...Baby One More Time

by Britney Spears

Overview

At the beginning of the '90s, teen currency shifted from bubblegum'n'Tiger Beat to grunge'n'Maximum Rock & Roll. Although it may have been pushed from the spotlight, teen pop hadn't died -- it, in a way, went underground, spending time on the fringes of pop culture. One of the leading lights of the exiled teen brigade was The New Mickey Mouse Club. For several years, it toiled away on the Disney Network, earning a small fan base -- but, more importantly, providing a launchpad for several careers, including that of Britney Spears. Like her fellow NMMC alumni *N Sync, Spears shot to stardom in the late '90s, just as she was on the verge of late adolescence. By that time, everything old was new again. Albums like her debut, ...Baby One More Time, were topping the charts as if they were Hangin' Tough, which is only appropriate since it sounded as if it could have been cut in 1989, not 1999. ...Baby One More Time has the same blend of infectious, rap-inflected dance-pop and smooth balladry that propelled the New Kids and Debbie Gibson, due to the Backstreet Boys' producer, Max Martin, who is also the mastermind behind Spears' debut. He has a knack for catchy hooks, endearing melodies, and engaging Euro-dance rhythms, all of which are best heard on the hits: the ingenious title track, "Sometimes," "(You Drive Me) Crazy," and the utterly delightful, bubblegum-ragga album track "Soda Pop." Like many teen pop albums, ...Baby One More Time has its share of well-crafted filler, but the singles, combined with Britney's burgeoning charisma, make this a pretty great piece of fluff. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/12/1999
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886919932829
Rank:	3472

Tracks

1. ...Baby One More Time
2. (You Drive Me) Crazy
3. Sometimes
4. Soda Pop
5. Born To Make You Happy
6. From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
7. I Will Be There
8. I Will Still Love You
9. Thinkin' About You
10. E-Mail My Heart
11. The Beat Goes On

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Britney Spears   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Don Philip   Primary Artist
Per Magnusson   Keyboards
Max Martin   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Nikki Gregoroff   Vocals (Background)
Aleese Simmons   Vocals (Background)
Dan Petty   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Nana Hedin   Vocals (Background)
Eric Foster White   Bass,Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Andrew McIntyre   Guitar (Electric)
Andreas Carlsson   Vocals (Background)
Tomas Lindberg   Bass
Doug Petty   Keyboards
Andy Hess   Bass

Technical Credits

Jason Blume   Composer
David Krueger   Composer
Per Magnusson   Composer,Producer,Programming
Jimmy Bralower   Drum Programming
Max Martin   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Tim Latham   Mixing,Engineer
Chris Trevett   Mixing,Engineer
Jorgen Elofsson   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Charles McCrorey   Assistant Engineer
Albert Sanchez   Photography
Larry Busacca   Photography
Daniel Boom   Engineer
Mikey Bassie   Composer
Jackie Murphy   Design,Art Direction
Eric Foster White   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Sonny Bono   Composer
Andreas Carlsson   Composer
Kristian Lundin   Composer
Don Philip   Performer
Steve Diamond   Composer