Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue
Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue
| Backstreet Boys | Don't Leave Me |
| Backstreet Boys | If You Stay |
| Backstreet Boys | Christmas Time |
| Backstreet Boys | With Every Beat of My Heart |
| Backstreet Boys | Shape Of My Heart |
| Backstreet Boys | All My Life |
| Backstreet Boys | All In Love Is Fair |
| Backstreet Boys | If You Knew What I Knew |
| Backstreet Boys | You Wrote The Book On Love |
| Backstreet Boys | It's True |
| Backstreet Boys | Who Do You Love |
| Backstreet Boys | Where Can We Go From Here |
| Backstreet Boys | Larger Than Life |
| Backstreet Boys | I Want It That Way |
| Backstreet Boys | Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely |
| Backstreet Boys | It's Gotta Be You |
| Backstreet Boys | I Need You Tonight |
| Backstreet Boys | Don't Want You Back |
| Backstreet Boys | Don't Wanna Loose You Now |
| Backstreet Boys | The One |
| Backstreet Boys | Back To Your Heart |
| Backstreet Boys | Spanish Eyes |
| Backstreet Boys | No One Else Comes Close |
| Backstreet Boys | The Perfect Fan |
| Backstreet Boys | I'll be There For You |
Artist: Backstreet Boys
Date: 1998-08-12
Label: Jive Records
Genre: Pop
Category: Rock/Pop
| Backstreet Boys | We've Got It Goin' On |
| Backstreet Boys | Quit Playing Games (With My Haert) |
| Backstreet Boys | As Long As You Love Me |
| Backstreet Boys | Everybody (Backstreet's Back) |
| Backstreet Boys | All I Have To Give |
| Backstreet Boys | Anywhere For You |
| Backstreet Boys | Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song) |
| Backstreet Boys | I'll Never Break Your Heart |
| Backstreet Boys | Darlin |
| Backstreet Boys | Get Down (You're The One For Me) |
| Backstreet Boys | Set Adrift On Memory Bliss |
| Backstreet Boys | If You Want To Be Good Girl (Get Yourself A Bad Boy) |
FORMED: 1992
Backstreet Boys were, in many ways, a contradictory band. Comprised entirely of white, middle-class Americans, the group sang a hybrid of new jack balladry, hip-hop R&B and dance-club pop that originally found its greatest success in Canada and Europe, with their 1996 debut album charting in the Top 10 in nearly every country on the continent; ironically, success in their native land did not follow until nearly two years later.
The core of the Backstreet Boys is cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, who both hail from Lexington, Kentucky. The two began singing while they were children, performing in local church choirs, as well as festivals, where they sang doo-wop and new jack R&B in the style of Boyz II Men. Two of the other remaining members, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean, were natives of Orlando, Florida who met each other -- as well as transplanted New Yorker and fifth Backstreeter Nick Carter -- through auditions for local commericials, theater and television. At one audition, the three discovered that they shared an affection for classic soul and could harmonize together.
In no time, they were singing as a trio. Shortly
after the trio had formed, Richardson moved to Orlando, where he became
a tour guide at Disney World; at night, he concentrated on becoming a professional
musician. Eventually, he met Dorough, Carter and McLean through a co-worker,
and the four decided to form a group, naming themselves after an Orlando
fleamarket; Littrell was invited to join to make the band into a quintet.