Howie's Thank You's

Oh my God -- we're back again! Wow!! Well, here we are (thank God) once again giving thanks to the many people out there who helped us make this album possible. I'd like to start off by saying I hope I didn't miss anybody on the last album or this one, but if I did or do, you know who you are and I'm deeply sorry. Here goes nothing!

I don't know where or even how to start thanking my family for their many years of love and support. To my B. Boy crew, you guys have always been there for me through thick and thin, keeping me the same "Sweet D." you've always known. I'm so glad to have spent some of the greatest years of our lives together making music for people everywhere.

To our management team, The Firm: Michael, Jeff, Gayle, Peter, Skip, Al, Papale, Fernando, Aaron and the entire staff, thanks for taking our careers to the next level.

To our record label, Jive/Zomba: Clive, Barry, Tom, Steve, Janet, Jackie, Gerry, Lynda, JoAnn, Michael, Neil, Denise, Joe, Tom, Trish, J.R., Hurricane, Phil, Kelley, Daddio, Rose, Doug, Jessie, Nathalie, Mozy, John, Bob, Bill, Julia, Linda, Jenny, Mark, Richard, Eric, Andrea, Anna and all the Jive worldwide staff -- great job again!

To the Cheiron Team: Max, Rami, Kristian, Andreas, John, Jake, Per, David and the rest of the producers and engineers from this album: Timmy, Veit, Larry, Rodney, Chris and Tom. You definetely laced the tracks! To Babyface, Dianne, Desmond, Lionel, Gary, Walt, Rhett, Brian, Josh, Soul Solution, Full Force and all the writers I work with personally -- it was a pleasure! Congrats to Kevin, Brian, Nick, AJ, Andrew, Calum, Steve, Andreas, Franciz & LePont for the songs we got on the album. To Evolution, our booking agency: David, Eric, Craig and the entire staff, thank you for all the great tours. Let's do it again this year.

To our extended family on the road: The BSB Band, Dancers, Fatima, Doc, Scott, T.L., Tim, Leila, Pert and the crew. Thanks for keeping us looking and sounding good on stage. To digger #2 (Nelson) and the rest of the security, thanks for always watching our backs. To Mitch, Marcee and the entire staff of MSO, thanks for the great publicity. To our personal photographer, Andre: thanks for all your great shots and servicing them to all the magazines. To our personal stylist/makeup artist: Rachel, Signe and Scott, thanks for keeping us always looking good.

To all radio and club DJs, TV media and the press: once again, thanks for all your support. To Oppenheim, Branca and Mitch, thanks for helping us take care of business while we're doing the shows. Back on the home front, thanks to Rick, Mark and Dale for keeping an eye on my personal business.

At the end of the day, none of this would be possible without our fans supporting us and our music. Thank you for always keeping the Backstreet Pride alive.

Millennium: 1. A period of 1000 years. 2. (Theol.) the period of a thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth. 3. Any period of great happiness, peace, etc....

Taking all this into consideration, when I think of our album titled Millennium the word takes on a new meaning which I define as: the coming of the new Backstreet Boys album to the world. To be heard for another thousand years to come, God willing, since it is He who gave us our talents to spread peace and happiness to everyone through our harmonies in our music

This is why I begin my thank yous once again my thanking our Heavenly Father for all the wonderful gifts He has bestowed upon me. Thanks to my immediate family: Mom & Dad: I will always be grateful for your constant love, guidance, support... and for encouraging me to be all that I am and to never fall short of my dreams. To my sister Angie: you've always been there for me as the "Older Sister" guiding me with your knowledge and skills, but remember, to me you'll always be my "Little Sister." To my sister Caroline, who passed away September 12, 1998 from complications from the disease called Lupus: I'll always be grateful to have spent the last date of our American Tour with you in your hometown. I know that you are now in a better place, watching over all of us as our Guardian Angel. I love and miss you dearly and dedicate this album in memory of you. To my sister Polyana: I will always be grateful to you for helping me to get started in my entertainment career. I believe in you so much, and now it's your turn to make your dream a reality! To my brother John: you've always been there for me as my "Big Brother." Thank you for the countless talks and advice on everything from business adventures to girls. To my in-laws and outlaws: Tom, Jerry and Pat. My nieces and nephew: Chelsea, Danielle, Elizabeth, Kassidy, Samantha and J.D. and to the rest of my family and friends: thanks for all your support and unconditional love. To my extended family: Kevin, A.J., Brian and Nick --- we've been through a lot, especially within these last few years which has made us stronger and tighter as a group. I'm looking forward to many more years together of making great music in the new Millennium! To the new management team "The Firm:" thanks for coming aboard. I know you have your hands full but I'm sure there are not abstacles we can't handle together. To Lou, the entire Transcon family and Gloria: I'll always be grateful to you for helping us get our start. To the BSB family: Dnise, Nicole, Mike, David, Andre, Dave, Angie, Fatima, Doc, our great band, crew and security: thanks for taking care of all our special needs and for trying to keep things stressless and organized. Thanks to Ralph, Howard and "T" for all your legal advice. To everyone at Jive/Zomba: Clive, Barry, Jeff, Steve, Eric, Denise, Sonia, Jackie, Stephanie, Janet, Daren, J.R., Jack, JoWnn, Michael, Lynda and the entire staff -- thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to us and the album. A special message of love and thanks is sent to Heaven to our dear friend and producer, Denniz PoP, who recently passed away. To Max, Rami, the Cheiron's, Timmy, Eric and all of the other producers and writers on this album -- great job! To all the writers and producers I wrote with personally: Full FOrce, Gary, Frank, Walt, Wayne, Josh, Brian, Andrew, Denise, Stevie J., Mike, Gen, Tony, Soul Solution, Berman Brothers and Foxy Brown: It was a wonderful experience to have written with all of you. To all radio and club DJ's, TV media, and the press: thanks for your continued support. Sorry if I've missed anyone, you know that I didn't mean to. Thanks most of all to our fans around the world for cintinuing to keep the Backstreet Pride alive.

Hugs, Kisses & Cookies - Howie D.

Once again, I'd like to start off by thanking God for gicing us the chance to make another album for all of you out there in the international world. He had blessed us with a successful first album and hopefully we can top it with this one. At this time I'd like to thank the many people who have helped us or played a part in our success. First and foremost, I would like to thank my family, Mom, Dad, Angie, Caroline, Polly, and Johnny. You guys have always been there for me through thick and thin, supporting my dreams, I owe everything to you all. To my grandma, Corene Wright, who recently passed away, I dedicate this album to you. Kevin, Brian, A.J. and Nick, "Here We Go Again". They say the second time around is always better. I don't know if it can get any better thank this. To the sixth Backstreet Boy, Lou Pearlman, A.K.A. Big Papa, you have been around since day one of all this craziness and we owe our dreams coming true to your. We are the family you have never had, always rememver "Who Loves You?". To the rest of our management team, Donna and Johnny Wright, you have helped us make all the right moves and we will be forever grateful for your guidance. To everyone holding down the Transcon\Airship fort back home, Nicole, Fischetti, Alan, Franky, Kim, Scotty, Dave, Greg, Tony, Bill, Albert and Katerine, Richie, Dominic, Pauly, Mikey, and the rest of the family. Thanks for many years of support and pizza from N.Y.P.D. Special thanks again to our record company, Jive - Clive, Barry, Dave, Jeff, Janet, Lynda, Sonia, Bert Meyer, Martin Dodd and the entire international brotherhood of record company support. Thanks to all the producers, writers and engineers who have worked with us - Timmy, Gary, Larry, Mookie, P.M. Dawn, TK, Veit, "Fitz" Gerald and our Cheiron friends, Denniz, Max, and Kristian for all your creative ideas and hit songs. Special thanks to Full Force for believing in me and giving me a chance. To the BSB band, Lenny, Freddy, Timmy, Tommy, Ovie and Peter - let's keep jammin'! To all of our tour support, Mama Nina, Randy, Todd, Q. Elgani, Richard, Andre, Denise, Angie, Kiki, Jake, Mike, Chris, Fatima, Swoop and the Mobb Squad - Thanks for all of your tireless work behind the scenes. You make it happen for us. Thanks to all the press, TV, magazines and radio for keeping our faces in front of the public. I would like to apologize now if I have forgotten anyone. I am sorry and I say now, thank you. Last but definetely not least I would like to thank all our dedicated and faithful fans for making our first album a success with your constant support. I hope you like this album just as much. We would not be where we are without you. Remember: "Keep the Backstreet pride alive, cuz Backstreet's back!!!"

First and foremost, I'd like to start by thanking God, our Heavenly Father, for the gift of life & the talent he's given us to touch your hearts with our music. Personally, I would like to thank my Mom & Dad (Paula & Hoke Dorough) for the many years of their support & inspiration when it came to following my dreams. To my Big Brother & Sisters (John, Polly, Caroline & Angie) -- thanks for always being there for me with your constant love, understanding & advice. To the rest of my Family & Friends -- thanks for believing in me. To my "Partners in Crime" (Kevin, Brian, A.J. & Nick) -- May God grant us the Serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the Courage to change the things we can, & the Wisdom to know the difference. To Lou Pearlman, the creator of the Backstreet Boys -- I'll always be grateful to you for being my friend, teacher & advisor on life. Thanks for making your "Five Boys" dreams come true. To the rest of the management team (Donna & Johnny Wright) -- thanks for your guidance, faith & support -- it has brought us to where we are today. You definetely have the "Wright Stuff." Thanks to everyone of the Trans Continental/Airship "Family" for your continual encouragement. Special thanks to Clive & the entire staff at JIVE Records for signing us to your label & for really believing in us. "Now we're Jive talkin'." Thanks to our distributor, BMG, for promoting us worldwide. Thanks to all the producers, writers & engineers for all the hard work on this album -- we won't let you down. Also thanks to all our vocal coaches, choreographers, musicians & stylists that have helped out in so many ways. And last but not least I'd like to give my deepest thanks, from the bottom of my heart to all the "Backstreet Boys" fans out there, we could not do this without you! Keep the "Backstreet Pride Alive" - Howie D.