Lotus (album)

Lotus
Studio album by
Christina Aguilera
ReleasedNovember 9, 2012 (2012-11-09)
Recorded2011-2012
Genre
Length47:30
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Alex da Kid
  • Chris Braide
  • Busbee
  • Mike Del Rio
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Dem Jointz
  • Jason Gilbert
  • Jamie Hartman
  • Claude Kelly
  • Aeon "Step" Manahan
  • Max Martin
  • Candice Pillay
  • Steve Robson
  • Lucas Secon
  • Shellback
  • Supa Dups
  • Tracklacers
Christina Aguilera chronology
Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2010) 		Lotus
(2012) 		Liberation
(2018)
Singles from Lotus
  1. "Your Body"
    Released: September 17, 2012
  2. "Just a Fool"
    Released: December 4, 2012

Lotus is the seventh studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. RCA Records released the album on November 9, 2012.

It was her first album after her ending her marriage with Jordan Bratman. The album features a mix of pop, dance, and rock, with both fast songs and slower piano songs. Aguilera called it a “rebirth” about her personal life, her time on The Voice, and her divorce. She recorded most of the album at home and worked with producers like Alex da Kid, Max Martin, Lucas Secon, and Tracklacers.

Lotus received mixed reviews from critics, who felt the lyrics and music were simple. It started at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 73,408 copies in its first week. The album performed better in countries like Canada, Russia, Switzerland, and Venezuela, where it reached the top 10. Two singles were released in North America: “Your Body,” which made the top 40 in several countries, and “Just a Fool,” a song with The Voice coach Blake Shelton, which went to number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 2013, Aguilera released “Let There Be Love” as a single, along with a music video and a letter to her fans. The song reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lotus.[1]

Lotus – Standard version
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Lotus Intro"  
  • Alex da Kid
  • Dem Jointz
  • Aguilera[a]
  • Pillay[a]
 3:18
2. "Army of Me"  
  • Aguilera
  • Jamie Hartman
  • David Glass
  • Phil Bentley
  • Tracklacers
  • Hartman[b]
  • Aguilera[a]
 3:27
3. "Red Hot Kinda Love"  
  • Aguilera
  • Lucas Secon
  • Olivia Waithe
  • Secon
 3:06
4. "Make the World Move" (featuring Cee Lo Green)
  • Grant
  • Mike Del Rio
  • Pillay
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Abernathy
  • Armando Trovajoli
  • Alex da Kid
  • Aguilera[a]
  • Pillay[a]
 3:00
5. "Your Body"  
  • Martin
  • Shellback
 4:00
6. "Let There Be Love"  
  • Martin
  • Shellback
  • Kotecha
  • Bonnie McKee
  • Oliver Goldstein
  • Oscar Holter
  • Jakke Erixson
  • Martin
  • Shellback
 3:21
7. "Sing for Me"  
  • Aguilera
  • Aeon Manahan
  • Ginny Blackmore
Aeon Step Manahan 4:01
8. "Blank Page"  
Braide 4:05
9. "Cease Fire"  
  • Aguilera
  • Grant
  • Pillay
  • Alex da Kid
  • Aguilera[a]
  • Pillay[a]
 4:08
10. "Around the World"  
  • Aguilera
  • Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee
  • Jason "JG" Gilbert
  • Ali Tamposi
  • Chin-Quee
  • Gilbert[b]
 3:25
11. "Circles"  
  • Aguilera
  • Grant
  • Pillay
  • Abernathy
  • Alex da Kid
  • Aguilera[a]
  • Pillay[a]
 3:26
12. "Best of Me"  
  • Aguilera
  • Grant
  • Pillay
  • DeZuzio
  • Alex da Kid
  • DeZuzio
  • Aguilera[a]
  • Pillay[a]
 4:08
13. "Just a Fool" (with Blake Shelton)
  • Steve Robson
  • Claude Kelly
  • Wayne Hector
  • Robson
  • Aguilera[a]
  • Kelly[a]
 4:14
Total length:
 47:30
Notes
Sampling credits
  • "Red Hot Kinda Love" contains samples from "The Whole World Ain't Nothing But a Party", as performed by Mark Radice and "54-46 Was My Number", as performed by Toots and the Maytals.
  • "Make the World Move" contains a portion of the composition "Let's Find Out", written by Armando Trovajoli.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 40,000^
United States — 290,000[34]^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label
Austria[35][36] November 9, 2012
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Sony Music
Germany[35][36]
Switzerland[35][36]
Taiwan[37] Deluxe
United Kingdom[38] November 12, 2012 RCA Records
Brazil[39][40] November 13, 2012
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Sony Music
United States[41] RCA Records
United Kingdom[42] Standard
Sweden[43] November 14, 2012 Deluxe Sony Music
Japan[44]
Mexico[45] November 15, 2012
Australia[46] November 16, 2012
New Zealand[46]

References

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