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Backstreet's Back (1997)

Where the lyrics of Backstreet's Back take you, and where it was really made.

A day after the album came out for most of the world, the United States got a separate release with the group's debut title, Backstreet Boys, and a revised track list.

Key places

Recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm (1997)

Recording site Polar Studios — The album was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, together with Cheiron. The point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Battery Studios in New York City (1997)

Recording site Battery Studios — The album was recorded at Battery Studios in New York City, New York. The Battery Recording Studios candidate is at the same location and shares this point. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City (1997)

Recording site The Hit Factory — The album was recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City, New York, alongside Battery Studios. The point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia (1997)

Recording site Sigma Sound Studios — The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Parc Studios in Orlando (1997)

Recording site Parc Studios — The album was recorded at Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida. The point is placed at the city centre, so it does not show the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Backstreet's Back: second studio album by American boy band Backstreet Boys
• Released 11 August 1997 by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records
• Released in most countries except the United States
• Follows the group's debut Backstreet Boys, which came out a year earlier
• Three singles: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", "As Long as You Love Me", and "All I Have to Give"
• The three singles became three of the group's most successful singles

Background

• A day after the album came out for most of the world, a United States–exclusive album was released
• The US album carries the same title as the debut: Backstreet Boys
• It is a hybrid reissue with a revised track list and additional songs from Backstreet's Back
• The album served as one of two follow-ups to the debut

Recording

• The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
• "If You Stay" and "Who Do You Love" were recorded for the album but ultimately not included
• "Who Do You Love" was performed live but never released as a studio track
• "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" contains an interpolation of "True" by Spandau Ballet and a sample from "How High" by Method Man & Redman

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida, as an American vocal group and pop boy band.
• Members Howie Dorough and AJ McLean met through a vocal coach; Nick Carter was found through auditions.
• Cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson, both from Lexington, Kentucky, joined; Littrell formally joined on April 20, 1993, which became the group's anniversary.
• Manager Lou Pearlman named them after Orlando's Backstreet Market flea market.

Members

• AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell (1993–present).
• Kevin Richardson (1993–2006, 2012–present); he left in 2006 and rejoined in 2012.

Career

• Debut album Backstreet Boys (1996) was a hit in Europe; the US self-titled album followed in 1997.
• Millennium (1999), led by the global hit "I Want It That Way", made them superstars; the album sold over 12 million copies in the US.
• Black & Blue (2000) and The Hits – Chapter One (2001) followed; a two-year hiatus came after.
• Comeback album Never Gone (2005) and later albums Unbreakable (2007), This Is Us (2009), In a World Like This (2013), and DNA (2019, debuting at number one).
• Sold over 150 million records worldwide, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
• Held Las Vegas residencies Larger Than Life (2017–2019) and Into the Millennium at Sphere (2025).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Debuted at number one in Canada, selling 67,000 copies in its first week
• Released worldwide except the United States, where a separate album appeared a day later
• Served as the second studio album, following the group's debut
• Three singles from the album became three of the group's most successful singles

Records

• By 2007, the album had sold over 1,048,000 copies in Canada
• Was the first of the group's two albums to top the European Albums Chart
• Stayed at number one on the European Albums Chart for one week

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss".
• "If You Stay" and "Who Do You Love" were recorded for the album but left off the final track listing.
• "Who Do You Love" was performed live but was never released as a studio track.
• "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" interpolates "True" by Spandau Ballet and samples "How High" by Method Man & Redman.
• The US-exclusive album released a day later shares this album's title as the group's debut and carries a revised track list with extra songs from this album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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