In today's world of music where buying a CD on "faith" is MORE than a gamble, Anastacia's "Freak of Nature" rides high as a sure bet. She's had comparisons to Tina Turner and Taylor Dayne, but the truth of the matter is Anastacia has her own style, her own voice, and her own rhythm. The bottom line comes to her voice, though, and her voice, without a doubt, stands firmly and completely on its own. Strong, loud, soaring...this lady can hit the notes while the words come from deep within her soul. She sings from the heart; you can see it in her face as she sings and you can hear it as the music pours forth from the record. She can be silky and sexy; funky and groovin; while all the time her inner strength and talent rise to the forefront and never fade. The music is fantastic and covers the spectrum with a rainbow of dance, ballad, and funk. She REALLY can sing it all. She tells her stories from the heart and with an amazing repertoire, the beat can have you easily dancing in your car or make you reflect upon your own experiences with love, childhood, and making your way to find your dreams. The opening tune, Freak of Nature, is a funky, get-down, dance, sing, and celebrate yourself anthem. Wailing guitar and a strong beat keep you groovin for the whole song. Paid My Dues is the tale of a strong woman who does not compromise and yet, she can keep you movin in your seat while she tells you, in no uncertain terms, that she's not taking anymore crap from anyone, not even you :) Overdue Goodbye has wonderful, soaring harmonies, nice acoustic guitar, and despite the tone of goodbye, has you smiling as Anastacia puts out the call to find love again. You'll Never Be Alone is a TREMENDOUS, red-hot ballad; Ana's vocals reach to the sky on this one! One Day in Your Life is a dance tune with some strong guitar and strong words; someone obviously made a mistake, (or maybe more than one), after they had been entrusted with this lady's heart and now she's getting over it and moving on...but she thought she'd let you know just how BIG a mistake it was before she fades from sight! How Come the World Won't Stop...if you've lost anyone very dear to you, you'll know what this one's all about. Nice acoustic guitar, very nice harmonies and vocals. The list goes on...but the gist of the matter is that Anastacia can sing ANYTHING and with it all, you get a view into her soul. THIS is the CD that you will keep nearby for many, many years and I guarantee that you will play it over and over, again and again, just as soon as you get the wrapper off and slide it into your CD player.

I own over two hundred CDs. I can honestly say that this CD is one of, if not *the*, best.

Anastacia's voice is very unique, and her style of songwriting is refreshing, especially now, in the days of Alicia Keys and Tweet (Both very good artists, I might add. Their version of writing is very "old-school," though.).

Anastacia is by far one of the most talented women in show buisness. If you watched VH1's "Diva's", you would have seen her onstage with Celine Dion, easily matching Celine's voice. That is quite a feat.

I would highly suggest this CD.

I must say that ANASTACIA is the singer of the millenium her first mega hit album "NOT THAT KIND" was a boom in Eurpoe it sold over 5 million copies and the songs became classic there i can say this because i travel a lot to Europe.
This time is FREAK OF NATURE the album has and increible rhythm all the songs are fantastic, there are dance songs which them you can dance until you fall down to the floor Anastacia's voice is unique she has a mix between TINA TURNER and TAYLOR DAYNE, also sings soft ballads, Anastacia is one of those rare singers that you love or hate but i'm sure the everyone is gonna love her every time that i play this cd with friends they love and the buy her cd's i'm sure that everybody who buy's her first or second cd buy's the other one.
FREAK OF NATURE hitted all the charts in Europe and topped almost all them it sold to date up to 4 million copies and in the US it also became a hit charting in BILLBOARD it debuted at #27 and has sold around 500,000 in just a couple of months, the first US single was ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE which reached #1 in Billboard and #1 in 17 countries in Europe, the first international single was PAID MY DUES also touched #1 in several territories and the upcoming single is WHY'D YOU LIE TO ME.
My favorite songs in the album are: ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE, HOW COME THE WORLD, YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE, PAID MY DUES, SECRETS AND DON'T STOP.
The album also includes the song IF I TOLD YOU THAT where features FAITH EVANS.
I highly recommend this album to everyone.
I wish that Anastacia wins a Grammy this year because after all her hits she desrves at least one.

Anastacia started her career in 2000 with her debut album "Not that kind", which was a huge hit in Europe with sells of 6 million copies. "Not that kind" had hit singles such as: "I'm otta love", "Cowboys and kisses", "Made for loving you" and "Not that kind". Even though the album was huge in Europe it bearly touched the American charts.

In 2002 she released this,her second album "Freak of nature", an album full of energy. The first single was "Paid my dues" which became a #1 hit in Europe and Asia. Few months later "Freak of nature" was officially released in the U.S and its second single, "One day in your life" was the first American single that topped the Dance Billboard charts.
Before "Freak of nature" appeared in the american market, Anastacia shared the stage with Celine Dion, Cher, Dixie Chicks and Shakira at Divas Las Vegas.

The hit of this album had been very big. It topped the international charts for 3 weeks, it has sold 5 million copies in Europe and close to 500,000 copies in the U.S.

About Anastacia's music I can mention that she has a mix between Tina Turner and Taylor Dayne but she has her funky own style.
When she rocks, she rocks and when she sings love songs, she delivers her strong voice with all her heart. She really feels the lyrics that happend to be very good.

The songs are fantastic, on this production you have the strong ones like: "Paid my dues", "Freak of nature" or "Why'd you lie to me". The soft ones like: "Overdue goodbye " or "How come the world won't stop". The ones where Anastacia gives her whole voice and feeling like: "You'll never be alone" and "Secrets". I can't forget the dance ones..."One day in your life" and "Don't stop".
You'll also find a duet with Faith Evans in "I thought I told you that".

The album is fantastic, has a bit of everything. Anastacia a great singer, she really knows who to make music and how to sing it and I'm sure that if you buy this album you're gonna love it to the point that you'll buy "Not that kind" too.
These days Anastacia is on #1 with her latest dance hit "Love is a crime" from the Oscar winner movie "Chicago".

...The difference between the US version of "Freak of Nature" and the import version is that "I Thought I Told You That" is only available on the US release, plus the production of the first single "One Day In Your Life" is slightly differently than the import version. Personally I prefer the import version of the song. On the US release, the song lacks the oomph that the import version has. It sounds like the producer was aiming to mkae the song a ballad which is a terrible idea. "I Thought I Told You That", a duet with Faith Evans is fairly good but nothing to write home about. It doesn't have the sonic punch of "I'm Outta Love" and "One Day In Your Life". Still it is a good song. Both singers sounds good together. Both Faith and Anastacia have powerful vocals so they are evenly matched. Overall, I think it is almost silly to buy this album if you already own an import copy of it. Hopefully "I Thought I Told You That" will be a b-side on a future single, if it isn't already. If you don't own a copy of "Freak of Nature", then get this version. It is a lot cheaper than going for the import (but well worth the money I thought).