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Circus | 
| Artist: Britney Spears
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 76
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 886974069829
EAN: 0886974069829
ASIN: B001HT0QY8
Release Date: December 1, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Womanizer | | • | Circus | | • | Out From Under | | • | Kill The Lights | | • | Shattered Glass | | • | If U Seek Amy | | • | Unusual You | | • | Blur | | • | Mmm Papi | | • | Mannequin | | • | Lace and Leather | | • | My Baby | | • | Radar [Bonus Track] |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Featuring a flurry of musical moods from a variety of producers--everyone from The Outsyders and Lil to Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Lady Gaga--Britney's new album, Circus is clearly a determined effort to haul herself back to the top of the pops after a particularly rocky year. Lead single “Womanizer", with its stuttering drumbeat, buzzing synths and hooky chorus, is reminiscent of the album's other sonic firework, the raunchy “If U Seek Amy". These fiery missives indicate that Britney is back on form--but many other songs come across as damp squibs in comparison. Her extensive use of Auto-Tune adds a robotic aspect to her voice, rendering certain songs less engaging than they could be (the 80s electro of “Leather & Lace" and the title track are two examples). Opener “Mannequin", the ballad “Out from Under" and “Kill the Lights" (a song about the paparazzi) come close to previous form, but still lack the essential spark needed to make Circus the album it could --and should--have been. --Danny McKenna
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Britney's back, alright? January 7, 2009
This album features some of Britneys best noises and attempts to notify passers by that she is deeply in trouble. When I first heard Britney's unique recording style I considered that these noises were an abuse of power and passed her by without attempting to stop her self harming. Now, however, I am used to this weirdo and enjoy thinking she is pain whilst she fleeces me for yet more lovely cash. I recommend this album to small children and support Britney's plans to set up credit schemes for them to buy merchandise and if necessary have the deliveries made to a safe place where their parents cannot stop them amassing huge life crippling debts.
 Average January 7, 2009
This album for me is fairly disappointing i love her music and after hearing 'womanizer' and 'circus' I was really excited about it for christmas, and its a good listen to and i do like the CD but its not got any tracks that really stand out. Even though saying that even if im fairly disappointed with this CD im still quite excited about seeing her in June!!
~Like A Circus~ January 6, 2009
...Like An art form more like...i have already written a more detailed review on the deluxe edition of Britney's fantastic Circus album so i will keep from repeating myself.
Overall this boasts such fantastic music and creative lyric writing which summs up the tragic last half-decade of Ms Spears,this makes it an entirely personal affair yet makes the album fully enjoyable by all people that love genuinely great music be it rock,dance,pop,or contemporary Circus mixes it all up to make this a modern epic classic album and the greatest 2008 had to offer,nominated for awards this year at MTV,Virgin and international websites Britney is making a comeback of grande proportions and she is in mighty fine form.
all tracks here should be released as singles and i hope Britney will continue her stunningly artistic music videos as seen in the recent Womanizer and Circus.
the perfect tracks(all with great range and styles)-Circus,Out From Under,If U Seek Amy,Unusual You,Mannequin,Mmm Papi,My Baby & Amnesia.
the stunning dance tracks-Womanizer,Shattered Glass,Kill The Lights,Lace & Leather,and Radar.
the personal track-My Baby
and the filler-Blur.
all tracks are perfect and this is an all the more enjoyable affair than Blackout(2007) yet matches its perfect golden uniqueness that made BRITNEY(2001)and IN THE ZONE(2003)shine above any other album in the genre.
the Queen is definately back!
Britney's Back January 4, 2009
Another good turn out from Britney. If you liked 'Blackout' then you will like this too. The 'Cirus' track is brillant. When Madonna finally hangs up her tights, I think Britney is more than able to fill the gap!!
Circus of Fun January 2, 2009
Once again Britney creates a musical masterpiece that surpasses the quality of her cd "Blackout". "Blackout" was a good album but "Circus" from my modest opinion is an even better album. I would even go as far to say that because of the greatness in the "Circus" album she will go on to sell many tickets for her upcoming tour which will make it one of the most successful musical tours of 2009. The following are a rundown of my opinion on the songs that led me to feel this way.
Womanizer 10 out of 10 A tongue in cheek of song regarding how even though the man she is singing about is charming that there is no way she is going to fall under his charm. A couple of the places that this exciting video to this song can be viewed through yahoo music and youtube
Circus 10 out of 10 This song is even better than Womanizer. This song she sings very confidently about the exciting show she puts on for others that is entertaining. Plus she emphasizes in this song that when it comes to men she likes the ringleader who calls the shots and she likes a firecracker where she can make it hot. Either way this song is a very fun song that also has an exciting video that can be posted on youtube and yahoo music.
Out From Under 9 out of 10 A very touching song and a unique ballad on how she can't look back in her love life on what could have been. I love how she beautifully sings that she will just figure it out when she's out from under.
Kill The Lights 10 out of 10 A song that is reminiscent of "Piece of Me" but expresses how she is more ready to face the paparazzi on her own terms.
Shattered Glass 10 out of 10 A great standout song about her asking an ex lover in her life if it was worth throwing away what they had for the end of their love relationship and confidently expressing that the time will come when she will be missed and wanted back. On a side note (admittedly just my opinion) I would not be suprised if her musical art ended up imitating life and one of her unnamed exes does possibly end up missing her and desiring her back.
If U Seek Amy 10 out of 10 It is very cool and unique how she starts off the song and how she carefully expresses her voice when she says lalalalala and then allows it to raise as the song starts to begin. She expresses how people can say what they want about her regardless how they feel about her but she artistically sings in a rhetoric tone "but can't you see what I see"
Unusual You 10 out of 10 A very beautiful song on how she finds someone in her life that calls when he says he does and is so good to her that this is unusual to her and how she expects this unusual person to break her heart because in her words only an angel can be so unusually nice and kind to her. This is an entertaining song but it is my hope that this song is just entertainment to her and that she does believe and realize that she deserves to be loved for who she is in real life. Aside from these few caveats this is a good song.
Blur 9.5 out of 10 A fantastic song about how the morning after is a blur to her because she is trying to recall how she ended up next to someone she is unfamiliar with and figuring out what she was doing the night before. It would be interesting to play this in a club and to see what a video of this song looks like.
MMm Papi 10 out of 10 She is expressing in the song how she desires the person in her song and her faith that the object of her desire will be there for her. Its funny and cool when she sings mmm papi love you A catchy song that will surely stick in your head
Mannequin 8 out of 10 Truthfully after a few listens to the song I am still trying to understand the full meaning to this song. What I get from this song is that someone wants her and that she will do her thing and that they will like it. I give her credit for her artistic creativity and innovation in this song but admittedly there are other songs on this cd that I like more.
Lace and Leather 10 out of 10 She sings about taking charge for her and her lover in the bedroom with lace and leather but that she is the one who will call the shots because its her show. She tells her lover to take a seat in the song because the fantasy will be on her. An erotic, sensual, and catchy song rolled into one.
My Baby 7.5 out of 10 Admittedly even though this is a song that I like least on the cd it still has grown on me each listen. This was especially the case after someone at my job told me how this is her favorite song on the cd so I decided to listen to it again to give it more of a try. Truthfully this is the only song that was just a 7.5 on my cd but thats mainly because it was so quiet and slower compared to the rest of the songs. This is a good song to listen to when you want to relax for the day because she beautifully sings about how much she loves her baby. Even though baby is obviously singular you can tell she is metaphorically paying tribute to her two beautiful children that I feel she loves very much. So even though I may have felt it was a 7.5 there may be others who will understandably rate it higher.
Radar 10 out of 10 An exciting and fun song from the "Blackout" album where she expresses some of the qualities she desires in a guy with some of her lyrics "confidence is a must" "cockiness is a plus" She turns having a crush into a stylish and fun situation with this song.
Overall if you liked the "Blackout" album you will like this album even more. Even people that are new to her albums will also like this cd. The $9.99 that I paid for this cd was definitely a good value for the various great songs that are on this cd. You can tell by this album that she is definitely getting better and better. Anyhow, whether you are a fan of Britney Spears or not if you are fine with listening to pop, top 40, and/or dance/club music then you will definitely love this album. You will definitely find yourself singing along and moving to many of these songs on this album.
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