Nick & Knight

Nick & Knight
Studio album by Nick Carter and Jordan Knight
Released September 2, 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 35:28
Label
  • Nick & Knight
  • Mass Appeal
  • BMG
Producer
  • Mikhail Beltran
  • Louis Biancaniello
  • Nick Carter (exec.)
  • Jamil Chammas
  • Alvin Garrett
  • Jeff Halatrax
  • Keith Harris
  • Jordan Knight (exec.)
  • Anthony Kronfle
  • Andy Love
  • Jared Lee
  • Michael Mani
  • Mario Marchetti
  • Jordan Omley
  • Khaled Rohaim
  • Damon Sharpe
  • Marcus Siskind (also exec.)
  • Jeremy Skaller
  • Stereotypes
  • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg
Nick Carter chronology
I'm Taking Off
(2011)		 Nick & Knight
(2014)		 All American
(2015)
Jordan Knight chronology
Unfinished
(2011)		 Nick & Knight
(2014)
Singles from Nick & Knight
  1. "One More Time"
    Released: July 15, 2014

Nick & Knight is an eponymous collaborative album by American singer-songwriters Nick Carter and Jordan Knight, under the collective stage name of Nick & Knight. The album was released on September 2, 2014.[1][2] A promotional song, "Just The Two of Us", is available for download with a pre-order of the album.[1] The album's lead single, "One More Time", was released alongside a music video on July 15, 2014. Carter and Knight's respective bands, the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block, have previously collaborated on an album entitled NKOTBSB, and also went out on a joint tour between 2011 and 2012 as supergroup NKOTBSB.

Background

In 2011 and 2012 Nick Carter and Jordan Knight performed with their respective bands, Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block as part of the NKOTBSB Tour. During the tour the idea of a collaboration between the two artists came up. Carter said how they explored the idea and eventually it turned into an entire album. According to Knight being part of a group "puts a lot of pressure on the creative process", while the collaboration gave them "a little more freedom to just explore and do something different than what would be expected."[3]

Reception

Jennifer Gerson of The Guardian said of the album; "Boybands just won't die. Backstreet Boys heartthrob Nick Carter and former New Kids on the Block sensation Jordan Knight have joined forces to create cross-generational behemoth Nick & Knight. With their eponymous album released on Monday and their national tour starting later this month, the two insist not only on their own notable individual influences on music, but also on the importance of the sound they helped create. Nick & Knight showcase amazing, refreshing, fun take on a certain kind of masculinity, and thus the whole boyband genre: though pretty and well-choreographed, the duo are respectful and receptive in their attempt to accent each other's importance, and Most assuredly their sex appeal still palpable. Nick & Knight, singing together was so surprising refreshing creating a exuberant pulsing atmosphere that could still be felt in the air long after the shows end. In an interview with Good Morning America, the duo describe their sound as 'pop, rock, R&B, urban ... all mixed together to create Nick & Knight.' Carter and Knight have also promised to cover Prince and Lenny Kravitz songs in their live shows, essentially promising a fabulous journey through nostalgia that's always worth revisiting and living in, if only for a moment. karaoke."[4]

Singles

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "One More Time"  
 3:30
2. "Nobody Better"  
  • Mani
  • Omley
 3:36
3. "Switch"  
  • Harris
  • Alvin Garrett[a]
  • Omley[a]
 3:31
4. "Drive My Car"  
  • Jordan Knight
  • Nick Carter
  • Jacob "J. Kash" Kasher Hindlin
  • Nate Campany
  • Jeff Halavacs
  • Halatrax
  • Wetterberg[a]
 3:51
5. "Take Me Home"  
  • Jared Lee
  • Mario Marchetti
Marchetti 4:17
6. "Deja Vu"  
 3:14
7. "If You Want It"  
  • Halatrax
  • Wetterberg[a]
 3:23
8. "Paper"  
 3:01
9. "Just the Two of Us"  
  • Skaller
  • Chammas
  • Lee[a]
  • Wetterberg[a]
 3:07
10. "Halfway There"  
  • Biancaniello
  • Omley[a]
 3:58
Notes

Commercial performance

The album was released exclusively in the U.S. and Canada on September 2, 2014 where it debuted at No. 24 in the U.S. with 9,107 copies sold in its first week.[5] In Canada, it debuted at No. 14 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
U.S Billboard 200[6] 24
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart)[7] 14

Release history

Country Release date Format(s)
United Kingdom 1 September 2014 Digital download
United States 2 September 2014 Digital download
Compact Disc[8]

Tour

Nick & Knight Tour
Tour by Nick Carter and Jordan Knight
Associated album Nick & Knight
Start date September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15)
End date November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22)
Legs 1
No. of shows 38 in North America

The Nick & Knight Tour is a co-headlining tour by American recording artists Nick Carter and Jordan Knight. The tour supports their collaborative studio album, Nick & Knight.[9] The trek began September 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee and will play over 30 shows in the United States and Canada.

Background

According to Knight, the two spoke of a possible collaboration during their time with supergroup NKOTBSB. Initially, the two were planning to conduct a co-headlining tour, promoting previous and forthcoming solo projects.[10] After the 2011-12 tour, they decided to collaborate on a single, which eventually grew into Knight and Carter completing an entire album.

In April 2014, the duo made an appearance on the American morning show, Good Morning America. During the appearance, they announced their single, album and tour.[11] The show has been described as a big party.[10] Despite being performed in nightclubs and theatres, each show will possess the energy of an arena gig. The two will perform songs from their new album, alongside their solo hits. A homage to boy bands will be performed, as well as a tribute to music that has inspired both Carter and Knight.[10]

Opening act

Setlist

This setlist was obtained from the September 24, 2014 concert in Minneapolis, at Mill City Nights. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.[12]

  1. "Nobody Better"
  2. "Burning Up" / "Let's Go Higher
  3. "Just the Two of Us" (contains elements of "It Takes Two")
  4. "Take Me Home"
  5. "Instrumental Sequence"
  6. "Halfway There"
  7. "If You Go Away"
  8. "Paper"
  9. "Drive My Car"
  10. "Easy Lover" / "Addicted to Love"
  11. "If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)" / "No Diggity" / "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"/ "Hip Hop Hooray" / "Jump" / "Creep" / "Thong Song" / "Pony"
  12. "Switch"
  13. "Deja Vu"
  14. "If You Want It"
  15. "Instrumental Sequence"
  16. "One More Time" (Carter solo)
  17. "Give It to You" (Knight solo)
  18. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" / "Larger than Life"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[13][14]
September 15, 2014 Nashville United States Cannery Ballroom
September 17, 2014 Louisville Mercury Ballroom
September 19, 2014 Cincinnati Bogart's
September 20, 2014 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
September 21, 2014 St. Louis Pageant Concert NightClub
September 23, 2014 Kansas City Folly Theater
September 24, 2014 Minneapolis Mill City Nights
September 26, 2014 Chicago House of Blues
September 27, 2014
September 28, 2014 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre
September 30, 2014 Cleveland Agora Theatre and Ballroom
October 1, 2014 Pittsburgh Byham Theater
October 3, 2014 Montreal Canada Métropolis
October 4, 2014 Toronto Sound Academy
October 5, 2014
October 8, 2014 Boston United States Colonial Theatre
October 10, 2014 New York City Best Buy Theater
October 11, 2014 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
October 12, 2014
October 14, 2014 Atlanta The Loft
October 15, 2014 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte
October 17, 2014 Baltimore Baltimore Soundstage
October 18, 2014 Richmond National Theater
October 19, 2014 Charleston Charleston Music Hall
October 21, 2014 Orlando Plaza Live Theatre
October 22, 2014 Fort Lauderdale Revolution Live
November 4, 2014 New Orleans Civic Theatre
November 5, 2014 Dallas House of Blues
November 7, 2014 Houston
November 9, 2014 Phoenix Orpheum Theatre
November 11, 2014 San Diego House of Blues
November 13, 2014 Las Vegas
November 14, 2014 West Hollywood
November 15, 2014 Anaheim
November 18, 2014 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
November 20, 2014 Seattle Showbox SoDo
November 21, 2014 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre
November 22, 2014 Calgary Flames Central

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Mill City Nights Minneapolis 539 / 1,087 (50%) $23,392[15]
Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak 704 / 1,200 (59%) $28,860[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nick & Knight Trailer". YouTube. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nick & Knight by Nick & Knight". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Entertainment News, Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News
  4. ↑ Nick and Knight: a sad, strange take on the whole boyband genre | Music | The Guardian
  5. ↑ Building Album Sales Chart | HITS Daily Double
  6. ↑ Nick Carter - Chart history | Billboard
  7. ↑ Nick Carter - Chart history | Billboard
  8. ↑ Nick & Knight - Nick & Knight - Amazon.com Music
  9. ↑ Graham, Adam (September 15, 2014). "Nick Carter, Jordan Knight join forces as Nick & Knight". The Detroit News. MediaNews Group. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 Locker, Melissa (September 5, 2014). "Nick Carter and Jordan Knight: Nick & Knight Are Not a Boy Band". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (April 30, 2014). "Nick Carter and Jordan Knight Form 'Nick & Knight' Duo, Share New Song & Tour Dates". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ Vang, Youa (September 25, 2014). "Nick & Knight at Mill City Nights, 9/24/2014". City Pages. Voice Media Group. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  13. ↑ Stieber, Zachary (September 10, 2014). "Nick & Knight: Tour Dates and Album Details for New Nick Carter-Jordan Knight Group". The Epoch Times. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ Engel, Meredith (May 1, 2014). "Nick Carter, Jordan Knight team up for Nick & Knight tour". Metro New York. Metro International. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York. 126 (40). 29 November 2014. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York. 126 (34). 18 October 2014. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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