Basic Instinct [Import]

Ciara | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: La Face
• ASIN: B003T8FLMC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,282 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ciara is taking it back to basics with the upcoming release BASIC INSTINCT. Multi platinum recording artist Ciara is coming with her 4th album after her 2009 release of FANTASY RIDE. Ciara will bring us back to her hometown of Atlanta to remind us of why we love the original A-town homegirl!

Ciara s debut album Goodies sold 3.5 million albums world wide and follow up album The Evolution 1.8 million worldwide. Ciara has sold over 5 million albums worldwide in her career thus far!

BASIC INSTINCT is executive producted by Ciara, Dream and Tricky (Rihanna s Umbrella ). BASIC INSTINCT is filled with infectious rhythms,girl anthems,club bangers, and sexy baselines made for riding in your jeep! With the lead single and insanely hot video for Ride featuring Ludacris, Ciara has reclaimed her spot as one of the sexiest and talented performers in music today.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Aaah....Its alright I guess, December 14, 2010

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Terri Berri (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Instinct (Audio CD)

I happen to like Ciara, but to be completely honest, I am not too fond of this "too sexy" Ciara. When she first arrived on the scene, she was not only a fresh, beautiful face, who could dance her BUTT off, but she also had fresh material to sing about. The thing I loved and respected about Ciara was she was absolutely stunning, she wore the baddest shoes I have ever seen (and still does :) ), she carried herself like a lady, yet sexy at the same time, and she knew how to make you get up and dance without subjecting her listeners to sexually suggestive lyrics. Now-a-days, Ciara has really "settled" for stripper-influenced choreography , but also, her lyrics allow you to make the assumption that she is quite a promiscuous female. I don't know....I understand Ciara is grown, but her style has changed...for the worst (and that is just MY OPINION--please do not attack me for my personal opinion because this is my review). Don't get me wrong, there are a few songs on the album that are absolute BANGERS: I.e. "Gimmie Dat, Girls Get Your Money, Wants For Dinner, and I Run It," but I guess I just expected a little more from her. Judging by the video/song "Basic Instinct (You Got Me)," I just knew Ciara was going back to her roots and make more hits with Missy Elliot, Jazze Pha, Lil John, etc. with songs such as "1, 2, Step, Lookin At You, That's Right, Like A Boy, Promise, Get Up, C.R.U.S.H., etc (I'm sure you get the point), but she didn't do that with this album. Don't get me wrong....Ciara has made a major improvement from her previous disappointing album that is entitled "Fantasy Ride," but I still expected more from Ciara! I love her R&B/Crunk music and I truly feel as though she is loosing her roots. I'm not saying the album is complete trash, but she could have done better. Hopefully her future music/work will gradually improve. I wouldn't spend more than $10 on this album, but it's worth sitting back and giving it a chance....I guess. It's just "so so" to me; it isn't absolutely horrible, but it isn't another "Evolution Of Cici."

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ciara Deserves More Airplay, December 14, 2010

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Cory T. Shaeffer "HockeyFanatic" (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Instinct (Audio CD)

Ciara Princess Harris is somewhat underrated as an artist, as she is capable of combining many elements into her music and videos. Her voice can be both sassy and sweet, she is a great dancer, and she has an element of sex appeal.

On "Basic Instinct," she is able to combine those elements effectively enough to produce a very entertaining, hook-filled hip hop/pop crossover album. On her first two albums (2004's "Goodies" and 2006's "The Evolution") the strongest moments were without question the singles, as "My Goodies," "1 2 Step," and "Like A Boy" were killer hits and burned up the charts. On her 2009 album "Fantasy Ride" she mixed in a few tender ballads, a duet with Justin Timberlake, and a few dancefloor anthems ("Work" is one of her best ever songs), but only one single managed the top 10.

Just over a year later, "Basic Instinct" has appeared, after several delays. The first two singles ("Ride" and "Gimme Dat") have not been huge chart hits, which is disappointing, because they are quite good (but not great) tracks. The best moments come during the middle of the album, when she teams up with Tricky Stewart for a couple of mainstream hip-pop gems ("Heavy Rotation" and "Yeah I Know'). Later in the album, there is a nice song featuring Usher, called "Turn It Up." As typically is the case with Usher, the song hits the mark.

In conclusion, Ciara has enough excellent songs here to make "Basic Instinct" a fine record, although not a great one. But in an era in which there are plenty of female singers all over the top of the charts who are turning out auto-tuned cheese, it is a shame that Ciara is not getting more airplay, because the quality of the best songs on this album are right up there with what Beyonce and Rihanna have done the past several years. In an era when great rock bands are almost impossible to find, there are an abundance of female pop singers (Katy Perry, Rihanna, Gaga, Kesha, Beyonce, Xtina, Shontelle, and the list goes on, and Ciara hopefully will not become lost in a very crowded playing field. She needs a huge top 5 single, and there are a few songs here that could (and quite frankly SHOULD) be able to give her that success.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ciara's Best Effort; That Said, It Most Likely Won't Woo In New Fans, December 19, 2010

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Michael Brent Faulkner, Jr. "Brent Faulkner" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Instinct (Audio CD)

Ciara has struggled as of late to hold a consistent fan base to `commercially' support her studio efforts. 2009's Fantasy Ride showed the first waning of the fan base Ciara built on 2004's Goodies and 2006's Ciara: The Evolution. 'Fantasy Ride' debuted at #3, but did so with nearly a 250,000 cut in album sales from the #1 bow of The Evolution. 'Fantasy Ride' ended up tanking and building very little buzz around its two most prominent singles, "Never Ever" featuring Young Jeezy and the Grammy-nominated "Love Sex Magic" featuring Justin Timberlake. Basic Instinct enters the market with lower expectations, but proves to be Ciara's most focused and cohesive effort to date. First single "Ride" is Ciara's steamiest, risqué single to date, but also finds the singer more invigorated than ever. `Basic Instinct' is on pace to give Ciara her lowest sales numbers, but let's face it - she's in the majority now with so many unimpressive sales for capable, urban albums. `Basic Instinct' may not buy `C' any new fans (unfortunately), but this is her best album buy a mile.

The biggest factor that makes `Basic Instinct' a capable effort is that the majority of the album is produced by R&B production stand-outs Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. 2009's Fantasy Ride featured some excellent contributions from this team ("Like A Surgeon," "Lover's Thing," etc.) and so an album produced prominently seems more than appropriate. Ciara opens the album with the aggressive, though censored "Basic Instinct (U Got Me)" which is an incredibly unique opening cut. Maybe it is a bit clunky considering how it changes from incredibly overt to more relaxed near the end in the `blink-of-an-eye,' but I personally find the cut to be captivating and showing a completely different side of Ciara. On this cut, Tricky and The-Dream help to give Ciara more of a personality than she would havre possessed without them. The rapping by `C' works surprisingly well (plenty of well-penned one-liners) and she follows it up with singing.

"Ride" is easily 2010's steamiest single, accompanied by a music video that make anyone `hot and bothered.' The production by Tricky is solid and the hook is both raunchy and addictive: "They love the way I ride it, They love the way I ride it, They love the way I ride it, They love the way I ride the beat like a freak..." Ludacris, the king of `freak' adds another dimension to this slinky cut, making it a valedictory moment from `Basic Instinct.' "Gimme Dat" is an uptempo, driving cut that propels the momentum of `Basic Instinct' even further. Not far removed from 2006's "Get Up," this is another sensation cut filled with high energy where Ciara demands "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie Dat (Bass!)."

"Heavy Rotation" is solid, but not spectacular. "Girls Get Your Money" is a better cut, as is "Yeah I Know," which proves to be another solid dance-pop track. Both cuts are the ideal length, which bodes well in their favor. "Speechless" is longer, clocking in over four minutes, but is a `signature' cut. Repetitive, "Speechless" epitomizes a cut that sounds most effective with a singer like Ciara.

"You Can Get It" is another solid, steamy cut. A cut like this finds producers working well with Ciara's somewhat limited vocal abilities, making them shine. "Turn It Up" has a Euro-pop edge to it (my least favorite trend as of late), but it works. The main problem is that "Turn It Up" is less distinct and more forgettable than the majority of cuts. "Wants for Dinner" is a better cut, though closer "I Run It," a ballad clocking in over five minutes proves to be one of the albums best cuts and biggest surprises. Ciara coos "I run it, you know I run it... boy you know I run it, you know I run it." "I Run It" is a steamy, solid gem.

Overall, Basic Instinct is Ciara's best effort. To say `a lot has changed' might be an overstatement, but the material this go around is more captivating and gives the singer a more distinct personality. Ciara won't garner any vocal awards or buzz around this effort, but she makes an album of addictive dance-pop numbers that are radio-ready and capable.