...Baby One More Time

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For the song, see ...Baby One More Time (song).
...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time cover
Studio album by Britney Spears
Released January 12, 1999 (1999-01-12)
Recorded May – November 1998
Genre Pop, dance-pop, bubblegum pop, teen pop, pop ballad
Length 42:20 (American edition)
60:31 (non-American edition)
Label Jive
Producer Max Martin, Denniz PoP, Rami, Eric Foster White, Kristian Lundin, Jorgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Jay Orpin
Professional reviews
Britney Spears chronology
...Baby One More Time
(1999)		 Oops!... I Did It Again
(2000)
Alternate cover
Non-U.S. cover
Non-U.S. cover
Singles from ...Baby One More Time
  1. "...Baby One More Time"
    Released: November 3, 1998
  2. "Sometimes"
    Released: June 1999
  3. "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
    Released: September 1999
  4. "Born to Make You Happy"
    Released: December 1999
  5. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"
    Released: February 2000

...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 artist such as Madonna and Cher, various genres include soft rock and pop. However, ...Baby One More Time's lyrics deal with generally teenage problems and bubblegum pop.

The album was a worldwide commercial success, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, charting in nineteen countries and became the highest selling debut album by a female act in history. The album helped propel Britney 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 produced 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.[1]

Contents

Album history

The majority of ...Baby One More Time was recorded and produced in Sweden, 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 labelmates 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."[2]

Chart performance

Although the critical response to the album was lukewarm, ...Baby One More Time was a huge commercial success. It debuted at number one in the U.S with 121,000 copies sold in its first week. Billboard 200, where it remained 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.[3][4] 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,[5] has sold over 545,000 copies[6] and has been certified 2× Platinum.[7] 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.[8]

Reception

The debut album of Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time received mostly mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars,[9] 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.[9] 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.[10] Rolling Stone gave the album two stars out of five, calling it "fun for teens."[11]

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.[12]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Blender United States 1001 Albums as of Right Now[13] 2008 9
Bruce Pollock United States Bruce Pollock 100 Greatest Albums of All-Time[14] 2006 1
MTV United States The 100 Greatest Albums of All-Time[14] 2000 25
Mojo United Kingdom 100 Greatest Albums[15] 2000 97
Q United Kingdom Ultimate Music Collection[16] 2003 3
Toby Creswell Australia 1000 Greatest CD's[17] 2005 10

Track listing

  1. "...Baby One More Time" (Max Martin) — 3:31
  2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" Krueger, Martin, Magnusson, Elofsson — 3:20
  3. "Sometimes" Jorgen Elofsson — 4:06
  4. "Soda Pop" Eric Foster White, Mikey Bassie — 3:22
  5. "Born to Make You Happy" Andreas Carlsson, Lundin — 4:05
  6. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" Eric Foster White — 5:12
  7. "I Will Be There" Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson — 3:55
  8. "I Will Still Love You" (duet with Don Philip) Eric Foster White — 4:03
  9. "Thinkin' About You" Eric Foster White, Mikey Bassie — 3:36
  10. "E-Mail My Heart" Eric Foster White — 3:43
  11. "The Beat Goes On" Sonny Bono — 3:45
    Bonus tracks
  12. "Deep In My Heart" 1 Krueger, Magnusson, Carlsson — 3:36
  13. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" 1 2 — 3:43
  14. "Autumn Goodbye" 3 — 3:42
  15. "...Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Mix] 1 — 3:26
  16. "...Baby One More Time" 1 [Boy Wunder Mix] — 3:27

Notes:

Charts and certifications

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
US Billboard 200[18] 1 14× Platinum, 1 Diamond[19] 14 million
Argentina 1 Platinum[20] 60,000[20]
Australia ARIA Charts 2 4× Platinum[21] 300,000[22]
Austria 2 Platinum[23] 30,000[24]
Belgium 2 3× Platinum[25] 150,000[25]
Brazil — Gold[26] 300,000[26]
Canadian Albums Chart[18] 1 Diamond[27] 1 million[28]
European Top 100 Albums[29] 1 4× Platinum[30] 4,9 million[31]
Finland 1 Gold[32] 37,865[32]
France 4 2× Platinum[33] 630,000[34]
Germany Media Control Charts[35] 1 3× Gold[36] 850,000[37]
Japan Oricon[38] 9 Platinum[38] 279,700[38]
Mexico 1 2× Platinum/Gold[39] 375,000[40]
Netherlands Megacharts 1 3× Platinum[41] 240,000[24]
New Zealand Album Chart 3 3× Platinum[42] 45,000[43]
Norway 1 Platinum[44] 40,000[24]
Philippines 1 9x Platinum[45] 225,000[24]
Poland 1 Gold[46] 35,000[24]
Spain 1 4x Platinum[47][48] 400,000[47]
Sweden 1 Platinum[49] 60,000[24]
Switzerland 1 2× Platinum[47][50] 100,000[47]
UK Albums Chart[51] 2 4× Platinum[52] 1.3 million[53]

Personnel

See also

References

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Preceded by
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood by DMX		 Billboard 200 number-one album
January 30 - February 5, 1999
February 20 - March 12, 1999
April 10 - April 23, 1999		 Succeeded by
Made Man by Silkk The Shocker
v • d • e
Britney Spears
Studio albums
...Baby One More Time (1999) · Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) · Britney (2001) · In the Zone (2003) · Blackout (2007) · Circus (2008)
Compilations
EPs
Chaotic (2005)
Film and television
DVDs
Tours
Related topics
v • d • e
Britney Spears singles
...Baby One More Time
Oops!... I Did It Again
Britney
In the Zone
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Chaotic
B in the Mix: The Remixes
Blackout
Circus
"Womanizer" · "Circus" ·
See also
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