Attention!
Ciara is back and poised to smash with her first album in two years, ‘One Woman Army’.
Our friends over at MTV caught up with the ‘Ride’ singer at the premiere of her new movie ‘That’s My Boy’ yesterday, where she talked about the LP, its lead single ‘Sweat’, and the hitmakers she’s enlisted to craft her chart comeback.
Via MTV:
“It really is just me pouring my heart into the record, and I think my fans deserve that. I really had to be in a comfortable place, and I really am and I’m excited about it. That’s the beauty of music. Music is like really being able to express yourself. I wanted to make sure that I expressed myself in the best way that I could, and I let the music also be a healing process for me at points. There’s a lot of happy moments as well, so that’s what it’s about. That’s music.”
She added, “You laugh, you cry, you dance, you love, you hurt, you feel all kinds of things. That’s the beauty of music.”
Initially apprehensive about revealing the producers she’s been working with, saying only that the sound of ‘Army’ is “all about the new movement” and that she “worked with some people that are very fresh,” she eventually caved and announced that she’s been recording with long-time collaborator Tricky Stewart (‘Ride’) as well as the Underdogs duo Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas.
“Of course, the obvious, Tricky, he’s a part of my Epic family. We worked together. And Harvey and Damon, it’s our first time together and what we did was so special. They actually produced the title track, ‘One Woman Army,’ I can tell you that.”
Elaborating, she continued:
“I worked with some people that are very fresh, which I’m excited about. When it comes to artists, when it comes to writers, when it comes to producers, I really wanted to push. We pretty much reached out and worked with a lot of people that I’ve never worked with before, which is really fun.”
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Exciting stuff! For yours truly, the most salivating morsel of info comes in the form of her collaboration with The Underdogs. For, while renown for their R&B mid-tempo’s, the pair have the uncanny ability to switch up, as evidenced by their work on the Dreamgirls soundtrack and Chris Brown‘s ‘Turn Up The Music’. Here’s hoping the ‘Dogs, along with the other producers tapped for the project, have sprinkled enough magic to conjure up a body of work that resonates. From what we hear, they have.
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Can’t wait. Been waiting for her return since 2009.
honey you better catch that Ashanti bus back home then cuz you gon stay waiting.
I like the song. It sounds like a Britney track. I’m glad she is trying different things and I think this sound works for her.
yesss cant wait!!!
She gonna flop even harder this time. it’s over boo boo.
YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS CICI!! ONE WOMAN ARMY MOVEMENT COMING CLOSER EVERY SECOND!!
The Underdogs also did Britney’s song “Mannequin”. So I’m excited to hear what they did for Ciara.
did anybody else notice that Ciara put one woman army instead of one man army.
He should get that typo corrected.
u gets no giggles
That’s so over played…. People don’t even laugh its just like b**** have a seat
dun kno!!!
Yay! Im excited to hear whats to come from hrr album. “the new movement” is def they way to go-techno electro pop hits
im getting more and more excited for this album, definetly one to look out for this year!!!
has she said, or does anyone know who produced sweat, since its supose to be the first single. i hope she does something like usher is doing, mix the r&b and pop but keep it urban because that is really where both of them do great.
See some of us RiNavy love Cici ! She rocks
I dont think she is going to flourish this time around, but may do better than her last two efforts.
CMON…….EVERYONE KNOWS IT GONNA FLOP……..THIS BISH CAME OUT BEFORE RIRI AND SHE WAS HER OPENING ACT!!!!……ITS A WRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
That you should blame her Label cus “goodies” and “the evolution” sold a combined 8 mil and more copies…. She could have had her OWN tour (she did the evolution but not WW) artist like Ke$ha. Nicki. Rihanna. Katy. All sell up till the 5mil mark (not all) some not even has much as Ci did but they have WW tours So Ciara label is the one who f***** up Not her __/ my pleasure
Just shut up and release the song! Ugh can’t wait.
So basically you copy/pasted an MTV article
I’m so excited for Ciara Yesss babe We not expecting adele sales cici Just Growth and improvement from the last albums! We know you will get that One smash album that puts u up there
I’m actually anticipating this Era she giving me Fierce in that pic
Only thing that’s a Wrap is ri talent and Her career “WHYB” is under performing I mean its a generic DANCE song which is shocking TTT not selling that good So don’t judge that bout the navy always coming for people and their fav can’t even catch that #1 album
r u dumb…..ciara would wish to be in same spot as rihanna right now TIME 100 ….the biggest somg wfl….tons of endorsement , perfume ,……CIERROR could neva….U HERE ME, NEVA reach RIRIs STAUS……THaTS Y RIHANNA PUT THAT BISH ON BLAST ON TWITTER……CiCi will never be in RIRI LANE, so give it up….ITS A WRAP!!!!!
WHYB IS AT 11 IT BEAT ALL OF 4 SINGLES! U DA ONE HIT 14 AND DID THE SAME B**** FLOPONCE IS GONE!
C’mon CiCi hope the first single is hottt can’t wait til iTunes put it out
I love me some Cici but that pic is not flattering…she looks like a drag queen
Its gonna be interesting to see the tension arise between her and Rihanna, seeing as though the game has changed so much.
Why does she talk like Valley girl now?
The battle now begins with her and rihanna LOL C-squad and rihanna navy. Ciara is coming to snatch Rihanna’s wig. #C-squad
Rihanna’s 4th single is gonna outperform Ciara’s lead single. Wait i’m sure “Sweat” will end up being just a “promo” after it flops.
girl please go back to your old producers and revive the crunk’n’b genre . but so excited for the goodie track