Ciara - "Fantasy Ride" (2009)

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Ciara's third album turned 10 this past May. It was released on May 3, 2009. The album debuted at #3 on US Billboard 200, with sales of 81,000. Fantasy Ride became Ciara's third consecutive album to debut within the top three on that chart, making her only the fourth female artist to do so during that decade.

The album was supported by four singles: "Go Girl", which features T-Pain, was released as the album's lead single. However, it was only included on the album version in Japan. The single reached number seventy-eight in the United States, and charted on the US R&B chart at number twenty-six and on the US Pop chart at number eighty-eight. A music video was made for this song and released in October 2008. The US R&B top ten "Never Ever" with Young Jeezy, worldwide hit "Love Sex Magic" with Justin Timberlake, and "Work" with Missy Elliott, which only reached top 60 on international charts. A compilation album titled Fantasy Ride: The Mini Collection was released in late July, the album also garnered numerous accolades including one nomination at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and one nomination at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

This is one of my fave Ciara albums. What are your fave tracks?

Aside from the singles, mines are:

1) Like A Surgeon

2) Turntables

3) G Is For Girl

4) Pucker Up

5) High Price

Go Girl: #78 Hot 100, #26 R&B

Never Ever: #66 Hot 100, #9 R&B

Love Sex Magic: #10 Hot 100, #18 Dance, #83 R&B, #14 Top 40

Work: #52 UK

[think pink.]

This album should've solidified her. "Go Girl" being the first single was such a misstep.

"Tell Me What Your Name Is" not being a single still hurts.

[trustypepper]

This album was so good. Turntables, Never Ever, Love Sex Magic, I could go on and on.

[Private Dancer]

Love Sex Magic I remember that from being in 2nd grade.

[B-Boy]

It was a decent album. I just hated that it had such a messy rollout. My favorite tracks were/are "Like A Surgeon", "Keep Dancin On Me", "Work", and "Tell Me What Your Name Is".

[Ginger Spice]

It was a hot album, but this was textbook example of how not to handle an album era, and her career suffered big time for it.

[back2blk]

She hasn't been as solid as this album since. I really liked this album. That vocal moment on on High Price is everything.