NKOTBSB - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK/BACKSTREET BOYS (CD ALBUM) 2011

NKOTBSB - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK/BACKSTREET BOYS (CD ALBUM) 2011

Separated by a decade on the calendar yet forever linked as reigning kings of boy bands, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys joined forces in 2011 for a co-headlining tour, releasing the compilation NKOTBSB as support and promotion. It's a pretty straightforward affair: each group is represented by their five biggest hits, the sequencing alternates one NKOTB song with one BSB track, there are two new joint efforts (the wannabe OneRepublic ballad "All in My Head" and the ludicrously titled, not-bad-at-all "Don't Turn Out the Lights (D.T.O.T.L.)"), and a mash-up megamix of both bands. Each group has some big hits missing, but you'd need a Billboard chart book to ferret out which ones are absent: this has everything the average fan could want and is arguably more fun than any individual hits collection by either band. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

TRACKLIST

1. Step By Step    04:27
2. I Want It That Way    03:34
3. You Got It (The Right Stuff)    04:09
4. Everybody (Backstreet's Back)    04:47
5. Please Don't Go Girl    04:07
6. As Long As You Love Me    03:35
7. Hangin' Tough    03:50
8. Larger Than Life    03:52
9. I'll Be Loving You (Forever)    04:23
10. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)    03:52
11. All In My Head    03:54
12. Don't Turn Out The Lights    03:33
13. NKOTBSB Mash Up    06:38