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10.16.07 Filed in: Tissues /
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Its all on the web, if u dont like Jive Records or dont wanna support Britneys Drinking...lol...
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Britney Spears' 'Blackout' Hits Internet
Britney Spears' new album, the unfortunately titled "Blackout," is all over the Internet.
The surprise uploading of new tracks by the embattled pop tartlet/wayward mom has caused Jive Records to move up the release date from Nov. 13 to Oct. 30.
Even that may not help. Jive has scheduled listening sessions for press for this coming Monday.
But most media types, even those not proficient in computers, can hear it now.
Luckily, this column already told you about several of the tracks Britney recorded for the album a couple of weeks ago.
Songs like “Piece of Me,” in which she sings about her experiences with the paparazzi, and “Heaven on Earth,” which sounded like a monster hit to these ears, are among the "Blackout" offerings. On the Internet version, however, those songs are missing.
Of course it’s possible that someone thought the early leak would be good publicity for Spears. She’s otherwise prevented from doing very much press to support "Blackout" considering her present legal woes (she was chided by a family court judge for having drug problems and her children were taken away from her.)
Still, legal difficulties don’t always affect music stars. R. Kelly, for example, has been saddled with ongoing charges of child pornography. He also just lost a plagiarism lawsuit in Belgium for the Michael Jackson song “You Are Not Alone.” But the public doesn’t seem to care, and his albums continue to sell very well.
Even with illegal downloads, "Blackout" may have a big first week now that Jive has moved it away from Nov. 13. That’s the same day that corporate cousins Alicia Keys and Celine Dion also have new albums coming out. Keys’ CD, especially, should be a blockbuster. So getting Britney out early is a smart idea.
“Blackout” — at least the online version — contains 16 tracks of Euro-synthpop dance music. Recorded over a two-year period, and assembled through Spears’ mishaps by careful producers, the album sounds like a hit.
It kicks off with the single “Gimme More” and continues into “Break the Ice” and “Cold as Fire.” The latter, as we reported several weeks ago, has Spears gleefully tossing the F-word around. There’s also another unfortunate title: “Get Me High.” Between that and the album’s title, the family court judge — if he’s not a club dancer — may not be so impressed.
But it’s the ballads that are kind of mesmerizing. They’re the last two tracks on the Web version — called “Love Is a State of Grace” and “Let Go.” If it’s really Spears, unadorned, she’s going to change a lot of minds about her ability to put over a real song. She might even have a recording career in her future. Now, that would be a shock.
One thing’s for sure: If these songs are actually on the album, everyone in the music business is going to want to do business with Spears’ A&R woman Theresa Whites. She’s a miracle worker.
