7 (S Club 7 album)

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7
Studio album by S Club 7
Released June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12)
Recorded London, England
Genre Pop
Label Polydor
Interscope
Producer Cathy Dennis
Thomas Russo Jr.
Phil Bodger
Simon Ellis
Absolute
Tim Laws
Toddy
Bottolf Lødemel
Lars Aass
Danny D
StarGate
Simon Franglen
Oskar Paul
S Club 7 chronology
S Club
(1999)		 7
(2000)		 Sunshine
(2001)
US Album Cover
Singles from 7
  1. "Reach"
    Released: 22 May 2000
  2. "Natural"
    Released: 11 September 2000
  3. "Never Had a Dream Come True"
    Released: 27 November 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
PopMatters unfavorable[2]

7 is the second album by British pop group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records on 12 June 2000, and 14 November 2000 in North America. The album was primarily produced by Cathy Dennis and Simon Ellis. It received a mixed reception from music critics, but despite critical commentary, it became one of the group's most successful album releases, and reached number one in the United Kingdom, where it was certified triple platinum. The album peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard albums chart and was certified gold. With the release of S Club's 2000 Children in Need single "Never Had a Dream Come True", the album was re-released on 4 December 2000 with the radio edit of "Natural" (which was not on the original version) two extra tracks ("Never Had a Dream Come True" and a previously unreleased cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately") as well as CD-ROM videos of "Reach" and "Natural". The only other part of the album that was changed was the overall theme. The blue feel of the first album was changed to a mixture of purples. The rest of the album, including the "Thank You's", remained unchanged.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Source: Discogs[3]

[edit] UK/European edition

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Reach"   C. Dennis/A. Todd 4:04
2. "Natural"   N. Ray/J.Fredenucci/C.Dennis/A.Todd 3:22
3. "I'll Keep Waiting"   C. Dennis/S. Ellis 3:38
4. "Bring the House Down"   A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman 3:02
5. "Best Friend"   T.Laws/S.Emanuel/B.McIntosh/R.Morgan 3:59
6. "All in Love Is Fair"   C.Dennis/S.Ellis 4:16
7. "Love Train"   C. Dennis/A. Todd 3:41
8. "Cross My Heart"   A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman 3:33
9. "The Colour of Blue"   L.Aass/B.Lødemel 3:14
10. "I'll Be There"   C.Dennis/D.Poku 3:23
11. "Stand by You"   H. Lagerfeldt / Remee 3:04
12. "Spiritual Love"   P. Akinrinlola 3:52

[edit] French edition

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Reach"   C. Dennis/A. Todd 4:04
2. "Natural"   N. Ray/J.Fredenucci/C.Dennis/A.Todd 3:22
3. "I'll Keep Waiting"   C. Dennis/S. Ellis 3:38
4. "Bring the House Down"   A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman 3:02
5. "Best Friend"   T.Laws/S.Emanuel/B.McIntosh/R.Morgan 3:59
6. "All in Love Is Fair"   C.Dennis/S.Ellis 4:16
7. "Love Train"   C. Dennis/A. Todd 3:41
8. "Cross My Heart"   A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman 3:33
9. "The Colour of Blue"   L.Aass/B.Lødemel 3:14
10. "I'll Be There"   C.Dennis/D.Poku 3:23
11. "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version)   3:31
12. "Spiritual Love"   P. Akinrinlola 3:52

[edit] UK/European re-release edition

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Reach"   C. Dennis/A. Todd 4:04
2. "Natural"   single version 3:14
3. "I'll Keep Waiting"   C. Dennis/S. Ellis 3:38
4. "Bring the House Down"   A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman 3:02
5. "Best Friend"   T.Laws/S.Emanuel/B.McIntosh/R.Morgan 3:59
6. "All in Love Is Fair"   C.Dennis/S.Ellis 4:16
7. "Love Train"   C. Dennis/A. Todd 3:41
8. "Cross My Heart"   A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman 3:33
9. "The Colour of Blue"   L.Aass/B.Lødemel 3:14
10. "I'll Be There"   C.Dennis/D.Poku 3:23
11. "Stand by You"   H. Lagerfeldt / Remee 3:04
12. "Spiritual Love"   P. Akinrinlola 3:52
13. "Lately"   S. Wonder 4:33
14. "Never Had a Dream Come True"   C.Dennis/S. Ellis 4:02
Bonus tracks
No. Title Length
15. "Reach" (music video)  
16. "Natural" (music video)  
17. Untitled (Lyrics + screensaver)  

[edit] US/Latin America edition

No. Title Length
1. "Reach"   4:04
2. "Natural"   3:22
3. "I'll Keep Waiting"   3:38
4. "Bring the House Down"   3:02
5. "Best Friend"   3:59
6. "All in Love Is Fair"   4:16
7. "Love Train"   3:41
8. "Cross My Heart"   3:33
9. "The Colour of Blue"   3:14
10. "I'll Be There"   3:23
11. "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version) 3:31

[edit] US/Latin America re-release edition

No. Title Length
1. "Reach"   4:04
2. "Natural" (single version) 3:14
3. "I'll Keep Waiting"   3:38
4. "Bring the House Down"   3:02
5. "Best Friend"   3:59
6. "All in Love Is Fair"   4:16
7. "Love Train"   3:41
8. "Cross My Heart"   3:33
9. "The Colour of Blue"   3:14
10. "I'll Be There"   3:23
11. "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version) 3:31
12. "Lately"   4:32
13. "Never Had a Dream Come True"   4:00
  • Note: Even though the track "Stand by You" was never released in North America, Tina Barrett's "Thank You's" still mention it as a track on this version of the album.

[edit] Covers

  • The song "Lately" is a cover from the Stevie Wonder song released in 1980, that was covered for ITV's Motown Mania special and subsequent album.
  • "Spiritual Love" is originally a song from Urban Species from 1994.
    • The original song "Spiritual Love" by Urban Species was used in TV ads of L'Oréal in the 90's and in the movie "Rainbow" from 1996.
  • 'Stand By You' was originally sung by Danish duo S.O.A.P. in 1997.
  • 'Natural' is an adaptation of the song "Tous Les Maux D'Amour" by French singer Norma Ray
  • 'Cross My Heart' was covered by Polish singer Edyta Górniak for her 2002 album Invisible.

[edit] Release history

Country Release date Version
United Kingdom 12 June 2000 Original
United States 14 November 2000
United Kingdom 4 December 2000 Re-release

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart 4
UK Albums Chart 1
French Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200 69

[edit] References

  1. ^ "7 information". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r507210. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "7 review". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/sclub7-7.shtml. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "7 information". http://www.discogs.com/release/670891. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
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24 June – 30 June 2000		 Succeeded by
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