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The Backstreet Boys finally broke (and broke big) in America during 1998, as if by design. They had been Euro sensations for a couple of years, but it wasn't until Backstreet's Back was unleashed in the U.S. in 1997 that they had a presence in the States, and it was no small presence, either -- after selling over ten million copies, the album remained in the Top 40 on the eve of the release of its sequel, Millennium. And sequel is the appropriate word -- Millennium has no pretense of being anything other than an album for the moment, delivering more of everything that made Backstreet's Back a blockbuster. There's a familiar blend of ballads and dance-pop, a similar shiny production, a reliance on the Boys' charisma that brings to mind the debut. If Millennium were anything other than big, glossy mainstream pop, such calculation may be a little unseemly, but in this context, it can be rather fun. True, the album doesn't pack as much punch as its predecessor -- there's a number of good songs, but more filler than before, and the Backstreet sound isn't as fresh as it was the first time around -- but it does deliver what fans want: more of the same. And since there are singles as infectious as "I Want It That Way" and a handful of good ballads, that will be enough to satisfy anyone craving more, more, more.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Backstreet Boys, Performer - Brian T. Littrell, Composer - Brian T. Littrell, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Composer - Kristian Lundin, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Producer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andreas Carlsson, Composer - Andreas Carlsson, Lyricist - Backstreet Boys, Performer - Kristian Lundin, Producer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Max Martin, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Bo Reimer, Engineer - Herbert Crichlow, Composer - Herbert Crichlow, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Mixing Engineer - Kristian Lundin, Producer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Max Martin, Mixing Engineer - Max Martin, Producer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Max Martin, Mixing Engineer - Max Martin, Producer - Rami, Mixing Engineer - Rami, Producer - Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Composer - Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Lyricist
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Fromm, Composer - Andrew Fromm, Lyricist - Backstreet Boys, Performer - Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Max Martin, Mixing Engineer - Max Martin, Producer - Rami, Mixing Engineer - Rami, Producer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Max Martin, Mixing Engineer - Max Martin, Producer - Rami, Mixing Engineer - Rami, Producer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Bo Reimer, Engineer - Brian Littrell, Composer - Brian Littrell, Lyricist - Kristian Lundin, Mixing Engineer - Kristian Lundin, Producer - Kristian Lundin, Recording Engineer - Max Martin, Composer - Max Martin, Lyricist - Max Martin, Mixing Engineer - Max Martin, Producer - Max Martin, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Gary Baker, Composer - Gary Baker, Lyricist - Heff Moraes, Mixing Engineer - Jason Blume, Composer - Jason Blume, Lyricist - Kevin Richardson, Composer - Kevin Richardson, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer
(P) 2005 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Fromm, Composer - Andrew Fromm, Lyricist - Backstreet Boys, Performer - Sandy Linzer, Composer - Sandy Linzer, Lyricist - Timmy Allen, Producer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Producer - Gary Baker, Composer - Gary Baker, Lyricist - Joe Thomas, Composer - Joe Thomas, Lyricist - Timmy Allen, Producer - Wayne Perry, Composer - Wayne Perry, Lyricist
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Backstreet Boys, Performer - Brian T. Littrell, Composer - Brian T. Littrell, Lyricist - Eric Foster White, Producer - Thomas L. Smith, Composer - Thomas L. Smith, Lyricist
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The Backstreet Boys finally broke (and broke big) in America during 1998, as if by design. They had been Euro sensations for a couple of years, but it wasn't until Backstreet's Back was unleashed in the U.S. in 1997 that they had a presence in the States, and it was no small presence, either -- after selling over ten million copies, the album remained in the Top 40 on the eve of the release of its sequel, Millennium. And sequel is the appropriate word -- Millennium has no pretense of being anything other than an album for the moment, delivering more of everything that made Backstreet's Back a blockbuster. There's a familiar blend of ballads and dance-pop, a similar shiny production, a reliance on the Boys' charisma that brings to mind the debut. If Millennium were anything other than big, glossy mainstream pop, such calculation may be a little unseemly, but in this context, it can be rather fun. True, the album doesn't pack as much punch as its predecessor -- there's a number of good songs, but more filler than before, and the Backstreet sound isn't as fresh as it was the first time around -- but it does deliver what fans want: more of the same. And since there are singles as infectious as "I Want It That Way" and a handful of good ballads, that will be enough to satisfy anyone craving more, more, more.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:49
- Main artists: Backstreet Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1999 Zomba Recording LLC
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