''Now or Never'' is the debut solo album by

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, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys, released on October 29, 2002 by

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. The album debuted at #17 in its first week on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling some 70,000 copies during first week in U.S. It fell out of the top 50 in its second week, but sold well enough to be certified Gold by the

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in December 2002. Two singles were released from the album, neither of which had any impact on the US charts. The first single, "Help Me", did reach #9 on the Canadian Singles Chart. allmusic.com - Now or Never > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles/ref> "I Got You" was a major hit in Europe and Southeast Asia. A sneak preview of the album was attached to the end of the fourth album of little brother '' Aaron Carter'', ''

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'', sampling 3 songs

Background

In 2002, when the Backstreet Boys expressed a strong desire to leave their management company, The Firm, Carter chose to remain with them to manage his solo career. As the group began recording their new album without him, he started working on his first solo album. ''Now or Never'' was released on October 29, 2002, and it reached No. 17 on Billboard 200 and was certified gold, both in the United States and Canada. The lead single, "Help Me" achieved considerable worldwide success while the other single, "I Got You" was a minor hit in Europe while "Do I Have to Cry for You" is very popular in the Philippines. The album made the charts in many countries as well. He also launched a worldwide tour in support of the album.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Now or Never'' adapted from AllMusic. * Per Aldeheim – engineer, guitar, guitar engineer, producer *Alex G. – digital editing *Dave Arch – string arrangements *Keith B. Armstrong – mixing assistant *Elan Bongiorno – make-up *Martin Brammer – engineer, mixing, Pro Tools, producer, programming, vocals (background) *Michael Brauer – mixing *

– illustrations, vocals (background) *Alison Clark – vocals (background) * Gary Clark – bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, Pro Tools, producer, programming, vocals (background) *Tom Coyne – mastering *Michelle John Douglas – vocals (background) *Geoff Dugmore – drums *Rickard Evensand – drums *Nick Friend – assistant *Elisa Garcia – art direction, design *Paul Gendler – guitar * Matthew Gerrard – arranger, engineer, instrumentation, producer, programming, vocal arrangement *Stefan Glaumann – mixing *Steve Harvey – percussion * Wayne Hector – vocals (background) *Peter Kahm – bass *Fridrik Karlsson – guitar * Brian Kierulf – engineer *Peter Kvint – guitar *Chris Laws – drums, engineer *Steve Lee – guitar (acoustic), vocals (background) *Chris Lord-Alge – mixing *Steve Lunt - A&R, composer *

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– arranger, keyboards, mixing, producer *

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– photography * Max Martin – engineer, mixing, producer, vocal engineer, vocals (background) * The Matrix – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer *Pablo Munguia – vocal engineer *Jackie Murphy – art direction *Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar *Steve Pearce – bass *Adam Phillips – guitar (electric) *Daniel Pursey – assistant engineer, percussion * Rami – engineer, mixing, producer *Cesar Ramirez – assistant engineer, assistant vocal engineer *Brandy St. John – stylist *Christian Saint Val – assistant engineer *Sank – engineer *Andrew Scarth – engineer *José Carlos Schwartz – bass, engineer, producer, vocals (background) * Mark Taylor – engineer, mixing, producer *Matt Tryggestad – vocal arrangement *Michael Tucker – engineer *Jeff Vereb – assistant engineer *Jong Uk Yoon – assistant engineer

Charts

Certifications

References

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