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Backstreet Boys Never Gone in Stores June 14; First Studio Album From the Group in Almost Five Years to be Release as a DualDisc

Jive Records will be releasing Never Gone, the first studio album from the Backstreet Boys in almost 5 years, on June 14, 2005.

Never Gone features an array of talented songwriters and producers that include Max Martin (Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone").

The title track "Never Gone," co-written by Kevin Richardson as a tribute to his dad, was produced by Mark Taylor.

"Incomplete" was produced by Dan Muckala. Other luminaries contributing to the album include Billy Mann (Pink and Sting), John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting, and John Shanks (2004 Grammy Award Producer of the Year), John Fields (Switchfoot).

Track listing for Never Gone is:

1. Incomplete
2. Just Want You To Know
3. Crawling Back To You
4. Weird World
5. I Still ...
6. Poster Girl
7. Lose It All
8. Climbing The Walls
9. My Beautiful Woman
10. Safest Place To Hide
11. Siberia
12. Never Gone

Never Gone will also be released as a DualDisc. The DualDisc version will contain the "Incomplete" video, 'Making Of' "Incomplete" video, "in-studio" and "behind-the-scenes" footage.

Upcoming television appearances include The Ellen DeGeneres Show (5/17), The Today Show concert series (6/10), The View (6/14), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (6/16) and The CBS Early Show (6/17). The group will be featured in People, Entertainment Weekly and Blender Magazines.

"Incomplete," the first single off of the Backstreet Boys forthcoming album Never Gone is the #9* this week on Radio and Records pop chart. The song comes in at #10* on Top 40 Mainstream Airplay and #27* in AC/Adult Airplay. The video for "Incomplete" is currently the #1 most watched video on AOL and in rotation on MTV, VH1 and MuchMusic.

Never Gone is the 4th studio release from the group since their debut in 1997. To date they have garnered 2 Diamond albums (RIAA certification for 10 million sold), as well as numerous multi-platinum certifications for albums, singles and videos. In total they have sold over 73 million albums worldwide.

Backstreet Boys begin a summer headlining tour in mid-July.

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Source: Jive Records
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2005 /PRNewswire/ --

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Backstreet Boys summer tour: Friday, July 22, West Palm Beach, FL,Sound Advice Amphitheatre Saturday, July 23,Tampa, FL, Ford Amphitheatre Sunday, July 24,Atlanta, GA, Gwinnett Arena Tuesday, July 26,Cleveland, OH,Tower City Theater Wednesday, July 27 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall Friday, July 29 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Spa & Casino Saturday, July 30 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger Jones Beach Theater Sunday, July 31 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Wednesday, August 3 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Thursday, August 4 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes Amphitheatre Saturday, August 6 Washington DC Nissan Pavilion Sunday, August 7 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC Tuesday, August 9 Wallingford, VT CTNow.com Theatre Wednesday, August 10 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center Friday, August 12 Hershey, PA Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium Saturday, August 13 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront Sunday, August 14 Boston, MA Tweeter Center Tuesday, August 16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Wednesday, August 17 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion Friday, August 19 Chicago, IL Lakefront Pavilion at Northerly Island Saturday, August 20 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Theater at Target Center Sunday, August 21 Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Thursday, August 25 Los Angeles, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Friday, August 26 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre Saturday, August 27 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Tuesday, August 30 Concord, CA Chronicle Pavilion Wednesday, August 31 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Friday, September 2 Portland, OR Clark County Amphitheater