Greatest Hits

by New Kids on the Block

Overview

If Greatest Hits doesn't seem as fun as it should be, that's because the New Kids on the Block's material has dated, even though it, in many ways, set the template for the teen pop of the late '90s/early 2000s. Max Martin used Maurice Starr's formula, but he writes better songs -- only "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" and "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" stand the test of time as good pop singles, but the rest are pretty much triumphs of recording and the form. Also, the sequencing doesn't play to their strengths, failing to gain much momentum as it plays. This still is recommended as the first pick, since it does have all of NKOTB's hits on one disc, but it's still sort of a shock that this doesn't play as trashy fun, the way it does in memory -- or the way Milli Vanilli's music now does. [A bonus tracks version was released in 2008.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/2008
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886973056226
Rank:	2834

Tracks

1. Step by Step
2. You Got It (The Right Stuff)
3. I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
4. Cover Girl
5. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)
6. Please Don't Go Girl
7. Tonight
8. Valentine Girl
9. Let's Try It Again
10. Hangin' Tough
11. If You Go Away
12. Baby, I Believe in You
13. Games
14. My Favorite Girl
15. The Right Combination
16. Angel of Love
17. Stay the Same
18. 2008 New Kids on the Block Mega Mix

Album Credits

Performance Credits

New Kids on the Block   Primary Artist
Jordan Knight   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ana   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Donnie Wahlberg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Seiko   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Joey McIntyre   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Freedom Williams   Rap
Joe Friedman   Guitar

Technical Credits

Seth Foster   Engineer
Maurice Starr   Composer,Producer,Original Recording Producer,Arranger
Walter Afanasieff   Composer,Producer
Michael Jonzun   Producer
David Cole   Producer,Remixing
Al Quaglieri   Compilation Producer
Thom Bell   Composer
Dan Shea   Producer
William "Poogie" Hart   Composer
Donnie Wahlberg   Composer,Producer
Joe Carrier   Producer
John Bettis   Composer
M. Starr   Composer
Jason Nevins   Composer,Remixing,Additional Production
Jordan Knight   Producer
Robert Clivilles   Remixing,Producer
J. Knight   Composer
Frank Harkins   Art Direction
Al Lancellotti   Composer
J. McIntyre   Composer