NSYNC (album)

NSYNC
Studio album by NSYNC
Released May 26, 1997 (Germany)
March 24, 1998 (U.S.)
(See Release history)
Recorded August 1996 – February 1997 (Germany)
August 1996 – February 1998 (U.S.)
Genre
Length 56:19 (German edition)
50:06 (worldwide edition)
Label
Producer
NSYNC chronology
NSYNC
(1997–1998)
Home for Christmas
(1998)
Singles from NSYNC (German edition)
  1. "I Want You Back"
    Released: October 7, 1996
  2. "Tearin' Up My Heart"
    Released: February 10, 1997
  3. "Here We Go"
    Released: May 5, 1997
  4. "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
    Released: August 18, 1997
  5. "Together Again"
    Released: November 3, 1997
Singles from NSYNC (worldwide edition)
  1. "I Want You Back"
    Released: January 20, 1998
  2. "Tearin' Up My Heart"
    Released: June 30, 1998
  3. "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You"
    Released: February 9, 1999
  4. "I Drive Myself Crazy"
    Released: February 22, 1999
Alternative artwork
Original German release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

NSYNC is the self-titled debut studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was first released in Germany on May 26, 1997, before receiving a worldwide release in 1998.

Overview

On the U.S. version of the album, the songs are mainly performed by lead singers, Justin and JC. JC performs solo on "For the Girl Who Has Everything", "Sundreams" and "Sailing". Justin performs solo on "Riddle". Chris performs solo on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Chris performs with Justin and JC on the two tracks: "Everything I Own" and "I Drive Myself Crazy". Joey performs with Justin and JC on one track: "You Got It". Joey and Chris performs with Justin and JC on one track: "Together Again".

Background

In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick met with Lou Pearlman to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to call Joey Fatone, a friend he had met while working at Universal Studios. Fatone and Kirkpatrick then approached Pearlman for more suggestions. Pearlman looked through some tapes they had, and one of Justin Timberlake from The Mickey Mouse Club caught their eye. Timberlake soon joined the group and recommended his friend Joshua "JC" Chasez, who also was a cast member on the Mickey Mouse Club. Soon, they decided to even out their sound by finding a bass singer. Initially, their fifth member was to be Jason Galasso. After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out as he was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being a teen idol was never a goal of his.[4] In need of a bass, the group auditioned several people without success. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from Mississippi named Lance Bass. Bass flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group. After being signed to BMG Ariola Munich, another of Pearlman's labels, the group were sent to Sweden to begin working on their debut album with the help of producers such as Denniz Pop, Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson.

Singles

The album's official lead single, "I Want You Back", was released in Germany on October 7, 1996, and entered the top 10 in Germany on November 18, 1996.[5] The group's second single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in Germany on February 10, 1997, also peaking within the top 10.[6] A third single, "Here We Go", was released in Germany on May 5, 1997, just three weeks prior to the release of the album, to similar success.[7][8] Their self-titled debut album was then released by BMG Ariola Munich on May 26, 1997, in Germany, peaked at number one in the week of release.[9] The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe.[10] The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe.[11][12] Two further singles, "For the Girl Who Has Everything" and "Together Again", were subsequently released on August 18 and November 3, 1997 respectively, achieving success in Germany and other European territories.[13][14]

Following their success of their début album in several European territories, the band captured the attention of Vincent DeGiorgio, an A&R rep for RCA Records. After watching the group perform a rendition of their single "Together Again" in Budapest in November 1997, he offered them a record deal with RCA, which the group immediately agreed to. In January 1998, their first German single, "I Want You Back", was released in both the United Kingdom and the United States, becoming their first single in both territories, achieving success on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Around this time, RCA Records announced that they wished to release the group's debut album, which was previously only released in Germany, in both the U.K. and the U.S., however, wanted to make adjustments to suit both markets. This resulted in the tracks "Riddle", "Best of My Life", "More Than a Feeling", "Together Again" and "Forever Young" being cut altogether, and new mixes of "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything" being recorded. The new version of the album also included four new tracks: "I Just Wanna Be with You", "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You", "Everything I Own", "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)". This version of the album was subsequently released in the United States on March 24, 1998.

On June 30, 1998, the group's second German single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in both the U.K. and the U.S., once again achieving success on both charts. Further edits were made for the British version of the album, including remixes of "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything", plus an all-new track, "U Drive Me Crazy", written exclusively for the British market. This version of the album was released in the UK on July 5, 1998. At first, sales of the album were mediocre in both British and American territories, until the band's worldwide broadcast Disney Summer Concert in 1998. After the concert was aired, sales of the album began to skyrocket. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and shipped over 10 million copies in the United States alone, making it certified 10× Platinum and earning the group a RIAA diamond award.[15] On February 9, 1999, a third single from the new version of the album, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", was released exclusively in the United States, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. They then went on to become the #3 top-selling boy-band group of all time.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard 200. It spent a total of thirty weeks inside the top 10. The album spent three weeks at number 2 from September 1998 to January 1999. It peaked behind three different number-one blockbuster albums: Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Garth Brooks' Double Live and Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time.[16]

Track listing

NSYNC 1997 German version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart"  Lundin4:47
2."You Got It"  Veit RennRenn3:33
3."Sailing"  Christopher CrossRenn4:36
4."Crazy for You"  
  • Christian Hamm
  • Alain Bertoni
Gary Carolla3:42
5."Riddle"  Pat ReinizRenn3:41
6."For the Girl Who Has Everything"  
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Renn
Renn3:51
7."I Need Love"  CarollaCarolla3:14
8."Giddy Up"  
  • NSYNC
  • Renn
Renn4:09
9."Here We Go"  
  • Bülent Aris
  • Toni Cottura
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • V. D. Toorn
  • Rollocks
3:36
10."Best of My Life"  
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Toorn
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Toorn
4:46
11."More Than a Feeling"  Tom ScholzJaap Eggermont3:42
12."I Want You Back"  
  • Denniz Pop
  • Martin
3:24
13."Together Again"  
  • Andy Reynolds
  • Tee Green
  • Corolla
  • Renn
4:09
14."Forever Young"  
4:07
NSYNC 1998 North American version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart" (U.S. version)
  • Lundin
  • Martin
3:31
2."I Just Wanna Be with You"  Full Force4:03
3."Here We Go"  
  • Bonny Aris
  • Toni Cottura
3:35
4."For the Girl Who Has Everything" (U.S. version)
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Veit Renn
3:46
5."(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"  4:43
6."You Got It"  Veit Renn3:33
7."I Need Love"  Gary Carolla3:15
8."I Want You Back" (U.S. version)
  • Pop
  • Martin
3:22
9."Everything I Own"  David Gates3:58
10."I Drive Myself Crazy"  
  • Rick Nowels
  • Allan Rich
  • Ellen Shipley
3:59
11."Crazy for You"  
  • Christian Hamm
  • Bertoni
3:41
12."Sailing"  Christopher Cross4:37
13."Giddy Up"  NSYNC, Veit Renn4:08
NSYNC 1998 European version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart" (radio edit)
  • Max Martin
  • Kristian Lundin
Lundin3:35
2."I Just Wanna Be with You"  Full ForceFull Force4:03
3."Here We Go" (radio cut)
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Aris
  • Cottura
3:33
4."For the Girl Who Has Everything" (club mix)
  • Skinner
  • Renn
  • Aris
  • Cottura
3:46
5."(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (remix)
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Joe Smith[a]
  • Tony Battaglia[a]
3:58
6."You Got It"  RennRenn3:33
7."I Need Love"  CarollaCarolla3:14
8."I Want You Back" (radio edit)
  • Denniz Pop
  • Martin
  • Denniz Pop
  • Martin
3:12
9."Everything I Own"  David GatesFull Force3:59
10."Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" (remix)
  • Nowels
  • Rich
  • Shipley
Renn4:00
11."Crazy for You"  
  • Hamm
  • Bertoni
Carolla3:42
12."Sailing"  CrossRenn4:36
13."Giddy Up"  
  • NSYNC
  • Renn
Renn4:09
14."U Drive Me Crazy" (radio edit)
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Rookee
  • Toorn
  • Rollocks
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Rookee
3:34
Notes

Personnel

Release history

Country Date
Germany May 26, 1997
United States March 24, 1998
United Kingdom July 5, 1998
Canada April 13, 1999

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–98) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[17] 58
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[19] 4
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] 59
European Top 100 Albums Chart[21] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23] 3
Malaysian Albums Chart[24] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 54
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 30
US Billboard 200[31] 2
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[32] 13

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
US Billboard 200[33] 17

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[34] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[35] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Germany (BVMI)[36] Gold 250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Diamond 10,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

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