The 'Lotus' Album Review

So finally Lotus has arrived in the Philippine shores. While most Fighters could have downloaded the album already via iTunes, many still would want to grab a copy of the physical CD as part of their Christina Aguilera collection.


And there are so many reasons why you should get a copy of Lotus. It's the seventh studio album of Christina Aguilera following the Burlesque soundtrack and Bionic. Lotus is a combination of hardcore pop, EDM, country, R&B, and pop-rock songs. It's quite shorter than her previous albums, even with the deluxe edition songs added to the list. Nonetheless, there are several catchy songs and less filler songs. In this album, she has worked with producer Max Martin for the first time, whose known to have produced hits for Britney Spears and The Backstreet Boys.

So here's the track list for Lotus Deluxe Edition:

1. Lotus Intro
2. Army Of Me
3. Red Hot Kinda Love
4. Make The World Move (feat. CeeLo Green)
5. Your Body
6. Let There Be Love
7. Sing For Me
8. Blank Page
9. Cease Fire
10. Around The World
11. Circles
12. Best Of Me
13. Just A Fool (with Blake Shelton)
14. Light Up The Sky
15. Empty Words
16. Shut Up
17. Your Body (Martin Garrix Remix)

Let's take a look at the CD. It has Christina Aguilera's body on front and at the back, along with the Lotus flower and pink theme. The CD itself is printed with a Lotus flower layout. It also comes with leaflet containing song lyrics, exclusive photos, and credits. This is very typical for a Christina Aguilera album.


A total of 17 tracks for the Deluxe Edition, which includes power ballads like Just A Fool, Blank Page, and Sing For Me, electro-pop songs like Let There Be Love and Red Hot Kinda Love, hardcore pop songs like Your Body and Make The World Move, pop-rock songs like Around The World and Army Of Me, and a Martin Garrix remix of Your Body. Like Bionic, it has a parental advisory tag on it for explicit content.


The theme of her songs revolves around empowerment, equality, rebirth, and love. As mentioned, she has collaborated with fellow coaches on The Voice, CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton. Just A Fool is in fact Aguilera's first venture in the country music genre.


So which tracks are my favorite? I definitely love the first single Your Body as it showcases Aguilera's vocal power. I also love the power ballads Blank Page and Just A Fool. The lyrics are very heart-felt and emotional. My other anthems include Around The World, Army Of Me, Cease Fire, Let There Be Love, and Make The World Move. The Martin Garrix remix of Your Body is perhaps the best remix I've heard of that song. The other songs were, I guess, okay.


MY RATING: 4 out of 5 STARS

By the way, now that Lotus is out, be sure to grab a copy of it on iTunes, Amazon.com, or Christina's website. A deluxe version of the said album is also available. You can get the CD from all Odyssey Live outlets in the country. The album is distributed by Ivory Records Philippines.

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Til then...

xoxo Nash