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On early pressings of the album, there is a commercial by Britney after the song "The Beat Goes On". In the message, Spears advertises her label mates the [[Backstreet Boys]]' album, and playing snippets of the singles from their album. The running time of "The Beat Goes On" with the special message at the end is 5:53.
On early pressings of the album, there is a commercial by Britney after the song "The Beat Goes On". In the message, Spears advertises her label mates the [[Backstreet Boys]]' album, and playing snippets of the singles from their album. The running time of "The Beat Goes On" with the special message at the end is 5:53.


Spears had originally not envisioned creating a pop album, she imagined herself singing, in her own words, "[[Sheryl Crow]] music, but younger more [[adult contemporary]]" but she was happy going along with [[pop music]] stating, "It made more sense to go pop, because I can dance to it -- it's more me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/britneyspears/articles/story/5938512/cover_story_britney_spears |title=1999 Rolling Stones Interview |publisher=Rollingstone.com |author=Steven DalyPosted Apr 15, 1999 12:00 AM |date=April 15, 1999 <!-- 12:00 AM --> |accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> In April 2009, MTV announced that outtakes from this album and other Britney rarities could indeed be the subject of a new Britney release in the fall<ref>http://flopofthepops.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=celebgossip&thread=747</ref>
Spears had originally not envisioned creating a pop album, she imagined herself singing, in her own words, "[[Sheryl Crow]] music, but younger more [[adult contemporary]]" but she was happy going along with [[pop music]] stating, "It made more sense to go pop, because I can dance to it -- it's more me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/britneyspears/articles/story/5938512/cover_story_britney_spears |title=1999 Rolling Stones Interview |publisher=Rollingstone.com |author=Steven DalyPosted Apr 15, 1999 12:00 AM |date=April 15, 1999 <!-- 12:00 AM --> |accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> In April 2009, MTV announced that outtakes from this album and other Britney rarities could indeed be the subject of a new Britney release in the fall<ref>{{cite web|title=Flop Of The Pops: The Pop Music Forum - New Britney Spears album? <!-- BOT GENERATED PAGE TITLE -->|url=http://flopofthepops.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=celebgossip&thread=747|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5g9cE20cU|archivedate=2009-04-19|work=|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:37, 19 April 2009

For the song, see ...Baby One More Time (song).
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...Baby One More Time is the debut album by American pop singer Britney Spears after she had left the pop group Innosense. Released on January 12, 1999 in the United States through Jive Records. ...Baby One More Time explores similar genres to those of Spears' influential artists such as Madonna and Cher. However, ...Baby One More Time's bubblegum pop songs explore teenage themes.

The album was a worldwide commercial success, reaching the top five in nineteen countries, and number one in fifteen, including the U.S. Billboard 200. The album helped propel Spears into mainstream popularity. With the release of the lead single "...Baby One More Time", Spears became a pop phenomenon; the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, her only single to do so for nearly ten years, until October of 2008 when her single "Womanizer" peaked at number one. "...Baby One More Time" is often considered her best single to date worldwide, and also Spears' signature song. All but one of the U.S. singles from the album reached the top-twenty in the Billboard Hot 100.

Max Martin wrote the worldwide hit single for Spears debut album: "...Baby One More Time". It became Spears' first diamond album. ...Baby One More Time was nominated for two awards at the 2000 Grammy Awards, one for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track.

It is the best-selling album by a teenager and best-selling female debut act in the United States. In addition, it is the 4th best-selling album by a female and 27th best-selling overall album in American music history. As of August 2008, the album has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and remains Spears' most successful album to date.[1][2]

Album history

The majority of ...Baby One More Time was recorded and produced in Sweden from November 1997 to June 1998, using Swedish dance-pop producers. Spears' label intended the album to have a distinct pop feel and felt that the dance music produced in Sweden best fit Spears' style and marketability. The album was first released with five snippets of demo songs on January 2, 1998. It was officially released on January 12, 1999 in Canada and the United States, and on March 8, 1999 in the United Kingdom. The cassette had the same cover that was later included in "...Baby One More Time" single booklet, although some editions, like the Australian edition, have an alternate cover picture, a picture of Spears in white, with her hands in a praying gesture. The picture also resembles the cover artwork of Björk's album Debut. The album was then meant to be named just Britney Spears, but due to the debut single success, the title was changed to make the album more recognized in the public.

On early pressings of the album, there is a commercial by Britney after the song "The Beat Goes On". In the message, Spears advertises her label mates the Backstreet Boys' album, and playing snippets of the singles from their album. The running time of "The Beat Goes On" with the special message at the end is 5:53.

Spears had originally not envisioned creating a pop album, she imagined herself singing, in her own words, "Sheryl Crow music, but younger more adult contemporary" but she was happy going along with pop music stating, "It made more sense to go pop, because I can dance to it -- it's more me."[3] In April 2009, MTV announced that outtakes from this album and other Britney rarities could indeed be the subject of a new Britney release in the fall[4]

Chart performance

...Baby One More Time debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 moving over 120,500 units, it remained at number-one for 6 non-consecutive weeks, and it also debuted at number one in Canada, and reached the top ten in many other countries. The record has been certified 14× Platinum in the United States, and is actually the 20th best-selling album ever released in the United States.[5][6] It is the highest selling album by a teenager both in the US and worldwide. The album also spent fifty-one weeks in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200 and sixty weeks in the top twenty. With this, it became the second best-selling album of 1999, selling 8,358,619 in the United States, only behind Backstreet Boys's Millennium. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for two years until being moved to the Pop Catalog chart. According to the RIAA, it is the 27th best-selling album in American music history, and 4th best-selling album by a female artist. This album, its lyrics, and its music videos maintained the typical virgin image of the late 1990s teen pop revival for Spears.

In France, the record debuted at number twenty-four, after thirty-eight weeks in the chart peaked at number-four,[7] has sold over 545,000 copies[8] and has been certified 2× Platinum.[9] In the United Kingdom ...Baby One More Time debuted at number two, and after one year in the UK Albums Chart earned 3× Platinum certification.[10]

Promotion

Britney heavily promoted the album. She appeared on many talk shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, Donny & Marie, Good Morning America, Today & Ricki Lake.

She made many promotional appearances worldwide including talk shows.

She appeared on german talk show Wetten, dass..? & on Top of the Pops, This Morning, CD:UK & National Lottery in the UK. She performed at the Festivalbar in Italy & the Disney Concert.

She performed at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards with Nsync, the MTV Europe Music Awards 1999, the World Music Awards, the Billboard Music Award, the 42nd Grammy Awards & the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Spears did a special/concert in Hawaii.

Spears has sang songs from this album on all her tours.

Reception

The debut album of Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time received mostly mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars,[11] quoting "Baby One More Time has the same blend of infectious, rap-inflected dance-pop and smooth balladry that propelled the New Kids and Debbie Gibson." They also named "...Baby One More Time"", "(You Drive Me) Crazy", "Soda Pop" and "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" as their favorite songs from the album.[11] Entertainment Weekly also gave it a positive review by giving it a B+, and saying that the album is the best teen album of all time.[12] Rolling Stone gave the album two stars out of five, calling it "fun for teens."[13]As of January 2009, on Amazon, based on 1394 reviews it hold a 3.5/5 star rating. [14]

Accolades

Despite mostly mixed reviews since its release, ...Baby One More Time has featured heavily in various "must have" lists compiled by the music media. Some of the more prominent of these lists to feature ...Baby One More Time are shown below; this information is adapted from Acclaimed Music.[15]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Blender United States 1001 Albums as of Right Now[16] 2008 9
MTV United States The 100 Greatest Albums of All-Time[17] 2000 25
Mojo United Kingdom 100 Greatest Albums[18] 2000 97
Q United Kingdom Ultimate Music Collection[19] 2003 3
Toby Creswell Australia 1000 Greatest CD's[20] 2005 10

Track listing

# Title Writers Time
1. "...Baby One More Time" Max Martin 3:31
2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" Krueger, Martin, Magunsson, Elofsson 3:20
3. "Sometimes" Jorgen Elofsson 4:06
4. "Soda Pop" White, Bassie 3:22
5. "Born to Make You Happy" Carlsson, Lundin 4:05
6. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" Eric Foster White 5:12
7. "I Will Be There" Martin, Carlsson 3:55
8. "I Will Still Love You" (duet with Don Phillip) Eric Foster White 4:03
9. "Thinkin' About You" White, Bassie 3:36
10. "E-Mail My Heart" Eric Foster White 3:43
11. "The Beat Goes On" Sonny Bono 3:45

Bonus tracks

# Title Writers Time
12. "Deep In My Heart" (Non-US editions) Krueger, Magunsson, Carlsson 3:36
13. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Japanese and Australian edition, B-side to "(You Drive Me) Crazy") * Blume, Diamond 3:43
14. "Autumn Goodbye" (Japanese, UK and Australian editions, B-side to "...Baby One More Time") * Spears, Eric Foster White 3:42
15. "...Baby One More Time" (Davidson Opsina Mix, Australian editions) * Max Martin 3:26
16. "...Baby One More Time" (Boy Wunder Mix, Australian and seleted Latin American areas editions) * Max Martin 3:27

*: Also available in several Non-US (International) editions

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
1999 Billboard Music Awards Female Album of the Year[21] Won
2000 Juno Awards Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic Nominated
2000 American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Album Nominated

Charts and certifications

Chart Peak
position 		Certification Sales/
shipments
US Billboard 200[22] 1 14× Platinum (Diamond)[23] 14 million
Argentina 1 Platinum[24] 60,000[24]
Australia ARIA Charts 2 4× Platinum[25] 280,000[26]
Austria 2 Platinum[27] 30,000[28]
Belgium 2 3× Platinum[29] 150,000[29]
Brazil — Gold[30] 300,000[30]
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 1 Diamond[31] 1 million[32]
European Top 100 Albums[33] 1 4× Platinum[34] 4 million[35]
Finland 1 Gold[36] 37,865[36]
France 4 2× PlatinumCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Accessed 2009-03-26. Archived 2009-04-19.</ref> 545,000[37]
Germany Media Control Charts[38] 1 3× Platinum[39] 900,000[40]
India 1 3× Platinum 90,000
Japan Oricon[41] 9 Platinum[41] 280,000[41]
Mexico Albums Chart 1 2× Platinum + Gold Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Accessed 2009-03-26. Archived 2009-04-19.</ref> 500,000[42]
Netherlands Megacharts 1 3× Platinum[43] 240,000[28]
New Zealand Album Chart 3 3× Platinum[44] 45,000[45]
Norway 1 Platinum[46] 40,000[28]
Philippines 1 9× Platinum[47] 225,000[28]
Poland 1 Gold[48] 35,000[28]
Spain 1 4× Platinum[49][50] 400,000[49]
Sweden 1 Platinum[51] 60,000[28]
Switzerland 1 2× Platinum[49][52] 100,000[49]
UK Albums Chart[53] 2 4× Platinum[54] 1.3 million[55]
Chart Sales/Shipments
Worldwide 25 million[56]

Personnel

See also

References

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
January 30 - February 5, 1999
February 20 - March 12, 1999
April 10 - April 23, 1999 		Succeeded by


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