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Riding the wave of post-Spice Girls dance-pop groups and sounding suspiciously like a low-rent, American Take That, the Orlando, FL-based *NSYNC came bursting out of roller rinks across the U.S. in the spring of 1998 with their eponymous debut. The group hired a number of producers, including the Backstreet Boys' Kristian Lundin as well as Denniz Pop and Max Martin (the team behind Robyn and Ace of Base), all of whom help turn the album into a pleasing piece of ear candy. *NSYNC don't have the charisma or tunes of the Spice Girls or All Saints on this debut, nor do they have a visionary like Gary Barlow or a sex symbol like Robbie Williams in the group. The only thing the five boys of *NSYNC have is good looks, good producers, and a couple of catchy singles like "I Want You Back." That's enough for a hit, and not quite enough for an album. Even so, the filler is well made and competently performed, which means their teen fans will enjoy the album while it's hot. Whether they return to it again -- either out of affection or kitsch -- is another matter entirely.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny Wright, Executive Producer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Louis J. Pearlman, Director - Vincent Degiorgio, A&R Director - Kristian Lundin, Composer - Kristian Lundin, Lyricist - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Veit Renn, Composer - Veit Renn, Lyricist - Veit Renn, Producer - Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - N Sync, Performer - Justin Star, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Veit Renn, Producer - Christopher Cross, Composer - Christopher Cross, Lyricist - Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Mark Matteo, Guitar - Christian Hamm, Composer - Christian Hamm, Lyricist - Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - Gary Carolla, Producer - Gary Carolla, Mixing Engineer - N Sync, Performer - Alain Gilles Bertoni, Composer - Alain Gilles Bertoni, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Veit Renn, Producer - Pat Reiniz, Composer - Pat Reiniz, Lyricist - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Jolyon Skinner, Composer - Jolyon Skinner, Lyricist - Jolyon Skinner, Acoustic Bass - Veit Renn, Composer - Veit Renn, Lyricist - Veit Renn, Guitar - Veit Renn, Producer - Johnny Wright, Executive Producer - Louis J. Pearlman, Director - Vincent Degiorgio, A&R Director - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - Gary Carolla, Composer - Gary Carolla, Lyricist - Gary Carolla, Producer - Gary Carolla, Mixing Engineer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Veit Renn, Composer - Veit Renn, Lyricist - Veit Renn, Producer - Veit Renn, Guitar - Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - Tommy Hicks, Mixing Engineer - N Sync, Composer - N Sync, Lyricist - N Sync, Performer
(P)1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Robert-Jan van der Toorn, Co-Producer - T. Cottura, Composer - T. Cottura, Lyricist - T. Cottura, Producer - Rollocks, Co-Producer - B. Aris, Composer - B. Aris, Lyricist - B. Aris, Producer - N Sync, Performer
(P)1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
V.D. Toorn, Producer - Black Box, Recording Engineer - Robert-Jan van der Toorn, Composer - Robert-Jan van der Toorn, Lyricist - T. Cottura, Composer - T. Cottura, Lyricist - T. Cottura, Producer - B. Aris, Composer - B. Aris, Lyricist - B. Aris, Producer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Schön, Arranger - Hollestelle, Arranger - Eggermont, Arranger - Jaap Eggermont, Producer - T. Scholz, Composer - T. Scholz, Lyricist - N Sync, Performer
(P)1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Denniz Pop, Composer - Denniz Pop, Lyricist - Denniz Pop, Producer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1996 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Andy Reynolds, Composer - Andy Reynolds, Lyricist - Tee Green, Composer - Tee Green, Lyricist - Gary Carolla, Producer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Bettina Martinelli, Lyricist - Frank Busch, Arranger - Frank Busch, Producer - Nemo Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Composer - Nemo Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Lyricist - Achim Radloff, Arranger - Jean Beauvoir, Lyricist - Alberto Mompellio, Arranger - N Sync, Performer - Jörn Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Arranger - Jörn Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Producer
(P) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Album review
Riding the wave of post-Spice Girls dance-pop groups and sounding suspiciously like a low-rent, American Take That, the Orlando, FL-based *NSYNC came bursting out of roller rinks across the U.S. in the spring of 1998 with their eponymous debut. The group hired a number of producers, including the Backstreet Boys' Kristian Lundin as well as Denniz Pop and Max Martin (the team behind Robyn and Ace of Base), all of whom help turn the album into a pleasing piece of ear candy. *NSYNC don't have the charisma or tunes of the Spice Girls or All Saints on this debut, nor do they have a visionary like Gary Barlow or a sex symbol like Robbie Williams in the group. The only thing the five boys of *NSYNC have is good looks, good producers, and a couple of catchy singles like "I Want You Back." That's enough for a hit, and not quite enough for an album. Even so, the filler is well made and competently performed, which means their teen fans will enjoy the album while it's hot. Whether they return to it again -- either out of affection or kitsch -- is another matter entirely.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:08
- Main artists: *NSYNC
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ariola
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P)1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
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