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O-Town (album)

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O-Town
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2001
Recorded2000
GenrePop
Length42:59
Label
Producer
O-Town chronology
O-Town
(2001)
O2
(2002)
Singles from O-Town
  1. "Liquid Dreams"
    Released: October 31, 2000[1]
  2. "All or Nothing"
    Released: March 20, 2001[2]
  3. "We Fit Together"
    Released: September 4, 2001[3]
  4. "Love Should Be a Crime"
    Released: February 11, 2002[4]

O-Town is the debut studio album released by American boy band O-Town. It was released on January 23, 2001, in the United States by J Records, Trans Continental Records, and BMG.

Background

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The album was first released on January 23, 2001, in the United States. It contained a total of twelve tracks. Around this time, the album was also released in Japan, with two bonus remixes exclusively for the market. In March 2001, the band were asked into the studio to record a song for the Dr. Dolittle 2 soundtrack. The track, "We Fit Together", featured on the soundtrack, released in June 2001. Following the release of the single "All or Nothing", the album was released in Europe and the United Kingdom on August 6, 2001, complete with "We Fit Together" as a bonus track, bringing the number of tracks to thirteen. As "We Fit Together" was not included on the original American version of the album, American fans were treated to a "Special Fan Edition" of the album on May 28, 2002. The fan edition was also made available in Germany.

Singles

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"Liquid Dreams" was released as the album's lead single and became a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] It was followed by "All or Nothing", "We Fit Together" and "Love Should Be A Crime". "All or Nothing" peaked at number three on the US Adult Contemporary chart,[6] while "We Fit Together" stalled at number 4 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[7] "Love Should Be a Crime" was not featured on any Billboard charts at all, although it made it to the top 40 in the UK, becoming the lowest-charting single from the album.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Entertainment WeeklyC-[10]
Robert Christgau(dud)[11]
Rolling Stone [12]
USA Today [13]
Wall of Sound(57/100) [14]

O-Town received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. AllMusic editor Michael Gallucci rated the album one and a half stars out of five and wrote: "On their flaccid self-titled debut, the fivesome go through the motions directed to them by a squad of industry moneymakers. To say there isn't an ounce of sincerity to be found within the 12 songs here is pretty much taken for granted. That the entire project whiffs of cynicism is inexcusable."[9] Chicago Tribune critic Allison Stewart found that "O-Town, while not uniquely horrible, is certainly the worst of the recent spate of boy band offerings. It's filled with moony, harmony-heavy songs that (the occasional R&B track aside) bear the unfortunate imprint of soft rock. It's enough to make one long for the Backstreet Boys, who, for all their faults, would have considered something like the chowderheaded "Sexiest Woman Alive" beneath their dignity.[15] Entertainment Weekly's Davdi Browne felt that "the songs are mildly tuneful at times."[10]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, O-Town debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200.Just one month after it released, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also was a commercial success across Europe and North America, debuting in the top 10 of Canada, Iceland and the United Kingdom. O-Town eventually hit 1,700,000 copies, and over 3 million worldwide,[16] becoming the band's most successful album.[17]

Track listing

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International standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Liquid Dreams"
  • Quincy Patrick
  • Joshua Thompson
  • Bradley Spalter
  • Michael Norfleet
  • Thompson
  • Spalter
  • Patrick[a]
3:30
2."Every Six Seconds"
  • Steve Kipner
  • David Kopatz
  • Jack Kugell
  • Kipner
  • Kopatz
  • Kugell
3:13
3."Girl"
  • Campbell
  • Lilly[a]
3:36
4."Sexiest Woman Alive"
  • Spalter
  • Thompson
  • Patrick
  • Norfleet
  • Spalter
  • Thompson
  • Patrick
3:40
5."Love Should Be a Crime"3:18
6."Shy Girl"
  • Dane DeViller
  • Sean Hosein
  • Kipner
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
  • Kipner
4:10
7."All or Nothing"Mac4:41
8."Sensitive"
  • Frank
  • Kipner
3:23
9."The Painter"
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
3:55
10."Take Me Under"Dakari4:08
11."All for Love"DakariDakari3:29
12."Baby I Would"Diane WarrenDakari3:53
North American standard edition and European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."We Fit Together"
Cutfather & Joe3:56
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Liquid Dreams" (HQ2 radio mix)
  • Patrick
  • Thompson
  • Spalter
  • Norfleet
  • Thompson
  • Spalter
  • Patrick[a]
  • Conley[b]
3:56
14."Liquid Dreams" (Mike Rizzo radio mix)
  • Patrick
  • Thompson
  • Spalter
  • Norfleet
  • Thompson
  • Spalter
  • Patrick[a][b
3:56
Special Fan Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."We Fit Together"
  • Hansen
  • Belmaati
  • Remee
Cutfather & Joe3:56
14."Love Should Be a Crime" (music video)   
15."Girl" (Live in California) (video)   
16."Band Video Greetings" (video)   

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer
  • ^[b] signifies an associate vocal producer

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for O-Town
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1393. March 16, 2001. p. 112.
  3. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1417. August 31, 2001. p. 40.
  4. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting February 11, 2002: Singles". Music Week. February 9, 2002. p. 31.
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  6. ^ "Amazon.com: O-Town: All or Nothing: Music". amazon.com.
  7. ^ "Amazon.com: O-Town: We Fit Together: Music". amazon.com.
  8. ^ "Amazon.com: O-Town: Love Should Be a Crime: Music". amazon.com.
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  11. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: o-town". robertchristgau.com.
  12. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Sound of money drowns out O-Town's 'edgy' pop Vitamin C's fans may want to take 'More'". pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013.
  14. ^ "Wall of Sound review". Archived from the original on February 3, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ Stewart, Allison. "O-Town O-Town (J Records): If the Backstreet Boys are ..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  16. ^ Hochberg, Bill. "Motown Versus O-Town – Careful What You Name Your Boy Band". Forbes. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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  18. ^ "Eddie Trunk Official Website". February 6, 2015.
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  22. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 35. August 25, 2001. p. 11. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via World Radio History.
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  25. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography O-Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  27. ^ "Swisscharts.com – O-Town – O-Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  28. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  30. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 12, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  31. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  32. ^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2001" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  33. ^ "Canadian album certifications – O Town – O Town". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  34. ^ "British album certifications – O Town – O Town". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  35. ^ "American album certifications – O Town – O Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2012.