Circus - best work ever

Britney Spears recorded with Danja and Bloodshy & Avant again, whom produced several tracks from “Blackout”. Spears had been in the studion with Jim Beanz, the vocal producer, he told to “Us Weekly”. “Everyone has personal stuff, but a true professional doesn’t bring it into the studio”, he said. “The process was cool, because I got to write a lot of the songs, and in the beginning, I really took part in that. ... I experimented with a lot of the pop producers that I worked with on my earliest albums” said by Spears, she collaborated much on her new album "Circus".

In an interview with OK! Magazine, Britney Spears told that she was working with Harvey Mason of The Underdogs. “I wanted to experiment with producers I haven't worked with much before, like the Underdogs, who have a Timbaland kind of sound”, she commented. Spears were spent time in the studio with Guy Sigsworth from The Los Angeles Times, whom previously produced the singles "Everytime" and "Someday (I Will Understand)". Max Martin calls “his best work ever”, he is writer for “Baby One More Time”, which is Spears’s first hit. The album with songs was produced by Dr. Luke, whom actually often collaborates with Martin, it also included the title track, with up-and-comer Benny Blanco. Another notable collaborator, who wrote several songs with Spears in spring 2008 including “Mmm Papi” and “Rock Me In”, Nicole Morier, who co-wrote “Heaven on Earth” of “Blackout”. The Outsyders, an Atlanta-based production team, also collaborated to produce the first single of the album.

So, the Circus album gets many support, however there is not also. The Guardian felt that the album “substantially less edgy and exciting than its predecessor”, it was agreed similar by Allmusic that the album “never feels as sleek or addictive as its predecessor”. Slant Magazine told the album “doesn't quite feel like a comeback”as an their unfavorable reviews. Another of Hartford Courant, “It's too bad the best songs here don't really match up with her best performances, but that's nothing new for Spears”

I Am… Sasha Fierce – certified Gold

Beyonce release “I Am… Sasha Fierce” on 18th November, 2008 in the United States. It is her third album. It showed at number 16 in New Zealand. Her’ best singles “If I Were A Boy” and “Single Ladies” get major popularity in New Zealand, the album reached top at number 7. It sold over 7,500 units in New Zealand and got certified Gold. Its still rising for selling “I Am… Sasha Fierce”, because her single “Halo” is in the top 5 in New Zealand Charts. This single is her third single from “I Am… Sasha Fierce”.

“I Am… Sasha Fierce” is earliest release and first appreared on Japan’s International Album chart. It reached number 5, and then it moved to number 1 on the chart. It is becoming her third number 1 album in Japan. Also, it charted at number 3 overall in Japan. Beyonce described the album:” ... One side has songs that are more mainstream and another has my more traditional R&B songs for my fans who've been there the whole time. Some of it sounds like Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter and the Beatles around the 1970s". She explained about the difference between “I Am... Sasha Fierce” and her ealier solo albums that it includes more ballads at The Oprah Winfrey Show.

She worked on the album nearly a year, longer than she had spent on her previous solo albums and records with former group Destiny’s Child. She told that she had co-written and co-produced over seventy songs. On her website, she wrote ”I am in a different place right now and I wanted people to see the many sides of me. The music is upbeat for the dance, fun side and it is reflective, passionate and serious for the personal side. I have taken risks here. I am not afraid and my music will explain it all. There is no label or tag on my sound. It's me and I am so excited to share it with the world on November 18”