According to Aaron Carter, all he wants to do is give listeners "a little bit of old school." Of course, the 12-year-old Carter's definition of "old school" means listening to Color Me Badd and Joey Lawrence albums. If you're outside of Carter's preteen demographic, Aaron's Party: Come Get It is exactly as bad as you think it would be: a painful blend of facile synth pop mixed with sanitized, suburban hip-hop jargon. It's hard enough watching pint-sized rappers Lil' Bow Wow and Lil' Romeo act like they're street hustlers, but listening to Carter try to come off as a hard-edged lothario is just plain sad. As if that isn't bad enough, he also manages to desecrate '60s pop classics such as the Strangeloves' "I Want Candy" and the Dixie Cups' "Iko Iko." Aaron Carter is the younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, and this album is proof that George W. Bush is not the only one who has ever benefited from nepotism. Like bubblegum acts of the past, the only value of Aaron's Party: Come Get It is as pure kitsch, the sort of album you look back on years after its release and mock with ironic glee. ~ Jon Azpiri, All Music Guide
B.J. Nelson (Vocals (Background)), Mark James (Performer), Timmy Allen (Vocals (Background)), Tony Battaglia (Guitar), Jimmy Bralower (Percussion), Jimmy Bralower (Drums), Jimmy Bralower (Keyboards), Larry Campbell (Instrumentation), Nick Foster (Keyboards), Nick Foster (Programming), Paul Gendler (Guitar), Arif St. Michael (Vocals (Background)), Biti Strauchn (Vocals (Background)), Michael Tucker (Engineer), Michael Tucker (Digital Editing), Mike Rose (Keyboards), Mike Rose (Programming), Mike Rose (Vocals (Background)), Johnny Gale (Bass), Johnny Gale (Guitar), Charles McCrorey (Assistant Engineer), Jackie Murphy (Performer), Steve Mac (Arranger), Steve Mac (Producer), Steve Mac (Mixing), Aaron Carter (Vocals), Aaron Carter (Main Performer), Sonia Allen (Vocals (Background)), Gary Carolla (Percussion), Gary Carolla (Drums), Gary Carolla (Producer), Alan Armitage (Mixing Assistant), Eric Schlotzer (Assistant Engineer), Chris Laws (Engineer), Daniel Pursey (Assistant Engineer), Wade Robson (Performer)
"Real Good Time" (Mehyer/Olafsdottir) - 3:49 (Interlude: "Lunch at the Studio" - 0:34)
"Tell Me What You Want" (Dozier) - 3:20 (Interlude: "Stuffed!" - 0:06)
"Girl You Shine" (Carolla/Elofsson/Landin/Larsson) - 3:21 (Interlude: "Big Bad 'Shine-y' Beat Box" - 0:27)
"Life Is a Party" (Goldmark/Hicks/Houston) - 3:25 (Non-U.S. edition only)
"(Have Some) Fun with the Funk" (Lunt) - 3:32 (Bonus track in some regions)
"Hang on Sloopy" (Farrell/Russell) - 3:21 (Bonus track in some regions)
All of the songs on the album were separated by interludes (except after track 12 for releases with bonus tracks), attached at the end of the previous song (thus the length of the tracks listed above include the length of the interlude). Their lengths spanned from a one-second-long interlude entitled "Let's Go" to a skit over a minute long entitled "Teacher".
In some regions, "(Have Some) Fun with the Funk" and "Hang on Sloopy" were released as bonus tracks, bringing those releases' total amount of songs to 14. Some releases of the album also minorly differ; some included a song entitled "Jump Jump". The U.S. version notably omitted "Life Is a Party".
The Japanese edition (as well has having both bonus tracks and a spoken "Aaron Message") had a completely different album cover; some versions of this cover include it being completely orange apart from a circle showing Aaron's face at what looks like a party. The full version of this cover is the cover for some editions as well.
The album sold very well throughout Christmas2000 and reappeared in the Top 50 in 2001. The album was by far his most successful. Album was certified 3x platinum by RIAA. It has sold over 3 million copies to date. Despite this, the album became an international disappointment, compared to his self-titled album.
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