Spice (album)
Spice | ||||
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Studio album by Spice Girls | ||||
Publication |
November 4, 1996 ( UK ) |
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Label (s) | Virgin | |||
Format (s) |
CD, MC, LP |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
40 min 7s |
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occupation |
Victoria Adams Melanie Brown Emma Bunton Melanie Chisholm Geri Halliwell |
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Matt Rowe |
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Studio (s) |
Olympic Studios, Strongroom Studios |
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Spice ( English for: Spice ) is the multi-platinum debut album by the British pop band Spice Girls , which was released on November 4, 1996. It was released under the Virgin label and is attributed to the pop and dance genre . It includes the single Wannabe and has sold over 23 million copies.
History of origin
From September 1995 through the summer of 1996, the Spice Girls wrote and recorded songs for their debut album while touring extensively the west coast of America, where they signed a recording contract with Windswept Pacific. In each of the ten pieces, the Spice Girls made their contribution to the lyrics as well as the music. But this was probably very low. They hired Simon Fuller , head of 19 Entertainment , who provided them with lyricists and songwriters.
success
In November 1996, the Spice Girls released Spice in Europe. Despite negative reviews, the album became a commercial success. It became the best-selling album in Europe in 1997 and was awarded eight times platinum by the IFPI for sales of over 8 million copies. Spice was also the best-selling album in the USA in 1997, where it was awarded 7 × platinum by the RIAA (for sales of over 7 million copies).
Criticism and reception
The album was received with mixed feelings by the critics. Music magazines labeled music and style as irrelevant pop music and criticized the band's naive “girl power” image. Through the image, charisma and catchy music, not least through the media campaign, the Spice Girls became stars that were celebrated by the teen press like Bravo .
“ Wannabe became the girl power anthem of the 90s and almost overnight made the Spice Girls superstars worldwide and role models for a whole generation of young girls. The lively dance pop of the five girls from England is powerful, sexy and funny. The good mood of Emma, Mel C, Victoria, Mel B and Geri is contagious. With a good dose of self-confidence, the Spice Girls show the boys where to go. It is not just the music with which the Spice Girls know how to convince: It is the self-image with which the five appear and proclaim slogans such as Future Is Female or It's Girl's World . With the single 2 Become 1 at the latest , the girls show that they can do more than just create a good mood: The ballad is a mature performance with which the Spice Girls catapult themselves out of the teen pop corner to be taken seriously by serious critics to become. If you don't want to miss out on the optical enjoyment of the five Spices, you should watch Spiceworld - The Film . The film features some songs by Spice. "
Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes:
"[...] it is still irresistible, immaculately crafted pop that gets by on the skills of the producer and the charisma of the five spices. [...] it sounds good while it's on, which is the key to a good dance-pop record. "
Track list
# | title | Duration |
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1. | Wannabe | 2:52 |
2. | Say you'll be there | 3:56 |
3. | 2 Become 1 | 4:00 |
4th | Love thing | 3:37 |
5. | Last time lover | 4:11 |
6th | mummy | 5:03 |
7th | Who Do You Think You Are | 3:59 |
8th. | Something Kinda Funny | 4:02 |
9. | Naked | 4:26 |
10. | If U Can't Dance | 3:50 |
In some Spanish-speaking regions, Seremos Uno los Dos ( 2 Become 1 -Spanish version) was released as the eleventh track.
Chart successes
Awards, chart placements & sales
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 | Spice |
DE6 (45 weeks) DE |
AT1 (34 weeks) AT |
CH5 (45 weeks) CH |
UK1 (94 weeks) UK |
US1 (105 weeks) US |
Awards
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | 6 × platinum | 420,000 |
Belgium (BEA) | 3 × platinum | (150,000) |
Brazil (PMB) | 2 × platinum | 500,000 |
Denmark (IFPI) | 6 × platinum | 120,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | 3 × gold | (750,000) |
Europe (IFPI) | 8 × platinum | 8,000,000 |
Finland (IFPI) | platinum | (76,375) |
France (SNEP) | diamond | (1,000,000) |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | platinum | 20,000 |
Japan (RIAJ) | 2 × platinum | 400,000 |
Canada (MC) | diamond | 1,000,000 |
Mexico (AMPROFON) | gold | 75,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | platinum | 15,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI) | 3 × platinum | (300,000) |
Norway (IFPI) | 2 × platinum | (80,000) |
Austria (IFPI) | platinum | (50,000) |
Poland (ZPAV) | 2 × platinum | (200,000) |
Sweden (IFPI) | 2 × platinum | (160,000) |
Switzerland (IFPI) | 2 × platinum | (100,000) |
Spain (Promusicae) | 10 × platinum | (1,000,000) |
United States (RIAA) | 7 × platinum | 7,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 10 × platinum | (2,960,000) |
All in all |
2 × gold 70 × platinum 2 × diamond |
17,430,000 |
Main article: Spice Girls / Music Sales Awards
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 | Wannabe |
DE1 (22 weeks) DE |
AT2 (15 weeks) AT |
CH1 (24 weeks) CH |
UK1 (26 weeks) UK |
US1 (23 weeks) US |
First published: June 26, 1996
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Say you'll be there |
DE16 (14 weeks) DE |
AT7 (12 weeks) AT |
CH4 (14 weeks) CH |
UK1 (17 weeks) UK |
US3 (20 weeks) US |
First published: October 14, 1996
Sales: + 1,200,000 |
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2 Become 1 |
DE13 (17 weeks) DE |
AT9 (13 weeks) AT |
CH10 (16 weeks) CH |
UK1 (23 weeks) UK |
US4 (24 weeks) US |
First published: December 16, 1996
Sales: + 1,200,000 |
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1997 | Mama / Who Do You Think You Are? |
DE4 (17 weeks) DE |
AT1 (15 weeks) AT |
CH6 (16 weeks) CH |
UK1 (15 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 3, 1997
Sales: + 700,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Behind the Music: Spice Girls , VH1 , 2003.
- ↑ The Spice Girls; Cripps, Rebecca; & Peachey, Mal. "Real Life: Real Spice The Official Story." (1997) Zone Publishers, London, ISBN 0-233-99299-5 .
- ↑ laut.de
- ↑ ifpi.org
- ↑ riaa.com
- ^ Rollingstone.com
- ↑ amazon.de
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Review: Spice, Spice Girls. In: Allmusic . Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
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↑ Chart sources album:
- Spice in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
- Spice in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Spice in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Spice in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Spice on the US Billboard 200
- ^ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .
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↑ Chart sources singles:
- Spice Girls in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
- Spice Girls in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Spice Girls in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Spice Girls in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Spice Girls on the US Billboard Hot 100