For other uses, see Freak of Nature (disambiguation).
Freak of Nature
Studio album by
Anastacia
Released
November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23)
Recorded
2001
Studio
Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York)
The Dream Factory, Right Track Recording, Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York)
Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
Homesite 13 (Novato, California)
Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Pop
dance
R&B
soul
rock
funk[1][2]
Length
47:14
Label
Epic
Daylight
Producer
Louis Biancaniello
Richie Jones
Ric Wake
Sam Watters
Anastacia chronology
Not That Kind (2000)
Freak of Nature (2001)
Anastacia (2004)
Singles from Freak of Nature
"Paid My Dues" Released: November 12, 2001[3]
"One Day in Your Life" Released: February 25, 2002[4]
"Boom" Released: March 20, 2002[5]
"Why'd You Lie to Me" Released: September 9, 2002[6]
"You'll Never Be Alone" Released: November 18, 2002[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[8]
Entertainment Weekly
B[9]
Entertainment.ie
[10]
NME
2/10[11]
Q
[12]
Rolling Stone
Favorable[13]
Slant Magazine
[14]
Yahoo! Music
[15]
Freak of Nature is the second studio album by American singer Anastacia, released on November 23, 2001, by Epic Records and Daylight Records. The album was primarily produced by Ric Wake, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello, with additional production from Richie Jones.
With the worldwide success of its singles, particularly "Paid My Dues", "One Day in Your Life" and bonus track "Boom" (the 2002 FIFA World Cup official song), and a extensive promotional album tour, Freak of Nature topped the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, while reaching number four in the United Kingdom and the top ten of multiple other countries across Europe and Oceania. The album has sold seven million copies worldwide.[16][17]
^Paoletta, Michael (June 1, 2002). "Dues Paid, Anastacia Reapproaches U.S." Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 22. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books. A spunky mix of pop, rock, R&B, and dance, Freak of Nature...
^ abPromis, Jose F. "Freak of Nature – Anastacia". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011. ...continues with the late-'80s bombastic funk/soul/pop revival...
^"Anastacia: Paid My Dues". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^"Anastacia: One Day in Your Life". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^"Anastacia | Artist Information". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on April 7, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^"New Releases – For Week Starting 9 September 2002: Singles". Music Week. September 7, 2002. p. 23.
^"Anastacia: You'll Never Be Alone". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^Bautz, Mark (June 28, 2002). "Freak of Nature". Entertainment Weekly. No. 660–661. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^Lynch, Andrew (3 November 2001). "Anastacia – Freak of Nature". entertainment.ie. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^Pattison, Louis (January 7, 2002). "Anastacia : Freak Of Nature". NME. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^Gennoe, Dan (December 2001). "Masterblaster". Q. p. 120. ISSN 0955-4955.
^Vaziri, Aidin (June 18, 2002). "Anastacia: Freak Of Nature". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^Cinquemani, Sal (June 24, 2002). "Anastacia: Freak of Nature". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^Salmon, James (November 26, 2001). "Anastacia – 'Freak Of Nature'". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^"Anastacia bio". NewsNow Nigeria. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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