Ciara (album)

***Ciara*** is the self-titled fifth studio album by American singer Ciara, which was released on July 9, 2013. The album is Ciara's first release under Epic Records, since publicly asking  Jive Records to release her from her recording contract. For the album, Ciara worked with L.A. Reid, who discovered Ciara and signed her to LaFace Records in 2003. Musically, *Ciara* features a mix of Southern hip hop, dance and R&B and features guest collaborations from American rappers Future, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B and Rick Ross.

## Critical reception 
*Ciara* received generally positive reviews from critics.

## Track listing 
### Standard editions 
### Notes
*  signifies a vocal producer
*  signifies a co-producer
* "Super Turnt Up" credits Ciara as a featured artist, where she raps in the song.
* "Body Party" contains a sample of "My Boo" performed by Ghost Town DJ's, written by Carlton Mahone and Rodney Terry.
* "Livin' It Up" contains a portion of the composition "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" performed by Ripple.

### Special editions
Four limited editions of the album featuring branded merchandise were available from Ciara's official artist store.

## Personnel 
Credits for *Ciara* adapted from Allmusic.

* Ciara&nbsp;– art direction,  design, executive producer, featured artist, primary artist, vocal producer, background vocals
* Josh Abraham&nbsp;–  producer
* Drew Adams&nbsp;– assistant
* Josie Aiello&nbsp;– background vocals
* B.o.B&nbsp;– featured artist
* Triana Bowman&nbsp;– production coordination
* LaTrice Burnette&nbsp;– marketing
* Brandon N. Caddell&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* Jasper Cameron&nbsp;–  instrumentation, producer, vocal arrangement
* Nayvadius "Future" Cash&nbsp;–  executive producer, vocal producer
* Lauren Ceradini&nbsp;– publicity
* Matt Champlin&nbsp;– engineer
* Ariel Chobaz&nbsp;– engineer
* The Co-Captains&nbsp;– instrumentation, producer, programming
* Paul "Hot Sauce" Dawson&nbsp;– scratching
* Briele Douglass&nbsp;– publicity
* Josh Drucker&nbsp;– assistant, mixing assistant
* Dernst Emile&nbsp;–  producer
* Asiah'h Eperson&nbsp;– background vocals
* Seth Firkins&nbsp;– engineer
* Livvi Franc&nbsp;– background vocals
* Yolonda Frederick&nbsp;– make-up
* Joe Fritz&nbsp;– engineer
* Future&nbsp;– featured artist
* Dalia Glickman&nbsp;– A&R
* Kuk Harrell&nbsp;– vocal producer
* Ciara Harris&nbsp;– producer, vocal arrangement, vocal producer, background vocals
* Trehy Harris&nbsp;– assistant, mixing assistant
* James Hunt&nbsp;– assistant
* Jaycen Joshua&nbsp;– mixing
* Rodney Jerkins&nbsp;–  instrumentation, mixing, producer
* Taryn Kaufman&nbsp;– A&R
* Dave Kutch&nbsp;– mastering
* Courtney Lowery&nbsp;– publicity
* Kim Lumpkin&nbsp;– production coordination
* Tommy Lumpkins&nbsp;– vocal producer
* The Madd Scientist&nbsp;– engineer
* Maria Paula Marulanda&nbsp;– art direction, design
* Harvey Mason, Jr.&nbsp;– engineer
* Susan McDonald&nbsp;– packaging manager
* Mike Will Made It&nbsp;– producer
* Nicki Minaj&nbsp;– featured artist
* Greg Morgan&nbsp;– sound design
* Vernon Mungo&nbsp;– engineer
* Luis Navarro&nbsp;– A&R
* Chris "Tek" O'Ryan&nbsp;– engineer
* Oligee&nbsp;– producer
* Keith Parry&nbsp;– engineer
* P-Nasty&nbsp;– producer
* Cesar Ramirez&nbsp;– hair stylist
* L.A. Reid&nbsp;– executive producer
* Rock City&nbsp;–  producer
* The Rockstars&nbsp;– producer
* Heather Santos&nbsp;– A&R
* John Shullman&nbsp;– assistant
* Soundz&nbsp;– producer, vocal producer, background vocals
* Christopher "Tricky" Stewart&nbsp;– A&R
* Mark Stewart&nbsp;– A&R
* Ken Sunshine&nbsp;– publicity
* Theron Thomas&nbsp;– vocals
* Pat Thrall&nbsp;– engineer
* Dan Tobiason&nbsp;– engineer
* Stephen Villa&nbsp;– assistant
* Robert Wadlington&nbsp;– A&R
* Cam Wallace&nbsp;– programming
* Cameron Wallace&nbsp;– producer
* Ryan Williams&nbsp;– engineer
* Andrew Wuepper&nbsp;– engineer, mixing
* Yutsai&nbsp;– photography

## Charts 
### Weekly charts 
### Year-end charts 
## Release history 
## References