...Baby One More Time is the first album by American pop star Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999 on Jive Records.
Britney's 1999 debut made her a household name. Her first single, the title track, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; simultaneously, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. Her second single "Sometimes" jumped straight into the top 40 peaking at #21. This was followed by "(You Drive Me) Crazy," which peaked at #10. In 2000, she released two singles, one a European-only release ("Born To Make You Happy"), and the other, an American-only release ("From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"). "Born To Make You Happy" topped the UK Singles Chart in January 2000, and "From The Bottom of My Broken Heart" peaked just outside of the Top 10 at #14 on the Hot 100 that February. Baby One More Time has sold over 10.5 million copies in the US and has been certified by the RIAA as 14x platinum. Worldwide, the album is the all-time best-selling by a teenager, with over 22 million units sold.
Track listing
- "...Baby One More Time" (Martin) - 3:30
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Elofsson/Krueger/Magnusson/Martin) - 3:17
- "Sometimes" (Elofsson) - 4:05
- "Soda Pop" (Bassie/White) - 3:20
- "Born to Make You Happy" (Carlsson/Lundin) - 4:03
- "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (White) - 5:11
- "I Will Be There" (Carlsson/Martin) - 3:53
- "I Will Still Love You" (with Don Philip ) (White) - 4:02
- "Thinkin' About You" (Bassie/White) - 3:35
- "E-Mail My Heart" (White) - 3:41
- "The Beat Goes On" (Bono) - 3:43
- "Deep In My Heart" is a bonus song, available on the International (non-US) release only.
"So Curious" is an unreleased song that was co-written by Spears.
Charting singles
Album positions:
1999 ...Baby One More Time The Billboard 200 No. 1
1999 ...Baby One More Time Top Canadian Albums No. 1
Singles positions:
1998 ...Baby One More Time Canadian Singles Chart No. 1
1999 Sometimes Adult Contemporary No. 11
1999 (You Drive Me) Crazy The Billboard Hot 100 No. 10
1999 ...Baby One More Time The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
1999 ...Baby One More Time Top 40 Mainstream No. 1
1999 Sometimes The Billboard Hot 100 No. 21
1999 Sometimes Top 40 Mainstream No. 6
1999 (You Drive Me) Crazy Rhythmic Top 40 No. 9
1999 (You Drive Me) Crazy Top 40 Mainstream No. 4
2000 From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart The Billboard Hot 100 No. 14
2000 From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart Top 40 Mainstream No. 17
Personnel
- Daniel Boom - Engineer
- Jimmy Bralower - Drum Programming
- Larry Busacca - Photography
- Andreas Carlsson - Vocals (bckgr)
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Nikki Gregoroff - Vocals (bckgr)
- Nana Hedin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Andy Hess - Bass
- Tim Latham - Engineer, Mixing
- Tomas Lindberg - Bass
- Per Magnusson - Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Max Martin - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Charles McCrorey - Assistant Engineer
- Andrew McIntyre - Electric guitar
- Jackie Murphy - Art Direction, Design
- Dan Petty - Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- Doug Petty - Keyboards
- Don Philip - Performer
- Albert Sanchez - Photography
- Britney Spears - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Aleese Simmons - Vocals (bckgr)
- Chris Trevett - Engineer, Mixing
- Eric Foster White - Bass, Arranger, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Mixing
See also
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