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The Backstreet Boys were the first and best of the boy bands of the great teen pop bands of the late '90s/early 2000s, even if 'N Sync eventually usurped their title of 'the biggest boy band.' Their reign seemed long, but it really wasn't -- only three albums before the bottom started to fall out with 2000's Black & Blue. If everything had gone right, Black & Blue would have ruled the charts for about two years, but about a year after its release, the group and their label unleashed The Hits: Chapter One, a sure sign not only that Black & Blue didn't perform to expectations, but they were worried about the shifting tastes of their audience. Instead of reviving interest in the group, the collection instead felt like it was closing the door on their period of dominance (and it initially sold that way, too, barely making a dent on the charts). Even if it is a bit of an inadvertent last will and testament, it's a hell of a summation of the group's glory days, offering definitive proof that the group wasn't just the best of their breed (boy bands, that is; thrushes like Britney, Christina, Mandy, and Jessica are not taken into account here), but that their best moments transcend their era -- and there's really no other way to describe such lovely pop tunes as 'I Want It That Way,' 'As Long As You Love Me,' and 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart),' three songs that would have sounded perfect in any era (and their vocals would have worked in any era, too). Those are just the ballads -- the dance-pop numbers may be more tied to their era, but 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' and 'Larger Than Life' are infectious pop nonetheless. If the rest of the singles that fill out this 13-track collection aren't quite as good as those five songs (although 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely' is), they nevertheless are well-crafted, and those aforementioned singles are among the best mainstream pop of its time -- which is not only reason enough for this collection to exist, it's reason enough for pop lovers of any age or generation to have this as part of their library.
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03:35 | ||
| 2 | Max Martin / Denniz Pop | 04:47 | |
| 3 | 03:34 | ||
| 4 | Herbert Crichlow / Max Martin | 03:56 | |
| 5 | 03:54 | ||
| 6 | 04:38 | ||
| 7 | 03:54 | ||
| 8 | Albert Manno / Eugene Wilde | 04:50 | |
| 9 | 03:25 | ||
| 10 | Max Martin / Lisa Miskovsky | 03:52 | |
| 11 | 03:48 | ||
| 12 | 03:43 | ||
| 13 | 04:27 |
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 12, 1997[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 1994 – May 1997 | |||
| Studio | Parc Studios (Orlando, Florida) Cheiron(Stockholm, Sweden) Battery Studios and The Hit Factory (New York City) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:10 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Producer | Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Veit Renn, Timmy Allen, Full Force, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[4] |
Backstreet Boys is the debut U.S. studio album by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys. The release of this album coincided with the release of their second international album Backstreet's Back. Their international debut album released in 1996 was also titled Backstreet Boys, but it was not released in the United States. This second self-titled album was released only in the United States in 1997, making it their debut album in the country. It became one of the most successful debut albums of all time. The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has been certified 14× Platinum (Diamond) by the RIAA for sales to retailers, having sold over 14 million copies to date in the United States.[5] This was also reported as the second highest seller in the past 14 years for Music Club sales back in 2003, selling 1.72 million units.[6]
The compilation album is a collection of tracks from Backstreet Boys' first and second international albums, Backstreet Boys (1996) and Backstreet's Back (1997), respectively. Since the album and Backstreet's Back were released at the same time, both albums share the same cover, only with different titles.
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Background[edit]
There were two editions of this album available. The original pressing contained 11 songs and did not include 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)'. Presumably, this may have been due to the title of the song, which correlates with the title of the international album, Backstreet's Back. The title would not necessarily make sense in the context of this album being their American debut. The decision to make it a single in the US contributed to a re-release of the album in 1998, which contained 12 tracks, this time including an extended version of the song.[7] There are also several differences between the songs from the international debut album: the second verse of 'Quit Playing Games' was re-recorded to feature Nick Carter, replacing Brian Littrell's verse from the original version; 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' was only featured in an extended mix, and a demo version of 'As Long as You Love Me', using different instrumentation, arrangement and mixing, was included in place of the final version. The demo version was released as a single in the US and the final version was released in the 1998 pressing of the album and on The Hits – Chapter One.
The original pressing of the album had a maroon spine and blue background on the back inlay. The second pressing of the album had a teal spine and a straw-colored background on the back inlay. Both versions of the album contained the same Enhanced Section, containing videos and other multimedia files.
Marketing[edit]
To promote the album the group appeared on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Saturday Night Live, MTV, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and All That.
Commercial performance[edit]
Backstreet Boys debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard 200 the week of August 30, 1997 with 40,000 copies sold while solicitation for the album stood at 602,000 units following the group's success of their song, 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)'.[8] After five months, on January 31, 1998, it reached and peaked at number four on the chart, when this happened the album had already sold two million copies in the United States.[9][10] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it was the fifty-second best selling record of 1997 in the United States with 1,300,000 copies sold and the third best selling album of 1998 with 5,700,000 copies sold.[11][12] The album was certified fourteen times platinum by the RIAA on April 5, 2001 denoting shipments of fourteen millions.[5]
As of March 2015, the album had sold 11,687,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen Music.[13] It had sold additional 1.72 million units at the BMG Music Club as of February 2003.[14]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'We've Got It Goin' On' | Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow | 3:40 |
| 2. | 'Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)' | Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow | 3:56 |
| 3. | 'As Long as You Love Me' | Max Martin | 3:40 |
| 4. | 'All I Have to Give' | Full Force | 4:34 |
| 5. | 'Anywhere for You' | Gary Baker, Wayne Perry | 4:42 |
| 6. | 'Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song)' | Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell, Jolyon Skinner | 4:26 |
| 7. | 'I'll Never Break Your Heart' | Albert Manno, Eugene Wilde | 4:47 |
| 8. | 'Darlin' | Timmy Allen, Nneka Morton | 5:31 |
| 9. | 'Get Down (You're the One for Me)' (featuring Smooth T.) | Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura | 3:53 |
| 10. | 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss' | Attrell Cordes, Gary Kemp | 3:30 |
| 11. | 'If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)' | R.J. Lange | 4:49 |
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| 1998 re-issue | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | 'We've Got It Goin' On' | Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow | 3:40 |
| 2. | 'Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)' (alternate version) | Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow | 3:54 |
| 3. | 'As Long as You Love Me' (alternate version) | Max Martin | 3:33 |
| 4. | 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' (extended version) | Max Martin, Denniz PoP | 4:47 |
| 5. | 'All I Have to Give' | Full Force | 4:35 |
| 6. | 'Anywhere for You' | Gary Baker, Wayne Perry | 4:41 |
| 7. | 'Hey, Mr. D.J. (Keep Playin' This Song)' | Joylon Skinner, Larry Campbell, Timmy Allen | 4:25 |
| 8. | 'I'll Never Break Your Heart' | Albert Mano, Eugene Wilde | 4:47 |
| 9. | 'Darlin' | Timmy Allen, Nnkea Morton | 5:31 |
| 10. | 'Get Down (You're the One for Me)' (featuring Smooth T.) | Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura | 3:52 |
| 11. | 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss' | Attrell Cordes, Gary Kemp | 3:30 |
| 12. | 'If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)' | R.J. Lange | 4:48 |
| U.S. double sided audio cassette (frontside) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | 'We've Got It Goin' On' | 3:41 |
| 2. | 'Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)' | 3:55 |
| 3. | 'As Long as You Love Me' | 3:33 |
| 4. | 'All I Have to Give' | 4:36 |
| 5. | 'Anywhere for You' | 4:43 |
| 6. | 'I'll Never Break Your Heart' | 4:47 |
| U.S. double sided audio cassette (backside) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' (extended version; sometimes not included) | 4:48 |
| 2. | 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss' | 3:30 |
| 3. | 'Hey Mr. DJ (Keep Playing This Song)' | 4:26 |
| 4. | 'Darlin' | 3:51 |
| 5. | 'Get Down (You're the One for Me)' | 3:53 |
| 6. | 'If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)' | 4:49 |
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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All-time charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[17] | 14× Platinum | 13,407,000[A] |
*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^Christgau, Robert (2000). 'Backstreet Boys: Backstreet Boys'. Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN0-312-24560-2. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ ab'American album certifications – Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
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- ^Faison, Datu (August 30, 1997). 'Rhythm Section'. Billboard. 109 (35): 22. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^Newman, Melinda (January 31, 1998). 'The Beat'. Billboard. 110 (5): 14. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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- ^'Best Selling Records of 1998'. Billboard. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ abPeoples, Glenn (March 26, 2015). 'Why Zayn Malik's Departure From One Direction Won't Hurt Band's Music Sales'. Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ abDavid, Barry (February 18, 2003). 'Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem And Janet Top All Time Sellers'. Music Industry News Network. Archived from the original on 2003-07-03. Retrieved 2017-10-01.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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- ^'American album certifications – Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 21, 2017.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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Notes[edit]
- ^As of March 2015, the album has sold 11,687,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club, where it sold 1.72 million units.[13][14] Combined, it has sold over 13,407,000 copies in the United States.