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
Released16 May 2000 (US)
28 May 2001 (UK)
StudioUnited Recording
GenrePop, pop rock, teen pop[1]
Length44:10 (US release)
LabelHollywood, Telstar
Producer
BBMak chronology
Sooner or Later
(2000)		 Into Your Head
(2002)
Singles from Sooner or Later
  1. "Back Here"
    Released: 9 August 1999
  2. "Still on Your Side"
    Released: 14 May 2001
  3. "Ghost of You and Me"
    Released: 17 July 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
NME[4]
Plugged In(average)[5]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention) (Honourable mention)[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Back Here"
3:35
2."I'm Not in Love"
Leiber4:14
3."Next Time"
Leiber3:51
4."Unpredictable"
  • Leiber
  • Peterson
  • Anthony Kavanaugh
4:24
5."Ghost of You and Me"
  • Cavallo
  • Lind
4:46
6."I Can Tell"
  • Thicke
  • Pro-Jay
3:39
7."Love Is Leaving"
  • Barry
  • Burns
  • McNally
  • Cavallo
  • Lind
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
  • Lind
3:52
10."Always"
  • Barry
  • Burns
  • McNally
  • Cavallo
  • Lind
  • BBMak
1:06
11."Can't Say"
  • Barry
  • Burns
  • McNally
  • Thornalley
  • David Munday
Lieber3:38
12."Again"
  • Burns
  • Barry
  • McNally
  • Mark Jolley
  • Richard Cardwell
  • Milton McDonald
  • BBMak
  • Cavallo
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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified 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

References
  1. Review in allmusic
  2. Sooner or Later at AllMusic
  3. Johnson, Beth (19 May 2000). "Music Review: Sooner or Later". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. Alexander, Jim (12 September 2005). "BBMak: Sooner or Later". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2023. An updated review alters the score format to show one half star out of five stars.
  5. Waliszewski, Bob. "BBMak: Sooner or Later". Plugged In. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "CG: BBMak". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  7. "Back Here [CD 2]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  8. "Back Here / Miss You More: BBMak: Music". Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  9. "Back Here [CD 1]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  10. "Still on Your Side: Music". Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  11. "Still on Your Side [CD 2]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  12. "The TRL Archive – Debuts". ATRL. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  13. "BBMak Study Guide & Homework Help – Reference". eNotes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  14. "BBマックのアルバム売上ランキング".
  15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  17. "BBMak Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  18. "BBMak Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  20. "American album certifications – BB Mak – Sooner or Later". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012.


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