Here is the official album cover art for Beyonce’s third studio album, I Am…Sasha Fierce, plus official tracklisting. The highly anticipated album is set for release on November 18, 2008. Two albums will be released, a 17-song double-CD album and a condensed 11-song single-CD version; both editions will go on sale the same day. The music superstar’s father, Matthew Knowles, revealed these details at a press conference on October 14, 2008.
The first disc in the deluxe package is on the balladic side, while the second disc focuses on more upbeat, rhythmic material. What’s more, the two discs have separate titles. The first one is dubbed I Am… Beyoncé. Papa Knowles said the name of the second disc will remain a secret for now and revealed in connection with an upcoming promotion; he would only refer to it as “I Am dot-dot-dot.” Rumors suggest that the name of the second disc will be I Am… Sasha, the name Beyoncé has given herself in the past as an alter ego. (If you want to take a wild guess at what kind of promotion Knowles is alluding to, there’s already a contest-laden teaser website, whoissashafierce.com, that may offer some clues.)
Despite rumors of collaborations with Kanye West and Justin Timberlake, there are no guest stars on the new album. Beyoncé’s dad said this was a purposeful choice designed to spotlight the singer’s growth without fellow celebs getting in the way.
Two singles are being pushed simultaneously: I Am… Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy” to top 40 and adult contemporary, and I Am…’s “Single Ladies” to rhythmic formats; “Halo” and “Ego” will be the second singles for those formats, respectively. (Urban adult contemporary radio, meanwhile, is about to be offered a Beyoncé single that isn’t even on her new album: the Etta James cover “At Last,” from the soundtrack of Cadillac Records, which hits stores Dec. 3 with three new Beyoncé tracks.)
A video album of clips for every song — much like the DVD she did for her last album — will arrive in February, about the same time as a Spanish-language version of the new set (not to mention still another Beyoncé movie, Obsessed). Then she kicks off a 110-date tour in April, starting in Canada before going on to Europe, the States, Mexico, South America, and a week-long stint in Vegas, before wrapping up in Japan, Africa, and Australia.
Here is the full track listing:
DISC ONE - I Am…Beyonce
“If I Were a Boy”
Producer: Toby Gad“Halo”
Ryan Tedder“Disappear”
Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, and Ian Dench“Broken-Hearted Girl”
Stargate“Ave Maria”
Stargate“Smash Into You”
C. “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “TheDream” Nash“Satellites”
Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, and Ian Dench“That’s Why You’re Beautiful”
Andrew HeyDISC TWO I Am….Sasha
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, and Thadius Harrell“Radio”
Jim Jonsin, D-Town, and Rico Love“Diva”
Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford and Sean “The Pen” Garret“Sweet Dreams”
Jim Jonsin, Wayne Wilkins, and Rico Love“Video Phone”
Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford and Sean “The Pen” Garret“Hello”
REO“Ego”
Elvis “BlacElvis” Williams and Harold Lilly“Scared of Lonely”
Rodney Jerkins“Why Don’t You Love Me”
a late addition with production credits not listed; a collaboration with the Bama Boyz and Solanges
Source: Split personality for new Beyoncé album
Album art via - Bossip
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