Digital Edition - November 17, 2003

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Entertainment

new CD

Britney’s Continued from Page 12 Rapper R. Kelly wrote the song Outrageous for the album, whieh

Desi

and her underwear. The track

pumping hip-hop

shadow."

beat.

most sexually-explicit tracks on the album is called Touch Of My Hand. Spears sings about

Spears premiered the other soft

Everytime,

ballad,

on

remix of the

final track is a

a Rishi Richs

first single,

Kulcha Me Against The Music remix. The remix transforms the song into a hyper dance tempo and shows less of a tribal beat.

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mid-90s melody called ing Shadow. Spears sings about loving watching you disappear/But you, you were never here/lt's only your

has Spears singing about her sex

SPOKE, November

Spears

Saturday

took

adventurous

an

stance on her fourth album. She

Night Live.

media

that she either

want-

the taboo subject of masturbation

told the

in a softer tone, similar to that of

ed listeners to really like the album

There's a middle eastern under-

tone

music, on which Spears "Another day without a

in the

sings,

most sexually-explicit tracks on the album is called Touch Of

“One

Janet Jackson.

lover/The more

I

stand the touch of

come

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of the

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to under-

hand"

or

My Hand

She dabbles

Hand.”

but

one of the most adult-themed songs on the album that is sure to not only raise some eyebrows, but spark some

Although Spears denied writing any tracks in regards to her personal love life, the track sounds like a

con-

Although Spears has shed most of the bubblegum pop style she she her career with, started indulges in some light bubbly fun on the near-rap track. Brave New

song Cry Me A River where Timberlake casted a Spears look-alike in his video. The song shows a subtle parallel to Timberlake's song where Spears sings about a former lover moving on, and her asking for forgiveness: "I may have made it rain/Please forgive me/My weakness caused you pain/And this

Girl.

song's

serious controversy over

its

tent.

Spears worked with RedZone on the

song The Hook-up, which has a

reggae rhythm.

The song

tells

sheltered girl

the tale about a

coming out

to

the

world and meeting a rugged man. As well as all the upbeat and seductive songs, Spears does

make

some slow songs, with two ballads. The first is a sadden-

room

for

MM

nobody

with

in

in

a wide range of

manages

still

to link the

album

together.

in the

is

it,

genres to cater to different tastes,

Taking a year off since her Dream A Dream tour that promot-

highly sexual song's chorus.

Touch Of

dislike

between.

retaliation

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to

Justin

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Timberlake's

al

bet for

listeners

who have been

waiting for Spears to finally off

some strong vocals

career.

show

in

her

album,

many

person-

struggles in her life that had kept

Like any smart celebrity

the

in

managed

to

turn the spotlight to her advantage.

She

is

expected to reach No.

the Billboard charts for her

album, with several

artists

the premiere of their that

week

tition,

in

1

on

new

delaying

new albums

order to avoid compe-

such as Alicia Keys.

Overall.

probably the best

third

limelight, Spears has

sorry."

is

self-titled

her in the spotlight.

Spears'

new album

is

with rhythms and beats that are geared for the club scene. She explores a deeper sense

atmospheric

The song melody was well-written to the accompanying piano and harp. This track

her

Spears went through

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Spears’ fourth album features a wide variety of genres ranging from traditional pop, near-rap, techno, hip-hop, and reggae. She tackles several genres to cater to different tastes. tures 13 tracks and she co-wrote eight

of

The album

fea-

them.

of sexuality and makes some edgy revelations on the album. In

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