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Baby One More Time
Baby One More Time | ||
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Album by Britney Spears | ||
Released | January 12, 1999 | |
Recorded | ??? | |
Genre | Pop | |
Length | 42 min 20 sec | |
Record label | Jive | |
Producer | Max Martin | |
Professional reviews | ||
Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link |
'NME | 1 point out of 10 | link |
Rolling Stone | 2 stars out of 5 | link |
Britney Spears Chronology | ||
Baby One More Time (1999) |
Oops!...I Did It Again (2000) |
...Baby One More Time is the first album by American pop star Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999 on Jive Records.
Britney's 1999 debut made her a household name. Her first single, the title track, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; simultaneously, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Her second single "Sometimes" jumped straight into the top 40 peaking at #6. This was followed by "Crazy", which peaked at #4. In 2000, she released two singles, one a European-only release ("Born To Make You Happy"), and the other, an American-only release ("From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"). "Born To Make You Happy" topped the UK Singles Chart in January 2000, and "From The Bottom of My Broken Heart" peaked just outside of the top 10 at #17 on the Top 40 that February. After five smash singles, "Baby One More Time" was certified diamond and thirteen times platinum in the U.S. alone.
Contents |
Track listing
- "...Baby One More Time" (Martin) - 3:30
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Elofsson/Krueger/Magnusson/Martin) - 3:17
- "Sometimes" (Elofsson) - 4:05
- "Soda Pop" (Bassie/White) - 3:20
- "Born to Make You Happy" (Carlsson/Lundin) - 4:03
- "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (White) - 5:11
- "I Will Be There" (Carlsson/Martin) - 3:53
- "I Will Still Love You" (with Don Philip ) (White) - 4:02
- "Deep In My Heart"
- "Thinkin' About You" (Bassie/White) - 3:35
- "E-Mail My Heart" (White) - 3:41
- "The Beat Goes On" (Bono) - 3:43
- "Deep In My Heart" is a bonus song, available on the International (non-US) release only.
"So Curious" is an unreleased song that was co-written by Spears.
Charting singles
Album positions:
1999 ...Baby One More Time The Billboard 200 No. 1 1999 ...Baby One More Time Top Canadian Albums No. 1 1999 ...Baby One More Time Top Internet Albums No. 6 2000 ...Baby One More Time Top Internet Albums No. 13
Singles positions:
1998 ...Baby One More Time Canadian Singles Chart No. 1 1999 Sometimes Adult Contemporary No. 11 1999 (You Drive Me) Crazy The Billboard Hot 100 No. 10 1999 ...Baby One More Time The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 1999 Sometimes The Billboard Hot 100 No. 21 1999 (You Drive Me) Crazy Rhythmic Top 40 No. 9
Personnel
- Daniel Boom - Engineer
- Jimmy Bralower - Drum Programming
- Larry Busacca - Photography
- Andreas Carlsson - Vocals (bckgr)
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Nikki Gregoroff - Vocals (bckgr)
- Nana Hedin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Andy Hess - Bass
- Tim Latham - Engineer, Mixing
- Tomas Lindberg - Bass
- Per Magnusson - Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Max Martin - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Charles McCrorey - Assistant Engineer
- Andrew McIntyre - Electric guitar
- Jackie Murphy - Art Direction, Design
- Dan Petty - Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- Doug Petty - Keyboards
- Don Philip - Performer
- Albert Sanchez - Photography
- Britney Spears - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Aleese Simmons - Vocals (bckgr)
- Chris Trevett - Engineer, Mixing
- Eric Foster White - Bass, Arranger, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Mixing