Backstreet Boys (US)

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For the 1995 international release, see Backstreet Boys (International).

Backstreet Boys (US)
Studio album by The Backstreet Boys
Released	August 12, 1997
Recorded	1994-1997
Genre	Pop
Label	Jive
Producer(s)	Various
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
The Backstreet Boys chronology
Backstreet Boys (International) (1995)	Backstreet Boys (US) (1997)	Backstreet's Back (1997)

Backstreet Boys is the self-titled album by the pop group the Backstreet Boys. This was the second self-titled album by the band. The first was their 1995 international debut, which was not released in the United States. This second self-titled album was their debut album in that country, and was a collection of tracks from their first international album, and their second, Backstreet's Back. Considered a single unit with their previous album that it mastered from, Backstreet Boys is one of the biggest selling debut albums of all time, having sold 14 million copies in the US and 24 million worldwide.

Contents 1 Album editions 2 Track listing 3 Chart positions 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles

[edit] Album editions

There were two editions of this album available. The original release had eleven songs and was missing the song Everybody (Backstreet's Back). Presumably this may have been due to the message of the song, indicated in the title of the song, which correlates with the title of the international album (Backstreet's Back), which would not necessarly make sense in the context of an American debut. The decision to make it a single may have contributed to the second edition of the album, which contained an extended version of the song. The original edition had maroon spines and border around the tracklist on the back of the album, and had a blue background on the left of the cover where the "enhanced CD" logo is. The second pressing has teal spines and tracklist border, and a straw coloured background behind the "enhanced CD" logo.

Besides the extended version of "Everybody", there were a few other differences between the US album and international albums. The second verse of Quit Playing Games, originally sung by Brian Littrell like the first verse, was rerecorded to capitalize on Nick Carter's popularity before the song was released as a single. Supposedly due to an error on the part of someone in the production chain, the wrong version of "As Long As You Love Me" was included on the American album, but not on Backstreet's Back. This supposedly annoyed writer and producer Max Martin. This version subsequently became the version released as a single to radio and video. It has noticeably different instrumentation and mixing - especially prominent in the song's intro. It also has a slightly different arrangement.

The album was an enhanced CD, containing multimedia files that can be accessed by putting the disc into a CD-ROM drive.

The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts and has been certified 14x Platinum by RIAA for sales to retailers.

[edit] Track listing

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Crichlow, Martin)
2. "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Crichlow, Martin)
3. "As Long as You Love Me" (Martin)
4. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Extended Version) (Martin, Pop) [Not on original pressing].
5. "All I Have to Give" (Full Force)
6. "Anywhere For You" (Baker, Perry)
7. "Hey Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song)" (Allen, Campbell, Skinner)
8. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (Manno, Wilde)
9. "Darlin'" (Allen, Morton)
10. "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" (Aris, Cottura)
11. "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" (Cordes, Kemp)
12. "If You Want It To Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)" (Lange)

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

• 1997 -- #4

[edit] Singles

• 1997 -- Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) #2 (Billboard Hot 100)
• 1997 -- As Long As You Love Me #4 (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)
• 1998 -- Everybody (Backstreet's Back) #4 (Billboard Hot 100)
• 1998 -- I'll Never Break Your Heart #4 (Billlboard Hot 100 Airplay)
• 1999 -- All I Have to Give #5 (Billboard Hot 100)