Britney fans, check your playlists. The vault just opened.
Britney Spears’ 2001 album Britney is back as a 25th Anniversary Edition, and it comes with five songs fans have never officially heard.
- What
- Britney (25th Anniversary Edition)
- When
- Out now
- New songs
- “Right Now (Taste The Victory),” “Am I A Sinner,” “When I Say So,” “My Big Secret” and “She’ll Never Be Me”
- Bonus remixes
- The Co-Ed remix of “Boys” featuring Pharrell Williams and a Darkchild remix of “Overprotected”
The stories behind the vault
“She’ll Never Be Me” was co-written with Justin Timberlake back in 2001. Britney recorded it for this album, but it was left unfinished and cut. It came out in October as the first taste of the reissue.
“My Big Secret” comes from the Neptunes, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. It was rumored to have been offered to Janet Jackson first, according to Rolling Stone.
The original album gave us “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” and “Lonely.” Twenty-five years later, it’s getting a second life.
Back in 2001, Rolling Stone’s review summed up the album in one line: “Britney just wants to be Britney.” This edition lets fans hear a little more of the Britney who didn’t make the final cut.
A pop story
Britney hasn’t been putting out new music, so five unheard songs from her prime is a big deal for anyone who grew up on her. On Long Island, that’s a lot of us.
Which one’s your favorite so far? Tell us on Instagram. Keep it locked to WLIT.FM, Long Island Tonight Radio.
Source: Rolling Stone. Photo: Drew de F Fawkes / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
