Aaron Carter
Studio album by
Aaron Carter
ReleasedDecember 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)[1]
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length46:23
Label
Producer
Aaron Carter chronology
Aaron Carter
(1997) 		Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
(2000)
Singles from Aaron Carter
  1. "Crush on You"
    Released: August 15, 1997
  2. "Crazy Little Party Girl"
    Released: November 1997
  3. "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever"
    Released: February 1998
  4. "Surfin' USA"
    Released: June 1998
  5. "Shake It"
    Released: 1999[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Track listing

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

Aaron Carter track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" (only on some releases) 1:09
2."I Will Be Yours"Carolla3:34
3."Crazy Little Party Girl"Applegate3:26
4."One Bad Apple"George Jackson3:14
5."I'm Gonna Miss You Forever"Carolla3:48
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 Starr4:23
9."Get Wild"
4:44
10."I'd Do Anything"Carolla4:11
11."Ain't That Cute"
3:14
12."Crush on You"
  • Jerry Knight
  • Aaron Zigman
3:27
13."Swing It Out"
  • Renn
  • Jolyon Skinner
3:56

Other versions

The Japanese version of the album includes the bonus tracks:

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:

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

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Aaron Carter
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Platinum 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[26] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[28] Gold 40,000^
United States — 100,000[4]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  5. ^ a b Billboard 14 November 1998 - Vol. 110,Nº 46 Nielsen Business Media. p.46. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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  7. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 67 (2). April 6, 1998. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research)". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 14. April 4, 1998. p. 45.
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  10. ^ "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. March 14, 1998. p. 43.
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  24. ^ Drejer, Dennis (1998-12-19). "Jeg vil være et kæmpehit". BT (in Danish).
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