Spiceworld (Album)
Occupation
Victoria Adams Melanie Brown Emma Bunton Melanie Chisholm Geri Halliwell
Spice World is the second album by British pop group Spice Girls and was published on 4 November 1997. The album was a worldwide hit and extended the so-called Spice Mania. The album could (three No. 1 singles ) place three top 20 singles in the U.S., four top - two singles in the UK and five No. 1 singles in Asia. In Germany, the album was certified platinum. The Album sales were supported by the eponymous film (Spice World - The Movie ).
- 3.1 Awards, chart positions and sales
- 3.2 Singles
Background
Album Info
In October 1997, the pre-release single Spice Up Your Life appeared and gave the band their fifth number - one hit. A month later the album Spiceworld was released. Worldwide, the album sold 18 million times, of which 1.9 million copies in England.
Supports the album sales were by the film Spice World - The Movie and the world tour of the same name. The album was recorded between September 1996 and April 1997. This was done in parallel to the film work. To this end, the band had a mobile, full -featured recording studio, which moved to the next with the film crew from one place. Like its predecessor, the Spice Girls were involved in all the songs on both the text and the music. So the album was, according to Geri " a kind of reflection of our film experiences ." After the shooting, the studio recordings were continued in the Abbey Road studio, where previously the Beatles and Oasis had recorded.
The structure of the album was based heavily on the previous Spice. So the album again consisted of 10 titles. The girls present themselves again in the letters of the word " SPICE " in each case within the meaning of the nicknames that were given to them by the Top of the Pop Magazine. On one side of the booklet are as previously Spice slogans like I'ma girl, I can do it. Dynamite Diva, Choose life, choose Spice and others, while the lyrics are on the opposite side. In addition, the fans were able to purchase by mail Spice -Girls- souvenirs like a Polaroid camera, clocks, mugs or T-shirts again.
Criticism and reception
- Detlev Kinsler, HiFi review: Hardly a second group is at the moment so consistently marketed as the British Spice Girls. No work of art, but a tough -calculated product. So not worthy to be taken into account in a serious critique? Yes, yes. Because " Spice World" offers well-crafted pop music that omits hardly a traditional and current style and sound: Tamla Motown times, sometimes radio, here greets the Sugar Loaf, as Philadelphia. Contemporary Rhythm & Blues, Ballad and girlie anthems complete the offer down from a lyrically witty BigBand number. Good, professional entertainment and positive vibrations tired. The Spice Girls are grown up, but have not lost their charm. Well-made pop music that comes charming despite emphasis on made
Title list
The Japanese version of the album includes Step to Me as a bonus track. It was placed between Move Over and Do It. In Germany, the song was released only on an exclusive CD of the Pepsi in July 1997. To obtain this CD additionally four remixes included, had 20 cans closures sending fans.