Back to Basics is the third full-length
English studio album from
American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. The album was released on
August 15 2006 in the
United States and
Canada, on
August 9 2006 in
Japan, and on
August 12 in
Australia. The album was released in
Europe on several dates, starting at the 9th of August
2006, and ending on the 22nd of August
2006. It was leaked to the internet two weeks before the actual release date. The album features what Aguilera describes as "a throwback to the 20s, 30s, and 40s-style jazz, blues, and feel-good soul music, but with a modern twist." Her album has been nominated for the
Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award, and the lead single from the album, "
Ain't No Other Man", won
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award. The album, thus far, has yielded four commercial singles: "
Ain't No Other Man", "
Hurt" and "
Candyman".
Slow Down Baby was used as a promotional single to promote her tour in Australia and
Oh Mother was released as the albums fourth single in Europe. The album has been both a critical and commercial success.
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