Britney (album)

Britney (album)
Britney
Studio album by Britney Spears
Released November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)
Recorded February – August 2001
Genre Pop, dance-pop, R&B, hip hop, pop rock, teen-pop
Length 39:52
Label Jive
Producer Rodney Jerkins, Max Martin, The Neptunes, Rami, Wade J. Robson, Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears chronology
Oops!... I Did It Again
(2000)		 Britney
(2001)		 In the Zone
(2003)
Singles from Britney
  1. "I'm a Slave 4 U"
    Released: September 24, 2001
  2. "Overprotected"
    Released: December 18, 2001
  3. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
    Released: February 5, 2002
  4. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: May 28, 2002
  5. "Anticipating"
    Released: July 1, 2002
  6. "Boys"
    Released: August 2, 2002

Britney is the third studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. The album was released worldwide on November 6, 2001 by Jive Records, and one day after in the United States. Britney is notable for Spears' increasingly prominent role in the production, and being the transition album away from her bubblegum pop sound and teen pop image from her previous two albums, and leaned increasingly toward more R&B and Hip hop, along with more sexual influences. Although the album's singles were slightly less successful than her album's previews singles,[1] Spears assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks.[2] The uneasy transactional music styles for the album Britney garned it at the number one position in the Billboard 200, in which gave the Jive label its eleventh chart-topping album.

The album became 2001's most successful debut by a female or female group artist.[3] The album's success made her the first female artist in music history to have her first three studio albums to debut at the number one spot.[2][4] This record however would later be broken by Spears herself with her 4th studio album In the Zone which charted in the same position. To date, the album has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.

Contents

Background and recording

Spears announced of the album, that much of the material of her third record reflects who she is, which is why she named it Britney. Spears recorded 23 tracks for Britney, and choosing the 12 of the best tracks for the album, Spears claimed, that this was the most, if not the only, difficult part of the recording process. Writing, which Spears first attempted on "I'm So Curious" and "Dear Diary" on her first two albums, came more easily to the singer for the album, due partially to the assistance she received from writing team Josh and Brian.[5] While Spears simply came up with the concepts they developed on some of the tracks, Spears wrote both melody and words for others. "This is the first album I have ever really written and taken my time on," Spears said. "So when I actually listen to the whole album, it's just that much more special. I don't know if I'm the best songwriter in the world, but I had a lot of fun doing it and hopefully I will get better and grow."[5]

Spears did not write "I Love Rock 'n Roll", the Arrows' song that Joan Jett and the Blackhearts turned into a hit in 1981, but it was Spears' idea to cover the song with R&B producer Rodney Jerkins, and scratches performed by Corey Chase. Aside from Jerkins, who produced Spears' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction)" cover and other tracks on her prior album, Spears also worked with the Neptunes. She told MTV that, "I was inspired by a lot of hip-hop and R&B while I was on my last tour," Spears said. "I was inspired by Jay-Z and the Neptunes. She told Jive "I really wanted to work with the Neptunes, and wanted to make Britney" nastier and funkier".[5] Britney's "nastier" sound, which does not exceed a few "hells" and "damns," prompted some critics to wonder if Spears may be outgrowing her audience. She said, "It's not my intention to leave my young fans. I just want an older generation to pick up on it as well," she responded. "I couldn't do ...Baby One More Time number three. I had to change it up and pray people think that's cool."[5]

She recorded a song with Justin Timberlake, which is titled "What It's Like To Be Me". She said that "I have to say I was a little nervous at first," Spears said of working with Timberlake. "I'm used to producers going in there and it's like work. And I go in and I work and I do my vocals and work. And I thought that it was awkward at first, because I was nervous recording with him doing my vocals. Max Martin also co-wrote a track called "Overprotected" on which Spears sings, "You're gonna have to see through my perspective/ I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am/ And I don't want to be so damn protected", mainly exclaiming about being over judged by everyone around her.[6]

It was during this time Britney shared a brief romance with 107 Spark FM's George Page from The Weekend Breakfast Show.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
NME (7/10)[7]
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[8]
Entertainment Weekly (C)[9]
Entertainment.ie 3/5 stars[10]
Robert Christgau (2 star Honorable Mention)(2 star Honorable Mention)[11]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[12]

Initial critical response to Britney was mixed. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 54, based on 12 reviews.[13]

The album fared well with critics such as Allmusic, who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing the tracks, and particularly the titles, as "the record where she strives to deepen her persona, making it more adult while still recognizably Britney."[8] In contrast, Rolling Stone said of the album: "Britney belabors the obvious: Spears is one month away from entering her twenties and clearly needs to grow up if she's going to bring her fans along."[12]

The 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly dated July 4, 2008 celebrated the 1000 best films, television shows, albums, and books, etc. from 1983 to 2008. In "The Classics: Music" category, Britney was listed at number ninety-seven on the list of the 100 best albums.[14]

Chart performance

Britney debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 album charts[15] selling over 746,000 copies in its first week, replacing Michael Jackson's Invincible.[3][16][17][18] Britney entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number one on sales of 44,550 copies, well ahead of the second-place debut by Pink Floyd's Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd which sold 28,894 copies.[19] The following week in the U.S albums chart, Britney moved to number two after a 55% sales decline, selling 337,000 units.[20] In the album's third week of release, its sales increased by 34% to 451,000 because of the holiday season, though it dropped to number three on the Billboard 200 behind two new entries.[21] On its fourth week, the album moves 5-4 on a 17% sales increase,[22] selling more than 264,000 copies and cracked the 2 million mark.[23] It was followed by a beneficiary of a 13% sales boost, and ups the album one slot to number-three Enya's A Day Without Rain,[24] on sales of almost 300,000 copies.[25] Due in part to an increased exposure from her film debut, Crossroads and with the help of her "Dream Within a Dream Tour" the album peaked number-fourteen on the Billboard 200,[26] and had been continued moving back up the chart from number-fourteen to number-nine,[27] and just giving the album a total of 3.3 million units in the US on 2002, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[26]

The album's number-one debut on the Billboard 200 made Spears the only female artist in SoundScan history to have their first three albums debut at number one,[28] garnering her the top slot on the week's chart, as well as the honor of having the second biggest debut of the year – behind NSYNC's Celebrity, which moved 1.88 million copies in its first week – according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released on November 14. Britney is, however, 2001's most successful debut by a female or females, trumping Destiny's Child's Survivor which sold 663,000 copies in its first week and Janet Jackson's All For You which sold 605,000.[3] Also, the album landed at number-eighty four on BMG Music Club all-time best-sellers list with 588,000 units, behind Celine Dion's "Celine Dion" (624,000) and the "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" soundtrack (642,000).[29]

In Japan, the album debuted at number four on the Oricon charts, selling 66,900 units during its first week. Britney has since sold 250,000 copies to date and earned Platinum certification there.[citation needed] It has also been certified two times Platinum in Australia,[30] where it reached a peak of number four. In the UK, it debuted at number four[31] and has been certified Platinum for shipping 300,000 copies to retailers.[32] The album spent thirty-six weeks on the UK Albums Chart.[33] To date, Britney sold a total of 316,944 copies in Canada which considerably a big decline from her previous albums.[34] In 2002, Britney was certified two times Platinum by the IFPI for shipments of two million copies inside Europe.[35] It debuted at number two in France, where it has since sold over 425,000 copies.[citation needed]

Promotion

Main article: Dream Within a Dream Tour
Spears performing "Boys" at the Femme Fatale Tour, 2011.

In early 2001, Spear's first appeared on the Super Bowl XXXV and performed there on January 28.[36] After that she made a special television appearance entitled "Total Britney Live" in which she sung her songs from Oops!...I Did It Again and her new song from Britney.[36] Back in the United States, Spears visited to The Rosie O'Donnell Show and performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" on September 10.[37] Spears's television appearances included performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 11, The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 5, The Late Show With David Letterman on November 6.[38] On November 18, Spears performed in her first live HBO concert special from the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Cher was scheduled to join Spears at the concert to sing the Sonny & Cher hit "The Beat Goes On", a song that Spears covered on her 1999 debut album, ...Baby One More Time.[39] But, Cher was forced to cancel the planned duet because of a conflict with the European promotional schedule for her upcoming studio album, Living Proof.[40]

On September 6, Spears' premiered her first single from the album "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards at Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.[37] The jungle-themed performance was highly criticized by animal rights group PETA, because of Spears performing with a white tiger and yellow python.[41] The following evening September 7, Spears had a duet with Michael Jackson at his "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration", The Solo Years concert in New York.[37] The duo performed "The Way You Make Me Feel".[37] An issue of Rolling Stone featuring Spears on the cover hits newsstands on September 13.[37] On September 13, Spears was in Australia for a Sydney press conference for an international promotional tour for her album, but she canceled the media event, calling it inappropriate in light of the terrorist attack on America.[42] Spears said in a statement, "I do not feel it appropriate to hold a press conference here in Australia for the launch of my album."[42] In early 2002, Spears held a press conference at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France, on January 19. She was also on-hand for the NRJ Music Awards ceremony, which took place during the MIDEM 2002 international music-industry conference in Cannes.[43]

Spears first performance of "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 5, and on The Late Show With David Letterman on November 6, the day Britney came out.[44] Spears performed her hit single "I'm a Slave 4 U" on The Late Show With David Letterman on December 3. The following evening on December 4, Spears performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on a stage inside the fountains of the Bellagio Hotel, which aired on Fox at 8 pm ET.[45] On January 9, 2002, she sung "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" on the 25th American Music Awards.[46] Spears returns as host and performer on the February 2 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live.[46] Her all new Pepsi commercial—her second ad for the company—was premiered during the February 3, Super Bowl on Fox.[46] Spears was scheduled to sit down for an hour on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the week of February 4.[46] She also performed "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet Woman" at the NBA All-Star Game on February 9.[46] Afterwards, she went to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to again perform "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" on February 11.[46] In the UK, Spears's The Frank Skinner Show interview was aired on Britain's ITV1 television on January 26.[43]

In February 2002, she had been very busy month ahead of her, promoting the album.[47] She visited again the NBC's Today show for an interview on February 6.[47] Spears performs on Tonight Show With Jay Leno on February 11, and on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on Valentine's Day on February 14.[47] And appeared on ABC's Live! With Regis and Kelly on February 18 and The View on February 22.[47] She also appeared on the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 22.[36] She performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the NRJ Music Awards in France at 2002. She also did had press conference in Japan on 2002, to promote her debut film and at the same time the album. She also did several commercials in Japan and Korea entitled "Pepsi FIFA World 2002". In Australia she did a press conference with Dyan Lewis and held a show entitled "Pepsi Live" in which features songs from Britney she also promotes Crossroads. In Mexico, she held a press conference on July 2002. Also in the Netherlands, she again held a press conference for her movie and the album. She appeared on a German talk-show "Boulevard Bio" themed "Niemand ist Perfekt" and was aired on January 15, 2002, in which she talks about her album and her debut film.[36] In the UK, she performed "Overprotected" in the Top of the Pops on January 16.[36] In Australia, she was interviewed live on "The Saturday Show" and was aired on January 26. In Germany, and appeared on the show Wetten, dass..? and performed her ballad hit I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman on March 23.[36] In Mexico, visited a Mexican variety show "Otro Rollo" on July 23.[36] On September 15, a limited number of tickets was going on sale for her tour in support of her third Jive Records release Britney.[37] The tour was set to kick off October 26,[37] The tour was announced on September 7 by Jive Records, which will kick off in Miami in October, with ABC television's Making The Band stars O-Town in the opening slot.[39] On February 2002, Spears' announced that she will kick off the second leg of her North American tour on May 24 in Las Vegas, the same city where she performed her first live, full-length HBO concert special last year. The tour wrapped approximately two months later in Mexico City.[48]

Singles

"I'm a Slave 4 U", the first single from Britney, was written and produced by hip-hop duo The Neptunes. Featuring layered vocals and a sparse beat, the track showcased Spears at her most grown up, alienating some parts of her younger fan base. The track entered the UK Singles Chart at number four,[49] having been premiered at the MTV VMAs; the performance was criticized for including live animals.[50] The accompanying video, directed by Francis Lawrence,[51] was nominated for three MTV VMAs in 2002,[52] and the track reached number twenty-seven on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 without a commercial release.[15] "Overprotected" was the second single to be lifted from Britney in the UK, Canada and Australia, while "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was the second single released in the USA and Europe, and the third single in the UK and Australia. A remixed version of "Overprotected" was released as the third single in the USA[53][54] and charted at number eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100,[15] The remixed version has a different music video.[55] "Overprotected" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It proved to be another success in Europe, and peaking number four on the UK Singles Chart.[56]

"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", the theme song to Crossroads, staggered to fit the release dates for the film. Written by Max Martin, Rami and UK singer-songwriter Dido[57] it peaked number-two in the UK.[58] The song did not manage to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, and was a poor performer at pop radio stations.[54] "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was released in Australia, Canada and Europe, excluding France, where "Anticipating" was released instead, in mid-2002, with the UK release following in November. Originally made famous by Joan Jett, the track was featured in Crossroads. The single was released to coincide with the film's release in Australia and Europe, and the DVD release in the UK; because of the scheduling of the theatrical and DVD releases, the single was never released in the USA. However, the track managed to reach only number-thirteen in the UK.[59] "Anticipating", the 1980s-influenced track, was released exclusively in France having a set of specially commissioned remixes released. The track (written by Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz, and Spears herself) was promoted using the Dream Within a Dream Tour live performance of the song as the music video. It was later also released in Brazil. "Boys" was the fourth single in North America and fifth single in Europe and Australia released from Britney. Instead of the album version being released, a remix of "Boys" was commissioned. It was featured on the soundtrack of the third Austin Powers film.[60] The new version—remixed by The Neptunes (who wrote and produced the original album version)—included lyrics from a male perspective, featuring Pharrell performing alongside Spears.[61] The track made it to the top ten in the UK where it reached number-seven,[31] although it also became one of Britney's poorest performing singles in the USA.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I'm a Slave 4 U"   Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 3:23
2. "Overprotected"   Max Martin, Rami Yacoub Max Martin, Rami 3:18
3. "Lonely"   Britney Spears, Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf, Rodney Jerkins Rodney Jerkins 3:19
4. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"   Max Martin, Rami, Dido Max Martin, Rami 3:51
5. "Boys"   Hugo, Williams The Neptunes 3:26
6. "Anticipating"   Spears, Schwartz, Kierulf Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz 3:16
7. "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"   Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker Rodney Jerkins 3:06
8. "Cinderella"   Martin, Rami, Spears Max Martin, Rami 3:39
9. "Let Me Be"   Spears, Schwartz, Kierulf Rodney Jerkins 2:51
10. "Bombastic Love"   Martin, Rami Max Martin, Rami 3:05
11. "That's Where You Take Me"   Spears, Schwartz, Kierulf Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz 3:32
12. "What It's Like to Be Me"   Justin Timberlake, Wade Robson Wade J. Robson, Justin Timberlake 2:50
Total length:
 39:52

Personnel

  • Producers: Max Martin, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Rami, Wade Robson, Justin Timberlake.
  • Engineers: Max Martin, Andrew Coleman, Brian Garten, Brad Gilderman, Pablo Munguia, Rami, Michael Tucker, Yasu.
  • Assistant engineers: Jaime Duncan, Richard G. Johnson, Marc Stephen Lee, Charles McCrorey, Daniel Milazzo, Tim Roberts, Ryan Smith, Rich Tapper, Jill Tengan.
  • Mastering: Tom Coyne.
  • Mixing: Max Martin, Stephen George, Serban Ghenea, Jean-Marie Horvat, Rami
  • String arrangements: James Biondolillo, Mark Suozzo.
  • Vocal arrangements: Justin Timberlake.
  • Vocals, background vocals: Britney Spears.
  • Background vocals: Justin Timberlake, Sue Ann Carwell, Tyler Collins, Albert Hall, Damion Hall, Nana Hedin, Jennifer Karr, Maxayne Moriguchi, Jeff Pescetto, Jason Scheff, Chris Thompson.
  • Featured musicians: Chad Hugo, Pharrell.
  • Bass: Thomas Lindberg.
  • Guitar, background vocals: Max Martin.
  • Guitar: Esbjörn Öhrwall, Nile Rodgers.
  • Photography: Steven Klein

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[64] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[65] 1
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart[66] 3
Belgian Walloon Albums Chart[67] 7
Canadian Albums Chart[15] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[68] 11
European Top 100 Albums Chart[69] 2
French SNEP Albums Chart[70] 2
Finnish Albums Chart[71] 19
German Albums Chart[72] 1
Greek Albums Chart[73] 2
Hungarian Albums Chart[74] 5
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[75] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[76] 17
Norwegian Albums Chart[77] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[78] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[79] 1
UK Albums Chart[80] 4
U.S. Billboard 200[81] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[82] Platinum 40,000x
Australia (ARIA)[30] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[83] Platinum  
Belgium (BEA)[84] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (ABPD)[85] Gold 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[86] 3× Platinum 316,944[34]
France (SNEP)[87] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[88] Platinum 300,000^
Hungary (Mahasz)[89] Gold  
New Zealand (RIANZ)[90] Gold 7,500^
Netherlands (NVPI)[91] Gold 40,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[92] Platinum 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[93] Platinum 40,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[94] 4× Platinum 4,342,000[*]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[35] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes:

  • ^ * As of March 2010, the album has sold 4,342,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan,[95][96] with additional 588,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.[29] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.[97]

Chart Procession and Succession

Preceded by
Invincible by Michael Jackson		 Billboard 200 number-one album
November 24, 2001 – November 30, 2001		 Succeeded by
Scarecrow by Garth Brooks

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2001 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album[98] Nominated
Year Ceremony Award Result
2001 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Performance Overprotected[98] Nominated

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Studio albums
...Baby One More Time · Oops!... I Did It Again · Britney · In the Zone · Blackout · Circus · Femme Fatale
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative · B in the Mix: The Remixes · The Singles Collection · B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2
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Time Out with Britney Spears · Live and More! · Britney: The Videos · Live from Las Vegas · In the Zone · Greatest Hits: My Prerogative · Britney & Kevin: Chaotic · Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour
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The Mickey Mouse Club · Britney & Kevin: Chaotic · "The Mansion Family" · "Buy, Buy Baby" · "Ten Sessions" · "Everything Must Go" · "Britney/Brittany" · Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour
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...Baby One More Time
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Britney
In the Zone
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
B in the Mix: The Remixes
Blackout
"Gimme More" · "Piece of Me" · "Break the Ice"
Circus
"Womanizer" · "Circus" · "If U Seek Amy" · "Radar"  · "Unusual You"
The Singles Collection
"3"
Femme Fatale
"Hold It Against Me" · "Till the World Ends" · "I Wanna Go"  · "Criminal"
Other singles
Promotional singles
Other songs
"You Got It All" · "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" · "My Only Wish (This Year)" · "Out from Under" · "Kill the Lights" · "Shattered Glass" · "Mmm Papi" · "Inside Out" · "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" · "Big Fat Bass" · "S&M (Remix)" · "Whiplash"

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