B in the Mix: The Remixes
2005 remix album by Britney Spears
B in the Mix: The Remixes is the first remix album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 22, 2005, by Jive Records.
B in the Mix: The Remixes predominantly comprises remixes of tracks from Spears' fourth studio album In the Zone (2003), but also contains remixes of tracks from its predecessors ...Baby One More Time (1999), Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) and Britney (2001) to a lesser extent. It also included remixes of "Someday (I Will Understand)" (2005) and the previously unreleased "And Then We Kiss". Producers Peter Rauhofer, Justice, Bill Hamel, Stuart Price, Dave Audé, Junkie XL, Valentin, Jason Nevins, Nick Fiorucci, Taras Harkavyi, Davidson Ospina and Hex Hector made contributions to the album; their final product was an ambient and techno-influenced EDM record.
B in the Mix: The Remixes received mixed reviews from music critics, some of which called it a good remix compilation, while others argued that it was conceived as a product and criticized what they perceived as weak vocals. Commercially, the album peaked at number four on the US Dance/Electronic Albums and at number 134 on the US Billboard 200. While the album received minimal promotion compared to Spears' previous albums, the remix of "And Then We Kiss" was released as its sole promotional single in Oceania on October 31, 2005. The album's sequel, titled B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol.
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