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
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"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 - art direction, design, executive producer, featured artist, primary artist, vocal producer, background vocals
Josh Abraham - producer
Drew Adams - assistant
Josie Aiello - background vocals
B.o.B - featured artist
Triana Bowman - production coordination
LaTrice Burnette - marketing
Brandon N. Caddell - assistant engineer
Jasper Cameron - instrumentation, producer, vocal arrangement
Nayvadius "Future" Cash - executive producer, vocal producer
Lauren Ceradini - publicity
Matt Champlin - engineer
Ariel Chobaz - engineer
The Co-Captains - instrumentation, producer, programming
Paul "Hot Sauce" Dawson - scratching
Briele Douglass - publicity
Josh Drucker - assistant, mixing assistant
Dernst Emile - producer
Asiah'h Eperson - background vocals
Seth Firkins - engineer
Livvi Franc - background vocals
Yolonda Frederick - make-up
Joe Fritz - engineer
Future - featured artist
Dalia Glickman - A&R
Kuk Harrell - vocal producer
Ciara Harris - producer, vocal arrangement, vocal producer, background vocals
Trehy Harris - assistant, mixing assistant
James Hunt - assistant
Jaycen Joshua - mixing
Rodney Jerkins - instrumentation, mixing, producer
Taryn Kaufman - A&R
Dave Kutch - mastering
Courtney Lowery - publicity
Kim Lumpkin - production coordination
Tommy Lumpkins - vocal producer
The Madd Scientist - engineer
Maria Paula Marulanda - art direction, design
Harvey Mason, Jr. - engineer
Susan McDonald - packaging manager
Mike Will Made It - producer
Nicki Minaj - featured artist
Greg Morgan - sound design
Vernon Mungo - engineer
Luis Navarro - A&R
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan - engineer
Oligee - producer
Keith Parry - engineer
P-Nasty - producer
Cesar Ramirez - hair stylist
L.A. Reid - executive producer
Rock City - producer
The Rockstars - producer
Heather Santos - A&R
John Shullman - assistant
Soundz - producer, vocal producer, background vocals
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart - A&R
Mark Stewart - A&R
Ken Sunshine - publicity
Theron Thomas - vocals
Pat Thrall - engineer
Dan Tobiason - engineer
Stephen Villa - assistant
Robert Wadlington - A&R
Cam Wallace - programming
Cameron Wallace - producer
Ryan Williams - engineer
Andrew Wuepper - engineer, mixing
Yutsai - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
2013 albums
Ciara albums
Southern hip hop albums
Dance albums
R&B albums