Aaron Carter (album)

Aaron Carter is the self-titled 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.

Aaron Carter
Studio album by Aaron Carter
Released	December 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)
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
Aaron Carter chronology
Aaron Carter (1997) Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (2000)
Singles from Aaron Carter
"Crush on You" Released: August 15, 1997 "Crazy Little Party Girl" Released: July 2, 1998 "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" Released: March 28, 1998 "Surfin' USA" Released: July 4, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.[2]

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.

When the album was first made available to purchase on iTunes, it strangely featured a Parental Advisory label next to the songs. This was changed to a "clean" label at a later date; however, no "explicit" version exists, as none of the songs actually feature any profanity or suggestive themes, partly due to Carter being underage at the time.

The album sold more than one million copies worldwide.[3]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (only on some releases)		1:09
2.	"I Will Be Yours"	Carolla	3:34
3.	"Crazy Little Party Girl"	Applegate	3:26
4.	"One Bad Apple"	George Jackson	3:14
5.	"I'm Gonna Miss You Forever"	Carolla	3:48
6.	"Tell Me How to Make You Smile"	Carolla Jim Sparacino Joseph Granati David Granati	3:47
7.	"Shake It" (featuring 95 South)	Carolla Joe Smith	3:22
8.	"Please Don't Go Girl"	Maurice Starr	4:23
9.	"Get Wild"	Carolla Sven Jordan Keith McGuffey	4:44
10.	"I'd Do Anything"	Carolla	4:11
11.	"Ain't That Cute"	Brian Littrell Nick Carter Carolla	3:14
12.	"Crush on You"	Jerry Knight Aaron Zigman	3:27
13.	"Swing It Out"	Renn Jolyon Skinner	3:56

• 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
• Producers – Veit Renn, Gary Carolla
• Executive producer – Johnny Wright
• Engineer, digital editing – Don Rogozinski, Michael Tucker
• Engineer – Adam Barber
• Assistant engineers – Femio Hernandez, Jim Porecca, Alan Armitage
• Mixing – Joe Smith
• Neils Kastor and Jorge M. Jaramillo also contributed.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 51 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 17 Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 23 Danish Albums (Billboard)[7] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 36 European Albums (Billboard)[9] 17 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 13 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 24 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 16 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 16 Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)[17] 5 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 12 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Canadian Albums (RPM)[20] 78 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 63

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	Gold	50,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[23]	Platinum	50,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[24]	Gold	250,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[25]	Gold	25,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26]	Gold	50,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[27]	Gold	40,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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