Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)

The album was recorded from July 1, 2000, to September 2000. In August 2000, the band gave fans their first glimpse of the album, including the track "It's True" on a series of CDs made available through Burger King.{{cite web|author= MTV News Staff|title=Backstreet Boys to Get Black & Blue on New LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425143/.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928125251/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425143/.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2011|website=MTV News|date=September 19, 2000}} Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean stated that it would incorporate genres of rock, R&B, hip-hop, and country. He also revealed that Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson would be playing on the drums and piano respectively.

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According to Entertainment Weekly editor David Browne, the album title is a nod to their two musical sides: Black (as in the R&B inflections of their upbeat tracks) and Blue (their inclination toward mushy crooning).{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/20/black-blue/|title=Black & Blue |magazine=Entertainment Weekly }} It also represented Lou Pearlman's abuse and bruises.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/backstreet-boys-the-boys-in-the-bubble-71163/|title=Backstreet Boys: The Boys in the Bubble|last=Hedegaard|first=Erik|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 14, 2000|access-date=October 17, 2019}} Browne wrote that "The Call" (a dance-pop song) "tells how to cheat on your mate by telling her your cell phone battery's low!, but it also has the blowsy feel of a rejected show tune". Rolling Stone{{'}}s Barry Walters called it "the album's most frenzied cut". The second track "Shape of My Heart" was described by Browne as a "predictable ballad", while AllMusic's editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "the song flows as gracefully as 'I Want It That Way', prove that the Backstreet Boys do teen pop ballads better than anyone." The third track "Get Another Boyfriend" uses "drama-crazed harmonies" and was described by Walters as "the album's most frenzied cut". Erlewine wrote that the track is a "dead ringer for 'It's Gonna Be Me' crossed with 'Baby One More Time'". Walters wrote that "not even R&B kingpin Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins can erase the Scandinavian sparkle from the fourth track "Shining Star".

Walters wrote the sixth track, "The Answer to Our Life," which "bounces along on a perky melody inspired by their Swedish mentors." The seventh track, "Everyone," celebrates themselves and the power of their audience. Browne wrote that the song is "a clunky foot stomper, which continues the self-congratulatory tradition of their earlier 'We've Got It Goin' On' and 'Larger than Life.'" The eighth track, the ballad "More than That", was praised by critics. Entertainment Weekly praised "the graceful way their voices blend on the chorus," while Rolling Stone praised "the symphonic splendor of the track." The ninth track, "Time," was written by the band members. Browne called it "piffle," while Walters said that it "could've sprung from any substandard Nashville jingle meister." The tenth track, "Not for Me," received positive reviews. Browne praised "the spunky way they vault into the track." Browne wrote that "Time" & the 11th track "Yes I Will" appeared to be vying in a contest for "Next Big Wedding Song," but still acknowledged "the suave manner in which they engage in their trademark vocal swapping track" on the latter song. The 12th track, "It's True," is another ballad in the same vein as the others, while the last track, "How Did I Fall in Love with You," is sung by Howie D and Brian Littrell while the rest of the group does background.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

{{Music ratings

|MC = 61/100{{cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Black & Blue at Metacritic|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/black-blue/critic-reviews|work=Metacritic|access-date=September 28, 2011}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Black & Blue|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=black--blue-r505594|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 27, 2011}}

|rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev2score = C{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/20/black-blue/|title=Black & Blue|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 24, 2000|access-date=November 7, 2022}}

|rev3 = Los Angeles Times

|rev3Score = {{Rating|1.5|4}}{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Natalie|title=Backstreet's Black & Blue Proves That Boys Will Be Boys|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-22-ca-55483-story.html|access-date=August 25, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 22, 2000}}

|rev4 = Q

|rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

|rev5 = Robert Christgau

|rev5score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|title=CG: Backstreet Boys|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=backstreet+boys|access-date=June 29, 2012|publisher=RobertChristgau.com}}

|rev6 = Rolling Stone

|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Walters|first=Barry|title=Black & Blue - Backstreet Boys|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/black-blue-20001121|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 27, 2011|date=November 21, 2000|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212852/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/black-blue-20001121|url-status=dead}}

|rev7 = Wall of Sound

|rev7Score = 6.3/10{{cite web|last=Graff|first=Gary|title=Wall of Sound Review: Black & Blue|url=http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/backstreetboys_blackandblueIndex.html|access-date=January 29, 2014|website=Wall of Sound|year=2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405153522/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/backstreetboys_blackandblueIndex.html|archive-date=April 5, 2001}}

|rev8 = Yahoo! Music UK

|rev8Score = 5/10{{cite web|last=Dien-Johns|first=Rebecca|title=Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/16569.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050117184446/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/16569.html|archive-date=January 17, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2012|publisher=Yahoo! Music UK|date=November 23, 2000}}

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Upon its release, Black & Blue received generally favorable reviews from music critics, with an aggregate score of 61/100 based on ten critics from Metacritic.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine opined that "what gives Black & Blue character is that it's clear that the Backstreets want to remain kings of their world. So, the ballads are smoother than ever, and their dance numbers hit harder, all in an attempt to keep their throne." Billboard staff wrote that "Beyond ballads, Black & Blue crackles with funk-inflected uptempo ditties that are notable for their rough edges." Barry Walters of Rolling Stone stated that "the Boys still harmonize as well as the faceless background singers who prop up lesser pop puppets." Q wrote that "The sound has changed little, and the level of emoting none. Still, thunderous grooves such as 'Everyone' and 'Shining Star' continue to be virtually irresistible, while the quieter moments, including the hit single 'Shape of My Heart' will wow the ladies and the more sensitive gents for a while yet." CDNow labeled it "unquestionably the most seamless boy band release of the year."

David Browne wrote for Entertainment Weekly that "Black & Blue merely maintains a holding pattern, recycling their past and doing little to establish a firm future." Rebecca Dien-Johns of Yahoo! Music wrote, "Unfortunately, over a third of the songs on this album are ballads, and most of them are fillers at that." Natalie Nichols of Los Angeles Times compared the album to a pinball machine and said that "listening to these 13 songs is a bit like pinging around inside one of those old-fashioned amusement devices. Giant grinding beats slam you from pole to pole, there are lots of flashy effects, the environment is completely artificial, and once the ball is launched, you can see exactly where it's going." Robert Christgau gave the album a "dud" rating in his Consumer Guide.

Black & Blue debuted at number one in the US Billboard 200 after selling 1.6 million copies in its first week at retail in the US. The feat made them the first act in history to achieve sales of more than a million copies in the first week with back-to-back releases. The album held the number-one spot in its second week, selling an additional 689,000 copies.{{cite news|last1=Francini |first1=Robert |title=Backstreet, Beatles, Creed Rule Roost |url=http://www.sonicnet.com/news/story.jhtml?id=1374916&genreNameForDisplay=pop&genreDirectoryName=pop |access-date=June 26, 2014 |work=Sonic.net |date=December 6, 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010512005740/http://www.sonicnet.com/news/story.jhtml?id=1374916&genreNameForDisplay=pop&genreDirectoryName=pop |archive-date=May 12, 2001 }} On December 18, 2000, the album was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over eight million copies in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Black%20&%20Blue&artist=Backstreet%20Boys&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=Multi%20Platinum&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 24, 2014 |publisher=RIAA |access-date=2014-01-24}} As of March 2015, the album sold 5,936,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen Music.{{Cite magazine|last=Peoples|first=Glenn|date=March 26, 2015|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6516477/zayn-malik-departure-one-direction-music-sales |title=Why Zayn Malik's Departure From One Direction Won't Hurt Band's Music Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 1, 2017}} It also sold 992,000 units at the BMG Music Club as of February 2003.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877|title=Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem And Janet Top All Time Sellers|last=David|first=Barry|date=February 18, 2003|website=Music Industry News Network|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817152522/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877|archive-date=2009-08-17|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-10-01}}

Internationally, the album recorded the best sales in a week for an album in history by selling over 5 million copies in its first week of sales.

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• Yacoub
• Lisa Miskovsky

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• Yacoub

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| title3 = Get Another Boyfriend

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• Martin
• Yacoub

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• Martin
• Yacoub

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• Franciz & LePont
• Nick Carter
• Howie Dorough

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| extra4 = Rodney Jerkins

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| title5 = I Promise You (with Everything I Am)

| writer5 = Dan Hill

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• Timmy Allen

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| length5 = 4:23

| title6 = The Answer to Our Life

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• Carter
• Dorough
• Brian Littrell
• AJ McLean
• Kevin Richardson

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• Per Magnusson
• David Kreuger

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| length6 = 3:17

| title7 = Everyone

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• Kristian Lundin
• Andreas Carlsson

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| title8 = More than That

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• Franciz & LePont
• Adam Anders

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| title9 = Time

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• Carter
• Dorough
• Littrell
• McLean
• Richardson

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| title10 = Not for Me

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• Lundin
• Jake Schulze
• Carlsson

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• McLean
• Brian Kierulf
• Josh Schwartz

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• Allen
• Larry "Rock" Campbell

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| title12 = It's True

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• Martin
• Carlsson
• Richardson

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• Magnusson
• Kreuger

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• Dorough
• Calum MacColl
• Andrew Fromm

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• Allen

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• Dorough
• Steve Diamond
• Carlsson

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• Allen
• Renn

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• Allen
• Renn

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• David Thomas
• Mark Kibble

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• Kibble

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| title15 = Shape of My Heart

| note15 = Soul Solution Radio Mix

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• Martin
• Rami
• Miskovsky

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• Giuseppe D.{{ref|b|[b]}}

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• Martin
• Rami

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• Martin
• Rami
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| title2 = Band Introductions

| title3 = MTV Fanatic Segment

| title4 = MTV Cribs with AJ

| title5 = Around the World Tour Documentary

| title6 = Shape of My Heart

| note6 = Live at the MTV Music Video Awards

| title7 = Shape of My Heart

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Credits for Black & Blue adapted from AllMusic and album's liner notes.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-blue-mw0000103961/credits|pure_url=yes}} Credits: Black & Blue]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. AllMusic. Retrieved on November 10, 2019.{{cite AV media notes|title= Black & Blue |year= 2000 |type= booklet |publisher= Jive}}

Backstreet Boys

• Nick Carter
• Howie Dorough
• Brian Littrell
• AJ McLean
• Kevin Richardson

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• Alan Armitage – engineer {{small|(tracks 5, 11, 13)}}
• Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer {{small|(track 4)}}
• Babyface – keyboards, drum programming, guitar, and background vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
• Adam Barber – engineer {{small|(tracks 5, 8, 13)}}
• Tony Battaglia – acoustic guitars {{small|(track 5)}}
• Kyle Bess – assistant mixing engineer {{small|(track 9)}}
• Stefan Boman – vocal engineer {{small|(track 2)}}
• Paul Boutin – engineer {{small|(track 9)}}
• Randy Bowland – guitar {{small|(track 11)}}
• Jimmy Bralower – additional drum programming {{small|(track 5)}}
• Bob Brown – engineer {{small|(track 4)}}
• Larry "Rock" Campbell – instrumentation {{small|(track 11)}}
• Tom Coyne – mastering
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• Nathan East – bass {{small|(track 9)}}
• Dona Kay Flint – string contractor {{small|(tracks 5, 13)}}
• Paul Foley – engineer {{small|(track 4)}}
• Fraciz – mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
• Nick Gamma – art direction
• Jon Gass – mixing {{small|(track 9)}}
• Johan Gunnarsson – engineer, assistant mix engineer, and strings engineer {{small|(track 8)}}
• Mick Guzauski – mixing {{small|(track 13)}}
• Chris Haggerty – digital editing
• Charles L. Infante – set design
• Henrik Janson – guitar {{small|(track 1)}}, string arrangements and conducting {{small|(track 8)}}
• Ulf Janson – string arrangements and conducting {{small|(track 8)}}
• Rodney Jerkins – instrumentation {{small|(track 4)}}
• John Katalenic – orchestration {{small|(track 5)}}, piano and string arrangements {{small|(track 13)}}
• David Krueger – engineer {{small|(tracks 6, 12)}}, keyboards and programming {{small|(track 6)}}, arrangements and additional programming {{small|(track 12)}}
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• LePont – mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
• Thomas Lindberg – bass {{small|(tracks 2, 6, 7)}}
• Bernard Löhr – mixing {{small|(tracks 6, 12)}}
• Gustave Lund – percussion {{small|(track 6)}}
• Kristian Lundin – engineer and mixing {{small|(tracks 7, 10)}}
• Per Magnusson – engineer, keyboards, and programming {{small|(tracks 6, 12)}}; arrangements {{small|(track 12)}}
• Max Martin – engineer and mixing {{small|(tracks 1–3)}}, guitars {{small|(track 2)}}, instrumentation {{small|(track 3)}}
• Charles McCrorey – assistant mix engineer {{small|(track 11)}}
• Scott McMahon – hair stylist, make-up
• Jackie Murphy – art direction
• Mads Nilsen – mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
• Björn Norén – assistant strings engineer {{small|(track 8)}}
• Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitars {{small|(tracks 2, 6, 7, 12)}}
• Paul Oliveira – assistant mix engineer {{small|(track 5)}}
• Flip Osman – Pro Tools editing and assistant mix engineer {{small|(track 4)}}
• Edward Quesada – assistant engineer {{small|(track 9)}}
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• Chris Resig – photography
• Veit Renn – arrangements {{small|(track 13)}}, string arrangements {{small|(track 5)}}
• Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig – stylist
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• Jake Schulze – engineer and mixing {{small|(track 10)}}
• Dexter Simmons – mixing {{small|(track 4)}}
• Ivy Skoff – production coordinator {{small|(track 9)}}
• George Spatta – engineer {{small|(tracks 5, 11, 13)}}
• Stockholm Session Strings – strings {{small|(tracks 1, 8)}}
• Shane Stoneback – assistant engineer and assistant mix engineer {{small|(track 11)}}
• Peter Svensson – guitars {{small|(track 2)}}
• Leeza Taylor – photography
• Michael Thompson – guitar {{small|(track 9)}}
• Randy Thornton – conductor {{small|(tracks 5, 13)}}
• Chris Trevett – engineer {{small|(track 11)}}, mixing {{small|(tracks 5, 11)}}
• Michael Tucker – vocal engineer {{small|(track 7)}}
• Clayton Wariner – second string engineer {{small|(tracks 5, 13)}}
• Dirk Woodruff – string engineer {{small|(tracks 5, 13)}}
• Marcelo Zolessi – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 5, 13)}}

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{{certification Table Entry|title=Black & Blue|artist=Backstreet Boys|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|refname=Swiss Gold/Platinum Certifications for 2000}}

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{{certification Table Entry|title=Black & Blue|artist=Backstreet Boys|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=8|salesref={{efn|group=upper-alpha|As of March 2015, the album has sold 5,936,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club, where it sold 992,000 units as of February 2003. Combined, it has sold over 6,928,000 copies in the United States.}}|salesamount=6,928,000|refname=Certification-awards for Black & Blue}}

{{certification Table Entry|title=Black & Blue|artist=Backstreet Boys|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|region=Uruguay|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.cudisco.org/premios.htm |title=Certificaciones otorgadas por CUD |access-date=2016-07-13 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209025952/http://www.cudisco.org/premios.htm |archive-date=2004-12-09 }}. Ccudisco.org.}}

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