Backstreet Boys (1997 album)

Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
Studio album (reissue) by Backstreet Boys
Released	August 12, 1997
Recorded	November 1994 – May 1997
Studio	Parc Studios (Orlando, Florida); Cheiron (Stockholm); Battery Studios, The Hit Factory (New York City)
Genre	R&B; pop; dance-pop; teen pop;
Length	52:10
Label	Jive; Trans Continental;
Producer	Denniz Pop; Max Martin; Kristian Lundin; Veit Renn; Timmy Allen; Full Force; Robert John "Mutt" Lange; Aris; Toni Cottura;
Backstreet Boys chronology
Singles from Backstreet Boys
	"We've Got It Goin' On"; Released: September 11, 1995; "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)"; Released: April 15, 1997; "As Long as You Love Me"; Released: October 7, 1997; "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"; Released: March 9, 1998; "I'll Never Break Your Heart"; Released: June 30, 1998; "All I Have to Give"; Released: November 24, 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−^[2]
USA Today	^[3]

Backstreet Boys is the reissue of the 1996 album of the same name, released by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys in the United States on August 12, 1997.^[4] Its initial release contains six tracks from their first studio album, Backstreet Boys (1996) and five tracks from their second studio album Backstreet's Back (1997). Released a day after Backstreet's Back, both albums share nearly the same cover but with different titles. The album served as their debut in the United States, where their previous records were not released.

The album became one of their most successful albums and received acclaim from music critics. It peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has been certified 14× platinum (diamond) by the RIAA for sales to retailers, having sold over 14 million copies to date in the United States.^[5] The album was reported as the second highest seller in the past fourteen years for Music Club sales as of 2003, selling 1.72 million units.^[6]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Backstreet Boys: Backstreet Boys". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^ Jones, Steve (August 11, 1997). "Backstreet Boys". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 11, 1999. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^ "Backstreet Boys Come to America". MTV. August 14, 1997. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
^ Music Club Sales up to 2003 Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

[2] Christgau, Robert (2000). "Backstreet Boys: Backstreet Boys". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

[3] Jones, Steve (August 11, 1997). "Backstreet Boys". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 11, 1999. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

[4] "Backstreet Boys Come to America". MTV. August 14, 1997. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[:0-5] "American album certifications – Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

[6] Music Club Sales up to 2003 Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine

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