2002 Christina Aguilera – Stripped
Stripped is the fourth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on October 22, 2002, by RCA Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her self-titled debut album (1999), Aguilera took creative control over her next album project, both musically and lyrically. She also changed her public image and established her alter ego Xtina. Musically, its music incorporates pop and R&B with influences from many different genres, including soul, rock, hip hop, and Latin music. Lyrically, most of the songs from the album discuss the theme of self-respect, while a few other songs talk about sex and feminism. As an executive producer, Aguilera enlisted numerous new collaborators for the album.
Upon its release, Stripped received generally mixed reviews from music critics; many criticized its lack of musical focus, while some of them called it “almost” an album for grown-ups, with comparisons made to Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. Commercially, Stripped debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 330,000 copies. It was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over four million copies in the United States. The album also charted within the top five of charts in Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It was Aguilera’s best-performing album in the United Kingdom, becoming the 29th and 40th best-selling album of the decade and millennium there, respectively, with two million copies sold. Despite its initial critical reception, Stripped received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including one win, and has since gone on to be called one of the most influential albums of all time, inspiring a generation of artists. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.
Five singles were released from the album. The lead single “Dirrty” was met with criticism and controversy due to its sexual music video but was an international hit on the charts. The follow-up “Beautiful” was praised by critics and garnered chart success worldwide. The last three singles–”Fighter”, “Can’t Hold Us Down” and “The Voice Within”–became top-ten hits in various countries. Aguilera performed several songs from Stripped live during a number of shows, notably during the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards, the American Music Awards of 2003 (January), and the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Two concert tours were held in 2003 to promote the album, The Justified & Stripped Tour (co-headlined with Justin Timberlake) and The Stripped Tour.
Tracks
1 Stripped Intro 01:39
2 Can’t Hold Us Down (Christina Aguilera; Matt Morris; Scott Storch) 04:31
3 Walk Away (Christina Aguilera; Matt Morris; Scott Storch) 05:47
4 Fighter (Christina Aguilera; Scott Storch) 04:05
5 Premier Amor (Interlude) 00:53
6 Infatuation (Christina Aguilera; Matt Morris; Scott Storch) 04:17
7 Loves Embrace (Interlude) 00:46
8 Loving Me 4 Me (Christina Aguilera; Matt Morris; Scott Storch) 04:36
9 Impossible (Alicia Keys) 04:14
10 Underappreciated (Christina Aguilera; Matt Morris; Scott Storch; Matt Morris; Scott Storch) 04:01
11 Beautiful (Linda Perry) 03:58
12 Make Over (Christina Aguilera; Linda Perry) 04:12
13 Cruz (Christina Aguilera; Linda Perry) 03:49
14 Soar (Christina Aguilera; Heather Holley; Rob Hoffman) 04:45
15 Get Mine, Get Yours (Balewa Muhammad; Christina Aguilera; Steve Morales) 03:44
16 Dirrty (Balewa Muhammad; Christina Aguilera; Dana Stinson; Jasper Cameron; Reggie Noble) 04:42
17 Stripped Pt. 2 00:45
18 The Voice Within (Christina Aguilera; Glen Ballard) 04:35
19 I’m OK (Christina Aguilera; Linda Perry) 05:18
20 Keep On Singing My Song (Christina Aguilera; Scott Storch) 06:29
Biography
Musicians
2 Can’t Hold Us Down
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
3 Walk Away
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
4 Fighter
| Bass | Tarus Mateen |
| Drums | Kameron Houff |
| Guitar | Aaron Fishbein |
| Guitar | Dave Navarro |
| Guitar | John Goux |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
6 Infatuation
| Acoustic Guitar | Ramon Stagnaro |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
8 Loving Me 4 Me
| Bass | Tarus Mateen |
| Drums | Ahmir Thompson |
| Guitar | John Goux |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
9 Impossible
| Bass | Rufus Jackson |
| Bass | Uriah Duffy |
| Drums | Paul John |
| Guitar | Arthur White |
| Guitar | Dwayne Wiggins |
| Piano | Alicia Keys |
| Horns | Chops |
| Horns | Darryl Dixon |
| Horns | Dave Watson |
| Horns | Fred Maxwell |
| Background Vocals | Alicia Keys |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
10 Underappreciated
| Bass | Tarus Mateen |
| Guitar | Aaron Fishbein |
| Horns | Bill Reichenbach |
| Horns | Dan Higgins |
| Horns | Jerry Hey |
| Horns | Gary Grant |
| Background Vocals | Charleen Himes |
| Background Vocals | Toya Smith |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
11 Beautiful
| Bass | Linda Perry |
| Guitar | Brian MacLeod |
| Guitar | Linda Perry |
| Keyboards | Damon Fox |
| Piano | Linda Perry |
| Cello | Richard Dodd |
| Viola | Shanti Randall |
| Violin | Eric Gorfain |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
12 Make Over
| All Instruments | Linda Perry |
| Drums (programming) | Linda Perry |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
13 Cruz
| Drums | Mike Stinson |
| All Other Instruments | Linda Perry |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
14 Soar
| Bass | Alex Al |
| Drums | Brian Frasier-Moore |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Rob Hoffman |
| Fender Rhodes | Rob Hoffman |
| Organ | Greg Phillinganes |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Programming | Rob Hoffman |
| Percussion | Rob Hoffman |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Alfie Silas |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
15 Get Mine, Get Yours
| Drums (programming) | Steve Morales |
| Guitar | Aaron Fishbein |
| Guitar | Dan Warner |
| Keyboards | David Siegel |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
16 Dirrty
| Rap | Redman |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
18 The Voice Within
| Bass | Mike Elizondo |
| Drums | Matt Chamberlain |
| Guitar | Glen Ballard |
| Guitar | John Goux |
| Keyboards | Glen Ballard |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
19 I’m OK
| Guitar | Linda Perry |
| Violin | Lili Haydn |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
20 Keep On Singing My Song
| Bass | Tarus Mateen |
| Drums | Ahmir Thompson |
| Drums | Kameron Houff |
| Vocals | Christina Aguilera |
Liner Notes
Producer – Scott Storch (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 20)
Producer – Linda Perry (Tracks 11, 12, 13, 19)
Producer – Alicia Keys (Track 9)
Producer – Heather Holley, Rob Hoffman (Track 14)
Producer – Balewa Muhammad, Steve Morales (Track 15)
Producer – Christina Aguilera, Rockwilder (Track 16)
Producer – Glen Ballard (Track 18)
Producer (Vocals) – Christina Aguilera, E. Dawk (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20)
Producer (Vocals) – Balewa Muhammad, Jasper Cameron (Track 16)
Producer (Executive) – Ron Fair, Christina Aguilera
Production Assistant – Stephanie Kubiak (Track 18)
Arranged By – Alicia Keys (Track 9)
Arranged By – Balewa Muhammad, Steve Morales (Track 15)
Arranged By – Glen Ballard (Track 18)
Arranged By (Choir) – Eric Dawkins (Tracks 14, 20)
Arranged By (Choir) – Anson Dawkins (Track 14)
Arranged By (Choir) – Maxine Anderson (Track 18)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – William Ross (Track 14)
Arranged By (Strings) – Larry Gold (Tracks 3, 4, 8, 20)
Arranged By (Strings) – Linda Perry (Track 13)
Arranged By (Strings) – Ron Fair (Track 15)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Christina Aguilera, E. Dawk (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Balewa Muhammad, Jasper Cameron (Track 16)
Arranged By (Additional) – Linda Perry (Track 11)
Conductor – Larry Gold (Tracks 3, 4, 8, 20)
Contractor – Joann Tominaga (Track 14)
Coordinator – Jolie Levine-Aller (Track 18)
Engineer – Linda Perry (Tracks 11, 12, 13, 19)
Engineer – David Guerrero (Tracks 13, 19)
Engineer (Pro Tools Engineer) – Davy Vain (Track 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Aaron Lepley (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20)
Engineer (Assistant) – John Morrical (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 20)
Engineer (Assistant) – Kevin Szymanski (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20)
Engineer (Assistant) – Scott Whitting (Tracks 2, 3, 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Davy Vain, Rafael Serrano (Track 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Andrew Chavez(Tracks 13, 19)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Douglas (Track 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Anthony Kilhoffer (Tracks 15, 18)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mark Kiczula (Track 18)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Anthony Kilhoffer (Tracks 2, 4, 19)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Ethan Willoughby (Tracks 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, 20)
Engineer (Additional Recording) – David Guerrero (Tracks 11, 12)
Engineer (Additional Recording Assisant) – Andrew Chavez (Tracks 11, 12)
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Tony Maserati (Tracks 2, 4, 15)
Mixed By – Dave Pensado (Tracks 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20)
Mixed By – Peter Mokran (Tracks 14, 18)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Ethan Willoughby (Tracks 11, 13)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Andrew Chavez, David Guerrero, Rich Balmer (Track 12)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jaime Sickora, Tony Flores (Tracks 14, 18)
Recorded By – Oscar Ramirez, Wassim Zreik (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 20)
Recorded By – Tony Black (Track 9)
Recorded By – Shane Stoner (Track 15)
Recorded By – Scott Campbell (Track 18)
Recorded By (Additional Recording Assistant) – Kevin Szymanski (Track 13)
Artwork – Glen Nakasako, Jeri Heiden
Photography – Miranda Penn Turin
Engineered At Mad Dog Studios
Engineered At LP Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Engineered At The Enterprise
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed At The Enterprise
Mixed At Henson Recording Studios
Recorded At The Enterprise
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At NRG Studios
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