Almost ten years after his solo debut, Nick Carter finally got around to releasing a second album in 2011.
I’m Taking Off is something of a misleading title: if Carter’s career outside the Backstreet Boys was going to take off, it would have by 2011.
Instead, he’s resigned to riding a wave created by Ryan Tedder, doing his best to turn I’m Taking Off into a slightly warmer OneRepublic album, thawing the chilly synthesizers but retaining the same glazed blend of R&B beats and soft rock melodies.
Carter is better when the tempered glass cracks a little bit, when he dips into a Michael Jackson tribute (“Special”) or when the song’s melodic thrust overshadows the production, but those moments don’t arrive all that often on I’m Taking Off.
Usually, it’s all about those shimmering steely sounds, sounds that would have seemed modern a few years ago but now seem just past their sell-by date…which may be why the album popped up in Japan first.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burning UpNick Carter, Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub | Nick Carter | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Not the Other GuyNick Carter, Matthew Gerrard | Nick Carter | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | So Far AwayNick Carter, Jason Ingram, Dan Muckala | Nick Carter | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | AddictedNick Carter, Matthew Gerrard | Nick Carter | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | SpecialNick Carter, Charlie Gambetta, LaMont Neuble, Waynne Nugent, Kevin Risto | Nick Carter | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Falling DownNick Carter, Matthew Gerrard | Nick Carter | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Just One KissNick Carter, Jason Ingram, Dan Muckala | Nick Carter | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Nothing Left to LoseNick Carter, Toby Gad | Nick Carter | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Falling in Love AgainNick Carter, Brent Kutzle, Noel Zancanella | Nick Carter | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I'm Taking OffNick Carter, Matthew Gerrard | Nick Carter | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Jewel in Our HeartsNoriyuki Makihara, Seiji Motoyama | Nick Carter | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | The Great Divide | Nick Carter | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Bauer | Mixing |
| 2 | Chuck Butler | Bass, Editing, Guitar |
| 3 | Nick Carter | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Omar Cruz | Photography |
| 5 | Dan Deurloo | Assistant |
| 6 | Dirty Swift | Mixing |
| 7 | Mark Endert | Mixing |
| 8 | Carl Falk | Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 9 | Travis Ference | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Toby Gad | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Musician, Producer |
| 11 | Charlie Gambetta | Composer |
| 12 | Matthew Gerrard | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 13 | Lori Graf | Executive Producer, Management |
| 14 | Keiko Imaizumi | Liner Notes |
| 15 | Jason Ingram | Composer |
| 16 | Doug Johnson | Assistant |
| 17 | Jordan Keller | Executive Producer, Legal Counsel, Management |
| 18 | Savan Kotecha | Composer |
| 19 | Brent Kutzle | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals |
| 20 | Adam Lester | Guitar |
| 21 | Noriyuki Makihara | Composer, Producer, Vocals |
| 22 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 23 | The MIDI Mafia | Producer |
| 24 | Monte Neuble | Musician |
| 25 | Seiji Motoyama | Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 26 | Dan Muckala | Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Steven Mudd | Engineer |
| 28 | LaMont Neuble | Composer |
| 29 | Waynne Nugent | Composer |
| 30 | Greg Patterson | Design, Layout |
| 31 | Kevin Risto | Composer |
| 32 | Reggie Rojo, Jr. | Engineer |
| 33 | Yoshiyuki Sahashi | Autoharp, Guitar |
| 34 | Briton "Briddy" Shaw | Featured Artist |
| 35 | Takeshi Takizawa | Engineer |
| 36 | Jason Turner | Executive Producer, Legal Counsel, Management |
| 37 | Rami Yacoub | Composer |
| 38 | Noel Zancanella | Composer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |