Aaron Carter (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Aaron Carter


Type = Studio album
Artist = Aaron Carter
Released = flagicon|Europe December 1 1997
flagicon|USA June 16 1998
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Bubblegum pop
Pop rap
Dance-pop
Length = 46:23
52:18 (1998 release)
Label = Edel America Records
Producer = Veit Renn, Gary Carolla, Johnny Wright
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qzg9kent0q7x link]
Last album =
This album = "Aaron Carter"
(1997)
Next album = "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
(2000)

"Aaron Carter" is the self-titled debut album of Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. It was originally released in December 1997 in Europe and re-released the next year with a new song and a remix, as well as being released in the United States. The original version of the album was also available as a limited edition including a poster and a pen that had written on the side, "I Love Aaron", available in red, yellow, green or blue.

The album reached the top 10 in some European countries, and reached #12 in the United Kingdom. It did not, however, reach the U.S. "Billboard" 200.

Three singles were released from the album; "Crush on You", a cover of The Jets' 1985 song, "Crazy Little Party Girl", and "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever". Other songs were released as limited edition singles in some regions. "Crush on You" went top 10 in Australia and the UK, and all three singles went top 20 in the UK (except "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever", which peaked at #24 on the UK Singles Chart), Germany and Sweden.

"Surfin' USA", a cover of the 1963 song by The Beach Boys, was later included on the re-release edition of the album, and released separately as an EP, and went top 20 in the UK and Germany.

Track listing

#"Intro" – 1:08 (only on some releases)
#"I Will Be Yours" (Carolla) – 3:33
#"Crazy Little Party Girl" (Applegate) – 3:25
#"One Bad Apple" (Jackson) – 3:14
#"I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Carolla) – 3:24
#"Tell Me How to Make You Smile" (Carolla, Granati, Granati, Sparacino) – 3:47
#"Shake It" (Carolla, Smith) – 3:18
#"Please Don't Go Girl" (Starr) – 4:19
#"Get Wild" (Carolla, Jordan, McGuffey) – 4:40
#"I'd Do Anything" (Carolla) – 4:10
#"Ain't That Cute" (Carolla, Carter, Litrell) – 3:15
#"Crush on You" (Knight, Zigman) – 3:24
#"Swing It Out" (Renn, Skinner) – 3:52

*Re-released in July 1998 with "Surfin' USA" (Main Mix) and "Surfin' USA" (Johnny Jam and Delgado Mix)

Other versions

The Japanese version of the album includes stickers and bonus tracks:
*"Crush on You" (Remix)
*"Crazy Little Party Girl" (One Day Mix)
*"I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Dreamix)
*"Shake It" (Nick Carter Radio Remix)

The Canadian version has a different cover and includes a poster (different from the one that came with the German version) and has the same track listing but without the Intro.

There was also a Limited Edition Bonus CD Pack available, and with it you got cards, stickers and a bonus CD featuring:
*"Crush on You" (Gary's Mix)
*"Crazy Little Party Girl" (Main Mix)
*"I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (Dreamix)
*"Shake It" (Nick Carter Radio Remix)
*"Surfin' USA" (Album version)
*"Crazy Little Interview"

Personnel

*Aaron Carter – vocals, main performer
*Mark Matteo, Tony Battaglia – guitar
*Mark Goff, Janice Brocking Renn, Greg Whipple, David Nicoll, Michelle Lindahl, Carlos Spencer, Article Bartley – background vocals
*Dexter Redding – bass guitar
*Freddie Mollings – scratching, bass guitar
*Don Rogozinski, Pat Gullotta, John M. Robinson – horn
*Brian Snapp – flute, horn
*Gary Carolla – drums, keyboards, background vocals, producer
*Veit Renn – background vocals, producer

Production

*Producers – Veit Renn, Gary Carolla
*Executive producer – Johnny Wright
*Engineer, digital editing – Don Rogozinski, Michael Tucker
*Engineer – Adam Barber
*Assistant engineers – Femio Hernandez, Jim Porecca, Alan Armitage
*Mixing – Joe Smith
*Neils Kastor and Jorge M. Jaramillo also contributed.