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The Essential Backstreet Boys
''The Essential Backstreet Boys'' is the third compilation album by American pop group Backstreet Boys, released by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings as part of their ''Essential'' series. It was released on September 26, 2013 in the United Kingdom, and on October 22, 2013 in the United States. The album includes songs from the group's first seven studio albums, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1996), ''Backstreet's Back'' (1997), '' Backstreet Boys (U.S.)'' (1997), ''Millennium'' (1999), '' Black & Blue'' (2000), ''Never Gone'' (2005), ''Unbreakable'' (2007), and ''This Is Us'' (2009). It also includes the song " If You Stay" recorded for the 1997 film ''Booty Call'', and "Drowning" from their first greatest hits compilation, '' The Hits – Chapter One'' (2001). Critical reception AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "Essential Backstreet Boys traces this evolution, filling in a few more details of those early hit-making years, which makes this worthwhile for the dedicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson (musician), Kevin Richardson. The band formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The group rose to fame with their debut album, ''Backstreet Boys (1996 album), Backstreet Boys'' (1996). In the following year, they released their second album ''Backstreet's Back'' (1997), along with their Backstreet Boys (1997 album), self-titled U.S. album, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album ''Millennium (Backstreet Boys album), Millennium'' (1999), anchored by the worldwide hit "I Want It That Way," and its follow-up album, ''Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album), Black & Blue'' (2000). They also released a greatest hits album, ''The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys album), The Hits – Chapter One'' (2001). After a two-year hiatus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Us (Backstreet Boys Album)
''This Is Us'' is the seventh studio album (sixth in the United States) by American pop group Backstreet Boys. Serving as a follow-up to ''Unbreakable'' (2007), it was released on September 30, 2009 in Japan through Sony Music Japan, October 5, 2009 in the UK through RCA, and October 6 in the US. For the album, the group reunited with previous collaborator and producer Max Martin, with the intention to create their best record since ''Millennium''. They worked with Ryan Tedder, Claude Kelly, Jim Jonsin, RedOne, Ne-Yo, Brian Kennedy, Alex James, Pitbull, Eddie Galan, Rami Yacoub, Kristian Lundin, and T-Pain amongst others for the album as well. The album debuted at number 9 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 making it their seventh top ten album. RedOne produced the album's lead single "Straight Through My Heart" which was released in August 2009. It was their final album on Jive Records and their last of two albums as a quartet before original member Kevin Richardson rejoined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call (Backstreet Boys Song)
"The Call" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on February 6, 2001, as the second single from their album '' Black & Blue'' (2000). Composition According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, "The Call" has a BPM of 100 and is played in the key of B-flat minor (with a key change to C minor). The band's vocal range spans from the low note F4 to the high note of Ab5. An instrument in the song is the sound of Howie Dorough's flatulence while recording the vocals, which producer Max Martin sampled. In 2017, Dorough said of the incident: "I got in the booth, was breathing in really heavily singing my part, and I guess some extra air kind of came out. It made everybody laugh, and Max decided to take that and sample it to turn it into the 'dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun.'" Music video Background The music video for "The Call" was directed by Francis Lawrence. For the video version of the song was edited to exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We've Got It Goin' On
"We've Got It Goin' On" is the debut single by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on September 11, 1995 by Jive Records, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album (1996). The song was recorded at Cheiron Studios in Sweden during a week in June 1995. It was written and produced by Max Martin and his then-mentor Denniz Pop, with extra writing from Herbert Crichlow and was later included in the US album and achieved success worldwide. The single peaked at number 69 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent 20 weeks on the chart. It was released across Europe, where it reached the top five in several countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number five. The accompanying music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin and filmed in Orlando, Florida. Background The group was brought over to Stockholm for a week to record the song in June 1995. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Never Break Your Heart
"I'll Never Break Your Heart" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. The song was written by singer-songwriters Eugene Wilde and Albert Manno and produced by Veit Renn and Timmy Allen. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 4, 1995, by Jive Records, as the second single from their self-titled debut album and was issued across the rest of Europe later the same month. It was later included on their US debut album and was released as their fourth US single in June 1998. Two different music videos were released for the song, in 1995 and 1998. Background The song "I'll Never Break Your Heart" replaced "I'll Never Find Someone Like You" on the Backstreet Boys' first self-titled international album, which was to be the group's first single. The group's label, Jive Records, had not committed to using the song for the group, and as a result, it was offered to singer Keith Martin, who accepted it and released it as a single on the 1995 ''Bad Boys'' soundtrack, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released in October 1996 by Jive Records as the fourth single from their international debut album (1996). It was written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, and produced by Martin with Kristian Lundin. The song reached 1 in five European countries and No. 2 in the United Kingdom. It was later included on the band's debut US album and was released as its second single in April 1997, reaching No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart that September, making it their highest-charting single on the chart. It sold two million copies in the US. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Kai Sehr and filmed in Florida, featuring the band members performing in the rain with their bare upper bodies. In 2020, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" at No. 26 in their list of the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time". Background Initially, Nick Carter, aged 15 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Long As You Love Me (Backstreet Boys Song)
"As Long as You Love Me" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, from the group's eponymous debut studio album in the United States, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1997), and their second studio album worldwide, ''Backstreet's Back'' (1997). The song was written by Max Martin, who produced it with Kristian Lundin, and lyrically describes the reciprocity of a relationship. "As Long as You Love Me" was released by Jive Records as the second single from both albums in the United Kingdom on September 29, 1997, and in the United States on October 7, 1997. It received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production. "As Long as You Love Me" topped the charts in Lithuania, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Romania and peaked at number two in Australia and Austria, number three in Canada and the United Kingdom, number four in Switzerland and Sweden, and number five in the Netherlands and Norway. The accompanying music video was directed by Nigel Dick and depicts the Backs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, written and produced by Denniz Pop and Max Martin. It was released as the first single from the band's second international studio album '' Backstreet's Back'' in July 1997 by Jive Records, and the third single from their self-titled debut US studio album. It became a worldwide success, peaking at number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with 22 weeks on the chart, and number three on the UK Singles Chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Joseph Kahn, featuring the band members inside a haunted mansion. The song is played at the end of the 2013 film '' This Is the End''. Background and release Zomba chairman Clive Calder suggested that "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" should be released as a single, which was met with resistance from Jive Records president Barry Weiss, as he believed that it would be weird to have a song called "Backstreet's Back" on the Backstreet Boys' first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of multiple artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. Erlewine was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a nephew of the former musician and AllMusic founder Michael Erlewine. He studied at the University of Michigan, where he majored in English, and was a music editor (1993–94) and then arts editor (1994–1995) of the school's paper '' The Michigan Daily'', and DJ'd at the campus radio station, WCBN. He has contributed to ''All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues'' and ''All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-Hop''. References External links Erlewine's pageat Pitchfork.com Contributionsto ''Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys Album)
Chapter One usually refers to a first Chapter (books), chapter in a book. Chapter One, Chapter 1 or Chapter I may also refer to: Albums * Chapter One (Collage album), ''Chapter One'' (Collage album) (1994) * Chapter One (Ella Henderson album), ''Chapter One'' (Ella Henderson album) (2014) * Chapter One (John Sykes album), ''Chapter One'' (John Sykes album) (1998) * Chapter One (Viking Skull album), ''Chapter One'' (Viking Skull album) (2003) * Chapter 1 (EP), ''Chapter 1'' (EP), by Kane Brown (2016) * ''Chapter 1'', by Mae Muller (2019) * ''Chapter One: Blue'', a 2017 EP by Bea Miller * ''Chapter One: Latin America'', a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri * ''Chapter One: Greatest Hits'' (2002), by Jay Z * Greatest Hits – Chapter One (Kelly Clarkson album), ''Greatest Hits – Chapter One'' (Kelly Clarkson album) (2012) * The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys album), ''The Hits – Chapter One'' (Backstreet Boys album) (2001) * The Hits Chapter 1 (Sammy Kershaw album), ''The Hits Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
