Christina Readies Spanish, Christmas Albums
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Friday August 25 07:48 PM EDT
By John Bream
Oops! … Christina Aguilera is doing it again. Senorita Aguilera will
release two new albums — one in Spanish, one for Christmas — this
fall, and star in her own TV special.
Mi Reflejo ("My Reflection"), scheduled for a Sept. 12 release, will
feature Spanish versions of five songs from her self-titled
blockbuster debut, a traditional bolero, and several new tunes, as
well. "This is a side of me I need to explore," she says. "We have
some new things where we tried to combine the R&B influence with the
Latin side as well."
She spoke Spanish for the first five years of her life, until her
parents separated (her father was born in Ecuador). Now she travels
with a tutor to try to perfect her Spanish. "I do have an ear for
it," she says. "It was easy to record in Spanish."
Aguilera plans to sing her Spanish material on a fall tour of South
America, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, adding horn players to her band.
And she will perform the Spanish version of "Genie in a Bottle"
("Genio Atrapado") and another number at the first annual Latin
Grammy Awards — where she's one of the nominees — on Sept. 13.
On Oct. 24, she will release a holiday album, My Kind of Christmas,
featuring a duet with Dr. John and "Silent Night" performed in both
English and Spanish ("Noche de Pas").
Aguilera had wanted to do a duet with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
Etta James, a veteran R&B singer whom she admires. But James was
unavailable, so the teen sensation turned to New Orleans stalwart
Dr. John for "Merry Christmas, Baby."
Aguilera feels the holiday album will show how she has grown as a
vocalist since recording her debut two years ago. "If I could redo
the whole first album, it would come across a lot different," she
says. "It would be a little bit edgier, more R&B and soulful in a
lot of different aspects."
In fact, she insisted on re-recording "Come on Over Baby" before
it was released as the fourth single from her self-titled debut.
"Going out and selling something that my heart isn't into anymore —
being the original version of 'Come on Over' — isn't going to work
for me. So going back into the studio and giving it a new vibe was
something I was adamant about doing. We changed things up to be more
R&B-driven, more soul-driven, things I'm more influenced by. I'll
always be categorized as a pop singer, but with an edge, with
different inflections."
In December, the pop princess will star in a television special for
ABC, according to her manager Steve Kurtz. It will likely be a
concert format, with only a couple of Christmas songs and some
special guests.
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