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For the song, see ...Baby One More Time (song)
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...Baby One More Time is the debut album from American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on January 12, 1999, in the U.S. and was principally produced by Max Martin and Rami (and was largely composed by the former). The title track, which is her most successful single to date, is generally considered Spears' signature song. Although she herself had very minimal artistic input with this record, it is her best-selling album both in the U.S. and internationally and propelled the then-seventeen-year-old to superstardom during the year of its release. The album also spent a huge fifty weeks in the top ten of the Billboard 200.

Although the critical response to the album was lukewarm, ...Baby One More Time was a huge commercial success. It debuted at number one in both the U.S. and Canada, and reached the top ten in many other countries. The record has been certified 14x Platinum in the U.S.[1]) and has sold an estimated twenty-five million copies worldwide. It is also the best-selling debut album of all time both in US and worldwide (a record previously held by Whitney Houston).[2]

Track listing

  1. "...Baby One More Time" (M. Martin) 3:31
  2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (J. Elofsson, P. Magnusson, D. Kreuger, M. Martin) 3:20
  3. "Sometimes" (J. Elofsson) 4:06
  4. "Soda Pop" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) 3:22
  5. "Born to Make You Happy" (K. Lundin, A. Carlsson) 4:05
  6. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (E. Foster White) 5:11
  7. "I Will Be There" (M. Martin, A. Carlsson) 3:54
  8. "I Will Still Love You" (with Don Philip) (E. Foster White) 4:03
  9. "Deep in My Heart" [*] 3:35
  10. "Thinkin' About You" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) 3:36
  11. "E-Mail My Heart" (E. Foster White) 3:43
  12. "The Beat Goes On" (S. Bono) 3:43
  13. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" [*] 3:42
  14. "Autumn Goodbye" [*] 3:41
  15. "…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Radio Mix] [*] 3:26
  16. "...Baby One More Time" [Boy Wunder Radio Mix] [*] 3:27

[*]: Tracks 9 and 13-16 are featured on New edition/Japanese edition/UK bonus tracks album.

Personnel

Charts

The album was a huge success in the UK, originally debuting at number eight in March 1999[3], and staying in the top twenty until January 2000, where it peaked at number two. ...Baby One More Time sold nearly 28,000 copies in its first week of release in the UK[3], a total of 1,110,000 copies in the UK, and spent 90 weeks on the UK Top 75.[4]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Top 50 2
Canadian Billboard Top 100 1
UK Top 75 Albums Chart 2
U.S. Bilboard 200 1 (6 weeks)
Austria Top Albums 2[5]
German Top 100 Albums 1 (2 weeks)
Ireland Album Top 75 6
Mexican Album Chart 1
Netherlands Top 100 Albums 13
Norway Top 40 Albums 5
Sweden Top 60 Albums 10
Switzerland Top 100 Albums 1 (3 weeks)

Trivia

  • The song, ...Baby One More Time became a #1 hit from this album.
  • Unlike other albums by Britney Spears, the front cover is a fold-out page with a poster of Britney (much like Ashlee Simpson's I Am Me).
  • The album's liner notes contain the lyrics only of the singles "...Baby One More Time", "Sometimes", "Born To Make You Happy" and "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart". Lyrics for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" do not appear, probably because the single was a remix.
  • Some editions (like the Australian edition) have an alternate cover picture, a picture of Spears in white, with her hands in a praying gesture. This picture also appears inside.
  • "Soda Pop" appears in the soundtrack of Pokemon: The First Movie.
  • "The Beat Goes On" is a cover version of the same song sung by Sonny Bono, who, ironically, passed away earlier the same year Spears debuted with "...Baby One More Time", in 1998. The song itself is engraved on Bono's headstone and was his funeral theme song.

References

  1. ^ Jeckell, Barry (2006). "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  2. ^ Morillo, Gabriel (2004). "Total Sales of singles and Albums from Britney". BritneyNow.com. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Alan (1999-03-20). "The Official UK Charts: Albums". CMP Information Ltd. p. 15. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ ""...Baby One More Time" Album". UKBritney. TV. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  5. ^ "Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2006-03-25.

See also

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