Personnel: Anna Stafford, Claytoven Richardson, Alyssa Park, Cameron Patrick, Mathew Cooker, Marisa Kuney , Caroline Buckman, Amy Wickman, Nathan Wetherington, Damon Fox, Marcy Vaj, Brian Macleod , Tareq Akoni, Celebrity Status, Ami Levy, Francis Senger, Elan Rivera, David Sage, Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli, Victoria Lanier, John Glaser, DJ Premier, Dave Navarro, David Frank, Chris Tedesco , Terry Glenny, Jason Torreano, Eric Gorfain, Eric Schermerhorn, Kameron Houff, P!nk, Ray Yslas, Julian Hallmark, Gary Grant, Glenn Berger, Isabelle Senger, Diego Miralles, Huey Dunbar, Marda Todd, Jim McMillen, Joel Peskin, Julie Rogers, Lil' Kim, Linda Perry , Matt Laug, Michael Landau, Michael Thompson , Mya, Paul Ill, Redman, Richard Dodd, Rick Baptist, Ricky Martin, Ron Fair, Shelly Peiken, Skyler Jett, Steve Kipner, Sue Ann Carwell, Tarus Mateen, Section, Tim Pierce, Larry Gold, John Krovoza, Aaron Fishbein, John Goux, Ray Herrmann, Daphne Chen, Leah Katz, Greg Bieck, Conesha Monet, Victor Lawrence, Josefina Vergara, Susan Chatman, Marc Jameson, Melissa Reiner, Darrin McCann, Danny Lopez, Bruce Watson , Walter Afanasieff, Shanti Randall.
Audio Mixers: Charles Roane; Dave Pensado; Flip Osman; Dave Way; Linda Perry ; Mick Guzauski; Peter Mokran; Tchad Blake; Tony Maserati .
Thsi is a well assembled career-spanning compilation from Christina Aguilera that, as the title implies, charts the golden throated songstress's evolution from her early years as a seemingly effervescent teen pop sensation to her later incarnation as a more mature artist with self-consciously high artistic aspirations.
Though Aguilera seemed uncomfortable with the comparisons to teen icons like Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson that dogged her early career, singles like "Genie in a Bottle" and "You Are Beautiful" are sterling examples of cannily written, dance-floor-oriented pop, and compare favorably with much of Aguilera's later output. Though KEEPS GETTING BETTER places a marked emphasis on newly recorded tracks like "Keeps Getting Better" as well as material from BACK TO BASICS, Aguilera's R&B-inflected 2006 release, it's those infectious early singles that make this compilation truly essential.
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (p.72) - "The singer has banished melisma and belting from these electronic confections, and her chops sound just as hot set on simmer." -- Grade: B+
