The Winter Album is a seasonal album released exclusively in Germany by American boyband 'N Sync.
[edit] Background
Following the release of the group's debut album, *NSYNC, in Germany in March 1997, the band had mostly focused their attentions on the British and American markets, releasing updated versions of the album in both territories in summer 1998, and preparing to release a seasonal album, Home for Christmas, in America for Christmas 1998. No material had been released in Germany since "Together Again", which was released on November 3, 1997. None of the tracks recorded for the British or American versions of their debut album had been released there, nor was any of the material recorded for Home for Christmas planned for release in Germany. So, the band decided that it was only fair that this material would be released there, as it was their support that kick-started their career and landed them a record deal with RCA Records. They took the five tracks recorded exclusively for the British and American editions of their debut album, and seven tracks from Home for Christmas, and packaged them together with a short interlude, "Family Affair", to create The Winter Album, made exclusively for release in Germany. The album was preceded by the lead single, "U Drive Me Crazy", which was released on September 29, 1998. The album was then released on November 17, and two weeks later, a second single, "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays", was released to promote the album. The third and final single, "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", was released on February 22, 1999.[1]
[edit] Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"U Drive Me Crazy" (Radio Cut) |
Max Martin, Kristian Lundin |
3:34 |
| 2. |
"God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" (Remix) |
Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers |
3:58 |
| 3. |
"Thinking Of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" (Remix) |
Rick Nowels, Allan Rich, Ellen Shipley |
4:00 |
| 4. |
"Everything I Own" |
David Gates |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"I Just Wanna Be With You" |
Full Force |
4:03 |
| 6. |
"Family Affair" (Interlude) |
Full Force |
0:10 |
| 7. |
"Kiss Me At Midnight" |
Veit Renn, Kenny Lamb |
3:28 |
| 8. |
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" |
Veit Renn, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake |
4:12 |
| 9. |
"All I Want Is You This Christmas" |
Martin Briley, Dana Calitri |
3:43 |
| 10. |
"Under My Tree" |
Shelley Peiken, Guy Roche |
4:32 |
| 11. |
"Love's In Our Hearts (On Christmas Day)" |
Gary Hasse, James Lowell, Jonathan Werking |
3:54 |
| 12. |
"In Love On Christmas" |
Rory Bennett, Cedric Hailey, Joel Hailey |
4:06 |
| 13. |
"The First Noel" |
Traditional |
3:28 |
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