Track Listing

1. . . . .Baby One More Time
2. (You Drive Me) Crazy
3. Sometimes
4. Soda Pop
5. Born To Make You Happy
6. From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart
7. I Will Be There
8. I Will Still Love You
9. Thinkin' About You
10. E-Mail My Heart
11. The Beat Goes On

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5872 in Music
• Released on: 1999-01-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.com
Debbie Gibson never recorded anything as sexy as Britney Spears's white-funk smoker "...Baby One More Time." Unfortunately, neither does the 17-year-old Spears's debut album contain anything else that remotely approaches that instant hit single. A few of the disc's cuts are pleasantly catchy, but too much of its space is given over to icky ballads ("E-Mail My Heart"?) and other unconvincing moves such as the dancehall-lite "Soda Pop." --Rickey Wright

Entertainment Weekly
[Britney Spears] sounds so soulful and Whitney-assured it's downright scary.

USA Today
The 16-year-old former Mouseketeer is the first of 1999's new teen-star crop, and she brings a fresh-faced, girl-next-door appeal.

Customer Reviews

Catchy, fun, but barely meaningful
This is Britney's best album, in my oppinion. That's not a compliment. It's a few catchy upbeat tracks mixed with some seemingly heartfelt yet corny ballads. While I admit myself it's cute & silly to listen to...it's hardly at all a work of art. I wonder just how many old perverts bought this album just to look through the picture booklet...lol. With that said, I can only compliment Britney's naturally gorgeous face and her high-pumped, contagious energy. It's a great album to own if you're just having a spontaneously crazy day and want to enjoy some innocent fun! I play it often. hahaha. XD I like to reflect on Britney's older days. Sure, it's not exactly what I'd call "talent" because it completely betrays her true voice that actually has quality about it unlike this synthesized distortion; it's still ALOT better than what the American music industry has to offer today. At least music then had more dignity. Even with everything Britney is going through now amd all the critism she's gotten over the years, I'd still pick up this CD anyday over more recent releases.

A Changed View
If you are reading this, you are probably aware that Britney has been the subject of much negative news footage. I was probably just as guilty as the next guy of disliking her for this. But the truth is, many pop stars do find themselves in some bad spots, and Britney deserves to be recognized for what she can do. The truth of the matter is that some of Britney's stuff is pretty good (despite the news that surrounds her). Whatever goes on in her personal life does not change the fact that some of her music is actually pretty good. The title track 'Baby One More Time' has a nice sound to it, and 'Crazy' has an almost hard rock edge to it. While I feel 'Crazy' is the high point of the record, the rest of the record has a nice pleasant sound to it. 'Sometimes' is also especially nice. I feel later records like "Britney" and "In the Zone" showed stronger work and effort, but this record "Baby One More Time" was a nice 1st record.

GREATEST LOVE/POP ALBUM EVER!
From the git-go, "...Baby One More Time" Britney's voice is showcased, like no other singer, with a sexy, luscious, funk/soul intonation, inflection, and power to its sweet and innocent multi-dimensional-bang-on-target sensibility depth! A catchy assortment of pop gems heartsung. Raggae-flavored "Soda Pop" is enticing. "E-mail My Heart" (long before the present texting craze) is a modern twist on heartbreak.Just listen to Brit's plaintive voice on "I Will Be There." Just listen to her singing on "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart." Just listen to her edgy mid-tempo "Sometimes." "You Drive Me Crazy" is enough to do just that...that is, in a sexy turn-on way. "Born To Make You Happy" sounds so right-on romanticist. Brit makes "Thinkin' About You" believable as every true lover needs to hear. "I Will Still Love You" and "The Beat Goes On" are perfectly, meaningfully sung and felt. 'Nuff said, so just listen to(and hear) Britney's splendiferous singing...a Perfect, Meaningful, and (no question about it)Impactful album inthe history of Music , Dancing, and Singing!...and MUSICAL POETRY IN MOTION...believe you me, I unabashadly state I know of what I speak.