Lotus (album)

Lotus is the seventh studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. RCA Records released the album on November 9, 2012.

It was her first album after her ending her marriage with Jordan Bratman. The album features a mix of pop, dance, and rock, with both fast songs and slower piano songs. Aguilera called it a “rebirth” about her personal life, her time on The Voice, and her divorce. She recorded most of the album at home and worked with producers like Alex da Kid, Max Martin, Lucas Secon, and Tracklacers.

Lotus received mixed reviews from critics, who felt the lyrics and music were simple. It started at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 73,408 copies in its first week. The album performed better in countries like Canada, Russia, Switzerland, and Venezuela, where it reached the top 10. Two singles were released in North America: “Your Body,” which made the top 40 in several countries, and “Just a Fool,” a song with The Voice coach Blake Shelton, which went to number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 2013, Aguilera released “Let There Be Love” as a single, along with a music video and a letter to her fans. The song reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lotus.

Notes
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Sampling credits
 "Red Hot Kinda Love" contains samples from "The Whole World Ain't Nothing But a Party", as performed by Mark Radice and "54-46 Was My Number", as performed by Toots and the Maytals.
 "Make the World Move" contains a portion of the composition "Let's Find Out", written by Armando Trovajoli.

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

 Christina Aguilera – vocals, backing vocals, executive producer
 Candice Pillay – backing vocals
 Max Martin – backing vocals, keyboards, producer
 Aimée Proal – backing vocals
 Shellback – backing vocals, keyboards, producer, programming, engineer
 Alex da Kid – producer
 Chris Braide – producer
 Busbee – producer
 Mike Del Rio – producer
 Jayson DeZuzio – producer
 Dem Jointz – producer
 Jason Gilbert – producer
 Jamie Hartman – producer, string arrangements
 Aeon "Step" Manahan – producer, programming
 Steve Robson – keyboards, producer, string arrangements, programming
 Lucas Secon – producer
 Supa Dups – producer
 Tracklacers – producer
 Claude Kelly – vocals producer
 Candice Pillay – vocals producer
 Chris Braide  – – keyboards, string arrangements, programming
 Steve Daly – keyboards, bass, synthesizers

 Jon Keep – keyboards, synthesizers
 Alisha Bauer – strings
 Marisa Kuney – strings
 Songa Lee – strings
 Rodney Wirtz – strings
 Pete Whitfield – string arrangements
 Steve Daly – bass
 John Garrison – bass
 Lucas Secon – programming
 John Hanes – engineer
 Pete Hofmann – engineer
 Sam Holland – engineer, vocal engineer
 Josh Mosser – engineer
 Sam Miller – engineer
 Oscar Ramirez – engineer, vocal engineer
 Lucas Secon – engineer
 Justin Stanley – engineer
 Scott Hendricks – vocal engineer
 Graham Marsh – vocal engineer
 Phil Seaford – assistant engineer
 Christina Aguilera – A&R
 Keith Naftaly – A&R
 Enrique Badulescu – photography

Charts

 Weekly charts 
Chart (2012–13)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart19Austrian Albums Chart13Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)26Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)42Canadian Albums Chart7Czech Albums Chart16Danish Albums Chart23Dutch Albums Chart12French Albums Chart50German Albums Chart13Greek Albums Chart14Hungarian Albums Chart17Irish Albums Chart29Italian Albums Chart12Japanese Albums Chart29Mexican Albums Chart19New Zealand Albums Chart29Norwegian Albums Chart25Portuguese Albums Chart23Russian Albums Chart6Scottish Albums Chart33South Korean Albums Chart20Spanish Albums Chart13Swedish Albums Chart39Swiss Albums Chart10Taiwan International Albums Chart1Taiwan Albums Chart14UK Albums Chart28US Billboard 2007

 Year-end charts 
Chart (2013)PositionUS Billboard 200117

 Certifications and sales 

Release history
 Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label Austria November 9, 2012   Sony Music Germany Switzerland Taiwan Deluxe United Kingdom November 12, 2012 RCA Records Brazil November 13, 2012 Sony Music United States RCA Records United Kingdom Standard Sweden November 14, 2012 DeluxeSony Music Japan Mexico November 15, 2012 Australia November 16, 2012 New Zealand

References

Other websites
 Lotus on Metacritic

Category:2012 albums
Category:Christina Aguilera albums
Category:Electropop albums
Category:Disco albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:RCA Records albums