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Another Good Review for Britney’s Album!

They just keep coming in!

This time from Billboard:

From the synthy open of “Womanizer” to the regretful ache spurring “Blur,” “Circus” gives Brit pop a whole new meaning, as the singer does double duty as a dance diva and brokenhearted balladeer. It’s no easy feat, but when Spears shoves aside the tabloid trauma and hooks up with the right producers, she’s in a class of her own. The iPods of the dumped will have “Out From Under” on repeat, and if censors turn a deaf ear to the racy wordplay of the chorus to “If U Seek Amy,” it could move beyond the club to radio. One quibble: On beat-blasting tracks like “Circus” and “Kill the Lights” the lyrics rehash the “it’s deeply weird to be famous” themes Spears already locked down on “Lucky” and “Piece of Me.” Here’s to moving on.

Remember, Blackout did really well with the critics, too, but didn’t sell well, because Britney was too crazy to promote it our tour for it. Will Circus sell better? I think yes.

Update: Just realized I should clarify the “racy wordplay” the critic is talking about. Here’s a sample lyric from the song: “All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy.” Now, forget about the actual meaning of the words “if you seek Amy” and just think about the sounds. Yeah. Cute, right?

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