Baby One More Time
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...Baby One More Time is the debut album from American pop music singer Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999 on Jive Records.
This was the album that made Spears a house-hold name. The first single, the album's title track, peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Simultaneously, the album debuted at #1 on US Billboard 200 album chart, staying there for a solid six consecutive weeks. Internationally, the single and album had similar success; "...Baby One More Time" peaked at #1 in several other countries around the world, including the UK, Canada and Australia, while the album peaked within the top 5 in the UK and Australia and #1 on the Canadian charts. The second single, "Sometimes", jumped straight into the top 30 in the US and top 5 in the UK and Australia. This was followed by "(You Drive Me) Crazy", which became a top 10 hit domestically, and top 5 hit in the UK, while the song went top 20 in both Canada and Australia. In 2000, she released two singles; one, "Born To Make You Happy", and the other "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart". "Born To Make You Happy" topped the UK charts and went top 30 in Canada in January 2000, while "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" became a top 20 hit domestically and a top 40 hit in Australia that February.
...Baby One More Time has sold over 10.5 million copies in the US and has been certified by the RIAA as 14x platinum. Worldwide, the album is the all-time best-seller by a teenager, with over 22.5 million units sold.
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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.
" I'm So Curious" is an unreleased song that was co-written by Spears.
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
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | ...Baby One More Time | Top UK Albums | #4 |
| 1999 | ...Baby One More Time | Top Canadian Albums | #1 |
| 1999 | ...Baby One More Time | Billboard 200 | #1 (6 weeks) |
| 1999 | ...Baby One More Time | Top Internet Albums | #6 |
| 1999 | ...Baby One More Time | Top Australian Albums | #2 |
See also
- "...Baby One More Time"
- "Sometimes"
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
- "Born To Make You Happy"
- "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart"
External link
- Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time Lyrics (http://lyrics.activelyrics.com/B/britney%20spears/baby%20one%20more%20time/index.html)