Never Gone - Backstreet Boys

**Introduction** The Backstreet Boys were one of the biggest male groups of the late 1990's with their blend of dance pop and ballads. At the turn of the new millenium they released Black and Blue which featured hits such as "Shape of my heart", "More than that" and "The Call". The band then went on an unofficial hiatus with a mix of record company problems and the release of Nick Carter solo album "Now or Never" to fill in the gaps. **Never Gone** They began recording for Never Gone in 2004 and finished the album in January 2005, Never Gone was released on 14th June 2005 on the Jive Record Label ...  Read the complete review

- Introduction/Background Information - Never Gone is the Backstreet Boys fifth original studio album, which came out in June 2005, after a turbulent time for all BSB fans'. Its the follow up to 2000s Black and Blue album (which I just reviewed a couple of days ago) and I know quite a few fans weren't sure if they would ever hear another album from the group after what happened in early 2002, with band member Nick deciding to take time out from the group and work on his own solo project and the group suing their record label, Jive, for a sizeable figure. The true outcome of that lawsuit was never really disclosed, its something I still wonder about to this day ...  Read the complete review