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 Ten in nearly
every country on the continent; ironically, success in their native land did not
follow until nearly two years later.
The core of Backstreet Boys is cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, who
both hail from Lexington, KY. 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, FL, who met
each other — as well as transplanted New Yorker and fifth Backstreeter Nick
Carter — through auditions for local commercials, 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 flea market; Littrell was invited to join to make the band into a
quintet.

Through a friend, record producer Louis J. Pearlman, the band secured management
from Donna and ... Johnny Wright,

who put the group out on the road and had several A&R reps come see the Boys
perform live. Eventually, Jive Records became interested in the band, signing
the group in 1994. Jive/Zomba set Backstreet Boys up with producers Veit Renn
and Tim Allen and they labored over the album with the band for several months.
The group's eponymous album was released throughout Europe in late 1995. The
record was a success, spending several weeks in the Top Ten in most continental
countries where it charted. In the U.K., Backstreet Boys were named Best
Newcomers of 1995 at the Smash Hits Awards thanks to their international hit
single "We've Got It Goin' On." After scoring another European hit with "I'll
Never Break Your Heart," the group released their eponymous debut album in
Europe and Canada in late 1996; it was a success, spending several weeks in the
Top Ten in most of the countries where it charted. Despite their popularity in
Europe and Canada, "We've Got It Goin' On" stalled in the lower reaches of the
U.S. charts in 1995; this may have been due to the fact that the American
version of Backstreet Boys was not released until 1997. Combining their
international singles with new tracks (which also formed the centerpiece of that
year's European-only album Backstreet's Back), the American Backstreet Boys
finally began their rise to U.S. success, scoring hits with the singles "Quit
Playin' Games (With My Heart)" and "As Long as You Love Me" (the former of which
went platinum). The album continued to spin off hits into 1999, with "Everybody
(Backstreet's Back)," "I'll Never Break Your Heart," and "All I Have to Give"
all landing on the charts; both the former and the latter were platinum Top Five
hits, and the album ended up with sales of over 13 million copies. In the
meantime, the group saw its share of turmoil; Littrell underwent surgery in
early 1998 to correct a congenital heart defect, and the Boys became embroiled
in lawsuits against Pearlman and the rest of their management over royalties for
most of the rest of the year. When the dust settled, Pearlman remained the
group's manager (though the rest of the team was fired), and the Boys began work
on their follow-up album.

Millennium was released in the summer of 1999, and debuted at number one with
first-week sales of over a million copies. Despite the fact that no singles were
officially released from the album in the U.S., "I Want It That Way," "Larger
Than Life," "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," and "The One" all hit the
charts based on airplay alone. The group released its Christmas Album before the
end of the year, by which time Millennium was well on its way to sales of 12
million copies in the U.S. alone. Once again striking immediately after their
previous album stopped producing hits, Backstreet Boys issued Black & Blue in
fall 2000








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