Maps of Music
Now or Never (2002)
Where the lyrics of Now or Never take you, and where it was really made.
Nick Carter's first solo album was recorded while his own group was making a new album without him, and it still reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200.
Place unknown
Do you know where this album was recorded, or where its cover was shot? Tell us and we will add it to the map.
Tell us the placeAlbum story
Overview
- Now or Never: debut solo album by Nick Carter, a member of the Backstreet Boys
- Released 29 October 2002 by Jive Records
- Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in its first week
- About 70,000 copies sold in the US during the first week
- Two singles were released, and neither had any impact on the US charts
Background
- In 2002 the Backstreet Boys wanted to leave their management company, The Firm
- Carter chose to stay with the group and manage his solo career
- While the group recorded a new album without him, he began work on his first solo album
- Carter also launched a worldwide tour in support of the album
- Do I Have to Cry for You became popular in the Philippines
Recording
- Mastering credited to Tom Coyne
- Steve Mac, Max Martin and Matthew Gerrard are among the producers
- Credits were adapted from AllMusic
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
Tracklist
| 1 | Help Me | 3:09 |
| 2 | My Confession | 3:50 |
| 3 | I Stand for You | 3:08 |
| 4 | Do I Have to Cry for You | 3:37 |
| 5 | Girls in the USA | 4:08 |
| 6 | I Got You | 3:57 |
| 7 | Is It Saturday Yet? | 3:15 |
| 8 | Blow Your Mind | 3:34 |
| 9 | Miss America | 3:56 |
| 10 | I Just Wanna Take You Home | 2:56 |
| 11 | Heart Without a Home (I'll Be Yours) | 4:46 |
| 12 | Who Needs the World | 3:30 |
| 13 | Scandalicious | 2:55 |
| 14 | Forever Rebel | 3:49 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Nickolas Gene Carter was born on January 28, 1980 in Jamestown, New York.
- At age 13, on April 20, 1993, he formed the vocal group Backstreet Boys with AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson.
- Carter is the group's youngest member.
Members
- Carter is a lead vocalist of the Backstreet Boys.
- Early groups included Nick and the Angels, from which he was placed by one of his dance teachers.
Career
- The Backstreet Boys have recorded several albums since the mid-1990s, the latest being 2019's DNA.
- Carter released solo albums Now or Never (2002), I'm Taking Off (2011), All American (2015), and Love Life Tragedy (2025).
- He released the duet album Nick & Knight (2014) with Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block.
- He appeared on reality shows House of Carters and I Heart Nick Carter.
- He competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2015, finishing second.
- He competed as the Crocodile on The Masked Singer in 2020, finishing third.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in its first week
- Sold about 70,000 copies in the US during the first week
- Fell out of the top 50 in its second week
- Neither of the two singles had any impact on the US charts
- Help Me reached No. 9 on the Canadian Singles Chart
- I Got You was a minor hit in Europe and Southeast Asia
Records
- Certified Gold by the RIAA in December 2002
- Certified gold in the United States, Canada and Japan (per Portuguese Wikipedia)
- Total sales of 2,750,000 copies (per Spanish Wikipedia)
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- A sneak preview of the album was attached to the end of Aaron Carter's fourth album, Another Earthquake.
- Help Me was written by Matthew Gerrard and Michele Vice-Maslin, with production by Gerrard (per Spanish Wikipedia).
- Do I Have to Cry for You became popular in the Philippines.
- Carter's worldwide tour for the album came after the group had started its own new record without him.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org