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Fantasy Ride

album by Ciara

Fantasy Ride is the third studio album by American singer Ciara, first released on May 3, 2009, by Jive Records, LaFace Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album was recorded between 2007 and 2009. Ciara was executive producer on the album along with co-executive Mark Pitts and, Ciara worked with several record producers, including Blac Elvis, Benny Blanco, Blade, Jasper Cameron, The Clutch, Darkchild, Danja, Dr. Luke, Jason Nevins, Jim Beanz, Los da Maestro, Ne-Yo, Osinachi Nwaneri, Polow da Don, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Justin Timberlake, T-Pain. The album featured several guest appearances from several different R&B and hip hop artists like Timberlake, Ludacris, Chris Brown, Young Jeezy, The-Dream, Missy Elliott. Musically, Fantasy Ride is a departure from Ciara's crunk sound, which was on her first two albums and features a mixture of R&B, hip hop and dance music in the album's overall sound. For the album, Ciara created a super hero character called "Super C" who "is a character that people will learn more about on this record. That is my alter ego. Super C doesn't hold back. She is definitely aggressive. She goes hard. Super C can do some magical and funky things. She works hard. She dances to the 10th power. She does everything to the 10th power."[1]

Fantasy Ride
Studio album by
Ciara
ReleasedMay 3, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length50:46
Label
Producer
Ciara chronology
Ciara: The Evolution
(2006) 		Fantasy Ride
(2009) 		Basic Instinct
(2010)
Singles from Fantasy Ride
  1. "Go Girl"
    Released: September 26, 2008
  2. "Never Ever"
    Released: January 19, 2009
  3. "Love Sex Magic"
    Released: March 3, 2009
  4. "Work"
    Released: July 24, 2009

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Guardian     [4]
Los Angeles Times    [5]
NewsdayB[6]
Pitchfork4.4/10[7]
PopMatters          [8]
Rolling Stone     [9]
Slant Magazine     [10]
Yahoo! Music UK          [11]

Fantasy Ride received mixed reviews from music critics.[12]

Track listing

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Standard editions

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Fantasy Ride track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Ciara to the Stage"  
 3:46
2. "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake)The Y's 3:40
3. "High Price" (featuring Ludacris)
 4:03
4. "Turntables" (featuring Chris Brown)Danja 4:32
5. "Like a Surgeon"  
  • Tricky Stewart
  • The-Dream
 4:27
6. "Never Ever" (featuring Young Jeezy)
 4:33
7. "Lover's Thing" (featuring The-Dream)Los da Mystro 3:28
8. "Work" (featuring Missy Elliott)
  • Danja
  • The Incredible Lago[b]
 4:06
9. "Pucker Up"  
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
  • Osinachi Nwaneri
 3:52
10. "G Is for Girl (A–Z)"  The Y's 3:37
11. "Keep Dancin' on Me"  
  • Tricky Stewart
  • The-Dream
 3:33
12. "Tell Me What Your Name Is"  
 3:38
13. "I Don't Remember"  Polow da Don 3:48
Total length:
 50:46
US iTunes Store pre-order bonus track[13]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "When I"  Dreshan "Champ Champ" Smith 4:03
Total length:
 54:49
Europe bonus track[13]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Echo"  Danja 3:38
Total length:
 54:24
iTunes Store bonus tracks[14][15][16]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Echo"  Danja 3:38
15. "Never Ever" (Mike D Radio Remix)
  • Dean
  • Polow da Don
  • Williams
  • Mike D[c]
 4:03
Total length:
 58:27
Japan bonus tracks[17]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Echo"  Danja 3:38
15. "Go Girl" (featuring T-Pain)
 4:30
16. "Never Ever" (Mirk Radio Mix)
  • Dean
  • Polow da Don
  • Williams
  • Mirk[c]
 5:01
Total length:
 63:55

Deluxe editions

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Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Echo"  Danja 3:38
15. "I'm On"  
  • Chris Grayson
  • Khatneeb Muhammad
 3:56
Total length:
 58:20
Deluxe edition DVD[18]
No. TitleContent type Length
1. "The Photoshoot"  behind the scenes footage 6:23
2. "In the Studio"  behind the scenes footage 6:38
3. "At Rehearsal"  behind the scenes footage 4:19
4. "The Making of Love Sex Magic"  behind the scenes footage 10:38
5. "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake)music video 3:41
6. "The Making of Never Ever"  behind the scenes footage 3:54
7. "Never Ever" (featuring Young Jeezy)music video 5:10
8. "The Making of Go Girl"  behind the scenes footage 5:55
9. "Go Girl" (featuring T-Pain)music video 4:05
Total length:
 50:43
Japan deluxe edition bonus tracks[19]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Echo"  Danja 3:38
15. "I'm On"  
  • Grayson
  • Muhammad
 3:56
16. "Go Girl" (featuring T-Pain)
  • T-Pain
  • Cameron
 4:30
17. "Never Ever" (Mirk Radio Mix)
  • Dean
  • Polow da Don
  • Williams
  • Mirk[c]
 5:01
18. "Love Sex Magic" (Electric Bounce Remix)
 3:12
Total length:
 71:11
iTunes Store bonus track version bonus tracks[20]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Echo"  Danja 3:38
15. "I'm On"  
  • Grayson
  • Muhammad
 3:56
16. "Fit of Love"  Reggie "Syience" Perry 3:18
17. "Never Ever" (Mike D Radio Remix)
  • Dean
  • Polow da Don
  • Williams
  • Mirk[c]
 4:03
18. "When I"  Dreshan "Champ Champ" Smith 4:03
Total length:
 69:52
iTunes Store deluxe/extended versions[21][22]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
16. "Never Ever" (Mike D Radio Remix)
  • Dean
  • Polow da Don
  • Williams
  • Mirk[c]
 4:03
17. "Behind the Scenes In the Studio"    6:37
18. "Behind the Scenes At Rehearsal"    4:18
19. "Behind the Scenes At the Photo Shoot & With the Illustrator"    6:22
20. "Making of: Go Girl"    5:54
21. "Making of: Never Ever"    3:53
22. "Making of: Love Sex Magic"    10:37
Total length:
 100:12

EP version

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Fantasy Ride – The Mini Collection (EP)[23][24]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake)The Y's 3:40
2. "Work" (featuring Missy Elliott)
  • Danja
  • The Incredible Lago[b]
 4:05
3. "Work (remix)" (Pokerface club edit)
  • Danja
  • The Incredible Lago[b]
 4:08
4. "Goodies (remix)" (featuring T.I. and Jazze Pha)
 4:21
5. "1,2 Step" (featuring Missy Elliott)
  • Jazze Pha
  • Pierre Medore
 3:22
6. "Like a Boy"  Calvo Da Gr8 3:56
Total length:
 23:42

Notes

Personnel

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  • Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – audio mixing (tracks 4, 6, 8), additional production (8), recording engineer (4, 8)
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Jim Beanz – vocal arrangement (track 4)
  • Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin – drums, keyboards, programming, producer (track 12)
  • Derek Blanks – photographer
  • Brandon "Blade" Bowles – music producer (track 1)
  • Chris Brown – vocals, vocal arrangement (track 4)
  • Bernard Chang – illustrations
  • Aubry Delane – assistant recording engineer (track 13)
  • Carlos "Los da Mystro" McKinney – music producer (track 7)
  • Mike Donaldson – recording engineer, audio mixing (track 9)
  • Mike Elizondo – instrumentation (tracks 2, 10)
  • Paul Foley – recording engineer (tracks 2, 10)
  • Yolonda Frederick – make-up
  • Serban Ghenea – audio mixing (track 12)
  • Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald – guitar, drums, keyboards, music programming, production (track 12)
  • Tatiana Gottwald – assistant recording engineer (track 12)
  • Matty Green – audio mixing assistant (tracks 2, 10)
  • Mariel Haenn – stylist
  • Christy Hall – production assistant (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11)
  • John Hanes – additional Pro-Tools recording engineer (track 12)
  • Kuk Harrell – vocal producer (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11), vocal recording engineer (3, 5, 7, 11), mixing technician
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – music producer, audio mixing, vocal producer (track 9)
  • Rob Knox – instrumentation (tracks 2, 10)
  • Giancarlo Lino – audio mixing assistant (tracks 1, 5, 11)
  • Carlton Lynn – recording engineer (tracks 6, 13)
  • Andile Majozi – assistant
  • Terius "The-Dream" Nash – songwriter (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11), co-producer (3, 5, 11), vocals (7), vocal arrangement
  • Candice Nelson – songwriter, vocal arrangement (track 4)
  • Jared Newcomb – audio mixing assistant (tracks 4, 6, 8)
  • Osinachi Nwaneri – music producer (track 9)
  • Carlos Oyanedel – audio mixing assistant (tracks 9, 13)
  • Dave Pensado – audio mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 11)
  • Mark Pitts – executive producer
  • Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones – producer (tracks 6, 13)
  • Ramon Rivas – assistant recording engineer (track 12)
  • Tim Roberts – assistant Pro-Tools recording engineer (track 12)
  • Todd Rubenstein – assistant recording engineer (track 12)
  • Becky Scott – production coordination (track 12)
  • Kelly "Becky 4 Real" Sheehan – instrumental recording engineer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11)
  • Vanessa Silberma – production coordination (track 12)
  • Gary "G" Silver – production coordination (track 12)
  • Spike Stent – audio mixing (tracks 2, 10)
  • Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – music producer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11)
  • Phil Tan – audio mixing (tracks 9, 13)
  • Faheem "T-Pain" Najm – producer ("Go Girl")
  • Brian "B Luv" Thomas – instrumental recording engineer (tracks 3, 5)
  • Pat Thrall – instrumental recording engineer (tracks 1, 3)
  • Randy Urbanski – audio mixing assistant (tracks 1, 3)
  • Courtney Walter – art direction, design
  • Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams – producer (track 6)
  • Emily Wright – recording engineer, vocal editing (track 12)
  • Kiyah Wright – hair stylist
  • Andrew Wuepper – audio mixing assistant (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11)

Charts

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Release history

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Release history for Fantasy Ride
Region Edition Date Label
United Kingdom Standard (download + bonus tracks) May 3, 2009[45][46] RCA
Standard (Single disc + bonus track) May 4, 2009[47]
Extended (CD + DVD content) May 5, 2009
United States[48] Standard (single disc)
Limited (CD + DVD content) 		LaFace
Canada[49] Standard (single disc)
Limited (CD+DVD content) 		Sony Music
Japan[50] Standard (single disc) May 13, 2009 Sony Music Japan
Brazil[51] May 15, 2009 Sony Music
Japan[52] Limited (CD + DVD content) May 27, 2009 Sony Music Japan
Germany[53][54] Standard (single disc)
Limited (CD + DVD content) 		June 5, 2009 Sony Music
United Kingdom[55] The Mini Collection July 27, 2009 RCA

References

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