Backstreet Boys Millenium CD

Backstreet Boys: Kevin Richardson, Howard "Howie D." Dorough, Alexander James "A.J." Mclean, Brian "B-Rok" Littrel, Nick Carter (vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Chieli Minucci (acoustic & electric guitars); Dennis Gallo (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Dominic Miller, Esbjorn Ohrwall, Jojje Wadenius, Billy Chapin (guitar); Paul Howards (saxophone, keyboards, percussion); Andrew Fromm (piano); Edwin "Tony" Nicholas (keyboards, bass, drum programming); Kevin Richardson (keyboards, bass); Peter-John Vettesse, Olle Romo (keyboards, programming); Tom Smith (keyboards); Tomas Lindberg, Loie Vigilante (bass); Tim Berkebile (drums); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Stephen Lipson, Ben Glynne (programming).
Producers include: Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Rami, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Stephen Lipson.
Engineers include: Kristian Lundin, Bo Reimer, George Spatta.
MILLENNIUM was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Album Of The Year and for Best Pop Vocal Album. "I Want It That Way" was nominated for Record Of The Year and for Song Of The Year.
"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Personnel: Kevin Richardson (vocals, keyboards); Nick Carter, Brian Littrell (vocals); Randy Bowland (guitar, acoustic guitar); Mattias Gustafsson (guitar, keyboards, programming); Dennis Gallo (guitar, keyboards); Esbjörn Öhrwall, Dominic Miller, George Wadenius, Billy Chapin (guitar); Chieli Minucci (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Eric Foster White (electric guitar, keyboards); Tomas Andersson (violin); Svein H. Martinsen, Torbjorn Bernhardsson, Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo, Hans Akeson, Ulf Forsberg (viola); Samuli Ornstromer, Asa Forsberg (cello); Paul Howards (saxophone, keyboards, percussion); Doug Petty, Andrew Fromm (piano); Edwin Nicholas, Olle Romo, Peter-John Vettese (keyboards, programming); Tom Smith (keyboards); Dan Wojeciechowski, Tim Berkebile (drums); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Ben Glynne, Steve Lipson (programming).
Audio Mixers: Chris Trevett; Heff Moraes; Kristian Lundin; Max Martin; Mick Guzauski; Rami.
Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, NY; Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Swe; Parc Studios, Orlando, FL; Polar STudios, Stockholm, Swede Heaven; The A.
Arrangers: Ulf Janson; Henrik Janson; Kevin Richardson; Nick Carter.
The Backstreet Boys finally broke (and broke big) in America during 1998, as if by design. They had been Euro sensations for a couple of years, but it wasn't until Backstreet's Back was unleashed in the U.S. in 1997 that they had a presence in the States, and it was no small presence, either -- after selling over ten million copies, the album remained in the Top 40 on the eve of the release of its sequel, Millennium. And sequel is the appropriate word -- Millennium has no pretense of being anything other than an album for the moment, delivering more of everything that made Backstreet's Back a blockbuster. There's a familiar blend of ballads and dance-pop, a similar shiny production, a reliance on the Boys' charisma that brings to mind the debut. If Millennium were anything other than big, glossy mainstream pop, such calculation may be a little unseemly, but in this context, it can be rather fun. True, the album doesn't pack as much punch as its predecessor -- there's a number of good songs, but more filler than before, and the Backstreet sound isn't as fresh as it was the first time around -- but it does deliver what fans want: more of the same. And since there are singles as infectious as "I Want It That Way" and a handful of good ballads, that will be enough to satisfy anyone craving more, more, more. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The Backstreet Boys self-titled 1997 debut album endeared the group to millions of teens and pre-teens with its radio-friendly blend of pop harmonies and danceable beats. MILLENNIUM finds the Boys in the unenviable position of following up the mind-blowing sRolling Stone (6/10/99, pp.120-122) - 3 out of 5 - Good - "...an album filled with examples of their forte: New Jack doo-wop and lyrically trivial, rhythmically insistent funk lite..."
Spin (7/99, p.128) - 7 (out of 10) - "...boogies deftly and punks daftly..."