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Aaron Carter never quite became the pop idol that he should have been, given his looks and pedigree. As the brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, he should have stormed up the charts during the teen pop boom of the late '90s/early 2000s, but despite that bloodline and despite constant promotion, Aaron had only one notable hit, 2000's "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)," which scraped the Top 40. Prior to that, he had one hit -- "Shake It," which made Billboard's Heatseekers chart in 1998; after it, he had another hit, "That's How I Beat Shaq," in 2001 and that barely made it on the charts at all. Not a lot of hits, so it seems like they would all be on his first hits compilation, Most Requested Hits, particularly since it weighs in at 15 tracks. Not so. "Shake It" has been left off, as is anything from his 1998 debut, which isn't even listed as part of his discography in the liner notes. That's because Carter is trying to present himself as a young adult now, putting beefcake pictures of himself on the front and back cover and playing up his last album, Another Earthquake!, featuring half of that album's ten credited songs. Since that's his best album, easily eclipsing his first three records, that helps make this a musically strong collection, even if it's not necessarily balanced or accurate. Truth be told, most listeners won't miss the selections from 1998's Aaron Carter, and the mix of seven selections from Aaron's Party (Come and Get It) and Oh Aaron is more listenable than either of those albums, and makes for a good pairing with the stronger Another Earthquake! material. Carter still sounds awkward on that earlier material, illustrating why he never became a star even though he looked the part...and that makes the strength of the Earthquake! tracks ironic, since he finally wound up with a sound that could take him to the charts after the fad had passed. And that makes Most Requested Hits an interesting listen, since it winds up having contrast and a narrative, which is enough to make up for the fact that this doesn't have all of his hits.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Aaron Carter, Performer - Stephen George, Mixing Engineer - Larry "Rock" Campbell, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Recording Engineer - Josh Schwartz, Composer - Josh Schwartz, Lyricist - Brian Kierulf, Producer - Brian Kierulf, Recording Engineer - Brian Kierulf, Composer - Brian Kierulf, Lyricist - Charles McCrorey, Recording Engineer - Stephen "Stevo" George, Recording Engineer - Paul Umbach, Edited By
(P) 2000 Zomba Recording LLC
Gerald Goldstein, Composer - Gerald Goldstein, Lyricist - Bert Berns, Composer - Bert Berns, Lyricist - Matt Howe, Mixing Engineer - Steve Mac, Producer - Steve Mac, Arranger - Steve Mac, Mixing Engineer - Richard Gottehrer, Composer - Richard Gottehrer, Lyricist - Aaron Carter, Performer - Robert Feldman, Composer - Robert Feldman, Lyricist - Chris Laws, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Zomba Recording LLC
Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Larry "Rock" Campbell, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Composer - Josh Schwartz, Lyricist - Josh Schwartz, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Recording Engineer - Brian Kierulf, Composer - Brian Kierulf, Lyricist - Brian Kierulf, Producer - Brian Kierulf, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Zomba Recording LLC
Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - Andy Goldmark, Composer - Andy Goldmark, Lyricist - Andy Goldmark, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Composer - Josh Schwartz, Lyricist - Josh Schwartz, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter featuring Nick Carter and No Secrets, Performer - Brian Kierulf, Composer - Brian Kierulf, Lyricist - Brian Kierulf, Producer - Brian Kierulf, Recording Engineer - Chris DeStefano, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Simone Williams, Composer - Simone Williams, Lyricist - Aaron Carter featuring Nick Carter, Performer - Lucas Secon, Composer - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Chris Trevett, Recording Engineer - Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Lena Palmer, Composer - Lena Palmer, Lyricist - Mystery, Producer - Amanda Lindsey, Composer - Amanda Lindsey, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Scorpio, Producer - Vanya Raeburn, Composer - Vanya Raeburn, Lyricist - Bill Malina, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - Andy Goldmark, Composer - Andy Goldmark, Lyricist - Andy Goldmark, Producer - Andy Goldmark, Arranger - Aaron Carter, Performer - Mark Mueller, Composer - Mark Mueller, Lyricist - Chris DeStefano, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Bray Merritt, Recording Engineer - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Producer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Lucas Secon, Composer - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Producer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Lucas Secon, Composer - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Producer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Rich Cronin, Composer - Rich Cronin, Lyricist - Rich Cronin, Background Vocal - Aaron Carter, Performer - Greg Yashiki, Drums - Sheppard, Composer - Sheppard, Lyricist - Sheppard, Producer - Sheppard, Mixing Engineer - Sheppard, Recording Engineer - Sheppard, Programmer - Sheppard, Acoustic Bass - Sheppard, Guitar - Sheppard, Background Vocal - Kenny Gioia, Composer - Kenny Gioia, Lyricist - Kenny Gioia, Producer - Kenny Gioia, Mixing Engineer - Kenny Gioia, Recording Engineer - Kenny Gioia, Programmer - Kenny Gioia, Drums - Kenny Gioia, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Aaron Carter, Background Vocal - Dejon Jones, Background Vocal - Martin Bushell, Composer - Martin Bushell, Lyricist - Martin Bushell, Producer - Martin Bushell, Guitar - Mark Reily, Programmer - Mark Reily, Recording Engineer - Mark Reily, Keyboards - Mark Reily, Background Vocal - Nicky Cook, Composer - Nicky Cook, Lyricist - Nicky Cook, Producer - Nicky Cook, Arranger - Nicky Cook, Programmer - Nicky Cook, Keyboards - Nicky Cook, Background Vocal - Tony Momrelle, Composer - Tony Momrelle, Lyricist - Tony Momrelle, Producer - Tony Momrelle, Arranger - Tony Momrelle, Background Vocal - Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter Featuring Baha Men, Performer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Bray Merritt, Recording Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Background Vocal - Daniel O'Donoghue, Co-Producer - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Co-Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Aaron Carter, Background Vocal - Alex Greggs, Recording Engineer - Alex Greggs, Mixing Engineer - Riprock 'n' Alex G., Producer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Alan Ross, Composer - Alan Ross, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Producer - Lucas Secon, Composer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Suzy Zucker, Dance Arranger - Aaron Carter featuring Nick Carter, Performer - Jeff Coplan, Producer - Jeff Coplan, Performer - Jeff Coplan, Programmer - Jeff Coplan, Recording Engineer - Jeff Coplan, Mixing Engineer - Jeff Coplan, Lyricist - Jeff Coplan, Background Vocal - Jeff Coplan, Composer - Jen Scaturro, Synthesizer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Joel Soyffer, Recording Engineer - Brian Kierulf, Producer - Brian Kierulf, Programmer - Brian Kierulf, Composer - Brian Kierulf, Lyricist - Aaron Carter, Composer - Aaron Carter, Vocal - Aaron Carter, Lyricist - Marc Swersky, Acoustic Bass - Marc Swersky, Guitar - Buck Johnson, Keyboards - Buck Johnson, Background Vocal - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Midnight, Re-Mixer - Josh Schwartz, Composer - Josh Schwartz, Lyricist - Josh Schwartz, Producer - Tom Bender, 2nd Engineer - Patric Berger, Programmer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Denny Weston, Drums
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Aaron Carter, Performer - Rich Travali, Mixing Engineer - J. Force, Scratches - Merecco Turner, Vocal - Fran Cathcart, Recording Engineer - Fran Cathcart, Programmer - Fran Cathcart, Guitar - James Genus, Acoustic Bass - A. Theodore, Composer - A. Theodore, Lyricist - Michael Sandlofer, Lyricist - Michael Sandlofer, Vocal - Michael Sandlofer, Composer - Michael Sandlofer, Producer - Michael Sandlofer, Programmer - Billy Porter, Vocal
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Tom Bender, 2nd Engineer - Josh Schwartz, Composer - Josh Schwartz, Background Vocal - Josh Schwartz, Producer - Josh Schwartz, Recording Engineer - Brian Kierulf, Composer - Brian Kierulf, Producer - Brian Kierulf, Recording Engineer - Brian Kierulf, Guitar - Brian Kierulf, Keyboards - Brian Kierulf, Programmer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Aaron Carter never quite became the pop idol that he should have been, given his looks and pedigree. As the brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, he should have stormed up the charts during the teen pop boom of the late '90s/early 2000s, but despite that bloodline and despite constant promotion, Aaron had only one notable hit, 2000's "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)," which scraped the Top 40. Prior to that, he had one hit -- "Shake It," which made Billboard's Heatseekers chart in 1998; after it, he had another hit, "That's How I Beat Shaq," in 2001 and that barely made it on the charts at all. Not a lot of hits, so it seems like they would all be on his first hits compilation, Most Requested Hits, particularly since it weighs in at 15 tracks. Not so. "Shake It" has been left off, as is anything from his 1998 debut, which isn't even listed as part of his discography in the liner notes. That's because Carter is trying to present himself as a young adult now, putting beefcake pictures of himself on the front and back cover and playing up his last album, Another Earthquake!, featuring half of that album's ten credited songs. Since that's his best album, easily eclipsing his first three records, that helps make this a musically strong collection, even if it's not necessarily balanced or accurate. Truth be told, most listeners won't miss the selections from 1998's Aaron Carter, and the mix of seven selections from Aaron's Party (Come and Get It) and Oh Aaron is more listenable than either of those albums, and makes for a good pairing with the stronger Another Earthquake! material. Carter still sounds awkward on that earlier material, illustrating why he never became a star even though he looked the part...and that makes the strength of the Earthquake! tracks ironic, since he finally wound up with a sound that could take him to the charts after the fad had passed. And that makes Most Requested Hits an interesting listen, since it winds up having contrast and a narrative, which is enough to make up for the fact that this doesn't have all of his hits.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:46
- Main artists: Aaron Carter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Pop/Rock
This compilation (P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
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