On the Beyoncé side, while tracks like the effective (and affecting) gender-bender "If I Were a Boy" and the stunning love-as-god power ballad "Halo" (courtesy of "Bleeding Love" scribe Ryan Tedder) find the singer both strident and exposed, there's lots of wispy nonsense seemingly dug out of Celine Dion's scrap pile. and that you're supposed to put the deluxe edition out six to eight months after the regular edition?) Sasha Fierce puts Beyoncé back into the "singles artist" column- only the blindly devout would consider slogging through the deluxe edition multiple times only the foolishly puritanical would deny the occasional high-gloss super hits. (Didn't anyone tell her about Christina Aguilera's recent diva-fied double disc disappointment Back to Basics. Speaking once again to her penchant for the outdated and obsolete, it's a 2xCD affair also available in a deluxe edition with five additional tracks. Unlike 2006's underrated funk-fest B'Day, which held together remarkably well as an LP and saw Beyoncé ditching sap for sass, this record isn't supposed to coalesce. Sasha Fierce will not disturb that unfortunate trend. boardroom dynamic of hubby Jay-Z's Kingdom Come). The "split-personality" gimmick is now a tired and, more often than not, hapless pop theme (see: Garth Brooks's proto-emo character Chris Gaines, T.I. Sasha Fierce, a supposed window into the soul of Beyoncé as well as her hair-flipping sexpot alter ego who happens to be blessed with the ultimate "Project Runway" moniker. With that direct relationship in mind comes I Am. So, without much outside interference, Beyoncé's fan-artist connection relies almost wholly on her music- the only place to find the "real" Beyoncé is on her albums. She's a megawatt anachronism in sky-high heels and a frozen smile. "It's almost impossible to have superstars now, because people will never get enough." And, in our TMZ-addled world, her reluctance to entertain most questions about her personal life is both refreshing and a bit stubborn. "I feel that, especially now with the Internet and paparazzi and camera phones, it's so difficult to maintain mystery," she said earlier this year. “Scared of Lonely” (Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins)ĩ.Though she's only 27, Beyoncé goes out of her way to be an old-fashioned celebrity, the type offended by Pete Wentz blogging about Oscar the Grouch or Britney Spears Twittering her life away. “Ego” (Elvis “BlacElvis” Williams, Harold Lilly, and Beyoncé Knowles)Ĩ. Bangladesh” Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Beyoncé Knowles)ħ. “Sweet Dreams” (Jim Jonsin, Wayne Wilkins, Rico Love, and Beyoncé Knowles)ĥ. Bangladesh” Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Beyoncé Knowles)Ĥ. “Radio” (Jim Jonsin, D-Town, Rico Love, and Beyoncé Knowles)ģ. “Tricky” Stewart, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, and Beyoncé Knowles)Ģ. “That’s Why You’re Beautiful” (Andrew Hey and Beyoncé Knowles)ġ. “Satellites” (Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, and Beyoncé Knowles)Ĩ. “Tricky” Stewart, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, and Beyoncé Knowles)ħ. “Ave Maria” (Stargate and Beyoncé Knowles)Ħ. “Broken-Hearted Girl” (Stargate and Beyoncé Knowles)ĥ. “Disappear” (Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, and Beyoncé Knowles)Ĥ. “Halo” (Ryan Tedder and Beyoncé Knowles)ģ. “If I Were a Boy” (Toby Gad and Beyoncé Knowles)Ģ. The double disc will be divided between Beyonce (pop) and her alter-ego Sasha (urban).ġ.
It will be released in two formats: the standard version has 11 tracks, five pop songs and six urban while the deluxe edition will also be available featuring 17 tracks, eight pop songs and nine uptempo club bangers. Here are the album covers (Sasha Fierce Edition & Deluxe Edition), tracklisting and production credits for Beyonce’s forthcoming third album, I Am…, slated to hit stores November 18th.