This Is Us
by Backstreet Boys
- Type: Album
- Released: 6 October 2009
- Label: Jive
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:17
- Community rating: 2.77/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: T-Pain, Radio, Antwoine Collins, Emanuel Kiriakou, Frank Romano, Mr. Pyro, Shellback, Claude Kelly, Ryan Tedder, Printz Board, Brian Kennedy, Jim Jonsin, Max Martin, Jordan Omley, Soulshock & Karlin
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Navigating the late-2000s musical landscape as a quartet, the group pivots heavily toward Euro-centric dance-pop and electropop. The album enlists prominent contemporary producers to deliver a sleek, club-ready aesthetic aimed at modernizing their signature vocal pop formula.
Genres
Descriptors: vocal harmonies, Club, Slick, Male Vocalist, Ballad
Tracklist
- Straight Through My Heart (3:27)
- Bigger (3:15)
- Bye Bye Love (4:20)
- All of Your Life (You Need Love) (3:55)
- If I Knew Then (3:16)
- This Is Us (3:03)
- PDA (3:48)
- Masquerade (3:03)
- She's a Dream (3:58)
- Shattered (3:53)
- Undone (4:14)
Credits
- Backstreet Boys - primary artist, backing vocals
- David Thomas - stylist
- Nicole Janowicz - stylist
- Frankie Payne - stylist [groomer]
- Rochelle Karidis - stylist [groomer]
- Johnny Severin - edited by [vocals]
- Novel Jannusi - instruments, written-by
- Achraf Janussi - written-by
- RedOne - Arranged By [Vocals], Edited By [Vocals], Instruments, Producer, Recorded By, Engineer, Written-By, Programmed By
- Robert Orton - Mixed By
- Martin Cooke - Recorded By, Engineer
- Bilal Hajji - Written-By
- Kinnda Hamid - Written-By
- John Hanes - Engineer [Additional Pro Tools]
- Tim Roberts - Engineer [Assistant]
- Shellback - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Recorded By, Written-By
- Max Martin - Keyboards, Producer, Recorded By, Written-By
- Serban Ghenea - Mixed By
- Alistair Clay - Recorded By
- Chris Galland - Recorded By [Assistant]
- Tiffany Amber - Written-By
- Soulshock & Karlin - Arranged By, Instruments, Producer
- Claude Kelly - Backing Vocals, Producer [Additional Vocal Production], Written-By
- Bill Malina - Recorded By
- Carsten Schack - Written-By
- Kenneth Karlin - Written-By
- Charles Hinshaw - Written-By
- Jr. - Written-By
- Jim Jonsin - Drum Programming, Producer, Programmed By [Keyboards], Keyboards, Programmed By
- Eric Rennaker - Engineer [Assistant]
- Jason Wilkie - Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant]
- Frank Romano - Guitar, Written-By
- Mike Mani - Keyboards [Additional], Producer, Written-By
- Rob Marks - Mixed By, Recorded By
- Jordan Omley - Producer, Written-By
- Howie Dorough - Written-By
- James Scheffer - Written-By
- Printz Board - Arranged By, Instruments, Producer, Written-By
- Dave Pensado - Mixed By
- Jaycen Joshua - Mixed By
- AJ Nunez - Mixed By [Assistant]
- Andrew Wuepper - Mixed By [Assistant]
- Craig Durrance - Recorded By
- Nathaniel Alford - Recorded By [Assistant]
- Mario "Tex" James - Written-By
- Antwoine Collins - Co-producer, Programmed By [Additional], Written-By
- Brian Kennedy - Instruments, Producer, Written-By
- Dave Russell - Mixed By
- Mike Daley - Mixed By [Assistant]
- Kristian Lundin - Producer [Additional Vocal Production]
- Sean Tallman - Recorded By
- Alexander James - Written-By
- Mike Busbee - Written-By
- Fabian Marasciullo - Mixed By
- Ghazi Hourani - Mixed By [Assistant]
- Mr. Pyro - Producer
- T-Pain - Producer, Written-By
- Javier Valverde - Recorded By
- A.J. McLean - Written-By
- Brian T. Littrell - Written-By