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Track Listings
| 1. Kehna Hi Kya |
| 2. If You Don't Love Me By Now |
| 3. Ciara To The Stage |
| 4. Love Sex Magic |
| 5. High Price |
| 6. Turntables |
| 7. Like A Surgeon |
| 8. Never Ever |
| 9. Lover's Thing |
| 10. Work |
| 11. Pucker Up |
| 12. G Is For Girl (A-Z) |
| 13. Keep Dancin' On Me |
| 14. Tell Me What Your Name Is |
| 15. I Don't Remember |
| 16. Echo |
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When listing great pop stars of the 2000s, it's more than likely that Ciara will be unfairly forgotten. Yet from the dirty bass of original hits Goodies and 1 2 Step to the effortlessly elegant Like A Boy she's proven that she's a force to be reckoned with. Still only 23, Fantasy Ride is her much-anticipated third album. After a lengthy delay by her label, it's a record that's been jam packed full of the right writers, producers and collaborators from Darkchild to Ludacris to Missy Elliott to Dr Luke. The question is, though, was it really worth the wait?
Love Sex Magic, a sizzling collaboration with Justin Timbalake was the perfect song to relaunch Ciara to the post-Timbaland explosion marketplace. But despite its crunchy bassline and star turn, it almost feels like a song Rihanna or Nelly Furtado turned down. Much more convincing is the second Justin scribed track - the jerky G is for Girl. Reminiscent of some latter day Destiny's Child, its grunting bassine and eastern vibe combined with a fierce rap breakdown turn it into an anthem with real Ciara attitude. Similarly the Knightrider sampling Echo could be mistaken for an Aaliyah club track save for her singing, ''Ciara's got the moves and the curves''.
It's just as exciting to hear the slow jams as the club tracks, thanks to the detailed and often strange sounding backing tracks. She uses her silky vocals on softer tracks such as the Ne-Yo produced I Don't Remember or the delicate Never Ever to great effect. Only Like A Surgeon with its somewhat bizarre sex/hospital metaphors may leave you at a loss for words.
A record that manages to make you dance as much as retreat to the bedroom, Fantasy Ride is an album which could take Ciara to the much deserved next level. Beyonce better watch her back. --Talia Kraines
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have to admit, I haven't been Ciara's biggest fan up to this point. She has has some great singles but her albums have been a bit lacking overall, until now that is! This album is full to the brim of energy, sensuality and quality. It is not only her most solid album to date but one of the most solid albums out at the moment. With production from the likes of Ticky Stewart, Justin Timberlake, Danja, Darkchild, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don and Dr. Luke it's hard to see what could go wrong. Vocally this is definately Ciara's strongest performance thus far also just to put some icing on the cake.
Lately a lot of songs which have been labelled 'club bangers' have been a bit flat in terms of energy but the club bangers here areso full of energy it practically jumps out of the speakers at you. The Danja produced duets with Missy Elliott & Chris Brown are raw energy from start to finish with fairly impressive dance breakdowns aswell. Lead single 'Love Sex Magic' shows off the albums funkier side with Timberlakes other cut 'G Is For Girl' bringing the clever lyrics. Ne-Yo and Tricky Stewart bring the softer, more sensual cuts to the album such as 'Lover's Thing' 'Ciara To The Stage' and 'Keep Dancin' On Me' Slow songs have the potential to be a bit boring but these are far from it, keeping you engaged from start to finish!!
In all, it's an album which is very difficult to fault. Ciara has clearly worked hard to put out a killer album and she has achieved that perfectly. The only drawback I can see would be for fans of the promo single 'Go Girl ft. T-Pain' which ultimately did'nt make the cut on the final tracklist. This really is a fantastic record and with Keri Hilson released the same week and Letoya's new record on the way there is competition but this record definately blows them all out of the water, don't miss out on one of the best albums of 2009 so far!!! (",)
Lately a lot of songs which have been labelled 'club bangers' have been a bit flat in terms of energy but the club bangers here areso full of energy it practically jumps out of the speakers at you. The Danja produced duets with Missy Elliott & Chris Brown are raw energy from start to finish with fairly impressive dance breakdowns aswell. Lead single 'Love Sex Magic' shows off the albums funkier side with Timberlakes other cut 'G Is For Girl' bringing the clever lyrics. Ne-Yo and Tricky Stewart bring the softer, more sensual cuts to the album such as 'Lover's Thing' 'Ciara To The Stage' and 'Keep Dancin' On Me' Slow songs have the potential to be a bit boring but these are far from it, keeping you engaged from start to finish!!
In all, it's an album which is very difficult to fault. Ciara has clearly worked hard to put out a killer album and she has achieved that perfectly. The only drawback I can see would be for fans of the promo single 'Go Girl ft. T-Pain' which ultimately did'nt make the cut on the final tracklist. This really is a fantastic record and with Keri Hilson released the same week and Letoya's new record on the way there is competition but this record definately blows them all out of the water, don't miss out on one of the best albums of 2009 so far!!! (",)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being a big fan of Ciara meant that for me personally this album was worth the wait. Her previous albums haven't done greatly in the charts but this time should be different. The initial first single changed from go girl (didn't make the album) , High Price (not a single) and Love Sex and Magic, which is one of her biggest singles to date.This album is brill and is one fantasy ride from start to finish
Ciara To The Stage - Great opener - 10/10
Love, Sex and Magic - Catchy and Dancey - 10/10
High Price - Like old style Ciara - Love It - 9/10
Turntables - Controversial duet but one of my faves - 10/10
Like A Surgeon - Sexy and Very Clever - 10/10
Never Ever - Not as good as opening 5 but still above average - 8/10
Lovers Thing - Summery and Beautiful - 9/10
Work - Sticks in your head and a thumping tune - 10/10
Pucker Up - Stylish and catchy song - 9/10
G Is For Girl - One of my faves and memorable - 10/10
Keep Dancing On Me - Sexy and brilliant - 9/10
Tell Me What Your Name Is - Good tune but not too catchy - 8/10
I Don't Remember - My Fave - 10/10
Echo - Thumping dance tune - 10/10
A great album but there are 2 major flaws: firstly the album artwork is poor in comparison to the American one with Super C and secondly where are the bonus songs. This album should have included the tunes such as I'm On and When I
Ciara To The Stage - Great opener - 10/10
Love, Sex and Magic - Catchy and Dancey - 10/10
High Price - Like old style Ciara - Love It - 9/10
Turntables - Controversial duet but one of my faves - 10/10
Like A Surgeon - Sexy and Very Clever - 10/10
Never Ever - Not as good as opening 5 but still above average - 8/10
Lovers Thing - Summery and Beautiful - 9/10
Work - Sticks in your head and a thumping tune - 10/10
Pucker Up - Stylish and catchy song - 9/10
G Is For Girl - One of my faves and memorable - 10/10
Keep Dancing On Me - Sexy and brilliant - 9/10
Tell Me What Your Name Is - Good tune but not too catchy - 8/10
I Don't Remember - My Fave - 10/10
Echo - Thumping dance tune - 10/10
A great album but there are 2 major flaws: firstly the album artwork is poor in comparison to the American one with Super C and secondly where are the bonus songs. This album should have included the tunes such as I'm On and When I
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Finally it is here. Not quite the 3 cd Fantasy extraviganza we were promised (although judging by the number of leaked tracks there were enough recorded to do this ) and no mixtape prior to the release but at least the wait is over.
Overall it is a very good album. Surprised that none of the T.Pain tracks made it to the final cut but I suppose Go Girl - the 'first single off the album' - that is not on the album, is so old now . That is the problem when record companies take so long to get product in to the shops.
Standout track is Whats Your Name - I Don't Remember is a great track too.
All in all it wont dissapoint anyone - just a bit of a missed opportunity to do something standout.
Overall it is a very good album. Surprised that none of the T.Pain tracks made it to the final cut but I suppose Go Girl - the 'first single off the album' - that is not on the album, is so old now . That is the problem when record companies take so long to get product in to the shops.
Standout track is Whats Your Name - I Don't Remember is a great track too.
All in all it wont dissapoint anyone - just a bit of a missed opportunity to do something standout.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
R'n'B pop tastic.
A great album with great songs thoughout, unlike Beyonce (who I love) but, she has a few good singles and then: album fillers. Tricky songs are a highlight and a good spin indeed!
Published 4 months ago by C. Vaughan
A SURPRISINGLY GOOD FANTASY RIDE...
First of all I'm not an expert of rap or soul/r'n'b music, but I listen to a bit of everything, therefore I've bumped also into Ciara (thanks to a great single from Enrique... Read more
Published 16 months ago by *Fridi*
Great Album
A great album from Ciara. I can listen to this album all day long and I love the way she has eveolved from her previous albums. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by Selena
DEKS TRUE REVIEW
Ciara the R&B princess has done well again
Love Sex Magic - is an ok song, not my favorite - 5/10
Work - brilliant song, more club song to dance to, exerlant - 9/10... Read more
Love Sex Magic - is an ok song, not my favorite - 5/10
Work - brilliant song, more club song to dance to, exerlant - 9/10... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009
Fantasy Ride
There are various things about this album which make it great, firstly the concept, there was a moderate amount of confusion concerning this but upon it's release it turned out to... Read more
Published on 31 May 2009 by R. Birkett
Another great album
As a fan of Ciara I have 2 of her other albums. Ciara is back again with another great album. My favourite tracks are G is for Girl (A-Z) and Echo, the lyrics are clever and the... Read more
Published on 21 May 2009 by Nadia
SUPER C HAS ACCOMPLISHED HER MISSION.
Ciara, as we all know it, has been quite a boring artist.
She has always stuck with the same RnB beats, and the sugary effortless ballads that sometimes want to make you fall... Read more
She has always stuck with the same RnB beats, and the sugary effortless ballads that sometimes want to make you fall... Read more
Published on 6 May 2009 by Mr. N. Hinton
One word--WOW!!!
I didn't think Ciara could beat Evolution, but oh boy she came back HARD with Fantasy Ride. Ciara is now my favorite artist, and that's out of a LOT, solely due to this album. Read more
Published on 6 May 2009 by J. Grzebien
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