The Hits--Chapter One

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The Hits--Chapter One

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Tracks:

1. I Want It That Way
2. Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
3. As Long As You Love Me
4. Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely
5. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
6. All I Have To Give
7. Larger Than Life
8. I'll Never Break Your Heart
9. The Call
10. Shape Of My Heart
11. The One
12. More Than That
13. Drowning

Review:

Special Limited Version of the 'best Of' Collection. Features the Additional Track: 'my Beautiful Woman'.

OhmygodtheBackstreetBoysrule!!!!!! OK, with that out of the way, let's review The Hits--Chapter One, which is one-stop shopping for the hunky pop group's three American albums--their 1997 self-titled debut, 1999's Millennium, and 2000's Black & Blue. The first disc really shines with "As Long as You Love Me," "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)," and "All I Have to Give," capturing the Backstreet Boys' essence: sunny pop under the influence of blue-eyed soul. "I Want It That Way," from the second album, is an undeniable classic, while "The Call" has a deliciously frenzied sexual urgency and a strong, danceable beat. But the other tracks are uneven with the oddball fan-appreciation anthem "Larger Than Life" surrounded by somber, predictable ballads. The new single, "Drowning," is same-old same-old: lazy moaning over a drum machine. The Hits--Chapter One might be an optimistic name for this '90s retrospective. The future is cloudy for chapter two. --Courtney Kemp

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