Track Listing
1. Me Against the Music (Feat. Madonna) - (remix)
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom (Feat. Ying Yang Twins)
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch of My Hand
9. Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
13. Me Against the Music (Feat. Madonna) (Richi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix)
14. Answer (Bonus Track)
15. Don't Hang up (Bonus Track)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Madonna, Ying Yang Twins | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Britney Spears (vocals); Madonna (vocals); Ying Yang Twins (rap vocals); C "Tricky" Stewart, Moby, Bloodshy, Avant (various instruments, programming); Roy "Royalty" Hamilton (various instruments, background vocals); Guy Sigsworth (various instruments); Roy Gartrell (guitar, banjo); Jimmy Harry (guitar, keyboards, programming); Donnie Lyle, Gary O'Brien, Henrik Jonback (guitar); Steve Anderson (keyboards, programming); Kendall Nesbitt (keyboards); Thomas Lindberg (bass); Penelope Magnet, Courtney Copeland, Emma Roads, Roxanne Estrada, Chyna Royal, Black Cell, Cathy Dennis, Emma Holmgren, R. Kelly, Bud, Tricky, Kyron Leslie, Lisa Green, The Matrix (background vocals); Bollywood Strings.
Producers include: Trixter, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Mark Taylor, Bloodshy, Moby.
The Australian version features two additional tracks.
On her 4th album, the omnipresent Britney Spears--with the aid of numerous collaborators and producers--has crafted a virtual soundtrack to her wild, club-hopping nights. Following up the media frenzy of her televised Madonna kiss, Britney kicks things off by unveiling a full-on collaboration with the Material Girl, "Me Against the Music." This party-fueled, dance-floor-ready anthem bookends IN THE ZONE with a bonus Bollywood-tinged remix, and both versions are emblematic of the album as a whole--energetic, assertive, and sexy.
On the saucy "(I Got That) Boom Boom," Britney makes a stop in the Dirty South to visit "crunk" rappers the Ying Yang Twins. The innuendo-laden hip-hop and R&B carries over to the sultry "Showdown," the Moby-produced "Early Mornin'," and "Outrageous," featuring production and backing vocals by R. Kelly. Of course, Britney finds time for a little quiet introspection on the string-soaked "Shadow" and the piano ballad, "Everytime." Although IN THE ZONE showcases Britney as a carefree party girl, these latter songs highlight the softer side of the pop superstar.
Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - It's a sprightly collection of provocative pop showing she still knows exactly which buttons to press.
Q (01/01/2004)
...Spears hits paydirt on 'Toxic,' holding her own against a wall of drum breaks, strings, and James Bond surf guitar that warps and struts like it's been fed into the Matrix... - Grade: B-
Spin (12/01/2003)
3 stars out of 5 - ...There's no question that Spears wants IN THE ZONE to be erogenous, so she lays on the heavy breathing and offers herself for hookups on and off the dance floor...
Rolling Stone (12/11/2003)
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