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BACKSTREET BOYS SEND OUT MESSAGE TO SPANISH FANS

The Backstreet Boys paid homage to their Spanish fans when they shared their hopes to re-record some of the tracks on their new album BLACK & BLUE into the Spanish language. Talking in Rio de Janeiro on the penultimate leg of the Backstreet Boys astounding 100 hour trip across 6 continents of the world, part-Puerto Rican Howie Dorough confirmed that the band have discussed the possibility of re-working selected songs from their latest release.

‘We did some Spanish songs on the first international album,’ said Dorough, ‘and we had a song on the last album Millennium called Spanish Eyes which we dedicated to the Spanish fans out there.’ However, he explained that time was the only factor which had prevented the group from doing the same on BLACK & BLUE which is released this week. ‘For BLACK & BLUE we just haven’t had the chance to do any other versions of tracks yet but there might be some Spanish translations appearing at a later date.’

The singer proved the Backstreet Boys devotion to this sector of their fan base by pointing out that the Spanish fans were very much in the forefront of their minds when writing and recording Black & Blue. ‘There are a couple of songs on the album that have a Latin acoustic guitar sound,’ he stated. MORE THAN THAT is the most heavily Latino influenced of the two with soaring strings giving the ballad a romantic edge.

Backstreeet Boys will announce the dates for the first leg of their 2001 World Tour on Tuesday 21 November in New York. The group assured fans in Rio that they will be returning to South America next year.