
  24. ^ a b iTunes Store - Britney Spears - Blackout
  25. ^ ITunes International Store
  26. ^ iTunes Store Schweiz
  27. ^ Pietroluongo, Silvio."'More' Scores For Britney On Digital, Hot 100 Charts". Billboard. Retrieved on October 3 2007.
  28. ^ "No Boogeying For Britney". X17online.com. Retrieved on October 12 2007.
  29. ^ "Report: Spears planning 'Blackout' tour". upi.com. Retrieved on October 12 2007.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackout_%28Britney_Spears_album%29&diff=168396985&oldid=168395434

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