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    Britney Jean is the eighth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 29, 2013, by RCA Records. The album is Spears's second eponymous record after Britney (2001), though the album's name refers to both her first and middle names.

  3. Nov 26, 2013 · Like her excellent late-summer electro-sleaze hit, “Work Bitch,” Britney Jean adds up the high price of stardom. It’s a concept album about the loneliness of pop life – with a high-profile ...

    • Background & Production
    • Composition
    • Release & Artwork
    • Unreleased & Unused Songs
    • Controversy and Revelations
    • Promotion
    • Chart Performance
    • Critical Reception

    In 2012, while a judge on the second season of American music competition "The X Factor", Spears was recording with producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Songwriter Elijah Blake commented that Spears was "definitely trying to push the envelope" by "playing with new textures and stomping on new grounds and genres." Their collaborations were denied by...

    Rob Sheffield considered "Britney Jean" "a concept album about the loneliness of pop life." The opening track "Alien" deems celebrity an isolating experience that Spears compares to feeling like an extraterrestrial over synth bleeps and electronic production. The second track "Work Bitch" is an EDM-influenced song where Spears sings about what it t...

    In October 2012, Britney mentioned the possibility of making a sequel to her fifth studio album "Blackout", tweeting: "I heard Happy Birthday Blackout was trending earlier... thank u all for loving the album as much as I do. Blackout 2.0?" In May 2013, record producer Danja (who collaborated with Britney on material during its production) commented...

    "10 Seconds"- Written by Blood Orange.
    "Bella Vita" - Written by Myah Marie, Melanie Fontana & Kenneth Koby.
    "Cologne" - Written by Sia, Bloodshy, Vincent Pontare & Magnus Lidehall.
    "Casually" - Written by Myah Marie, Jon Asher & John Lock.

    Upon its release, the album was speculated to not fully be recorded by Spears, and some of the producers confirmed this to be true. It's thought that she was not happy with the album's generic EDM and electropop direction, and the songs were then recorded by backing vocalist Myah Marie attempting to imitate Spears' voice. Her team was met with disd...

    Unlike her previous records (excluding her fifth album Blackout), Spears did not heavily promote "Britney Jean" and no promotional performances in support of the album took place. However, she appeared on Good Morning America to announce her two-year residency show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, titled "Britney: Piece of Me" on September 17, ...

    Prior to its release in the United States, "Britney Jean" was initially predicted to sell 150-200,000 copies, with Hits Daily Double crediting the underwhelming numbers to "her very light promo schedule with little or no TV around the release." However, the day after its release, potential sales figures were lowered to 115-120,000 units. The album ...

    Upon its release, "Britney Jean" received generally mixed to negative reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 50 (which indicates "mixed or average reviews") based on 20 reviews. Jason Lipshutz from Billboard provided a favorable review, describing the project as a "transitional record [as] her first album ...

  4. Dec 4, 2013 · These reactions convey a disappointment over false promises — but to judge whether or not “Britney Jean” really is Spears’ most “personal” album to date, one must dive back into her ...

  5. Nov 27, 2013 · “Blackout 2.0?” she teased. By now, her team’s heard it loud and clear: Britney’s cold, urban 2007 masterpiece Blackout is a fan favorite. The process started off promising as ever: Britney was seen sitting in a recording studio with Darkchild while shooting X Factor.

  6. Nov 26, 2013 · Spears has referred to “Britney Jean” as her “most personal record yet,” but the pop superstar’s latest is more of an experiment than an autobiography.

  7. Nov 26, 2013 · Britney Jean is the first Britney Spears album in which the singer is credited as a co-writer on every track (to put it in perspective, her songwriting credits on her last three efforts combined can be counted on one hand).