Aaron Carter (album) explained

Aaron Carter
Type:	studio
Artist:	Aaron Carter
Cover:	Aaron Carter debut album.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	1996–1997
Genre:	Teen pop pop rap dance-pop bubblegum pop
Length:	46:23
Label:	Edel America Trans Continental
Producer:	Veit Renn Gary Carolla Johnny Wright
Next Title:	Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
Next Year:	2000

Aaron Carter is the debut studio album by American pop singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member 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 in the summer of 1998.

The album reached the top 10 in some European countries and reached number 12 in the United Kingdom. While it did not chart on the US Billboard 200, it did manage to reach number 17 on the US Top Heatseekers chart, and sold more than 100,000 copies in the United States.

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" and "Crazy Little Party Girl" went top 10 and 20 respectively in Australia, while both went top 10 in the UK. All three singles went top 20 in Germany and Sweden, with "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.

"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.

The album sold more than one million copies worldwide.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Gary Carolla, except "Swing It Out" by Veit Renn.

• 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 the 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 "Intro".

There was also a limited edition bonus CD pack available, and with it came 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"

Singles

1. "Crush on You" (1997)
2. "Crazy Little Party Girl" (1997)
3. "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" (1998)
4. "Surfin' USA" (1998; released as a single/EP and included on the US edition and later on the re-release)

"Shake It" (featuring 95 South) was also released as a single in Australia and New Zealand, charting in both; at number 44 in New Zealand, and below the top 50 at number 66 in Australia.

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
• Johnny Wright – executive producer
• Don Rogozinski, Michael Tucker – engineers, digital editing
• Adam Barber – engineer
• Femio Hernandez, Jim Porecca, Alan Armitage – assistant engineers
• Joe Smith – mixing
• Neils Kastor and Jorge M. Jaramillo also contributed.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Aaron Carter! Chart (1997–1998)! Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	51
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[4]	23
Danish Albums (Billboard)^[5]	8
European Albums (Billboard)^[6]	17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[7]	23
Taiwanese International Albums (IFPI)^[8]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"

Position
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[9]	78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	63

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aaron Carter.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=HwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=aaron+carter+million+copies+sold+worldwide&pg=PA46 Billboard 14 November 1998 - Vol. 110, Nº 46
3. 51.
4. RPM 100 Albums . . 2 . April 6, 1998 . 67 . . September 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302074415/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3513&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=shhp5hb4e4qumprblfa3bruf51 . March 2, 2014 . dead.
5. Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research). Billboard. 110. 14. 45. April 4, 1998.
6. Hits of the World - Eurochart. Billboard. March 14, 1998. 43.
7. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
8. Web site: IFPI Taiwan – International Top 10 (1998 Week 11). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. https://web.archive.org/web/19980519073917/http://ifpi.org.tw/chart/1998/intle11.htm. May 19, 1998. September 15, 2019.
9. Web site: RPM's Top 100 CDs of '98. RPM. October 2, 2017.
10. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. April 12, 2018.