N*SYNC - The Winter Album (1998)

      The Winter Album is a seasonal album released exclusively in Germany by American boy band NSYNC. Following the release of the group's eponymous debut album, NSYNC, in Germany in March 1997, NSYNC had mostly focused their attention on the British and American markets, releasing updated versions of the album in both territories in summer 1998, and preparing to release a seasonal album, Home for Christmas, in America for Christmas 1998. No material had been released in Germany since "Together Again", which was released on November 3, 1997. None of the tracks recorded for the British or American versions of their debut album had been released there, nor was any of the material recorded for Home for Christmas planned for release in Germany. So, the band decided that it was only fair that this material would be released there, as it was their support that kick-started their career and landed them a record deal with RCA Records. They took the five tracks recorded exclusively for the British and American editions of their debut album, and seven tracks from Home for Christmas, and packaged them together with a short interlude, "Family Affair", to create The Winter Album, made exclusively for release in Germany. The album was preceded by the lead single, "U Drive Me Crazy", which was released on September 29, 1998. The album was then released on November 17, and two weeks later, a second single, "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays", was released to promote the album. The third and final single, "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", was released on February 22, 1999.

***Track Listing:
01. U drive me crazy (radio edit) - 3:37
02. (God must have spent) A little more time on you - 4:02
03. Thinking of you (I drive myself crazy) - 4:01
04. Everything I own - 3:57
05. I just wanna be with you - 4:03
06. Kiss me at midnight - 3:28
07. Merry Christmas, happy holidays - 4:13
08. All I want is you (this Christmas) - 3:45
09. Under my tree - 4:34
10. Love's in our hearts on Christmas day - 3:56
11. In love on Christmas - 4:06
12. The first noel - 3:28
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N*SYNC - Home for Christmas (1998)

      Home for Christmas is a seasonal album released exclusively in the United States by American boy band NSYNC. The album was released on November 10, 1998, following the success of their debut album. On October 27, 1999, Home for Christmas was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for shipment of two million copies in the United States.

      Home for Christmas was released on September 30, 2002 in the United Kingdom as The Meaning of Christmas on Ariola Express with an altered track listing. "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" was released as a single in the United States, and in Germany as well, due to its inclusion on the group's German seasonal album, The Winter Album.

      As of December 2014, Home for Christmas has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States, making it the fifteenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales in 1991. The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.

***Track Listing:
01.Home for Christmas
02.Under My Tree
03.I Never Knew The Meaning of Christmas
04.Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
05.The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
06.I Guess It's Christmas Time
07.All I Want Is You This Christmas
08.The First Noel
09.In Love On Christmas
10.It's Christmas
11.O Holy Night (A Cappella)
12.Love's In Our Hearts On Christmas Day
13.The Only Gift
14.Kiss Me At Midnight
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N*SYNC - Celebrity (2001)

      Celebrity is the third and final studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on July 18, 2001 by Jive Records. The album was the band's second to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1,879,495 copies, the second best debut-week sales in the country at the time, only behind its predecessor No Strings Attached and also becoming their third consecutive top ten album in the United States. As of 2015, the album has the third best-debut week sales in the US of all time. Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track Listing:
01. Pop
02. Celebrity
03. The Game Is Over
04. Girlfriend
05. The Two Of Us
06. Gone
07. Tell Me, Tell Me... Baby
08. Up Against The Wall
09. See Right Through You
10. Selfish
11. Just Don't Tell Me That
12. Something Like You
13. Do Your Thing
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N*SYNC - No Strings Attached (2000)

      No Strings Attached is the second studio album by American boy band NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000 by Jive Records. Looking to distinguish their music from that of their labelmates, its music incorporates pop and R&B styles. Prior to the release of the album, NSYNC separated from their management Trans Continental and their label RCA Records; its title is a play on the idea of independence from corporate control. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including group members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez and new collaborators Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, Rami Yacoub, Teddy Riley, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Richard Marx, Veit Renn, Babyface, and Guy Roche.

      After several delays due to legal battles, No Strings Attached was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. The album debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 2.4 million copies, setting the record for one-week sales in the country; a record that lasted 15 years, until Adele surpassed the first-week sales record in 2015 with her third studio album 25. Four singles were released from the album. Its lead single "Bye Bye Bye" is credited with creating the hype for the album's eventual landmark success.

***Track Listing:
01.Bye Bye Bye
02.It's Gonna Be Me
03.Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)
04.Just Got Paid
05.It Makes Me Ill
06.This I Promise You
07.No Strings Attached
08.Digital Get Down
09.Bringin' Da Noise
10.That's When I'll Stop Loving You
11.I'll Be Good For You
12.I Thought She Knew
13.I'll Never Stop (Bonus Track)
14.If Only In Heaven's Eyes (Bonus Track)-
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N*SYNC - NSYNC (1997/1998)

N*SYNC is the self-titled debut studio album by American boy band N*SYNC. It was first released in Germany on May 26, 1997, before receiving a worldwide release in 1998.

The album's official lead single, "I Want You Back", was released in Germany on October 7, 1996, and entered the top 10 in Germany on November 18, 1996. The group's second single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in Germany on February 10, 1997, also peaking within the top 10. A third single, "Here We Go", was released in Germany on May 5, 1997, just three weeks prior to the release of the album, to similar success. Their self-titled debut album was then released by BMG Ariola Munich on May 26, 1997, in Germany, peaked at number one in the week of release. The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe. The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe. Two further singles, "For the Girl Who Has Everything" and "Together Again", were subsequently released on August 18 and November 3, 1997 respectively, achieving success in Germany and other European territories.

Following their success of their début album in several European territories, the band captured the attention of Vincent DeGiorgio, an A&R rep for RCA Records. After watching the group perform a rendition of their single "Together Again" in Budapest in November 1997, he offered them a record deal with RCA, which the group immediately agreed to. In January 1998, their first German single, "I Want You Back", was released in both the United Kingdom and the United States, becoming their first single in both territories, achieving success on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Around this time, RCA Records announced that they wished to release the group's debut album, which was previously only released in Germany, in both the U.K. and the U.S., however, wanted to make adjustments to suit both markets. This resulted in the tracks "Riddle", "Best of My Life", "More Than a Feeling", "Together Again" and "Forever Young" being cut altogether, and new mixes of "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything" being recorded. The new version of the album also included four new tracks: "I Just Wanna Be with You", "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You", "Everything I Own", "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)". This version of the album was subsequently released in the United States on March 24, 1998.

On June 30, 1998, the group's second German single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in both the U.K. and the U.S., once again achieving success on both charts. Further edits were made for the British version of the album, including remixes of "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything", plus an all-new track, "U Drive Me Crazy", written exclusively for the British market. This version of the album was released in the UK on July 5, 1998. At first, sales of the album were mediocre in both British and American territories, until the band's worldwide broadcast Disney Summer Concert in 1998. After the concert was aired, sales of the album began to skyrocket. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and shipped over 10 million copies in the United States alone, making it certified 10× Platinum and earning the group a RIAA diamond award. On February 9, 1999, a third single from the new version of the album, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", was released exclusively in the United States, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. They then went on to become the #3 top-selling boy-band group of all time.

***Track Listing:
01. Tearin' Up My Heart
02. I Just Wanna Be With You
03. Here We Go
04. For The Girl Who Has Everything
05. God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You
06. You Got It
07. I Need Love
08. I Want You Back
09. Everything I Own
10. I Drive Myself Crazy
11. Crazy For You
12. Sailing
13. Giddy Up
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