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Back to Basics: Live and Down Under

Back to Basics: Live and Down Under is the fourth video album by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. It premiered on television on January 26, 2008, on VH1, and was released on DVD on February 4, 2008, by RCA Records. The DVD included material from recordings from two of Aguilera's concerts during her Back to Basics Tour in Adelaide on July 17 and 18, 2007. Behind-the-scenes footage is included with video from the concerts.

Background and release
To support Back to Basics (2006), Aguilera embarked on the worldwide concert Back to Basics Tour. The tour received mixed to positive reviews from music critics; The Georgia Straight's Mike Usinger praised Aguilera's vocals as "insanely powerful", while Dave Simpson from The Guardian criticized the setlist as "confusing". The show in Adelaide, Australia on July 17 and 18, 2007 was filmed and was released as a DVD. On January 26, 2008, Back to Basics: Live and Down Under made it premiere on VH1 at 10 PM. The DVD was released officially on February 4, 2008, in the United Kingdom. The next day, it was released in Canada and the United States. In Germany, it was released on February 8, 2008. It was released on February 11 in France, and on February 16 in Australia. The DVD features old-school style materials such as trapeze artists, circus jugglers, and cabaret dancing. It also includes behind-the-scene interviews with dancers, musicians, stylists, Aguilera's husband Jordan Bratman and the singer herself. == Critical response ==
Critical response
Upon its release, Back to Basics: Live and Down Under garnered mainly positive feedback from music critics. Jake Meaney for PopMatters gave it a seven out of ten stars rating, commenting it "huge and overwhelming, deeply soulful and expressive, if sometimes a bit unsubtly melismatic". Clayton Perry from the online website Blogcritics provided a positive review, writing that it "is more than a simple presentation of song and dance; the show, by all measures, is a Broadway-caliber production". The New York Times was also impressed toward the video release, writing that it is "at the top of her already speaker-blowing vocal range". == Commercial performance ==
Commercial performance
On February 25, 2008, the DVD debuted and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Music DVD Chart, where it remained its peak for two weeks. On the Austrian Music DVD Chart, it debuted at number 7 on the issue chart dated February 22, 2008. The following week, it fell to number 8. The DVD reached its peak at number 6 on March 14, 2008. In the Wallonia region of Belgium, Live and Down Under made its first chart appearance at number 10 on February 16, 2008. It subsequently peaked at number 8 the following week. It fell to number 3 the following week. The DVD was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 50,000 copies in the United States. It was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for exceeding shipments of 30,000 copies in Australia. ==Track listing==
Track listing
• Credits adapted from DVD liner notes • Aguilera • Martin • DioGuardi • Charles Roane • Harold Beatty }} • Aguilera • Martin • DioGuardi • Don CostaJimmy Castor • Langdon Fridle Jr. • Douglas Gibson • Harry Jensen • Robert Manigault • Gerald Thomas }} • Aguilera • DioGuardi • Kwamé HollandAllen Toussaint }} • Paul Rein • Johan Aberg }} • Aguilera • Mark Ronson • DioGuardi • Raymond Angry • William GuestMerald KnightEdward PattonGladys KnightMarvin Bernard • Michael Harper • Curtis Jackson }} • Aguilera • Martin • DioGuardi }} • Aguilera • Linda Perry }} • Aguilera • DioGuardi • Rich HarrisonSteve Winwood }} • Shelly Peiken • Guy Roche }} • Aguilera • Derryck Thornton • Mark Rankin • Liz Thornton • DioGuardi • Bruno CoulaisChristophe Barratier }} • Aguilera • Perry }} • Aguilera • Perry • Ronson • Paul Ill }} • Aguilera • Dana Stinson • Balewa Muhammad • Reginald Noble }} • Aguilera • Perry }} • Aguilera • Perry }} • Aguilera • Perry • Ronson }} • Bob CreweKenny Nolan }} • Aguilera • Martin • DioGuardi • Pamela Sheyne • David Frank • Steve Kipner }} • Aguilera • Scott Storch }} }} Bonus content == Personnel ==
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic. ==Charts==
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==
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