Evolution (Anastacia album)

Evolution is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Anastacia. The album was released on September 15, 2017 through Four Eyez Productions, Polydor Records and Universal Music Group.[2] This marks Anastacia's first album of original material in three years since Resurrection (2014). It is a pop rock album with dance elements.[1] The album was preceded by the release of one single—"Caught in the Middle".

Evolution
Studio album by Anastacia
Released	September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
Recorded	2016–2017
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	44:54
Label	Four Eyez Productions Polydor Universal
Producer	Robin Ahlm Anders Bagge (also exec.) Louis Biancaniello Can "Stress" Canatan John Fields Alex Geringas Anders Grahn Yei Gonzalez Jakob Redtzer Johan Röhr Sam Watters
Anastacia chronology
Live at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith 2017 (2017) Evolution (2017)
Singles from Evolution
"Caught in the Middle" Released: July 28, 2017

Background and promotion

The album was recorded and produced by Anders Bagge and recorded in Stockholm, while still on tour during the summer of 2016 throughout the year. Regarding the album title, Anastacia said: "At first I wanted to title this album Stamina, but the word sounded too clinical. When I wrote it, I realized I was stronger than I thought. I would like to awaken strength and courage in my listeners too."[3] Universal Music Group describes the album as pure energy with bursting rock numbers, catchy pop songs and touching ballads.[4] Anastacia performed in Austria on September 1, 2017 on "Starnacht in Der Wachau" and Nürburgring in Germany on September 10, 2017 to promote the album.[5] From September 10 to 14, Anastacia did several interviews in radio stations, such as Bayern 1, RTL Radio Center, Hamburg Zwei[6] and Hamburg Journal.[7] In Germany, Anastacia will present her new album on German talk show Riverboat on September 29, 2017.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[1]

The Guardian rated the album a 3 out of 5 stars with a mixed review of the album "Evolution, her seventh album, is unlikely to propel her back into similar levels of stardom, but it once again provides a welcome alternative to the current pop status quo – a slightly nauseating sound that mixes nursery rhyme chants with loud, abrasive production. Managing to feel anthemic in a gentler and more pleasingly melodic way, its songwriting proves as robust as Anastacia’s still inimitable pipes, genre-hopping between rock, dance and slower, musical-style numbers with dexterity and warmth."[1]

Singles

The lead single "Caught in the Middle" was written by Anders Bagge, Lauren Dyson, Javier Gonzalez & Ninos Hanna and was released on iTunes and Spotify on July 28, 2017.[9] The song had some technical issues with its release in the UK, therefore it was only released 3 days later. The video for the single was released one week later on August 4, 2017 on VEVO, and just like it happened to Spotify, the video was only made available in the UK three days later and had over 250.000 views in that first week.

Track listing

Evolution[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Caught in the Middle"	Anders Bagge Lauren Dyson Javier Gonzalez Ninos Hanna	Bagge Yei Gonzalez	2:55
2.	"Redlight"	Anastacia Bagge Jimmy Claeson Y. Gonzalez Faye Medeson	Bagge Y. Gonzalez	3:14
3.	"Stamina"	Alex Shield Sharon Vaughn Charlotte Kjær	Bagge Johan Röhr	3:45
4.	"Boxer"	Anastacia Samuel Gajicki Ninsun Poli Robin Strandlund	Bagge Röhr	3:48
5.	"My Everything"	Anastacia Bagge Can "Stress" Canatan Linnea Deb Hanna Victor Thell	Bagge Röhr	3:05
6.	"Nobody Loves Me Better"	Robin Ahlm Bagge Stran Cetin Emelie Eriksson Alvora Larsdotter	Bagge Ahlm	3:22
7.	"Reckless"	Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters Marley Munroe	Biancaniello Watters	3:07
8.	"Not Coming Down"	Anastacia Y. Gonzalez Eriksson Hanna Marcus Holmberg	Y. Gonzalez Bagge	3:21
9.	"Before"	Anastacia Wilhelm Börjesson Jakob Redtzer Poli	Redtzer Bagge	3:48
10.	"Pain"	Anastacia Bagge Tommy Denander Y. Gonzalez Tony Malm Santi Rodriguez Liem Emil Schmidt	Bagge Y. Gonzalez	3:52
11.	"Why"	Anastacia Bagge Anders Grahn Röhr	Röhr Bagge	4:17
12.	"Boomerang"	Anastacia Steve Diamond John Fields	Fields Y. Gonzalez	3:03
13.	"Higher Livin'"	Anastacia Diamond Alex Geringas Grahn	Geringas Grahn	3:16
Total length:				44:54

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	38
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13]	26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	86
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	12
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]	12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	10
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[19]	34

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
United States	September 15, 2017	Digital download CD	Universal	[20]
United Kingdom			Four Eyez Productions	[2]
France			Polydor	[21]

References

1. Rachel Aroesti. "Anastacia: Evolution review – melodic, warm pop-rock alternative". The Guardian. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
2. "Evolution by Anastacia on Apple Music". Apple Music (UK Store). Retrieved September 15, 2017.
3. "Evolution Album Bio by Universal". Anastacia fanily. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
4. "Anastacia announces her new album "Evolution" with "Caught In The Middle"". Universal Music. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
5. "VIDEO DTM: Anastacia rockt die DTM am Nürburgring". speed-magazin.de. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
6. "Hamburb Zwei - FabianKuhne singt Anastacia". Facebook.com/HamburgZwei. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
7. "Anastacia ist mit neuem Album zurück". Hamburg Journal.de. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
8. "Bald bei uns: Radio Doria, Anastacia, Sunrise Avenue, die Marshalls". mdr.de/. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
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10. "Austriancharts.at – Anastacia – Evolution" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
11. "Ultratop.be – Anastacia – Evolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
12. "Ultratop.be – Anastacia – Evolution" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
13. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201742 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Anastacia – Evolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Anastacia – Evolution" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
16. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 38 (dal 2017-09-15 al 2017-09-21)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
17. "Spanishcharts.com – Anastacia – Evolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Anastacia – Evolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
19. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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21. "Evolution by Anastacia on Apple Music". Apple Music (France Store). Retrieved September 15, 2017.