Aaron Carter (album)

Aaron Carter
Studio album by Aaron Carter
Released December 1, 1997 (Europe)
June 16, 1998 (US)
Recorded 1996–97
Genre Bubblegum pop, pop rap, dance-pop
Length 46:23
52:18 (1998 release)
Label Edel America, Trans Continental Records
Producer Veit Renn, Gary Carolla, Johnny Wright
Aaron Carter chronology

Aaron Carter
(1997)		 Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
(2000)
Singles from Aaron Carter
  1. "Crush on You"
    Released: November 29, 1997
  2. "Crazy Little Party Girl"
    Released: July 2, 1998
  3. "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever"
    Released: March 28, 1998
  4. "Surfin' USA"
    Released: July 4, 1998
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AllMusic [1]

Aaron Carter is the self-titled debut studio album by American pop singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. It was originally released in December 1997 in Europe and re-released the next year with a new song and a remix, as well as being released in the United States in the summer of 1998 when Aaron was only ten years old, making him the youngest male pop star in the world since Michael Jackson in 1969. The original version of the album was also available as a limited edition including a poster and a pen that had written on the side, "I Love Aaron", available in red, yellow, green or blue.

The album reached the top 10 in some European countries, and reached #12 in the United Kingdom. While it did not chart on the U.S. Billboard 200, it did manage to reach #17 on the US Top Heatseekers chart.

Three singles were released from the album; "Crush on You", a cover of The Jets' 1985 song, "Crazy Little Party Girl", and "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever". Other songs were released as limited edition singles in some regions. "Crush on You" and "Crazy Little Party Girl" went top 10 and 20 respectively in Australia, while both went top 10 in the UK. All three singles went top 20 in Germany and Sweden, with "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" peaking at #24 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Surfin' U.S.A.", a cover of the 1963 song by The Beach Boys, was later included on the re-release edition of the album, and released separately as an EP, and went top 20 in the UK and Germany.

When the album was first made available to purchase on iTunes, it strangely featured a Parental Advisory label next to the songs. This was changed to a "clean" label at a later date; however, no "explicit" version exists, as none of the songs actually feature any profanity or suggestive themes, partly due to Carter's age at the time and intended audience.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 1:09 (only on some releases)
  2. "I Will Be Yours" (Carolla) – 3:34
  3. "Crazy Little Party Girl" (Applegate) – 3:26
  4. "One Bad Apple" (Jackson) – 3:14
  5. "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Carolla) – 3:48
  6. "Tell Me How to Make You Smile" (Carolla, Granati, Granati, Sparacino) – 3:47
  7. "Shake It" featuring 95 South (Carolla, Smith) – 3:22
  8. "Please Don't Go Girl" (Starr) – 4:23
  9. "Get Wild" (Carolla, Jordan, McGuffey) – 4:44
  10. "I'd Do Anything" (Carolla) – 4:11
  11. "Ain't That Cute" (Carolla, N. Carter, Littrell) – 3:14
  12. "Crush on You" (Knight, Zigman) – 3:27
  13. "Swing It Out" (Renn, Skinner) – 3:56

Other versions

The Japanese version of the album includes stickers and bonus tracks:

The Canadian version has a different cover and includes a poster (different from the one that came with the German version) and has the same track listing but without the Intro.

There was also a limited edition bonus CD pack available, and with it came cards, stickers and a bonus CD featuring:

Singles

  1. "Crush on You" (1997)
  2. "Crazy Little Party Girl" (1997)
  3. "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (1998)
  4. "Surfin' USA" (1998; released as a single/EP and included on the US edition and later on the re-release)

"Shake It" (featuring 95 South) was also released as a single in Australia and New Zealand, charting in both; at #44 in New Zealand, and below the top 50 at #66 in Australia.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Charts (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 51
Austrian Albums Chart 17
Canadian Albums Chart[3] 23
Danish Albums Chart[4] 8
European Albums Chart[5] 17
Finnish Albums Chart 27
German Albums Chart[6] 13
Netherlands Albums Chart 36
Norwegian Albums Chart 5
Spanish Albums Chart[7] 23
Swedish Albums Chart 6
Swiss Albums Chart 16
Taiwanese Albums Chart[8] 5
UK Albums Chart 12
Charts (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[10] Gold 25,000^
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[12] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[14] Gold 40,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r355122
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM (archived at Library and Archives Canada) (Volume 67, No. 2). 6 April 1998. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research)". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 110 (14): 45. 4 April 1998.
  5. ↑ "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 March 1998. p. 43.
  6. ↑ "Charts.de: Aaron Carter (Aaron Carter album)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  7. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19980519073917/http://ifpi.org.tw/chart/1998/intle11.htm
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Aaron Carter". Music Canada.
  10. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Aaron Carter – Aaron Carter". IFPI Denmark.
  11. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aaron Carter; 'Aaron Carter')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  12. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Aaron Carter – Aaron Carter" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  13. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Aaron Carter – Aaron Carter" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter 1997 in the field "Year". Select '' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  14. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.