Sooner or Later (BBMak album)

Sooner or Later is the debut studio album by English pop group BBMak, released on 16 May 2000 through Telstar and Hollywood Records. It was re-released in the United Kingdom the following year, peaking at number 16 in the UK charts. The album peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200, producing three hit singles, and was certified gold.

Sooner or Later
Studio album by BBMak
Released	16 May 2000 (US) 28 May 2001 (UK)
Studio	United Recording
Genre	Pop pop rock teen pop[1]
Length	44:10 (US release)
Label	Hollywood, Telstar
Producer	Rob Cavallo John Shanks Oliver Leiber Pro-Jay Robin Thicke
BBMak chronology
Sooner or Later (2000) Into Your Head (2002)
Singles from Sooner or Later
"Back Here" Released: 9 August 1999 "Still on Your Side" Released: 14 May 2001 "Ghost of You and Me" Released: 17 July 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[3]
NME	[4]
Plugged In (publication)	(average)[5]
Robert Christgau	(Honourable mention)[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back Here"	Mark Barry Christian Burns Stephen McNally Phil Thornalley	Oliver Leiber John Shanks	3:35
2.	"I'm Not in Love"	Leiber Jon Lind	Leiber	4:14
3.	"Next Time"	Leiber Paul Peterson Shanks	Leiber	3:51
4.	"Unpredictable"	Leiber Peterson Anthony Kavanaugh	Leiber Rob Cavallo	4:24
5.	"Ghost of You and Me"	Lind Richard Page	Cavallo Lind (assoc.)	4:46
6.	"I Can Tell"	Robin Thicke James Gass	Thicke Pro-Jay Cavallo (add.) Lind (add.)	3:39
7.	"Love Is Leaving"	Barry Burns McNally	Cavallo Lind (assoc.)	4:18
8.	"Love on the Outside"	Barry Burns McNally	Cavallo Lind BBMak	2:47
9.	"Still on Your Side"	Bridget Benenate Bob Thiele Dillon O'Brian Barry Burns McNally	O'Brian Thiele Cavallo (add.) Lind (add.)	3:52
10.	"Always"	Barry Burns McNally	Cavallo Lind BBMak	1:06
11.	"Can't Say"	Barry Burns McNally Thornalley David Munday	Lieber	3:38
12.	"Again"	Burns Barry McNally	Mark Jolley Richard Cardwell Milton McDonald BBMak Cavallo (add.)	3:35

Singles

• "Back Here" – UK CD 2 August 16, 1999;^[7] US April 11, 2000;^[8] UK CD 1 February 12, 2001^[9] (TRL 06.16.00)
• "Still On Your Side" – US July 17, 2001;^[10] UK May 14, 2001^[11] (TRL 11.27.00)
• "Ghost of You and Me" – (TRL Debut 05.11.01)^[12]

Track listing (Original Asia release)

Released in Winter 1999.^[13] Victor Entertainment, Inc. Cat No. VICP-60913

1. "Back Here"
2. "Still on Your Side"
3. "Next Time"
4. "I Can Tell"
5. "Again"
6. "Can't Say"
7. "Miss You More"
8. "Emily's Song"
9. "September"
10. "Sooner or Later"
11. "More Than Words"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–01) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 57 Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 14 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 16 US Billboard 200[17] 38 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200[19] 182

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Production (Asia Release)

• Track 1 – John Shanks, Oliver Leiber
• Track 2 – Bob Thiele Jr., Dillon O'Brian
• Track 3 – Oliver Leiber
• Track 4 – Pro-Jay, Robin Thicke
• Track 6 – Mark Jolley, Richard Cardwell, Milton McDonald
• Track 11 – Darren Allison