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I Am… Sasha Fierce is the third solo studio album by American R&B singer Beyonce Knowles. It was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States.
The album marks the artist’s first new studio collection since the Grammy-winning multi-platinum-selling B’Day debuted at #1 on charts around the world shortly after its international release on September 4, 2006. With all songs co-written and co-produced by Beyonce, the artist’s third studio album is her most personal, reflective and revelatory collection to-date.
It is incredible album, especially if you approach it with an open mind, don not expect another B-Day with lots of Up tempo big beat tracks to dance along to, the album it definitely does offer that but in small doses compared to her last record.
Splitting herself into two separate characters, herself and alter ego Sasha Fierce, is the artist’s way of presenting what she obviously sees as an artistic duality. The first set, I Am…, is intended give a glimpse beneath the surface of her usual R&B-pop persona. Featuring recent single “If I Was a Boy”, the soaring “Halo”, and ballads like “Disappear”, and “Ave Maria”, it seems her “real” self is way more saccharine than the lady that brought us sassy pop moments like “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”. That side of her personality comes rushing back out on Sasha Fierce, a more rousing collection that kicks off with the infectious handclaps of “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, ventures into Euro-dance territory with “Radio”, and gets surprisingly risque with the voyeuristic “Video Phone”. Which part of the album you enjoy most will depend on your musical proclivities, but the new, bifurcated Beyoncé ensures there’s enough diversity to satisfy the most demanding pop aficionado. Danny McKenna from amazon.com
She is one of the best young talented artists out there, let’s not forget that. We recommend it to any Beyonce fan or anyone who loves RnB music.
Beyonce - I Am… Sasha Fierce Track Listing
Standard edition
Disc 1: I Am…
1. “If I Were a Boy” (BC Jean, Toby Gad) – 4:09
2. “Halo” (Knowles, Tedder, Evan “Kidd” Bogart) – 4:21
3. “Disappear” (Knowles, Ghost, Dave McCracken, Dench) – 4:27
4. “Broken-Hearted Girl” (Knowles, Eriksen, Hermansen, Babyface) – 4:37
5. “Ave Maria” (Knowles, Eriksen, Hermansen) – 3:41
6. “Satellites” (Knowles, Ghost, McCracken, Dench) – 3:06
7. “Save the Hero” (iTunes bonus Track) – 4:33
Disc 2: Sasha Fierce
1. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (Knowles, Stewart, Nash, Harrell) – 3:13
2. “Radio” (Knowles, Jonsin, Love, D-Town) – 3:38
3. “Diva” (Knowles, Crawford, Garrett) – 3:20
4. “Sweet Dreams” (Knowles, Jonsin, Love, Wilkins) – 3:28
5. “Video Phone” (Knowles, Crawford & Garrett) – 3:35
6. “Why Don’t You Love Me” (B. Knowles, S. Knowles, Bama Boyz) (iTunes International Bonus Track) – 3:23
Deluxe edition
The deluxe edition adds six bonus tracks to the Standard edition.
Disc 1
“Smash Into You” (McLaughlin, Stewart, Nash) – 4:31
“That’s Why You’re Beautiful” (Knowles, Andrew Hey) – 3:41
“Si Yo Fuera un Chico” (Spain iTunes bonus track) – 4:09
Disc 2
“Hello” (Knowles, REO, Evan “Kidd” Bogart, David Quinones) – 4:16
“Ego” (Knowles, Elvis Williams, Harold Lilly) – 3:56
“Scared of Lonely” (Cristyle Johnson, Jerkins) – 3:42
Here is how Beyonce describes the two sides of the album “… One side has songs that are more mainstream and another has my more traditional R&B songs for my fans who’ve been there the whole time. Some of it sounds like Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter and the Beatles around the 1970s.”
Knowles will also release a Spanish version of the album in February 2009, along with a DVD of videos for each song on the album, much like her B’Day Anthology Video Album.
The album peaked at number one on U.S. Billboard 200 chart, it has a Gold Certification with sales over 741,000 copies, in UK it peaked at #10 on UK Albums Chart.
Album Information
Released November 12, 2008
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre R&B, pop, dance-pop
Length 41:46
Label Columbia, Music World
Producer Beyonce Knowles, Amanda Ghost, The Bama Boyz, Bangladesh, Dave McCracken, Darkchild, The-Dream, Ian Dench, Jim Jonsin, Toby Gad, Rico Love, Ryan Tedder, Sean Garrett, Stargate, Tricky Stewart
December 15th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
i luuuuuuuv beyonce, gurl u can sing and u did yo thang on dat single ladies video u da bomb!!!! and i also luv her song if i were a boy cuz dats exactly how my man wuz actin like a HO!!! and soon as i heard dat song i snapped out of it and broke up wit his ugly ass and we aint talked since!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 18th, 2009 at 10:40 am
i luv beyonce.
she 2 gud i luv her song if i were a boy.and i did the same i broke up wid him n nw i get the respect…….
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:23 am
broh u goe gurl ahnd u noe waht u r rite kalia………..wen i 1st heard daht sng i broke uhp wiif mah ugliie b.frend too ahnd b’kuss i didnt wannah lng relationship wiif hiim ne wae hahahaha he must beh criing 4 meh…ne was i lurvvvvvvvvveeeee beyonce aw dah waes ahnd noe 1 will tke her ov mah mind nah joaxes……