No Strings Attached

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by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Prior to the release of their second album, *NSYNC split from their manager in a bitter dispute and signed with Jive, the kings of teen pop. For *NSYNC, the move provided them with an opportunity to, in the immortal words of George W. Bush, "define themselves," to prove that they were an independent unit -- hence the title No Strings Attached. To cynical critics, they very well might sound the same as ever, yet this really blows away their previous record. That much is clear from the storming lead single "Bye Bye Bye," a piledriving dance number with the catchiest chorus they've ever sang. However, the album isn't really just singles'n'filler; it actually is well sequenced and fairly balanced, much like the Backstreet Boys' Millennium or Christina …  » Read more

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				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Bye Bye Bye	Carlsson, Lundin, Schulze	3:20
		2		It's Gonna Be Me	Carlsson, Martin, Rami	3:12
		3		Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)	Chasez, Daymond, Greggs, Lopes…	4:23
Composed by: Chasez, Daymond, Greggs, Lopes, Willis
		4		Just Got Paid	Griffin, Hall, Kemp, Riley	4:10
		5		It Makes Me Ill	Briggs, Kandi	3:27
		6		This I Promise You	Marx	4:44
		7		No Strings Attached	Chasez, Daymond, Greggs	3:48
		8		Digital Get Down	Chasez, Nicoll, Renn	4:23
		9		Bringin' da Noise	Chasez, Renn	3:32
		10		That's When I'll Stop LovingYou	Warren	4:51
		11		I'll Be Good for You	Antunes, Calloway, Calloway…	3:56
Composed by: Antunes, Calloway, Calloway, Pendergrass, Timberlake
		12		I Thought She Knew	Wiley	3:22

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