A collection of songs recorded by a very young Christina Aguilera will see the light of day after all.
Christina has reached a settlement with Warlock Records that will see her much disputed album, "Just Be Free", in stores either on the 14th or 21st of August.
The pop diva and her management were suing Warlock and the other parties involved in the album's release for improper use of her name and likeness for their own profit and other issues.
The material on the album was recorded when Christina was 14 and 15. When the dispute began, Christina's lawyer Carla Christofferson said the singer was upset about the release of her early recordings because they were "not of the quality that she wants her fans to have".
Although Christofferson and Warlock Records Inc.'s Adam Levy refused to comment on the financial details of the settlement, they did say that Christina will lend her image and likeness to the release as part of the final agreement.
Christofferson says that the album will feature a photo the singer chose herself, which shows Christina when she was 14 or 15, the same age she was when she recorded that album. The final agreement also allows Christina to make a statement on the album explaining the material to her fans.
"It just explains that it was made when she was 14 and 15 and that since that time she feels like she's developed as an artist and she just wants her fans to understand that it was when she was 14 and 15," says Christofferson about the statement.
Levy called the final agreement "a good settlement" and said he thinks it is fair to both the original owners of the recordings and to Christina.
"It was the right thing for everybody to do I think," says Levy. "Christina knows that these guys [the original producers] did work on this record and it was recorded and they do have rights to it and we were sensitive to the fact that she should be able to control her name and likeness. No one is completely happy with any settlement. She might have preferred for the record never to come out but at the same time she's involved and it is what it is."
"I think people are satisfied with what went on," laughs Christofferson from her California office when asked if Christina's team was pleased with the settlement. "They were going to put it ["Just Be Free"] out one way or another and this way Christina got to make a statement on the album and she's happy about that."
Below is the track listing for "Just Be Free" according to a Christina Aguilera fan site:
1. Just Be Free
2. All I Want To Do
3. Running Out Of Time
4. The Way You Talk To Me
5. Believe Me
6. By Your Side
7. Move It
8. Our Day Will Come
9. Dream A Dream
10. Make Me Happy
11. Move It (dance remix)
12. Believe Me (dance remix)
13. Just Be Free (bonus track - Spanish version)
-- AllPop
