Spiceworld (album)

Spiceworld (1997)
Studio album by Spice Girls
Publication (s)	November 3, 1997
Label (s)	Virgin
Format (s)	CD, LP, MC
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	10
running time	38:47
occupation	Victoria Adams Melanie Brown Emma Bunton Melanie Chisholm Geri Halliwell
production	Matt Rowe Richard Stannard Absolute
Studio (s)	Abbey Road Studios , Lansdowne Studios, Manor Mobile, Olympic Studios, Whitfield Street Studios
chronology Spice (1996) Spiceworld (1997) Forever (2000)

Spiceworld is the second music album by the British pop group Spice Girls and was released on November 3, 1997. The album became a worldwide hit and extended the so-called Spicemania . The album was able to place three top 20 singles in the USA, four top 2 singles (including three No. 1 singles) in England and five No. 1 singles in Asia. The album was awarded platinum in Germany. Sales of the album were supported by the film of the same name ( Spiceworld - The Film ).

background

Album information

In October 1997, the pre-released single Spice Up Your Life was released and gave the band their fifth number 1 hit. A month later the album Spiceworld was released . The album sold 18 million times worldwide, 1.9 million of them in England.

The album sales were supported by the film of the same name Spiceworld - The Film and the world tour of the same name. The album was recorded between September 1996 and April 1997. This happened parallel to the film work. For this purpose, the band had a mobile, fully equipped recording studio, which moved with the film team from one place to the next. As with the predecessor, the Spice Girls were involved in both the lyrics and the music on all songs. According to Geri , the album "became a kind of reflection of our film experiences" . After filming, the studio recordings continued in the Abbey Road studio, where the Beatles and Oasis had previously recorded.

The structure of the album was based heavily on its predecessor Spice . So the album consisted of 10 tracks again. The girls present themselves again in the letters of the word "SPICE" in the sense of the nicknames given to them by Top of the Pop Magazine . On one side of the booklet, as before, there are Spice slogans such as I´ma girl, I can do it. Dynamite Diva , Choose life, choose Spice u. a., while the lyrics are on the opposite side.
In addition, fans could once again purchase Spice Girls souvenirs such as a Polaroid camera, watches, mugs or T-shirts by post.

Criticism and reception

“Hardly any other group is currently being marketed as consistently as the British Spice Girls. Not a total work of art, but a tough calculated product. So not worth considering in a serious review? Yes, yes. Because "Spiceworld" offers well-made pop music that hardly leaves out a traditional or current style and sound: sometimes Tamla Motown, sometimes funk, here the Sugar Loaf Mountain, there Philadelphia. Modern rhythm & blues, ballads and girlie hymns round off the offer, as well as a big-band number with funny lyrics. Good, professional entertainment and plenty of positive vibrations. The Spice Girls have grown up in the process, but have not lost their charm. Well-made pop music that is charming despite the emphasis on made. "

- Detlev Kinsler : HIFI test

"Spiceworld is a better record than its predecessor, boasting a more consistent (and catchier) set of songs and an intoxicating sense of fun. Instead of merely rewriting Spice, Spiceworld consolidates and expands the group's style, adding Latin flourishes ("Spice Up Your Life"), kitschy blues ("The Lady Is a Vamp"), and stomping, neo-Motown blue-eyed soul in the vein of Culture Club ("Stop"). The girls - Mel C. in particular - are actually turning into good vocalists, and each song plays to their strengths, giving each Spice a chance to shine. Best of all, each song has a strong melody and a strong, solid beat, whether it's a ballad or a dance number. It's a pure, unadulterated guilty pleasure and some of the best manufactured mainstream dance-pop of the late '90s. "

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine : Allmusic

Track list

#	title	play permanently
1.	Spice Up Your Life	2:53
2.	stop	3:24
3.	Too Much	4:31
4th	Saturday Night Divas	4:25
5.	Never Give Up on the Good Times	4:30
6th	Move over	2:46
7th	Do It	4:04
8th.	Denying	3:46
9.	Viva Forever	5:09
10.	The Lady Is a Vamp	3:09

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 only released on an exclusive Pepsi CD in July 1997. In order to receive this CD, which also contained four remixes, fans had to send in 20 can closures.

Chart successes

Awards, chart placements & sales

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1997	Spiceworld	DE4 (44 weeks) DE	AT1 (40 weeks) AT	CH2 (31 weeks) CH	UK1 (52 weeks) UK	US3 (74 weeks) US

Awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	420,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(92,178)
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
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)	3 × platinum	45,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
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)	2 × platinum	(200,000)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	1 × gold 45 × platinum 1 × diamond	10,210,000

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
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1997	Spice Up Your Life!	DE14 (12 weeks) DE	AT12 (12 weeks) AT	CH5 (15 weeks) CH	UK1 (15 weeks) UK	US18 (20 weeks) US	First published: October 13, 1997 Sales: + 1,200,000
	Too Much	DE21 (12 weeks) DE	AT15 (12 weeks) AT	CH18 (12 weeks) CH	UK1 (15 weeks) UK	US9 (19 weeks) US	First published: December 15, 1997 Sales: + 700,000
1998	stop	DE35 (9 weeks) DE	AT12 (12 weeks) AT	CH20 (12 weeks) CH	UK2 (18 weeks) UK	US16 (19 weeks) US	First published: March 9, 1998 Sales: + 500,000
	Viva Forever	DE4 (22 weeks) DE	AT4 (15 weeks) AT	CH3 (22 weeks) CH	UK1 (13 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 20, 1998 Sales: + 900,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ kinoweb.de: SpiceWorld
2. ↑ Review: Spice Girls, Spiceworld. In: Allmusic . Retrieved October 10, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Chart sources album:
   • Spiceworld in the German charts at OfficialCharts.de
   • Spiceworld in the Austrian hit parade on AustrianCharts.at
   • Spiceworld in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
   • Spice World in the Official UK Charts (English)
   • Spiceworld in the US Billboard 200
4. ↑ 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