- Incomplete
- Just Want You to Know
- Crawling Back to You
- Weird World
- I Still-
- Poster Girl
- Lose It All
- Climbing the Walls
- My Beautiful Woman
- Safest Place to Hide
- Siberia
- Never Gone
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Nick Carter Vocals
Kevin Richardson Vocals,Piano
Howie Dorough Vocals
Brian Littrell Vocals
AJ McLean Vocals
Johan Reiven Drums
Alex Mifolng Guitar (Electric)
Chris McMurtry Guitar (Electric)
Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson Bass,Guitar
Rene Tromberg Drums,Percussion
John Shanks Drums
Robin Smith Conductor
Jerry Barnes Bass
Max Martin Guitar
Michael Bland Drums
Joe Porter Drums
Dan Muckala Piano,Keyboards
Greg Suran Guitar
Jamie Muhoberac Keyboards
Adam Phillips Guitar
Shawn Pelton Drums
London Session Orchestra Strings
Alex Acuna Percussion
Brandon Heath Guitar (Acoustic)
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Paul Buckmaster Sequencing
Paul Bushnell Bass
Wil Malone Conductor
Gregg Wattenberg Sequencing,Guitar
John Fields Bass,Piano,Guitar,Fx Vocals,Keyboards
Tommy Barbarella Keyboards
Brent Milligan Bass
Billy Mann Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ken Chastain Fx Vocals,Percussion
John Fields Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Max Martin Audio Production,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Dan Muckala Audio Production,Composer,Engineer,Producer,String Arrangements
Ken Takahashi Assistant
Lana Israel Production Coordination
John Silas Engineer
David Stamm A&R
Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson Engineer,Producer
Paul L. Wiltshire Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Lukasz Gottwald Producer,Instrumentation,Composer,Engineer
James Stone Assistant
John Hanes Digital Editing
John Shanks Mixing,Producer
Wally Gagel Composer
Michael Ilbert Engineer,Digital Editing
Lindy Robbins Composer
Robin Smith String Arrangements
Robin Lerner Composer
Mark Taylor Mixing,Engineer,Producer,String Arrangements
Mark Valentine Engineer
Lasse Marten Drum Engineering
Tom Leonard Composer
Chris Testa Engineer
Isobel Griffiths String Contractor
Jeff Rothschild Engineer,Mixing
Frank Wolf Bass Engineer
Lee Bridges Assistant Engineer
Brian Scheuble Engineer
Theresa LaBarbera Whites A&R
Tom Coyne Mastering
Jess Cates Composer
Shari Sutcliffe Contractor,Production Coordination
Alex Smith Assistant
Keith B. Armstrong Assistant
Bryan Pugh Assistant
Victoria Wu Composer,Producer
Chris Haggerty Digital Editing
Steve Price String Engineer
Aaron Fessel Assistant Engineer
Seth Waldmann Engineer
Steve Lunt A&R
Mark Kiczula Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Gary Baker Composer
Backstreet Boys Vocal Arrangement
Chris Lord-Alge Mixing
Chris Farren Composer
Serban Ghenea Mixing
Pablo Munguia Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Paul Buckmaster String Arrangements
Shelly Peiken Composer
Skye McCaskey Engineer
Andy Zulla Mixing
Steve Diamond Composer
Blair Daly Composer
Billy Mann Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Arrangement
Anthony Carlucci Design
Jackie Murphy Design,Art Direction
Alan Mason Assistant Engineer
Steve Miller Engineer
Yuri Elizondo Photography
Wil Malone String Arrangements
Gregg Wattenberg Programming,String Arrangements,Producer
John Ondrasik Composer,Executive Producer
Dave Dillbeck Engineer
Adam Brown Engineer
Tim Roberts Assistant
Tom Lord-Alge Mixing
Tommy Barbarella String Arrangements
Gavyn Wright Leader
Matt Beckley Assistant,Assistant Engineer
F. Reid Shippen Engineer
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Overview
It's been nearly five years since the Backstreet Boys have released a new album, but as the all-too-literal title of 2005's Never Gone makes clear, they don't want you to call their fourth LP a comeback -- in their mind, they've been here for years. That's not strictly true, since all five members have disappeared from the charts, if not the tabloid headlines, since their 2000 flop, Black & Blue. While fellow teen pop icons like Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera had successful transitions into adulthood, while Jessica Simpson turned reality TV star and Mandy Moore turned genuine actress (for pity's sake, we will ignore Britney Spears' horrifying descent into white trash abyss), Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, and Brian Littrell all faded away as A.J. McLean suffered a very public addiction to various substances. Nick Carter also suffered at the hands of the tabloids, in large part due to a very stormy relationship with Paris Hilton, but he also had the distinction of being the only Backstreet Boy to deliver a solo album -- Now or Never in 2002 -- which meant that he was the only BSB with an ignoble flop to his credit, as well. Now or Never had the distinction of being an old-school teen pop album being delivered too far after the craze. Carter's peers were changing their stripes, but he stuck to the tried and true BSB formula and was punished by the fickle public accordingly. Given that public humiliation, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Carter and the other Boys are wise enough to try something new on Never Gone: they've abandoned the teen pop of the late '90s for anthemic adult contemporary that sounds a bit like Bryan Adams circa 1990. It's not a reinvention as much as a lateral move, shifting from one kind of pop that's not selling to another that's not selling, but to their credit, Backstreet Boys acquit themselves reasonably well here. First of all, there's a bit of pleasure in hearing a group throw itself into the big, resolutely square sound of '90s adult contemporary, since nobody else is doing this sound in 2005, but also it fits the group well, particularly Carter, with his newly raspy lead vocals. Second, this is by and large a well-made record, with a handful of standout tracks, notably the first single "Incomplete," the John Ondrasik-written "Weird World," which is a lot more fun than any Five for Fighting tune, the Max Martin-helmed "Just Want You to Know," and "Lose It All," which bizarrely and appealingly sounds like an MOR version of an Oasis ballad. Although the rest of the record is essentially well-made filler, it does sound good; this is one time that a pop record benefits by having a different production team for nearly every one of the album's tracks, since the sound of each tune is just different enough to keep things interesting yet unified enough to make it pleasant background music. This is all enough to make Never Gone a solid adult contemporary album, which will please both BSB diehards and the dwindling ranks who wish that the glory days of Jon Secada never ended, but its relative strength does highlight one problem with the album: this kind of music doesn't sound quite as convincing when delivered by a group of guys as it does by one singer. If Never Gone had been released as Nick Carter's second solo album or A.J. McLean's first, it would have felt more genuine, since these (marginally) more mature songs of love and relationships would have more resonance sung by a solo singer instead of a pack of guys. But that's nitpicking, because even if it never sells as well as Millennium did at the turn of the century, Never Gone is at the very least a successful musical makeover from the onetime teen pop kings. [Never Gone was released in several editions, including a copy-protected CD that will not play on your computer without installing a separate media player, and a DualDisc, containing a CD on one side and a DVD on the other. The DualDisc has a 5.1 mix version of the album on the DVD side, along with the video for "Incomplete" as well as a brief documentary about the making of the video for "Incomplete." The CD side of the DualDisc may not register on some computers.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Product Details
Release Date: | 06/14/2005 |
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Label: | Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment |
UPC: | 0886979103726 |
Rank: | 59587 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Backstreet Boys Primary ArtistNick Carter Vocals
Kevin Richardson Vocals,Piano
Howie Dorough Vocals
Brian Littrell Vocals
AJ McLean Vocals
Johan Reiven Drums
Alex Mifolng Guitar (Electric)
Chris McMurtry Guitar (Electric)
Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson Bass,Guitar
Rene Tromberg Drums,Percussion
John Shanks Drums
Robin Smith Conductor
Jerry Barnes Bass
Max Martin Guitar
Michael Bland Drums
Joe Porter Drums
Dan Muckala Piano,Keyboards
Greg Suran Guitar
Jamie Muhoberac Keyboards
Adam Phillips Guitar
Shawn Pelton Drums
London Session Orchestra Strings
Alex Acuna Percussion
Brandon Heath Guitar (Acoustic)
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Paul Buckmaster Sequencing
Paul Bushnell Bass
Wil Malone Conductor
Gregg Wattenberg Sequencing,Guitar
John Fields Bass,Piano,Guitar,Fx Vocals,Keyboards
Tommy Barbarella Keyboards
Brent Milligan Bass
Billy Mann Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ken Chastain Fx Vocals,Percussion
Technical Credits
Ren Swan Audio Engineer,Mixing,EngineerJohn Fields Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Max Martin Audio Production,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Dan Muckala Audio Production,Composer,Engineer,Producer,String Arrangements
Ken Takahashi Assistant
Lana Israel Production Coordination
John Silas Engineer
David Stamm A&R
Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson Engineer,Producer
Paul L. Wiltshire Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Lukasz Gottwald Producer,Instrumentation,Composer,Engineer
James Stone Assistant
John Hanes Digital Editing
John Shanks Mixing,Producer
Wally Gagel Composer
Michael Ilbert Engineer,Digital Editing
Lindy Robbins Composer
Robin Smith String Arrangements
Robin Lerner Composer
Mark Taylor Mixing,Engineer,Producer,String Arrangements
Mark Valentine Engineer
Lasse Marten Drum Engineering
Tom Leonard Composer
Chris Testa Engineer
Isobel Griffiths String Contractor
Jeff Rothschild Engineer,Mixing
Frank Wolf Bass Engineer
Lee Bridges Assistant Engineer
Brian Scheuble Engineer
Theresa LaBarbera Whites A&R
Tom Coyne Mastering
Jess Cates Composer
Shari Sutcliffe Contractor,Production Coordination
Alex Smith Assistant
Keith B. Armstrong Assistant
Bryan Pugh Assistant
Victoria Wu Composer,Producer
Chris Haggerty Digital Editing
Steve Price String Engineer
Aaron Fessel Assistant Engineer
Seth Waldmann Engineer
Steve Lunt A&R
Mark Kiczula Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Gary Baker Composer
Backstreet Boys Vocal Arrangement
Chris Lord-Alge Mixing
Chris Farren Composer
Serban Ghenea Mixing
Pablo Munguia Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Paul Buckmaster String Arrangements
Shelly Peiken Composer
Skye McCaskey Engineer
Andy Zulla Mixing
Steve Diamond Composer
Blair Daly Composer
Billy Mann Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Arrangement
Anthony Carlucci Design
Jackie Murphy Design,Art Direction
Alan Mason Assistant Engineer
Steve Miller Engineer
Yuri Elizondo Photography
Wil Malone String Arrangements
Gregg Wattenberg Programming,String Arrangements,Producer
John Ondrasik Composer,Executive Producer
Dave Dillbeck Engineer
Adam Brown Engineer
Tim Roberts Assistant
Tom Lord-Alge Mixing
Tommy Barbarella String Arrangements
Gavyn Wright Leader
Matt Beckley Assistant,Assistant Engineer
F. Reid Shippen Engineer
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