All American (album)

All American is the third solo album released in 2015 by Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. The album was released on November 25, 2015, on his own record label, Kaotic, Inc. This is his first solo album since I'm Taking Off, which was released four years earlier.

All American
Studio album by Nick Carter
Released	November 25, 2015
Recorded	January–June 2015
Genre	Pop, pop rock, pop punk
Length	34:33
Label	Kaotic, Inc
Producer	Dan Muckala
Nick Carter chronology
Nick & Knight (2014) All American (2015)
Singles from All American
"I Will Wait" Released: September 12, 2015 "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Released: February 3, 2016 (Japan only) "19 in 99" Released: February 5, 2016

Background

In January 2015, Carter let fans know he was working on another solo album that would be titled All American.^[1] On September 22, 2015, he released the lead single from the album, "I Will Wait" on Vevo, which he said was inspired by Ed Sheeran's songwriting.^[2][3] Carter also has a track featuring Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, titled "Get Over Me".^[4] All American was released on November 25, 2015, a day after the Dancing with the Stars finale, where he was one of the four finalists.^[5]

Musical style

The musical style of the album combines pop, rock and pop punk, and features some rock music instruments such as drum and rock guitar. The song "Cherry Pie" has the throwback type feel like that of Mark Ronson. Some songs have a guitar sound of pop punk music, such as "19 in 99", "Tijuana", "All American" and "Left for Dead". The songs "Get Over Me", "California", "Second Wind", "Sweet" and "In Over My Head" have more of a dance-pop and teen pop sound. "I Will Wait" is an emotional ballad inspired by Ed Sheeran, with a clear acoustic guitar sound.

I'm very inspired by rock and pop music, and have those in me, and have done albums like that in the past, so it's going to have that. But it also has some rhythm, it has some soul for sure. I feel like I'm definitely coming into my own as an artist. But it just touches on all sorts of different styles and feels, so when you listen to the album from top to bottom, you know it's taking you on a ride. Like a musical. Like a movie, or something.^[6]

— Nick Carter, I Heart Radio

Singles

"I Will Wait" is the first single of the album, released on September 12, 2015, on iTunes, and September 22 on Vevo. The song climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Trending 140 Chart.^[3] On September 24, Carter performed the song on the finale of Dancing with the Stars.

On February 3, 2016, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" was released only in Japan, set as the promotional single and bonus track of the All American Japanese standard edition. Carter duets with Japanese singer Nissy on this song, which was originally recorded by American musician George Benson, with lyrics by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. The song entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at No. 86.^[7] However, it debuted at No. 12 on the Japanese iTunes Weekly Chart.^{[citation needed]}

"19 in 99" was released as the second official international single of the album. Its music video was released on February 5, 2016 on Vevo and YouTube, and was directed by Kevin Estrada. Bandmate AJ McLean makes a cameo appearance in the video.

Track listing

All songs produced by Dan Muckala.

All American track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"19 in 99"	Nick Carter, Bryan Shackle, Thomas Kipp Williams, Dan Muckala	3:25
2.	"Get Over Me" (featuring Avril Lavigne)	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	3:29
3.	"California"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	2:59
4.	"Second Wind"	Carter, Natasha Bedingfield, Williams, Muckala	3:30
5.	"Swet"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	2:42
6.	"Cherry Pie"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	3:07
7.	"Tijuana"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	3:03
8.	"All American"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	2:53
9.	"Man on the Moon"	Carter, Williams, Muckala	2:48
10.	"Horoscope"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	3:13
11.	"I Will Wait"	Carter, Shackle, Williams, Muckala	3:24
Total length:			34:33

Japanese standard edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Left for Dead"	Bryan Shackle, Matt Mahaffey	3:01
13.	"In Over My Head"	Carter, Nicholas "Ras" Furlong, Andy Goldstein, Allen Lewis, Graham Stone	3:01
14.	"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (duet with Nissy)	Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin	4:28
Total length:			45:03

Japanese deluxe edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Notes	Length
15.	"I Will Wait" (music video)	Video
16.	"19 in 99" (music video/Japanese version)	Video
17.	"All American: Behind the Scenes of the Recording"	Video

Charts

Chart performance for All American

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8]	99
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	27

Release history

In the US, the physical CD's were only available on his official website.^[10] The album is also available digitally on Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify worldwide.^[11][12]

Release history and formats for All American

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	November 25, 2015	Digital download	Kaotic, Inc.
Japan	February 10, 2016	CD digital download	Universal Music Japan
Canada	March 10, 2016		Kaotic, Inc.

Tour

All American Tour

Tour by Nick Carter
Associated album	All American
Start date	February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)
End date	March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26)
Legs	1
No. of shows	22 in North America

To support this album, Carter went on a North American tour that began in February 2016. The tour included 22 cities, starting in Sacramento, California and ending in Nashville, Tennessee.^[13]

Opening act and guests

American singer Riley Biederer was announced to be the opening act of the entire All American Tour. On February 25, which was the second show held in Beverly Hills, bandmate AJ McLean made an appearance and sang a duet with Carter on the song "The Call". Those in the audience included Sharna Burgess, Rochelle McLean, Jeff Timmons and wife Lauren Kitt. American actress Kyla Kenedy attended the Dallas concert on March 4. During the show in New York, Carter brought out a surprise guest, bandmate Brian Littrell for singing two Backstreet Boys songs; "I Want It That Way" and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely".

Setlist

This setlist was received from the February 24, 2016 concert at Ace of Spades in Sacramento. Carter also covered some songs by other artists during concerts, such as "Wonderwall" by Oasis, "Jesse's Girl" by Rick Springfield, "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty, "Buddy Holly" by Weezer and "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. During the song "The Call", Carter performed dance moves that he learned from Dancing with the Stars, where he was one of the contestants.

Show intro

1. "Blow Your Mind"
2. "I'm Taking Off"
3. "Horoscope"
4. "All American" (contains elements of "Jesse's Girl")
5. "As Long as You Love Me"
6. "One More Time"
7. "Just Want You to Know"

Unplugged

8. "I Want It That Way"
9. "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
10. "Madeleine"
11. "I Will Wait"
12. "Shape of My Heart"
13. "Second Wind"

Full band rock show

14. "Burning Up"
15. "Swet"
16. "Larger than Life"
17. "The Call"
18. "Falling Down"(contains elements of "In the Air Tonight")
19. "19 in 99"
20. "Get Over Me"

Encore

21. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
22. "I Got You"

• "Shape of My Heart" was later replaced by "Wonderwall".

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[13]
February 24, 2016	Sacramento	United States	Ace of Spades
February 25, 2016	Beverly Hills		Saban Theatre
February 26, 2016	Anaheim		House of Blues
February 27, 2016	Solana Beach		Belly Up Tavern
February 29, 2016	Phoenix		Crescent Ballroom
March 1, 2016	Tucson		Rialto Theatre
March 4, 2016	Dallas		South Side Ballroom
March 5, 2016	Houston		Warehouse Live
March 6, 2016	New Orleans		House of Blues
March 9, 2016	Raleigh		The Ritz
March 10, 2016	Baltimore		Sound Stage Baltimore
March 11, 2016	Freehold		iPlay America
March 12, 2016	New York		PlayStation Theater
March 13, 2016	Boston		House of Blues
March 16, 2016	Montreal	Canada	Métropolis
March 17, 2016	Toronto		Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 18, 2016	Grand Rapids	United States	The Intersection
March 19, 2016	Chicago		House of Blues
March 20, 2016	Minneapolis		Skyway Theatre
March 23, 2016	Kansas City		Uptown Theater
March 24, 2016	St. Louis		The Ready Room
March 26, 2016	Nashville		City Winery