Freak of Nature

Anastacia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000066HQP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,760 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Singer Anastacia is definitely prone to no-frills caveats: "I'm a freak of nature," she declares on her sophomore album's opening title track, "You better beware of danger." And so begins the journey into this Taylor Dayne doppelgänger's musical world, a place populated with overblown rock-funk-R&B tracks signed, sealed, and delivered with the sole intent of freakifying the Chicago-based songstress stateside (she's sold over 7 million albums worldwide). Replete with melismatic wails (on power ballads like "I Dreamed You" and "You'll Never Be Alone"), hard-edged, don't-mess-with-me manifestos ("Paid My Dues," "Why'd You Lie to Me"), and a requisite superstar cameo (Faith Evans sits in on "I Thought I Told You That"), Anastacia works the funky-white-girl thing with all she's got. And though most of her material is fairly schlocky, this onetime contestant from MTV's The Cut has a thick creamy purr of voice that carries the run-of-the-mill material and prevents the entire affair from invoking a caveat emptor. --Sylvia W. Chan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Go Wrong Buying This, December 6, 2003

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Darkinetix "Gen-Future" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freak of Nature (Audio CD)

Let me tell you, since I first discovered this CD, I couldn't stop listening to it. The sheer uniqueness of Anastacia's voice alone is enough reason to get the CD. But it's full of tracks that you'll be playing for quite a while, I guarantee. As long as you like funky Pop/R&B with a little Rock edge, this CD is definitely one that no collection should be without.

This is one of those CDs you don't have to pick up the remote on, just let it play itself out and repeat. All of the songs are awesome, but my favorites are:

-You'll Never Be Alone: This is just one of those spectacular diva songs falling right in the same category as "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine or "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.

-I Dreamed You: You think Anastacia's all chest voice!? No! And she proves that she has a stunningly beautiful head voice on this beautiful track.

-Freak of Nature: It's just fun and uplifting what can I say. Any person out there who considers themselves a freak of nature or ever been called one should be damn proud after hearing this song.

-Paid My Dues: This is an awesome, and should become a classic, Nothing-Can-Stop-Me song.

Those are my absolute favorites, and I actually could go on and on because like I said before, all the songs are top notch.

The bottom line is, GET THE CD. I promise you won't regret it! Anastacia is just amazing and I can't wait to hear what's next.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, wow,wow, WOW what a BOOM, what a FREAK OF NATURE!!!, October 24, 2002

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LUIS LOPEZ (LIMA, LIMA Peru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freak of Nature (Audio CD)

I must say that ANASTACIA is the singer of the millenium her first mega hit album "NOT THAT KIND" was a boom in Eurpoe it sold over 5 million copies and the songs became classic there i can say this because i travel a lot to Europe.
This time is FREAK OF NATURE the album has and increible rhythm all the songs are fantastic, there are dance songs which them you can dance until you fall down to the floor Anastacia's voice is unique she has a mix between TINA TURNER and TAYLOR DAYNE, also sings soft ballads, Anastacia is one of those rare singers that you love or hate but i'm sure the everyone is gonna love her every time that i play this cd with friends they love and the buy her cd's i'm sure that everybody who buy's her first or second cd buy's the other one.
FREAK OF NATURE hitted all the charts in Europe and topped almost all them it sold to date up to 4 million copies and in the US it also became a hit charting in BILLBOARD it debuted at #27 and has sold around 500,000 in just a couple of months, the first US single was ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE which reached #1 in Billboard and #1 in 17 countries in Europe, the first international single was PAID MY DUES also touched #1 in several territories and the upcoming single is WHY'D YOU LIE TO ME.
My favorite songs in the album are: ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE, HOW COME THE WORLD, YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE, PAID MY DUES, SECRETS AND DON'T STOP.
The album also includes the song IF I TOLD YOU THAT where features FAITH EVANS.
I highly recommend this album to everyone.
I wish that Anastacia wins a Grammy this year because after all her hits she desrves at least one.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!, June 23, 2002

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Jason (Albuquerque, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freak of Nature (Audio CD)

I own over two hundred CDs. I can honestly say that this CD is one of, if not *the*, best.

Anastacia's voice is very unique, and her style of songwriting is refreshing, especially now, in the days of Alicia Keys and Tweet (Both very good artists, I might add. Their version of writing is very "old-school," though.).

Anastacia is by far one of the most talented women in show buisness. If you watched VH1's "Diva's", you would have seen her onstage with Celine Dion, easily matching Celine's voice. That is quite a feat.

I would highly suggest this CD.