Release is timed to artist’s 45th b’day
Even if you never want to reveal your age, some B’days are milestones worth celebrating. Beyoncé is set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her second solo album, B’Day, on Sept. 4, the singer’s actual 45th birthday.
The reissue expands the original 10-song track list (overlooking the hidden tracks) to a 27-song celebration that includes the album’s B sides, Spanish-language versions of songs, and the recently released “Morning Dew (Donk).” Physical copies will be available on CD and a four-LP edition, pressed to “bayou blue” vinyl that includes a 60-page booklet and two prints priced at two cents shy of $150. Abridged two-discs versions come cheaper. Full details are on the artist’s webstore.
B’Day came out originally in the summer of 2006 and was a Number One hit. It’s since been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA. Its initial release included the hits “Irreplaceable,” “Déjà Vu,” and “Ring the Alarm.” The deluxe edition, released months later, included “Beautiful Liar,” which featured Shakira, and paved the way for “Get Me Bodied” making the charts.
Because albums came out in myriad formats, including exclusive editions for big box retailers that no longer exist like Circuit City, Beyoncé had plenty of material to choose from to pack the reissue out. She has included the Circuit City track “Back Up,” the Japanese edition’s “Creole,” and the iTunes edition’s “Lost Yo Mind,” among others. She also included selections from the Irreemplazable EP, which came out in 2007 and included Spanish versions of songs. However, Bey’s Fourth of July release, “Morning Dew (Donk),” is the only included song that didn’t come out around Beyoncé’s original B’Day.
B’Day 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Track List
1. “Déjà Vu”
2. “Get Me Bodied”
3. “Suga Mama”
4. “Upgrade U”
5. “Ring the Alarm”
6. “Kitty Kat”
7. “Freakum Dress”
8. “Green Light”
9. “Irreplaceable”
10. “Check on It”
11. “Beautiful Liar”
12. “Flaws and All”
13. “Resentment”
14. “Listen”
15. “Morning Dew (Donk)”
16. “My First Time”
17. “Can I Watch You”
18. “Welcome to Hollywood”
19. “Lost Yo Mind”
20. “Creole”
21. “Back Up”
22. “Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)”
23. “Irreplaceable (Irreemplazable)”
24. “Amor Gitano”
25. “Listen (Oye)”
26. “Beautiful Liar (Bello Embustero)”
27. “Get Me Bodied (Mueve el Cuerpo)”
