...Baby One More Time

🎵 MY LOWER BACK 🎵 IS KILLING ME 🎵(and I)🎵 I MUST CONFESS SO ARE MY KNEES 🎵(ow, my knees)🎵

Are you kidding me? I'm 46 years old. I can´t go in my car listening to this.

Ugh. I'm almost the exact same age as Britney. I remember being icked by her treatment by the media, and how she was presented as a teen. I can't get over that when listening. I guess this is a great example of 90s pop, but most of the songs remind me of the end credits of bad romance movies. I actually said "wtf" at Soda Pop, and cracked up at "Email My Heart" Why is this my longest review?

It's Britney, Bitch!

danny_devito_nope.gif Fave track - well, I was gonna say "The Beat Goes On" but it has a damn advert baked into the end of it. I'd give this one star but I don't want to dilute the purity of my contempt for Kid Rock 😠

2.5 - This record shoots its wad early, within the first three tracks. After that, songs churn out on a conveyor belt, each vaguely similar in their glossy sheen but with slightly varied deformities. I like how one critic sums it all up: "a collection of either competent pop songs underwhelmingly executed or underwhelmingly written pop songs competently executed." This is the music you hear as you accompany your tween daughter to purchase her first thong.

Iconic Princess of Pop, truly the sound of a generation. As far as I am concerned, it earns a 5 based solely on the importance in music.

Ugh oh man this is a hard rate for me. Britney Spears is one of the greatest and most important pop stars of all time- she ushered in the bubblegum / cute blonde sexy schoolgirl / chorus hooks that are literally infectious tonal shift in music and you can't deny the effect that this has had on the majority of music beyond this release. Max Martin is one of the greatest pop songwriters and producers of all time. Really, to me he is possibly as skilled at writing as the Beatles and I don't know if I consider anyone else to be in that area. Reasons why I don't want to give it a 5: It's a team of super producers/minds who created this music in what is essentially a lab. Like scientists mixing chemicals to find a cure for an end-of-the-world virus, this album similarly was genius producers finely crafting a cure for an end-of-the-90s virus (called "The Grunge"). I'm trying to be objective and bias-less in these, but it's hard! And it's really hard for me to not envision Britney Spears leaving her mandatory 6 hour gym dance practice and daily appointment with her nutritionist and going straight to the studio where all the music is ready for her and the lyrics are in their 501st iteration and all they need is her to step up to the microphone and sing. And I hate this image! It's so... manufactured and so far removed from a more natural songwriting environment, like a group of people sitting in a room with instruments and each of them working through a bad breakup by writing a song together. It's funny to me, when this album popped up I literally said "oooh shit" to myself, because this is such a monstrously popular album, but one that I don't really ever think to put on and listen to. After that innate reaction I took a moment to think and realized that it's really just like all the other albums on this list; it's simply a record full of music tracks. Yes, I have like 50 events from my youth where I associate songs from this album very strongly to- and I'm sure there are many other people my age who have the same. It's just funny how once anything gets so ubiquitous and famous it kind of changes, right? Like the name "Britney Spears" isn't two names- Britney and Spears put together, it's one phrase- "Britney Spears". I think what I'm trying to say is that this album has this quasi Gestalt effect where the sum is greater than it's parts, and it's easy to forget that the parts are really just chords and melodies put together, and the album is just songs bundled up and put in a specific order. A younger me would have given this a 4 and felt that was generous, but alas- I am not that same young, stubborn, opinionated music head anymore. I am wiser. I can see this album pop up on this list and say "oh shit, this album ushered in one of the biggest paradigm shifts ever in the industry". I can say "these songs slap, and ultimately that's what music is about- songs that are simply great to listen to. No matter how you get there, you can't deny a slap." It's a 5 for me. The songs are great, and It's just too important of an album to the landscape of popular music.

It's a very good example of bubble gum pop so I understand why it's on the list, but it's really hard to listen to as a grown adult.

No thanks. I know and like the first track ("like" is a relative term here), but everything else feels so painfully pop-manufactured and dated to the era. Skipped most of the tracks, just not feeling this at all. One good laugh for the track titled "Email My Heart." I've noticed that most of my "one stars" on here are more of 1.5 stars, or like a 3 out of 10. But to be sure, anything in the 1-3 range is bad. This is a stinker. Favorite tracks: Baby One More Time. Album art: Goofy font for her name, and the portrait is just weird. I mean c'mon, this is a former Mickey Mouse club child performer, album is released right after she turns 17, and they went with this kind of pic/aesthetic? Christgau called her a "girl next door version of Madonna," I'm not in a position to say he's wrong but is that not a concerning label to attach to a minor? Something just don't feel right. Hindsight's 20/20 but I can't help but feel like launching a girl into pop stardom in this way contributed, at least in part, to the troubled life she's lived. 1.5/5

What is this doing in this list? I don’t mind a decent pop album, but this cheesy nonsense!

If someone came to my room while I was listening to this album, I'd just switch to porn because that would be easier to explain. Bad music! The Goblin King awakens from his slumber!

I wasn't a Britney girl I have to say and listening to this I've remembered why - literally every song is about a boy and some romance thing! I was not interested in this at all. I respect Britney Spears and of course appreciate she was THE pop icon of the time, but this simply isn't for me. Was a slog getting through that

You know I'm a sucker for a good Britney album. Love it

I could not stop laughing through the first 15-20 minutes of this album. I think the song “E-mail my heart” finally broke me. Bad in an enjoyable way, and good in some ways that count. The producers are clearly having tons of fun with their assignment. It’s not jaded, apathetic, soulless pop… it’s often very silly, but you can have fun with it. So dated, too! Every one of Britney Spears’ songs have the same quality of her album covers: you can tell immediately what year it was made in, because there could be no other.

In the early 2000s one of my best friends at school had a 'shoe box of shame' within which lurked albums that he was too embarrassed to store on his CD shelf, lest anyone see them. Owning this record as a schoolboy was bad enough, but as an adult it would be even more questionable (particularly if you happened to buy a version with the North American album cover). The big hit singles could, at a stretch, almost be considered ok(ish) late 90s manufactured pop music, but in retrospect even these aren't great. Go beyond the singles and this is really awful. Overall this album has aged about as gracefully as it's creator. Unlike Britney, however, the record doesn't deserve any sympathy. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: ...Baby One More Time Date listened: 24/01/23

It sounds like they took some built-in phone ringtones and wrote super generic lyrics that reference "you," "love," and "heart" as many times as possible.

I was trying to find a way to rate this higher than a 1. It has two singles that topped the charts, so it can't be THAT bad, can it. Yes, yes it can. It's terribly dated, way overproduced, bland, AND infuriating at the same time. It's really not good, and I'm glad it was removed from future versions of the book.

I am a 28 year old male and know many of these songs just by virtue of having ridden in my mother’s car.

Here is one of those albums I've been hoping was on this list, or at least, an album that has some incredible songs that I was obsessed with as a kid but never actually had the CD or listened all the way through. So I'm glad it's on this list so I can finally dive in. Obviously the first three tracks are pop classics, and while none of the other tracks reach those same heights, it can't be denied what this album did for music at the time. So many other artists in this genre wouldn't exist without this, even if a lot of the songs have similar themes of a woman needing a man to be complete. Those themes don't hold up as well in our current day, but as a time capsule, this album is great. I’d normally give an album like this a 3 but due to the prestige I gotta give it a 4.

This is so fun and magical I love it. I’ve never described an album as being magical before, so I really felt something with this one. The album cover is atrocious, but I won’t hold that against Britney. She was just a girl. She’s got a great voice that has an infectious energy to it. The writing isn’t the most groundbreaking and the production, while sounding crystal clear, really is a one trick pony on this album. The songs can blend together and get repetitive, which makes things super boring, but there’s some range here and there. For example, “Soda Pop” sounds distinct from the rest of the project, which isn’t necessarily a good thing though. Jankiest song on the album. Best tracks “…Baby One More Time” (obviously), “I Will Still Love You (with Don Phillips)”, and “The Beat Goes On”. Can’t dispute the impact of this album and no arguing that I had fun listening. 4/5

What I’ve just listened to is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in this rambling, incoherent album was there a musical idea even close to anything that could be considered an interesting tune. Everyone who pressed play is now dumber for having listened to it. I award this album 1 star, and may God have mercy on “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die” editor Robert Dimery’s soul.

DIVA!

C’mon now

Oh boy, right in the childhood, nostalgia through the roof! I meant to give it a 4 because I never liked the second part of the album as much as I did the first but it's gotta be a 5 for the feelings it evoked... good times

BANGERS!

Un très bon album pop. Pour quelqu’un qui n’aime pas beaucoup le pop, j’ai adoré les performances de vocaux de Britney, et les beats très pop culture, malgré que certains soit peu inspiré. Il y a aussi des très bon featuring.

I’m shocked. While not my thing in many, many ways, this album is actually quite good. I’d heard the singles released from this before…..I mean what American hasn’t? And used those to prejudge the album. Not aa incorrect assessment for style and taste, but this album most certainly doesn’t suck.

Oh yes, this smells like the 90's. Good memories.

Definitely see how this album really had a public. Britney Spears into fame. Typical pop music. Very catchy. Worth at least one listen.

some songs I hadn't heard before, she actually has a great voice

As much as it's not my kind of music this is an iconic album. The entire thing in one go was a bit much, but truth be told I never had a listen to the whole thing! Saved tracks: ...Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, E-Mail My Heart, The Beat Goes On, I Will Be There

Am I a certified Girl Boss now? #FreeBritney

Rating a little higher than it deserves because the first three tracks are so iconic. The rest.... is fine. I was surprised by how strong her vocals are on this compared to her later work.

A classic.

Teen pop was good all this time?!? The answer may shock you

I am shocked because I thought that this will be one of the worst albums that I will ever listen to but no... it's ok. Yes, it is Teen Pop with lyrics that not only sound but were written by a teenage girl that just found a "love" for songwriting. But there is something very innocent, even with some not so innocent moments, and sweet about it. Like a cringe memory to the teenage years, very dated but with nostaliga. And there are some geniuenly good written tracks on here. Of course '...Baby One More Time' is a classic song that everyone knows but it probably has the same amount of haters as lovers. I, as a "music critc", feel kind of obligaded to choose the first but I do geniunely like the song. It is banger song and so fun to listen to. It's not a perfect song though. There are a couple of very boring moments that do drag down the overall enjoyment but once that chorus comes I am hooked again. HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!! Even when you'd expect that the album stops with good songs, '(You Drive Me) Crazy' keeps quality even if it is slightly less of a earworm. Again, the hook and chorus are very catchy but the main highlight is probably the production that is actually a really solid New Jack Swing beat. I like this song pretty much on the same level as the title track. The following 'Sometimes' is a much more basic Teen Pop track that doesn't cut the edge at all neither with lyrics, songwriting, hooks or even production. It is just a slightly below average Pop song that is weirly annoying. I do not like this song... It's too girly teen for me. It sounds like the song played in the end credits of a horse movie. I do not like horses or movies and especially not horse movies. There is a slight change of genre on 'Soda Pop' with the introduction of Ragga, a Dancehall subgenre that brings in a "deejay" who is similar to an MC as both deliver raps. That makes the song weirdly catchy and different but not necessarily better. I'd argue that it's even more annoying but as there are some catchier hooks and a better production present, I think it's solid but not good. There is a really lovely production on 'Born to Make You Happy' wasted on an average artist. It's not bad... in fact the song as a whole is quite good. But other artists could've made much more with the beat than Britney did. But, as said, it's a good song just not anything crazy. Its got a nice chorus that really sticks out but the bridge is cringe. The songwriting and the vocal melody is great though. Overall a pretty good song... good but not great. The slow and mellow 'From the Bottom of My Broken Heart' is just a very average Pop song with not many interesting moments or songwriting. I actually hate it. The melody feels fake and overdone, the production tries more than it actually does and the lyrics are even worse than normally. Nothing about this is worthy listening to exceot maybe the vocals in the chorus? It is also way to long. The albums second half starts with 'I Will Be There' which features a much more Rock infused sound that makes this not only different but also a little more interesting... at least at the start. The actual song is pretty bad. Not dreadfully annoying but boringly bad. Not much here that really does anything. Meh... The same thing happens with 'I Will Still Love You', it's too basic with not enough moments to make it at least with one thing interesting. The main difference is that this song has a feature that is really bad. So naturally the whole song sucks. It's not completely bad but it isn't good. (For those listening on streaming: Deep in My Heart wasn't part of the original US release, only the EU bonus track release, so skip it if you want to) 'Thinkin' About You' is the same thing again. It's boring without many catchy moments. The production is alright which makes it a passable song but far from being good. I absolutely do not care. The bad aged and bad lyrics of 'E-Mail My Heart' are much less than what they try to be. And considering that it's supposed to focus especially on that aspect on the song... it's not really well executed. But there is one thing that is exectuted pretty great: the songwriting. The song has a really good structure, good vocals, a melody that really sticks and a pretty great chorus. It is a pretty underrated song and I think a good song. Nothing crazy or worthy listening to but it is good. The most "experimental" (in VERY BIG quotation marks) song 'The Beat Goes On' closes the album in a mix between the usual style combined with Big Beat and Dub. It's pretty interesting even if it feels so weird on the album but it is a really good song. I wish more on the album sounded like this because this is really f-ing good. (not great though) favourites: ...Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Born to Make You Happy, The Beat Goes On, E-Mail My Heart least favourites: From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, I Will Still Love You, Sometimes, Thinkin' About You Rating: decent to strong 5 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

I have to admit, when I saw this pop up, I was happy to have a happy little throwback album to listen to for the day. Baby One More Time and You Drive Me Crazy are both bops, Sometimes was sort of blah, but Soda Pop is the song that broke me. I had tried skipping to the next song, but it didn’t erase Soda Pop from my brain. I had to abandon the experiment partway through when I saw there was still 12 tracks ahead of me.

What. Fresh. Hell. Even for 1999 pop. An aside. If in any doubt about the motives of Ms Spears backers: the music on this album is on a par with the music of S Club Seven. Which is to say, aimed at twelve year olds and made by a notional big sister or brother. It's impossible to unthinkable "(Baby Hit Me) One More Time" (although the Travis cover does help. But it'll be interesting to do the Lady Gaga test on this song and video.

…Baby One More Time Hit me AB159 I’m guessing we’ll all go for the title track for our playlist - not only is it a copper bottomed stone cold classic pop banger it's also the best thing on here, despite there being some perfectly serviceable teen pop on the album. (You Drive Me) Crazy is decent mid tempo pop with a good chorus and Sometimes, despite being rather coldly formulaic, is cheesily catchy, and is perfectly suited to the teenage Britney. Soda Pop is unintentionally quite amusing, with a slightly strange vocal, but for some reason its’ very listenable with a kind of winning naive charm to it. It definitely feels very late 90s, one of those songs that might have been turned down by Bran Van 3000 or Smash Mouth before landing at her door. Born to Make You Happy is another bit of standard 90s teen pop, although it has a cloyingness to it that hasn’t aged that well and is ultimately a bit irritating. From the Bottom of My Broken Heart again is a perfectly fine pop ballad, but definitely a tier or two below Sometimes. You can really hear I Will Be There is a Max Martin tune, with it’s Bo Diddley rhythm and crafted efficiency, however it definitely feels like filler, not terrible, but apart from the rhythm there’s not much melodic interest. Obviously this is a genre that flirts heavily with cheesiness, and while there are elements of cheese throughout, it goes full blown cheese on I Will Still Love You. The gospel-ish melody isn't good and the seriousness with which they’ve approached it is very jarring for what is quite a boring song.. Also whoever Don Philip is, he oversings the shit out of it, remorselessly stripping the song of any semblance of quality it might have had. Thinkin’ about you is a return to the more bouncy pop sound, with some slightly leftfield country touches, and again is perfectly fine. E-Mail My Heart. Not a great song, but what a title, the proustian rush of late 90s internet is strong and pleasingly nostalgic. I suppose nowadays this would be called Snapchat My Dick, or TikTok my Minky or something. The Beat Goes On is a great tune, no matter who sings it. Interesting that the All Seeing I helped produce it, having done it themselves the year before, and this sounds pretty much the same, although it does seem to suit Britney’s vocal tics well. Overall this is pretty much exactly what you think it would be. The whole point of it was to make a late 90s teen pop album that would be totally unthreatening and sell a ton of copies to adolescents. And on that front it’s very successful. Everything on it is entirely interchangeable, and apart from …Baby One More Time, which towers above the rest, it doesn’t actually matter what is on here, as long as there are some ballads and some fun pop. And that’s fine, there’s craft and skill in doing that and it makes a perfectly listenable album, but obviously not one I’ll come back to, so on my scale that lands it as a solid 2. 👶👶 Playlist submission: …Baby One More Time

This is a cultural moment to be aware of, not an album to listen to. If teenagers made this music themselves for other teenagers it'd be unlistenable but fine. For grown adults to decide it's fine to send a teenager through the grinder to sell records and soft drinks is chilling. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

It would be cool to find some modern defense of this, but it's just way too artificial to find any interest in. Spears has a good voice and the hits are catchy (but in an annoying way). The worst era of pop?

Aged like milk. I get that Britney was a significant figure of the late 90s and early 00s, but aside from the title track (which holds up quite well) this is forgettable cookie cutter R&B pop which dominated a large portion of the 90s and 00s. It shouldn't be on the list.

I dint listen to the whole thing but five stars defintiely

surprised how many of these songs I wasn't familiar with. loved it tho

Whoever doesn’t give this 5 stars is lying

...Baby One More Time

Modern pop classic

It has been a long time since I’ve listened to this album. Since the early 2000s I have just cherry picked hits off it. It’s a terrific album and I’m glad to see it getting recognized for its cultural significance. Pretty amazing coming from a teenager. This deserves its spot on this list!

Not an album that I would have thought that I needed to listen to, but glad I did. Excellent pop music from a teenager!

Mother is MOTHERING

I’m a little less than four months older than her and this album kicked off a lifelong love affair with her.

Pop masterpiece. Max Martin at his finest, and Spears vocal performance here is perfect. Shame what became of this pop legend.

Better than the 900 brit pop albums on this list

still a banger

Perfect pop album. Britney was a star at a young age because she knew how to hit every cord and check all the boxes on bubblegum pop.

I now know why I love A Touch Of Class's Planet pop... They are very similar ! And both are awesome !

Okay, let's go over this for a moment... I was nine when this album came out. My barely-younger sister absolutely LOVED this album. When I saw this pop up, the ONLY thing I thought of was how annoying this album was, except I learned that I was conflating it with how annoying my sister was. WHAT. AN. ALBUM. There's a reason she became a household name. This album had people talking, and her follow-up (Oops I did it again) solidified Britney's place in pop culture. My god, to think about how she recoreded this album when she was (checks notes) 16-17 years old! MY GOD WHAT A PERFORMANCE. The vocals are sooooo goood. Like, sometimes as good or better than what you would expect from Mariah, or Janet, or even Whitney. Perfectly timed tremelos and vibrato along with the vocal overdubs will remind you of 90's production techniques, while also reminding you of how versatile and accurate Britney's voice really is. I hate loving this album. I feel like a corporate shill when I think of this as a business-created album from JIVE records. I've never felt so guilty loving an album, especially the covers. But, it's still the 8th highest selling female album of all time FOR A REASON. The duality has me loving and hating myself for this at the same time... Added to library.

cool

This album is a mess. But probably by design to get a single out of it matter what. I'd this a decent album? No. Is this an album id listen to again besides the first 2 songs? Also no, but man does it hit a zeitgeist. Plus I'm only giving this a 5 because I know that there are assholes just giving this a 1 because it's brithey and I have to void one out

Of course I gave it five stars argue with someone else

As a Millennial, this one hits different. I saw Britney perform this album at Grad Night in 1999

How could you not like this album

Classic

... Baby One More Time is Britney Spears' debut album, and one of the best selling albums of all time. The album set - and still holds - several sales records for female artists and for young artists. It made Britney an international star, and a central fixture of pop music. This is a great collection of pop songs of a surprising range, which show the strength of Britney's R&B influenced voice. The title track was global hit - one of the biggest songs of all time. Some of these are dance tracks, but there are as many sweet ballads. It may be bubble gum pop - but it's very, very good bubble gum pop.

Before the kiss music

I think the reviews for this one are a good poll of who uses this website because this album is undeniably an influential one but the appeal is lost if you were born before like 1980 and/or are pretentious. As a zoomer that loves girl pop this shit is like crack and also makes me remember that max martin is responsible for the success of basically every female pop artist in the 21 century. The title track is an all-timer and I'll never stop loving you is also great. Also, a lot of the tracks still hold up but overall its dated in the best way because of songs like email my heart which I'm sure was the 1999 way to slide into DMs but now it's just hilarious. "Let's circle back on these nudes after Labor Day" vibe

Probably THE pop album I think about from my childhood. I find it impossible to separate from nostalgia but I'll say it, it's iconic.

I love Britney!!Gorgeous voice, many songs on this album have an interesting mix of styles and/or modal interchanges within the songs. Time warp back to my teen years. An album which is about love, loss and friendship, sometimes a bit kitschy, but be honest, who hasn't felt that way as a teenager?

Perfect album!

Classic

Это легендарный альбом:)

It's Britney bitch

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Baby one more time, Crazy, Sometimes, Born to make you happy, Autumn goodbye

Listen, I was a 12 year old girl when this album came out. Let's not pretend I wasn't into this. I never owned this CD but I am familiar with a third of the tracks. I think there are too many schmaltzy filler songs, but otherwise, there are some great songs here. Gonna forward this review to myheart@britneyspears.com because she asked me to.

It's classic, it's cheesy, it's 90s fabulous - singing into your hairbrush whilst trying on your mums make-up questioning your sexuality... wait, what?!

Awww come on people!? It's Britney? This was massive. She was massive. The video was massive. For sheer impact on our Western culture this is right up there and whether you loved it or loathed it we've all heard it. As someone else said the album is top heavy probably because the producers didn't think people would get to listen all the way through? And to think this has a string of awards and record sales stats attached to it. Bless.

When I saw this album, I thought easy 4 or 5. Yup, I give it a solid 4 for some of the best pop songs in modern history. It's easy to hate this & pass it off a bubble gum pop, because it is, but this album & its singles never stopped being played at gay clubs, drag shows, and at parties. Britney isn't a strong vocalist, in fact she has a lot of support from her backup singers on this album, but damn those tunes are catchy. I will always love Britney & she deserves pop music accolades.

Oh man. What a nostalgia hit. The song “…Baby One More Time” has all the sounds from pop of this era — those big Max Martin drums, the processed funk licks, the gratuitous vocals runs. Of course, I’ll never be able to separate it from childhood memories. I was in the 4th grade when this album came out and like everyone else, these singles (and their music videos) rocked my world. The music on this album was assembled by producers who understand how to elicit Pavlovian responses from listeners — dance! cry! smile! Every chord is chosen for maximum impact, every sound is polished for maximum shine. But even though the music is synthetic, the feels are real! Why is that? I think it’s the songwriting. It’s formulaic but very effective. A record label can market the hell out of a song but it doesn’t become an all-out phenomenon without something real at its core. “…Baby One More Time” and “(You Drive Me) Crazy” are mega hits that will make any millennial lose their mind when you play them. But the album cuts are solid too. They push a lot of the same buttons and do so almost just as well. From a consumer‘s perspective, this is a good product — if you bought the CD for the singles, you wouldn’t be mad about the rest. And if you were at the right age, you probably fell in love with all of it.

90s pop. But compared to what passes as pop today, this is high art. The first three notes of ...Baby One More Time contain more musical talent than anyhing in the pop charts today. Yes, it's a bit cheesy at times, especially the ballads, for which I'll deduct half a point. But really .... it's Britney. I mean, come on. 3.5/5

Y'all, it is perfectly okay to let loose and indulge in some dumb junk food every so often.

If you could distill pop music and crystallize it into its purest form, you would get this album.

I love the title track and the cover of Sonny and Cher’s The Beat Goes On and I appreciate this album's cultural significance but the rest of the tunes on this record don't quite do it for me the way some of Spears' later records do. I hope we get to hear more from her.

Whatever else a person can say about this album, it's a pretty impressive debut from a teenager with plenty of deserved commercial appeal and a instantly recognizable voice and singing style. The title song is still a classic. I was surprised but happy to see such a bubblegum pop album in this list. It definitely sets a standard for the genre.

Surprised myself how much o enjoyed this might relisten

The epitome of 90s pop The way the world treats child stars is truly appalling, glad she is finally free 3.5/5 rounded up

A pop classic. Wish I hadn't been such a stereotypical "boy" when I was younger because I could have been enjoying this for many more years! Some of the slower tracks in the middle get a bit samey/boring. There's a proclivity in these songs to lean on the R&B which I don't think is Britney's strength necessarily. But the first 4-5 and last 2-3 tracks are so good that really it's a good time all around. Can't believe she recorded this at 18!

I don't understand... Britney Spears.. but shes kinda cute

Tough one. Popcultural impact 5/5 Overall music 2/5 Would round up the 3.5.

This is simply great pop music. Every song is incredibly catchy, and while it is for sure locked into the time it was made, it almost feels like a time capsule in that way.

Starts out way better than I expected but does start to drag towards the end. She’s just not a strong enough singer for the ballads, but the uptempo songs are a lot of fun. Should get a 3.5 but what the hell.

Straight bitch behaviour, yo. Britney Spears gushes all over my face and boy, do I like it? Holy shit, her dripping cunt is steaming and the smell is something I'll never forget. Smokin'

I haven't listened to this is full in decades. This really brings me back to my childhood and my sisters playing this all the time. At the time I thought I was "too cool" for this, but secretly loved it. My only complaint is that this album is a bit too long. 3.75/5

An iconic album

As my wife said “If you could wear out a CD then this CD would have worn out in my discman” What a landmark pop album! As a 90’s boy I was NOT into Britney Spears (until her Rolling Stones covers obviously) but returning to this album as a MAN I can honestly say it’s a great pop album. Not only are the singles catchy as hell, the album cuts like “Deep in my heart”, “Thinkin About You” and “Soda Pop” are great too. This album completely changed pop music and it’s easy to see why. It’s Britney bitch! “Email my heart” is a junka though

I never thought I would've enjoyed Britney Spears' debut album as much as I did. Its clear to see how she impacted the world of pop music and what followed. 12 year old me begrudgingly liked it and 36 year old me frickin loves it. The only knock against it is that its top heavy. You get the strongest hits right away, but the rest of it is still pretty good and has maybe one or two misses. Its Britney bitch.

Is it good? No. Does it stand the test of time? No. Is it fun? Mostly! I didn't grow up listening to Britney, I was too young. This album came out when I was just 1 year old. Listening to this album today I tried to adopt the mindset of a 13 year old girl in 1999. It's a fun album, but it's not empowering at all, no good values to be found here for teenagers girls. Teaches women to live for love and for men. I guess Britney was never positioned to be a good role model for women...but she was, all the same, and I think that says a lot about the late 90s and early 2000s what kind of role models women had. I don't know. I'm reading into this too much. It's girly bubbly teen pop. I really liked "Soda Pop", it's a great vibe change and a really fun track. Overall it's a decent album, definitely iconic.

Listening to this was like being transported back in time - I feel like I haven’t heard most of these tracks in 20 years. All in all, it was a good time.

Fun songs to sing along to.

it's britney bitch