*NSYNC

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*NSYNC
Studio album by 'N Sync
Released	March 26, 1997 (See Release history)
Recorded	August 1996 - February 1997(EU) August 1996 - 1998(U.S.)
Genre	Pop, dance
Length	56:19 (Germany)[1] 50:06 (U.S.)
Label	RCA
Producer	Johnny Wright
Professional reviews
Allmusic [2]
'N Sync chronology
— *NSYNC (1998) Home for Christmas (1998)

*NSYNC is the 1998 self-titled debut album by the boy band 'N Sync, released in the United States on March 24, 1998. At first, album sales were mediocre until *NSYNC's 1998 Summer Disney Concert. After the concert was aired, sales began to sky rocket. It reached #2 on the chart and has shipped over 10 million copies in the US alone, making it certified 10x Platinum and earning the group a RIAA diamond award.^[3]

Track listing

Original German edition

1. "Tearin' Up My Heart [Back Beat]" (Kristian Lundin; Max Martin) - 4:47
2. "You Got It" (Veit Renn) - 3:33
3. "Sailing" (Christopher Cross) - 4:36
4. "Crazy for You" (Christian Hamm) - 3:42
5. "Riddle" (Pat Reiniz) - 3:41
6. "For the Girl Who Has Everything" (Joylon Skinner;Veit Renn) - 3:51
7. "I Need Love" (Gary Carolla) - 3:14
8. "Giddy Up" (*NSYNC;Veit Renn) - 4:09
9. "Here We Go" (B. Aris;T. Cottural) - 3:36
10. "Best of My Life" (B. Aris;Toni Cottura;V.D. Toorn) - 4:46
11. "More Than a Feeling" (Tom Scholz) - 3"42
12. "I Want You Back [Back Beat]" (Denniz Pop;Max Martin) - 4:24
13. "Together Again" (Andy Reynolds;Tee Green) - 3:36
14. "Forever Young" (Nemo Fahrenkrog;Peterson) - 4:07

American edition

1. "Tearin' Up My Heart" (Max Martin/Kristian Lundin) – 3:32
2. "I Just Wanna Be with You" (Full Force) – 4:05
3. "Here We Go" (Aris/Cottura) – 3:36
4. "For the Girl Who Has Everything" (Renn/Skinner) – 3:43
5. "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (Sturken/Rogers)
6. "You Got It" (Veit Renn) – 3:37
7. "I Need Love" (Gary Carolla) – 3:17
8. "I Want You Back" (Pop/Martin) – 3:23
9. "Everything I Own" (David Gates) – 4:00
10. "I Drive Myself Crazy" (Rick Nowels/Allan Rich/Ellen Shipley) – 4:04
11. "Crazy for You" (Hamm/Bertoni) – 3:43
12. "Sailing" (Christopher Cross)– 4:36
13. "Giddy Up" (*NSYNC/Renn) – 4:10

UK Version

1. Tearin' Up My Heart [Original Version] 3:26
2. I Just Wanna Be With You 4:03
3. Here We Go [Radio Version] 3:34
4. For The Girl Who Has Everything [Club Mix] 3:40
5. (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You [Remix] 3:58
6. You Got It 3:34
7. I Need Love 3:14
8. I Want You Back [Radio Version] 3:20
9. Everything I Own 3:57
10. Thinking Of You (I Drive Myself Crazy) [Remix] 4:00
11. Crazy For You 3:40
12. Sailing 4:36
13. Giddy Up 4:07
14. U Drive Me Crazy [Radio Version] 3:34

Bonus tracks

In some countries, the album had the following bonus tracks:

• "U Drive Me Crazy" [Radio Version] (B. Aris; Cottura; Rookee; V.D. Toorn)
• "Some Dreams" (Joylon Skinner; Veit Renn)(usually mis-printed as "Sundreams" due to a typo on the outside of the German import release)
• "Sailing" (Live)

Personnel

• Alan Armitage – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Adam Barber – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Tony Battaglia – Guitar
• Kim Biggs – Artwork
• Gary Carolla – Producer, Mixing
• Elizabeth Chang – Violin
• Roger Che – Mixing Assistant
• Full Force – Arranger, Group, Producer, Engineer, Performer, Vocal Arrangement
• Al Hemberger – Engineer
• Kristian Lundin – Producer
• Sheryl Lutz-Brown – Design
• Max Martin – Producer
• Mark Matteo – Guitar
• Daniel Miller – Cello
• Maxine Neuman – Cello
• Lou Pearlman – Executive Director
• Denniz Pop – Producer
• Veit Renn – Guitar, Producer
• Evan Rogers – Producer
• Bob Rose – Mixing
• Jolyon Skinner – Guitar (Bass)
• Justin Star – Mixing Assistant
• Carl Sturken – Guitar (Acoustic), Producer
• Michael Tucker – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Johnny Wright – Executive Producer
• Alexander Yudkovsky – Violin

Singles

• Here We Go Germany May 5, 1997
• Together Again November, 3, 1997 (Europe Only)
• For The Girl Who Has Everything August 18, 1997 (Europe Only)
• I Want You Back Europe October 7, 1996 US February 18, 1998
• Tearin' Up My Heart June 30, 1998
• U Drive Me Crazy November 10, 1998 (UK Only)
• (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You February 9, 1999
• Thinking Of You (I Drive Myself Crazy) March 30, 1999

Original German Version

Before 'N Sync released their debut album stateside in 1998, they released a German version in May 26, 1997, which was their original debut album. This version had five tracks, ("Riddle," "Best of My Life," "More Than a Feeling," "Together Again," and "Forever Young") not included on the US album, and extended versions of "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "I Want You Back".

Release history

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States

References