Greatest Hits: Chapter One

~ Release by Backstreet Boys (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1I Want It That Way
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1998) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 240)
recording of:
I Want It That Way
lyricist, writer and composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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2Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
engineer:
Tommie Hicks Jr. and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
other vocals:
Bonnie Brewster, Andrea M. Majied and Susan McCall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
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., 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)
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3As Long as You Love Me
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
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)
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4Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
cello:
Åsa Forsberg and Samuli Örnströmer
double bass:
Michael Karlsson (double bassist)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Jojje Wadenius and Esbjörn Öhrwall
viola:
Åsa Stove Paulsson, Torbjörn Bernhardsson (violist), Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo, Ulf Forsberg (violinist), Hans Åkeson (violist) and Svein H. Martinsen
violin:
Tomas Andersson (violinist), Annette Mannheimer and Monika Stanikoliska
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
orchestra:
SNYKO
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
writer:
Herbert Crichlow and Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Megasong Publishing A/S, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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5Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob Farrell, Chaz Harper, Ken Latchney, Charles McCrorey, Franco Starnella and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
guitar:
Chuck Anthony
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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)
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6All 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)
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7Larger Than Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Kristian Lundin
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Larger Than Life
writer:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
publisher:
B‐ROK Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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8I’ll Never Break Your Heart
recording engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob Farrell, Chaz Harper, Ken Latchney, Charles McCrorey, Franco Starnella and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Veit Renn
mixer:
Chris Trevett
instruments:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Veit Renn
recorded at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States and Platinum Post Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’ll Never Break Your Heart
writer:
Albert Manno and Eugene Wilde
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.54:50
9The Call
assistant recording engineer:
John Amatiello
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
engineer:
John Amatiello
guitar:
Henrik Janson
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
The Call
writer:
Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
publisher:
GV-MXM, Zomba Enterprises Inc. (from 2000 until 2006-12-13) and Imagem London Ltd. (from 2008-04-01 to present)
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10Shape of My Heart
recording engineer:
Stefan Boman (lead vocals [vocal]), Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
engineer:
John Amatiello
producer and mixer:
Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
bass:
Thomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Max Martin, Esbjörn Öhrwall and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (lead vocals [vocals])
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Shape of My Heart
writer:
Max Martin, Lisa Miskovsky and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
publisher:
Artifact AB, GV-MXM, Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden) (from 2000 to ????), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (from 2000 to ????), Zomba Enterprises Inc. (from 2000 until 2006-12-13), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (from 2000 until 2008-04-01) and Imagem London Ltd. (from 2008-04-01 to present)
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11Get Down (You’re the One for Me)
recording engineer:
Håkan Wollgård
programming and producer:
Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob Farrell, Chaz Harper, Ken Latchney, Charles McCrorey, Franco Starnella and Daniel Wierup
other vocals:
Smooth T
performer:
Smooth T
recording of:
Get Down (You're the One for Me)
writer:
Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura
publisher:
L.R. Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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12Anywhere for You
recording engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob Farrell, Chaz Harper, Ken Latchney, Charles McCrorey, Franco Starnella and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Veit Renn
mixer:
Chris Trevett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Corporation (in 1996)
recorded at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Anywhere for You
writer:
Gary Baker (songwriter) and Wayne Perry (songwriter)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2.654:42
13The One
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
The One
writer:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys) and Max Martin
publisher:
B‐ROK Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2.63:48
14More Than That
assistant recording engineer:
Jamie Allen (recording engineer on Backstreet Boys releases) and Björn Norén (strings)
recording engineer:
Adam Barber, Johan Gunnarsson and Johan Gunnarsson (strings)
producer:
Franciz & LePont
assistant mixer:
Johan Gunnarsson
mixer:
Franciz & LePont and Mads Nilsen
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
arranger:
Franciz & LePont
recorded at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (strings), Franciz & LePont Studio in Solna municipality, Stockholms län, Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States (lead vocals [vocals])
mixed at:
Medley Studios (Danish production, recording, mixing and mastering studio) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
More Than That
writer:
Adam Anders, Fredrik Jernberg and Pontus Wennerberg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia (from 2000 to ????), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (from 2000 to ????), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (from 2000 to present) and SwedeDreams Music (from 2000 to present)
2.853:44
15Drowning
recording of:
Drowning
writer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter), Rami (Rami Yacoub) and Linda Thompson (American actress, lyricist)
2.84:29
16The Perfect Fan
recording engineer:
Jon Bates (engineer), Adam Blackburn (Engineer), Eric Foster White, Stephen George and Carl Robinson (US bassist, guitarist & recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Devon Kirkpatrick and Dawn Reinholtz
producer:
Eric Foster White
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic guitar:
Randy Bowland
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dan Wojciechowski
electric bass guitar [bass], electric guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
Eric Foster White
piano:
Doug Petty (pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer)
choir vocals:
Shannon Anderson, Nancy Baker, Jarred Baugh, Stephen Booth, Leslie Carter (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Christina Craddock, Nicholas Daley, Nathan Day, Andrea Dicks, Sean Flaherty, Michael Brad Frazier, Lori Gerlach, Eli Griggs, Noel Harilson (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Missy Hogue, Misty Ingels, Jason Jackson (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Justin Kearns, Eschelle King, Ryan Kociatek, Toeupu Liu, Rachel Livingston, Rebecca Lord (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Kyle Lugger, Ken Mars, Chuck McKenney, Lauren Moss, Charisa Owens, Scott Phillips (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Jonathan Prewitt, Merica Rawlings, Jennifer Schindler, Luke Sink, Andrea Smith, Beth Smith (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Steven Smith (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Terri Snider, Tates Creek High School Choir, Heather Tirey, Beth Tober, Mary Trumbo, Patricia Twitty, Cristin Walter, Tasha Webb, Joseph Wells (member of Tates Creek High School Choir), Ryan West (member of Tates Creek High School Choir) and Shea Popa Wood
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
orchestra:
Hart Holman & The Motown Romance
conductor:
Eric Foster White
chorus master:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys)
vocals arranger:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys)
orchestrator:
Eric Foster White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
www.ericfosterwhite.com
recorded at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States, Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, The Bike Shop in New Jersey, United States, The University OF Kentucky Singletary Center in Lexington, Kentucky, United States and Vanguard Recording Studios (Oak Park, Detroit) in Oak Park, Michigan, United States
mixed at:
Barking Doctor Recording in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
recording of:
The Perfect Fan
writer:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys) and Thomas L. Smith (songwriter?)
publisher:
B‐ROK Publishing, Reservoir Media Music, TSmith Publishing, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
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