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Studio album by Christina Aguilera
Released October 22, 2002
Recorded Late 2001–mid 2002
Studio
Conway[a]Henson[b]NRG[c]Record Plant[d] (Los Angeles)The Enterprise[e] (Burbank)Electric Lady Studios[f]The Hit Factory[f] (New York City)
Genre
PopR&B
Length 77:34
Label RCA
Producer
Christina AguileraGlen BallardRob HoffmanHeather HolleyAlicia KeysLinda PerrySteve MoralesRockwilderScott Storch
Christina Aguilera chronology
Just Be Free
(2001) Stripped
(2002) Justin & Christina
(2003)
Stripped is the fourth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on October 22, 2002, by RCA Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her self-titled debut album (1999), Aguilera took creative control over her next album, both musically and lyrically. She also changed her public image and established her alter ego Xtina. Musically, the record incorporates pop and R&B with influences from many different genres, including soul, rock, hip hop, and Latin music. Lyrically, most of the songs from the album discuss the theme of self-respect, while a few other songs talk about sex and feminism. As an executive producer, Aguilera enlisted numerous new collaborators for the album.

Upon its release, Stripped received polarised reviews from music critics; many criticized its lack of musical focus, while some of them called it `almost` an album for grown-ups, with comparisons made to Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. Commercially, Stripped debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 330,000 copies. It was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over five million copies in the United States. The album also charted within the top five of charts in Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It was Aguilera`s best-performing album in the United Kingdom, becoming the 29th and 40th bestselling album of the decade and millennium there, respectively, with two million copies sold. Despite its initial critical reception, Stripped received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including one win, and has since gone on to receive critical praise and is commonly considered one of the most influential pop albums of all time, inspiring a generation of artists. The album has sold over 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.[1]

Five singles were released from the album. The lead single `Dirrty` was met with criticism and controversy due to its sexual music video but was an international hit on the charts. The follow-up `Beautiful` was praised by critics and garnered chart success worldwide. The last three singles, `Fighter`, `Can`t Hold Us Down` and `The Voice Within`, became top-ten hits in various countries. Aguilera performed several songs from Stripped live during a number of shows, notably during the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards, the American Music Awards of 2003 (January), and the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Two concert tours were held in 2003 to promote the album, The Justified & Stripped Tour (co-headlined with Justin Timberlake) and The Stripped Tour.

Background and development
`I feel like it is a new beginning, a re-introduction of myself as a new artist in a way, because for the first time people are really seeing and getting to know how I really am. I got a chance to show of all these colors and textures of my love of music and of my vocal range. Coming off of the height of being a part of such a big pop-craze phenomenon, that imagery of that cookie-cutter sweetheart, without it being me, I just had to take it all down and get it away from me. And that is why I actually named the album Stripped, because it is about being emotionally stripped down and pretty bare to open my soul and heart.`

— Aguilera to MTV News on the concept of Stripped[2]
Following the release of her self-titled debut album in 1999, Aguilera had achieved major success with four worldwide hits, including `Genie in a Bottle` and `What a Girl Wants`.[3] Following that, she continued to garner major success with `Lady Marmalade` (2001) – a cover of Labelle`s song of the same title – which features Lil` Kim, Pink and Mýa.[3] Despite the international success, Aguilera was unsatisfied with the music and image that her former manager Steve Kurtz, had created for her, having been marketed as a bubblegum pop singer because of the genre`s financial lure.[4] She mentioned plans for her next album to have more musical and lyrical depth.[3]

By late 2000, Aguilera decided not to continue the contact with Kurtz.[3] After terminating Kurtz`s services, Irving Azoff was hired as her new manager.[3] Following the managerial shakeup, Aguilera decided to create her new style of music on the following album. She also used her new alter ego Xtina.[5] She also changed her public appearance and persona, with her hair dyed black and nude photographs on magazine covers.[6] Aguilera further commented about the event with USA Today: `When you`re part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat. People try to tell you what you should do, how you should act, what you should wear, who you should be with. At the time things started happening for me, it was popular to be the squeaky-clean, cookie-cutter pop singer. But that role didn`t speak to me, because it`s so boring and superficial`.[3]

Recording and production
In late 2001, Aguilera started recording material for her fourth studio album.[3] The recording sessions took place in studios around California and New York City, including Electric Lady Studios and The Hit Factory in New York City, The Enterprise Studios in Burbank, and Conway Recording Studios, Record Plant and NRG Recording Studios in Los Angeles.[7] According to Aguilera, the recording sessions were much longer than she thought they would be.[3] She further explained that many issues arose during that time, including her first breakup with her first boyfriend Jorge Santos.[3] Aguilera also believed that the lyrics of Stripped were so personal, and her vocals `represent a rawer, more bare-bones approach as well, with less of the ostentatious riffing that has miffed critics in the past`.[3] She stated, `I did the vocal gymnastics thing because it was fun. That`s why I like blues, too, because you can experiment more with that side of your voice. But I thought the lyrics on this record are so personal, deep and good that I wanted to make them stand out more than what I could do with my voice technically`.[3]

On Stripped, Aguilera enlisted a wide range of songwriters and producers, including Alicia Keys, Scott Storch, and Linda Perry.[2][8] Perry was one of the biggest influences to Aguilera during the making of the album.[2] The singer stated, `She taught me that imperfections are good and should be kept because it comes from the heart. It makes things more believable and it`s brave to share them with the world.`[2] Keys joined on the track `Impossible`, which was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.[8] Another notable producer is Storch; he wrote and produced a total of seven songs from Stripped, including two singles.[9] He stated that during the making of Stripped, Aguilera was one of his friends that he cared most. However, Storch did not produce her fifth studio album Back to Basics (2006),[9] which started a feud between the two artists, which was stated by Aguilera in one of the track from Back to Basics, `F.U.S.S. (Interlude)`.[10]

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Stripped Intro` 1:39
2. `Can`t Hold Us Down` (featuring Lil` Kim)
Christina AguileraKimberly Denise JonesScott StorchMatt Morris
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
4:15
3. `Walk Away`
AguileraStorchMorris
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
5:47
4. `Fighter`
AguileraStorch
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
4:05
5. `Primer Amor Interlude` 0:53
6. `Infatuation`
AguileraStorchMorris
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
4:17
7. `Loves Embrace Interlude` 0:46
8. `Loving Me 4 Me`
AguileraStorchMorris
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
4:36
9. `Impossible` Alicia Keys Keys 4:14
10. `Underappreciated`
AguileraStorchMorris
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
4:00
11. `Beautiful` Linda Perry Perry 3:58
12. `Make Over`
AguileraPerryKeisha BuchananMutya BuenaSiobhán DonaghyFelix HowardCameron McVeyPaul SimmJonathan Lipsey
Perry 4:12
13. `Cruz`
PerryAguilera
Perry 3:49
14. `Soar`
AguileraRob HoffmanHeather Holley
HoffmanHolley
4:45
15. `Get Mine, Get Yours`
AguileraSteve MoralesBalewa MuhammadDavid Siegel
MoralesMuhammad[a]
3:44
16. `Dirrty` (featuring Redman)
AguileraDana StinsonMuhammadReginald Noble
RockwilderAguileraMuhammad[a]Cameron[a]
4:58
17. `Stripped Pt. 2` 0:45
18. `The Voice Within`
AguileraGlen Ballard
Ballard 5:04
19. `I`m OK`
AguileraPerry
Perry 5:18
20. `Keep on Singin` My Song`
AguileraStorch
StorchAguilera[a]E. Dawk[a]
6:29
Total length: 77:34
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Stripped.[7]

Production

Christina Aguilera – vocal producer
E. Dawk – vocal producer, co-writer
Ron Fair – executive producer, A&R
Scott Storch – producer
Linda Perry – producer, engineer
Rob Hoffman – producer
Heather Holley – producer
Steve Morales – producer
Alicia Keys – producer
Glen Ballard – producer
Rockwilder – producer
Tony Black – recording
Oscar Ramirez – recording
Wassim Zreik – recording
Shane Stoner – recording
David Guerrero – engineer, assistant mix engineer
Dylan Dresdow – engineer, mix engineer
Andrew Chavez – assistant engineer, assistant mix engineer
Davy Vain – assistant engineer, Pro Tools engineer
Brian Douglas – assistant engineer
Alex Gibson – assistant engineer
Jay Goin – assistant engineer
Mark Kizula – assistant engineer
Aaron Leply – assistant engineer
John Morichal – assistant engineer
Rafael Serrano – assistant engineer
Kevin Szymanski – assistant engineer
Scott Whitting – assistant engineer
Tony Maserati – mixing
Peter Mokran – mixing
Dave Pensado – mixing
Rich Balmer – assistant mix engineer
Tony Flores – assistant mix engineer
Anthony Kilhoffer – assistant mix engineer
Jamie Sickora – assistant mix engineer
Ethan Willoughby – assistant mix engineer
Jolie Levine-Aller – production coordinator
Stephanie Kubiak – production assistant
Joann Tominaga – music contractor
Brian Gardner – mastering
Jeri Heiden – art direction & design
Glen Nakasako – art direction & design
Miranda Penn Turin – photography
Musicians

Christina Aguilera – lead vocals, background vocals
Lil` Kim – featured vocals
Redman – featured vocals
Alicia Keys – additional vocals, backing vocals, piano, other instruments
E. Dawk – vocals producer & arranger, choir vocals arrangement
Balewa Muhammad – vocals producer and arranger
Maxi Anderson – background vocals, choir vocals arrangement
Alexandra Brown – background vocals
Crystal Drummer – background vocals
Charlean Hines – background vocals
Erica King – background vocals
Nolie Robinson – background vocals
Alfie Sillas – background vocals
Toya Smith – background vocals
Maxine Waters-Willard – background vocals
Linda Perry – bass, guitar, piano, strings arrangement & conduction, music programming
Alex Al – bass
Uriah Duffy – bass
Mike Elizondo – bass
Rufus Jackson – bass
Tarus Mateen – bass
Steve Morales – drum programming, arranger
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Brian Frasier-Moore – drums
Kameron Houff – drums
Paul John – drums
Brian McLeod – drums
Mike Stinson – drums
Ahmir Thompson – drums
Darryl Dixon – horns
Gary Grant – horns
Jerry Hey – horns
Daniel Higgins – horns
Fred Maxwell – horns
Bill Reichenbach – horns
David Watson – horns
Rob Hoffman – guitar, programming, orchestral percussion, rhodes
Glen Ballard – guitar, arranger, keyboardist
Aaron Fishbein – guitar, electric guitar
John Goux – guitar
Michael Landau – guitar
Dave Navarro – guitar
Arthur White – guitar
Dwayne Wiggins – guitar
Ramon Stagnaro – acoustic guitar
Damon Fox – keyboards
Randy Kerber – keyboards
David Siegel – keyboards
Greg Phillinganes – piano
Richard Dodd – cello
Lily Haydn – viola, violin
Shanti Randall – viola
Eric Gorfain – violin
Larry Gold – strings arrangement & conduction
Ron Fair – strings arrangement
Bill Ross – orchestra arrangement
Anson Dawkins – choir vocals arrangement
Eric Dawkins – choir vocals arrangement