Backstreet’s Back

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Annotation

Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Cheiron Studios
Mixed At – Cheiron Studios
Recorded At – Parc Studios
Engineered At – Parc Studios
Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
Recorded At – Polar Studios
Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
Pressed By – SMA – 32578
Pressed By – SMA – 34584
Art Direction, Design – Jackie Murphy, Nick Gamma
Directed By Executive Director – Louis J. Pearlman
Edited By Digital – Chaz Harper
Engineer – Joe Smith (2) (tracks: 1-01, 1-02, 1-05, 1-06, 2-02)
Engineer Assistant – Charles McCrorey (tracks: 1-08 to 1-10), Tommie Hicks, Jr.* (tracks: 1-01, 1-02, 1-05, 1-06, 2-02)
Hair – A?Keith Hayes (2)
Make-Up Make Up – A?Angie Lehman
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Performer – A.J.*, Brian*, Howie D., Kevin*, Nick*
Photography By – A?Eli Herschko*
Producer – Denniz Pop (tracks: 1-01, 1-05, 1-06), Larry "Rock" Campbell (tracks: 1-08, 1-09, 1-13), Max Martin (tracks: 1-01, 1-02, 1-05, 1-06, 2-02)
Stylist – A?Andre Austin, A?Eric Archiba*, A?June Ambrose, A?The Mode Squad*
Written-By – Max Martin (tracks: 1-01, 1-02, 1-05, 1-06, 2-02)
(P) & (C) 1997 Zomba Recording Corporation.
Marketed and distributed by Form Records.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, Inc., NYC. Digital Editing at Battery Studios, NYC.

CD 1:
Track 1, 2, 5 and 6 produced for Cheiron Productions. Mixed at Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden. Recorded at Parc Studios and Cheiron Studios. Engineered at Parc Studios.
Track 3 produced for Forceful Enterprises. Recorded at Battery Studios, NYC and Parc Studios, Orlando.
Track 6 strings recorded at Polar Studios, Stockholm.
Track 7 mixed at Battery Studios, NYC. Recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia.
Track 8 and 13 produced for Zomba Recording Corporation. Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC. Recorded at Parc Studios, Orlando and Battery Studios, NYC.
Track 9 produced for Zomba Recording Corporation. Mixed and recorded at Battery Studios, NYC. Contains an interpolation of "True" written by G. Kemp and a sample from "How High" written by E. Sermon, R. Noble and C. Smith and performed by Redman/Method Man.
Track 10 produced for Mookdaddy Productions/Souf Coast Entertainment. Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC. Recorded at Parc Studios, Orlando.
Track 11 mix engineered at Battery Studios. Bass and additional drums for RJ Productions/Dark Child Entertainment. Recorded at Battery Studios, The Hit Factory and Parc Studios.
Barcode: 8 888487 203037
Barcode: 8888487203037
Matrix / Runout (Bonus disc): FRCD-20353B SMA 34584
Mastering SID Code (Bonus disc): IFPI L478
Matrix / Runout: FRCD-20303 SMA 32578
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L478

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-20 02:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
miscellaneous support:
Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Louis J Pearlman
producer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
3.153:44
2As Long as You Love Me
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks, Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
editor:
Chaz Harper
guitar [guitars]:
Esbjorn Ohrwall
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
As Long as You Love Me
writer:
Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
43:40
3All I Have to Give
miscellaneous support:
Pat Armstrong (task: studio assistant), The Battery Studio Soldiers (task: studio assistant), Chris and The Dreamshire Posse (task: studio assistant), Daniel "We're Down" Wierup (task: studio assistant), Sergeant Joanna Lovell (task: studio assistant), Martin "December" Czembor (task: studio assistant), Captain Susan Morrison (task: studio assistant), Aldania "Danni Dimples" Ortiz (task: studio assistant), The Parc Studio Posse (task: studio assistant), Sonnie "Little Cutie" Rothstein (task: studio assistant), Justin "Ringo" Star (task: studio assistant) and Tommie "Little Black" Hicks (task: studio assistant)
engineer:
Chris "English Muffin" Trevett and Joe "Capt. Kangoroo" Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Chris "London Bridge" Trevett and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
arranger and vocals arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
produced for:
Forceful Enterprises
recorded at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
recording of:
All I Have to Give
writer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
publisher:
P-Blast Music Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2.454:37
4Missing You54:25
5That’s the Way I Like It
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer) and Tommie Hicks, Jr.
producer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That's the Way I Like It
writer:
Herbie Crichlow, Max Martin and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
43:40
610,000 Promises
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer), Tommie Hicks, Jr. and Robert Wellerfors
producer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
editor:
Chaz Harper
strings:
S.N.Y.K.O.
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden, Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (strings)
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
10,000 Promises
writer:
Max Martin
publisher:
GV-MXM and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
24:00
7Like a Child
assistant recording engineer:
Gordon Rice (strings [string section])
recording engineer:
John Anthony (British producer and record executive) and Arthur Stoppe (strings [string section])
programming:
Michael Aharon
producer:
"Fitz"Gerald Scott
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
editor:
Chaz Harper
acoustic guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Aharon
cello:
Patricia Daniels, Douglass McNames and Mark Ward
electric guitar:
Angelo Jannotti
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Richard Kerber
flute:
John Faith
French horn:
Paul Rosenberg (American musician, French Horn player)
harp:
Walter D. Pfell
percussion and timpani [tympani]:
Joseph Nero
piano:
"Fitz"Gerald Scott
viola:
Davis Barnett, Julia DiGaetani and Ellen Trainer
violin:
Diane Barnett, Charlene Y. Kwas, Elizabeth Kirschen, Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Helen Kwalwasser, Lawrence Abramovitz, Robin Mayforth, Charles Parker (violinist) and Paul Reiser (violinist, member of Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music Violin Faculty)
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
strings arranger:
Dennis Williams
recorded at:
Sigma Sound in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Like a Child
writer:
"Fitz" Gerald Scott
publisher:
EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present) and Scottsville Music
35:05
8Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin’ This Song)
recording engineer:
Tim Donovan and Chris Trevett
assistant engineer:
Martin Czembor, Sharon Kearney, Charles McCrorey and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Larry “Rock” Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears)
mixer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive), Larry “Rock” Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears) and Chris Trevett
editor:
Chaz Harper
instruments:
Larry “Rock” Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears)
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
vocals arranger:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Jolyon Skinner
produced for:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song)
writer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive), Larry Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears) and Jolyon Skinner
publisher:
Art & Rhythm Inc., Conversation Tree Entertainment, RHO Publishing, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2.44:25
9Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
recording engineer:
Chris Trevett
assistant engineer:
Charles McCrorey
producer:
Larry “Rock” Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears) and P.M. Dawn
mixer:
Larry Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears) and Chris Trevett
editor:
Chaz Harper
instruments:
Larry “Rock” Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears)
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
produced for:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
recorded at, mixed at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
samples:
How High by Method Man & Redman
recording of:
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
writer:
Attrell S. Cordes and Gary Kemp
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Reformation Publishing Inc.
is based on:
True
33:40
10That’s What She Said
assistant engineer:
Charles McCrorey and Tommie Hicks
engineer and mixer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Brian Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys) and Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys)
editor:
Chaz Harper
cello:
Shona McFadyen
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys)
guitar:
Tony Battaglia
viola:
Barbara J. Rizzo
violin:
Mary C. Bos and Susan Weed
conductor:
Giovanni Christian Morant
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
strings arranger:
Giovanni Christian Morant
arranger:
Backstreet Boys, Brian Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Lenny Mollings, Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys) and Tommy Smith (Scottish jazz saxophonist)
produced for:
MookDaddy Productions and Souf Coast Entertainment
recorded at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That's What She Said
writer:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys)
composer:
Giovanni Christian Morant
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
34:05
11If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)
programming:
Jeff Bova
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob DeGroff and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Chris Trevett
editor:
Chaz Harper
additional drums (drum set) [drums] and bass:
Rodney Jerkins
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
produced for:
Dark Child Entertainment and RJ Productions
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States, Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)
writer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
34:47
12All I Have to Give (Part II - The Conversations mix)34:17
13If I Don’t Have You
recording engineer:
Tim Donovan and Chris Trevett
miscellaneous support:
Gerald Tarack Productions (task: violin concert master) and Mark Suozzo (task: copist)
assistant engineer:
Sharon Kearney and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Larry “Rock” Campbell (worked with Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears)
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
editor:
Chaz Harper
cello:
Seymour Barab, Kermit Moore and Susan Poliacik
viola:
Alfred V, Brown (viola), Juliet Haffner, Julien C. Barber and Susan Pray
violin [violins]:
Joseph Diamante, Peter Dimitriades, Winterton Garvey, Isadora Kohon-Teran, Kathryn Kienke, Harold Kohon, Tony Posk, Alice Poulson, Matthew Raimondi and Marilyn Wright
conductor:
James Biondolillo
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
strings arranger:
James Biondolillo
produced for:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If I Don't Have You
writer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive), Gary Baker (composer, drummer) and Wayne Perry (songwriter)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
44:35
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Christmas Time
producer:
Veit Renn and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
performer:
Backstreet Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
1996 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) and RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (from 1996 to present)
produced for:
www.rennmusic.com
recording of:
Christmas Time
writer:
Veit Renn, Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer) and Johnny Wright (legal representation)
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
2.44:17
2As Long as You Love Me (unplugged mix)3:33
3Quit Playin’ Games (with My Heart) (E-Smoove vocal mix)
recording of:
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
writer:
Herbie Crichlow and Max Martin
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
6:50