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Hard to believe that *NSYNC released a mere three proper albums over the course of a mere three years in their reign as one of the two most-popular boy bands in the great teen pop boom at the turn of the millennium. Given their constant presence on the charts, on MTV, on the airwaves and on magazine covers, it seems like their time in the spotlight lasted much, much longer, but such mass multimedia saturation only gives the illusion of longevity and it doesn't give much of an indication of the durability of the group's music, either. Of course, pop music isn't necessarily meant to be durable -- it's meant to exist in the moment, and once that moment passes, the hit singles of a given day either wind up as classics that retain some of their initial power, or they become an aural snapshot of a given moment, a way to revisit a particular place in time. And nowhere is that better illustrated than on *NSYNC's first compilation, 2005's lean 12-song Greatest Hits. Appearing four years after their final album, 2001's Celebrity, Greatest Hits contains every one of their 11 non-holiday-themed Billboard Hot 100 singles, adding "I'll Never Stop" -- previously featured as a bonus track on certain foreign-market pressings of No Strings Attached -- to round things out. Since this has all the hits, along with surprisingly detailed liner notes from Chuck Taylor, this not only is a good overview and introduction to *NSYNC, but it's also their most consistent and enjoyable album since their proper records, like most teen pop records, were cluttered with filler. But that doesn't necessarily mean that their hits have stood the test of time. This collection proves that *NSYNC's music evokes a time and place -- the heady days of the Y2K roll-over, just before the stock market crashed, just before George W. Bush took office -- but it doesn't transcend their era. This is because the group not only doesn't have much on-record charisma, but their singles are constructed as records, existing entirely on the surface, lacking the backbone of a strong song. There are hooks scattered throughout here -- almost all arriving on the chorus, whether on propulsive dance numbers like "Bye Bye Bye" or on ballads like "Tearin' Up My Heart" -- but the tracks rarely, if ever, have the narrative momentum of a good song. This is not as great a trouble as it may seem -- after all, these singles were hits because of their sound, which is gleaming, attractive and proudly, even defiantly, lightweight. It may not be lasting, but it's a real pleasure for many listeners and anyone that wants to relive *NSYNC's glory years will find this satisfies their needs.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Esbjörn Öhrwall, Guitar - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Jake Schulze, Composer - Jake Schulze, Lyricist - Jake, Producer - N Sync, Performer - Andreas Carlsson, Composer - Andreas Carlsson, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Composer - Kristian Lundin, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Producer
(P) 2000 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Timberlake, Composer - Justin Timberlake, Lyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Chad Hugo, Composer - Chad Hugo, Lyricist - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Pharrell Williams, Lyricist - *NSYNC featuring Nelly, Performer - The Neptunes, Producer - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Cole, Recording Engineer - David Cole, Mixing Engineer - Richard Marx, Composer - Richard Marx, Lyricist - Richard Marx, Arranger - Richard Marx, Producer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 2000 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Trevett, Recording Engineer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Rami, Composer - Rami, Lyricist - Rami, Producer - N Sync, Performer - Andreas Carlsson, Composer - Andreas Carlsson, Lyricist
(P) 2000 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Armitage, Recording Engineer - Joe Smith, Producer - Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - Maxine Neuman, Acoustic Cello - N Sync, Performer - Elizabeth Chang, Violin - Mike Tucker, Recording Engineer - Daniel Miller, Acoustic Cello - Doug Cuomo, Arranger - Tony Battaglia, Producer - Carl Sturken, Composer - Carl Sturken, Lyricist - Carl Sturken, Producer - Carl Sturken, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Al Henberger, Recording Engineer - Evan Rogers, Composer - Evan Rogers, Lyricist - Evan Rogers, Producer - Alexander Yudkovsky, Violin
(P) 1998 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) 1997 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Justin Timberlake, Composer - Justin Timberlake, Lyricist - Justin Timberlake, Producer - Chris Haggerty, Edited By - BT, Producer - BT, Engineer - BT, Programmer - BT, Mixing Engineer - Mike Tucker, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vasquez, Programmer - Wade J. Robson, Composer - Wade J. Robson, Lyricist - Wade J. Robson, Producer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 2001 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Timberlake, Composer - Justin Timberlake, Lyricist - Justin Timberlake, Producer - Justin Timberlake, Arranger - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer - Wade J. Robson, Composer - Wade J. Robson, Lyricist - Wade J. Robson, Producer - Wade J. Robson, Arranger - Alan Armitage, Recording Engineer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 2001 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - N Sync, Performer - Kristian Lundin, Composer - Kristian Lundin, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Producer
(P)1998 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Joe Smith, Mixing Engineer - Adam Barber, Mixing Engineer - Adam Barber, Recording Engineer - E. Shipley, Composer - E. Shipley, Lyricist - Rick Nowles, Composer - Rick Nowles, Lyricist - N Sync, Performer - Veit Renn, Producer - Billy Ashbaughla, Drums - Anthony Battaglia, Guitar - A. Rich, Composer - A. Rich, Lyricist
(P) 1998 Trans Continental Records, Inc.
Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Mike Tucker, Recording Engineer - Chaz Harper, Mastering Engineer - Alexander Kronlund, Composer - Alexander Kronlund, Lyricist - N Sync, Vocal - Kristian Lundin, Producer - Kristian Lundin, Composer - Kristian Lundin, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Zomba Recording LLC
Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - *NSYNC and Gloria Estefan, Performer
(P)1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Timberlake, Composer - Justin Timberlake, Lyricist - Chad Hugo, Composer - Chad Hugo, Lyricist - Cavemen, Re-Mixer - Cavemen, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Pharrell Williams, Lyricist - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - N Sync, Performer - The Neptunes, Producer - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Justin Timberlake, Composer - Justin Timberlake, Lyricist - Justin Timberlake, Arranger - Justin Timberlake, Producer - Kurtis Mantronik, Re-Mixer - Kurtis Mantronik, Producer - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer - Wade J. Robson, Composer - Wade J. Robson, Lyricist - Wade J. Robson, Arranger - Wade J. Robson, Producer - Alan Armitage, Recording Engineer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
David Cole, Recording Engineer - David Cole, Mixing Engineer - Richard Marx, Composer - Richard Marx, Lyricist - Richard Marx, Producer - Richard Marx, Arranger - Angie Chirino, Adaptor - Mike Tucker, Recording Engineer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 2000 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Timberlake, Composer - Justin Timberlake, Lyricist - Justin Timberlake, Producer - Justin Timberlake, Arranger - Michael Tucker, Mixing Engineer - Alfredo Matheus, Adaptor - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer - Wade J. Robson, Composer - Wade J. Robson, Lyricist - Wade J. Robson, Producer - Wade J. Robson, Arranger - Alan Armitage, Recording Engineer - Alan Armitage, Engineer - N Sync, Performer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Hard to believe that *NSYNC released a mere three proper albums over the course of a mere three years in their reign as one of the two most-popular boy bands in the great teen pop boom at the turn of the millennium. Given their constant presence on the charts, on MTV, on the airwaves and on magazine covers, it seems like their time in the spotlight lasted much, much longer, but such mass multimedia saturation only gives the illusion of longevity and it doesn't give much of an indication of the durability of the group's music, either. Of course, pop music isn't necessarily meant to be durable -- it's meant to exist in the moment, and once that moment passes, the hit singles of a given day either wind up as classics that retain some of their initial power, or they become an aural snapshot of a given moment, a way to revisit a particular place in time. And nowhere is that better illustrated than on *NSYNC's first compilation, 2005's lean 12-song Greatest Hits. Appearing four years after their final album, 2001's Celebrity, Greatest Hits contains every one of their 11 non-holiday-themed Billboard Hot 100 singles, adding "I'll Never Stop" -- previously featured as a bonus track on certain foreign-market pressings of No Strings Attached -- to round things out. Since this has all the hits, along with surprisingly detailed liner notes from Chuck Taylor, this not only is a good overview and introduction to *NSYNC, but it's also their most consistent and enjoyable album since their proper records, like most teen pop records, were cluttered with filler. But that doesn't necessarily mean that their hits have stood the test of time. This collection proves that *NSYNC's music evokes a time and place -- the heady days of the Y2K roll-over, just before the stock market crashed, just before George W. Bush took office -- but it doesn't transcend their era. This is because the group not only doesn't have much on-record charisma, but their singles are constructed as records, existing entirely on the surface, lacking the backbone of a strong song. There are hooks scattered throughout here -- almost all arriving on the chorus, whether on propulsive dance numbers like "Bye Bye Bye" or on ballads like "Tearin' Up My Heart" -- but the tracks rarely, if ever, have the narrative momentum of a good song. This is not as great a trouble as it may seem -- after all, these singles were hits because of their sound, which is gleaming, attractive and proudly, even defiantly, lightweight. It may not be lasting, but it's a real pleasure for many listeners and anyone that wants to relive *NSYNC's glory years will find this satisfies their needs.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:27
- Main artists: *NSYNC
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Pop/Rock
This compilation (P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
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