Aaron Carter

Aaron Carter
Studio album by Aaron Carter
Released	December 1, 1997 (1997-12-01) June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16)
Recorded	1996-1997
Genre	Bubblegum pop Pop rap Dance-pop
Length	46:23 52:18 (1998 release)
Label	Edel America Records
Producer	Veit Renn, Gary Carolla, Johnny Wright
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Aaron Carter chronology
Aaron Carter (1997) Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (2000)

Aaron Carter is the self-titled debut album of Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. It was originally released in December 1997 in Europe and re-released the next year with a new song and a remix, as well as being released in the United States. The original version of the album was also available as a limited edition including a poster and a pen that had written on the side, "I Love Aaron", available in red, yellow, green or blue.

The album reached the top 10 in some European countries, and reached #12 in the United Kingdom. It did not, however, reach the U.S. Billboard 200.

Three singles were released from the album; "Crush on You", a cover of The Jets' 1985 song, "Crazy Little Party Girl", and "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever". Other songs were released as limited edition singles in some regions. "Crush on You" and "Crazy Little Party Girl" went top 10 and 20 respectively in Australia, while both went top 10 in the UK. All three singles went top 20 in Germany and Sweden, with "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" peaking at #24 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Surfin' USA", a cover of the 1963 song by The Beach Boys, was later included on the re-release edition of the album, and released separately as an EP, and went top 20 in the UK and Germany.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:08 (only on some releases)
2. "I Will Be Yours" (Carolla) – 3:33
3. "Crazy Little Party Girl" (Applegate) – 3:25
4. "One Bad Apple" (Jackson) – 3:14
5. "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Carolla) – 3:24
6. "Tell Me How to Make You Smile" (Carolla, Granati, Granati, Sparacino) – 3:47
7. "Shake It" (Carolla, Smith) – 3:18
8. "Please Don't Go Girl" (Starr) – 4:19
9. "Get Wild" (Carolla, Jordan, McGuffey) – 4:40
10. "I'd Do Anything" (Carolla) – 4:10
11. "Ain't That Cute" (Carolla, Carter, Littrell) – 3:15
12. "Crush on You" (Knight, Zigman) – 3:24
13. "Swing It Out" (Renn, Skinner) – 3:52

• Re-released in July 1998 with "Surfin' USA" (Main Mix) and "Surfin' USA" (Johnny Jam and Delgado Mix)

Other versions

The Japanese version of the album includes stickers and bonus tracks:

• "Crush on You" (Remix)
• "Crazy Little Party Girl" (One Day Mix)
• "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Dreamix)
• "Shake It" (Nick Carter Radio Remix)

The Canadian version has a different cover and includes a poster (different from the one that came with the German version) and has the same track listing but without the Intro.

There was also a Limited Edition Bonus CD Pack available, and with it you got cards, stickers and a bonus CD featuring:

• "Crush on You" (Gary's Mix)
• "Crazy Little Party Girl" (Main Mix)
• "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Dreamix)
• "Shake It" (Nick Carter Radio Remix)
• "Surfin' USA" (Album version)
• "Crazy Little Interview"

Charts

Personnel

• Aaron Carter – vocals, main performer
• Mark Matteo, Tony Battaglia – guitar
• Mark Goff, Janice Brocking Renn, Greg Whipple, David Nicoll, Michelle Lindahl, Carlos Spencer, Article Bartley – background vocals
• Dexter Redding – bass guitar
• Freddie Mollings – scratching, bass guitar
• Don Rogozinski, Pat Gullotta, John M. Robinson – horn
• Brian Snapp – flute, horn
• Gary Carolla – drums, keyboards, background vocals, producer
• Veit Renn – background vocals, producer

Production

• Producers – Veit Renn, Gary Carolla
• Executive producer – Johnny Wright
• Engineer, digital editing – Don Rogozinski, Michael Tucker
• Engineer – Adam Barber
• Assistant engineers – Femio Hernandez, Jim Porecca, Alan Armitage
• Mixing – Joe Smith
• Neils Kastor and Jorge M. Jaramillo also contributed.