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Sounding like a post-alternative version of the Jackson 5 -- complete with effervescent harmonies, sunny melodies, rolling hip-hop beats, and dense, layered productions -- Hanson is positively bubbling energy throughout its surprisingly infectious and melodic debut, Middle of Nowhere. It's hard not to hear the lead single, "MMMBop," or the similary infectious "Where's the Love" and not get caught up in the joy of making music. Although the boys co-wrote nine of the 13 songs with professional writers, and the producers do offer a distinctive stamp, the personalities that shine through are Hanson's -- youthful, exuberant, and positively joyous. A few of the songs may run on a bit too long, and there are a couple of borrowed melodies and silly lyrics, but Middle of Nowhere is a delight.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Stephen Lironi, Producer, Additional Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - The Dust Brothers, Producer - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer, Additional Producer - Zachary Hanson, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - The Dust Brothers, Producer - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zac Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Hanson, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sander Salover, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellen Shipley, ComposerLyricist - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Cliff Magness, ComposerLyricist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Lironi, Producer - Zachary Hanson, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hanson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hanson, MainArtist - Taylor Hanson, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Sounding like a post-alternative version of the Jackson 5 -- complete with effervescent harmonies, sunny melodies, rolling hip-hop beats, and dense, layered productions -- Hanson is positively bubbling energy throughout its surprisingly infectious and melodic debut, Middle of Nowhere. It's hard not to hear the lead single, "MMMBop," or the similary infectious "Where's the Love" and not get caught up in the joy of making music. Although the boys co-wrote nine of the 13 songs with professional writers, and the producers do offer a distinctive stamp, the personalities that shine through are Hanson's -- youthful, exuberant, and positively joyous. A few of the songs may run on a bit too long, and there are a couple of borrowed melodies and silly lyrics, but Middle of Nowhere is a delight.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:35
- Main artists: Hanson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Mercury
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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