Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Spice Girls
Released 9 November 2007
Recorded 1995 – 2007
Genre Pop, R&B, Europop, dance, pop rock
Length 54:44
Label Virgin, EMI
Producer Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe, Absolute, Darkchild
Spice Girls chronology
Forever
(2000)		 Greatest Hits
(2007)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"
    Released: 5 November 2007

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits collection by British all-female pop group the Spice Girls. It is also their first album to be released in seven years and is supported by an accompanying world tour. It received a physical release worldwide throughout November 2007,[1] except for the United States where it received a limited release on 6 November 2007 and a full release on 15 January 2008.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [3]
BBC (Positive) [4]
Digital Spy 4/5 stars [5]
NME 6/10 stars [6]
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Contents

[edit] Background

The plan to reform and release a greatest hits had long been speculated by the media,[7] but its planned release was first confirmed by Melanie Brown in June 2005.[8] Speaking just before a planned reunion for Live 8 (that never actually materialised due to Brown's contractual agreements in L.A.), she stated: "We'll get back together because we all want to. I know everyone is up for it. There is going to be a greatest hits album and we've got loads of new songs that nobody has heard yet."[8] When the Spice Girls reformed in 2007, Melanie Chisholm said to a journalist that EMI had planned a greatest hits album, so the girls found it appropriate to go on the Return of the Spice Girls tour.

[edit] Recording

The album features two new songs, one of which was released as a single: "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" and "Voodoo." Halliwell describes Headlines, the single, as a "big love song" and "a Spice Girl classic".[9] Another group member, Melanie Chisholm in her 2008 appearance at Never Mind the Buzzcocks show announced, that "this song is not good at all." She was against the release of the song and claims it was just a move by the record company to market the album.[10] The second new song is "Voodoo",[11] with the former being released as a single in November 2007.

[edit] Release

The CD was released in several different formats, including versions with bonus DVDs and CDs.[1] The limited edition box-set includes the normal standard edition CD, a remix CD a karaoke CD and a DVD featuring music videos for their greatest hits, individual postcards of each Spice Girl, and a friendship bracelet bearing the words 'Spice Girls'. The only single not included is "Step to Me", a promotional song for Pepsi.

[edit] US release

In the United States, the album was initially released only through Victoria's Secret stores together with a digital release via the iTunes Store. It was announced that other retail outlets would receive them on 15 January 2008; however, online retailers list it as released on 11 December 2007, and copies of the album were found in retail outlets outside of Victoria's Secret on the release day. Despite the recent revision of the Billboard charts (as of the week of 7 November 2007) in the United States, defining that albums sold by exclusive retailers (e.g. Wal-Mart, etc.) are now eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, the Greatest Hits, that sold over 600,000 copies through the Victoria Secret Stores, was not eligible for charting on the week of 13 November, due to Victoria's Secret not being SoundScan enabled.

[edit] Artwork

The artwork features a £1,000,000 (roughly $2,020,000 US) jewel encrusted logo, which pays homage to their debut album, Spice. The jewels were designed by David Morris and each letter represents one member of the group. The "S" is made from amber and represents Victoria Beckham; the ruby pink "P" is Emma Bunton; Melanie C’s letter "I" is made from a diamond; Geri Halliwell is the "C", made from amethyst stones and the emerald "E" is Melanie B. This is also the only Spice Girls Album to not feature the Girls on the cover.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Music Producer Length
1. "Wannabe" (from Spice, 1996) Spice Girls, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 2.54
2. "Say You'll Be There" (from Spice, 1996) Spice Girls, J. Buck, Eliott Kennedy Absolute 3.57
3. "2 Become 1" (from Spice, 1996) Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 4.04
4. "Mama" (from Spice, 1996) Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 3.41
5. "Who Do You Think You Are" (from "Spice", 1996) Spice Girls, Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson Absolute 3.45
6. "Move Over" (from "Spiceworld", 1997) Spice Girls, Clifford Lane, Stannard, Mary Wood Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 2.43
7. "Spice Up Your Life" (from Spiceworld, 1997) Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 2.55
8. "Too Much" (from Spiceworld, 1997) Spice Girls, Watkins, Wilson Absolute 3.53
9. "Stop" (from Spiceworld, 1997) Spice Girls, Watkins, Wilson Absolute 3.25
10. "Viva Forever" (from Spiceworld, 1997) Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 4.13
11. "Let Love Lead the Way" (from Forever, 2000) Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Harvey Mason Jnr Harvey Mason Jnr, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins 4.16
12. "Holler" (from Forever, 2000) Beckham, Brown, Bunton, Chisholm, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins 3.56
13. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" (comeback single, 2007) Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe Matt Rowe 3.30
14. "Voodoo" (new song, 2007) Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 3.11
15. "Goodbye" (from Forever, 1998) Spice Girls, Rowe, Stannard Matt Rowe & Richard Stannard 4.21

[edit] Special edition

  • Disc One: Standard edition[12]
  • Disc Two: DVD, containing music videos for:
  1. "Wannabe" – 3:56
  2. "Say You'll Be There" – 3:52
  3. "2 Become 1" – 3:56
  4. "Mama" – 3:37
  5. "Who Do You Think You Are" – 3:42
  6. "Spice Up Your Life" – 3:05
  7. "Too Much" – 3:50
  8. "Stop" – 3:31
  9. "Viva Forever" – 4:10
  10. "Let Love Lead the Way" – 4:18
  11. "Holler" – 4:15
  12. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" – 3:56 (U.S. release only)
  13. "Goodbye" – 4:35

[edit] Box Set

  • Disc One: Standard edition
  • Disc Two: Special edition (Music Videos)
  • Disc Three: Karaoke collection:
  1. "Wannabe" – 2:54
  2. "Say You'll Be There" – 3:54
  3. "2 Become 1" – 4:07
  4. "Mama" – 3:43
  5. "Who Do You Think You Are" – 3:45
  6. "Move Over" – 2:47
  7. "Spice Up Your Life" – 2:55
  8. "Too Much" – 3:55
  9. "Stop" – 3:25
  10. "Viva Forever" – 4:10
  11. "Let Love Lead the Way" – 4:16
  12. "Holler" – 3:56
  13. "Goodbye" – 4:35
  • Disc Four: Remix collection (not included in U.S. release):
  1. "Wannabe" (Motiv 8 Vocal Slam Mix) – 6:21
  2. "Say You'll Be There" (Junior's Main Pass) – 8:35
  3. "2 Become 1" (Dave Way Remix) – 4:02
  4. "Mama" (Biffco Mix) – 5:50
  5. "Who Do You Think You Are" (Morales Club Mix) – 9:31
  6. "Spice Up Your Life" (Murk Cuba Libre Mix) – 8:07
  7. "Too Much" (SoulShock & Karlin Remix) – 3:54
  8. "Stop" (Morales Remix) – 7:25
  9. "Viva Forever" (Tony Rich Remix) – 5:21
  10. "Holler" (MAW Remix) – 8:32
  11. "Goodbye" (Orchestral Mix) – 4:16

[edit] Bonus tracks

  • iTunes bonus tracks http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/spice-girls-greatest-hits/id268117175
    • "Wannabe" (Junior Vasquez Gomis Dub) – 6:38
    • "Tell Me Why" (Jonathan Peters Edit) – 3:24
    • "Say You'll Be There" (Junior's X-Beats) – 6:57
    • "Girl Power Documentary" (video) – 5:26
      • This is an abridged version of the video: One Hour of Girl Power
  • Victoria's Secret bonus tracks
    • "Wannabe" (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) – 3:31
    • "2 Become 1" (Georgie Porgie Radio Edit) – 4:02
    • "Spice Up Your Life" (Ralphie Rosario Radio Edit) – 3:38

[edit] Charts

Charts (2007) Peak
position		 Sales Certification
Australian Albums Chart[13] 1 80,000+ Platinum
Brazilian Albums Chart[14] 2 100,000+ Gold
UK Albums Chart[13] 2 380,569+ Platinum
European Top 100 Albums[15] 7
Argentine Album Chart[16] 8
Irish Albums Chart[13] 9 15,000+ Platinum[17]
Greek International Albums Chart[18] 9
Canada Albums Chart[13] 1 100,000+ Platinum
Mexican International Album Chart[19] 11
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 15 7,500+ Gold
Italy Album Charts[20] 1 23,185 Silver
Spanish Album Charts[21] 1 160,000 2x Platinum
French Album Chart 1 20,000+ Gold
Mexican Album Chart[22] 1
Sweden Album Chart 1
Germany Album Chart 1 4,000
Switzerland Album Chart[23] 1
Austrian Album Chart 1
Netherlands Album Chart[13] 1
Billboard 200 93 1,900,000+[24] 2x Platinum

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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  1. ^ a b CDJapan - SPICE GIRLS Complete releases. CDJapan. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  2. ^ Article confirming release details for the United States Billboard. Accessed 8 January 2008.
  3. ^ Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album) at Allmusic
  4. ^ BBC review
  5. ^ Digital Spy review
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ Finn, Natalie. 'A Well Seasoned Rumour E! Online, 8 June 2007.
  8. ^ a b Article containing Melanie Brown quotes. Contact Music. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Spice Girls to release new single". BBC. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AY8xM-UGo8&feature=related
  11. ^ Track listing for Standard Edition of album. HMV. Accessed 12 October 2007.
  12. ^ Track listings announced through official website. Accessed 11 October 2007.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Spice Girls - Greatest Hits worldwide chart positions". aCharts.us. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  14. ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp
  15. ^ Billboard.com - Charts - Albums - European Top 100 Albums
  16. ^ CAPIF Charts - Argentina
  17. ^ [1]
  18. ^ Greek Intern. Albums Chart Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  19. ^ Mexican International Albums Chart - 12 December 2007
  20. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  21. ^ http://www.promusicae.org/listassemanales/albumes/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%20-%20Week%2048%20.pdf
  22. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - 12 December 2007
  23. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  24. ^ Entertainment Weekly. Spice Girls' 'Greatest' already gold. shipped 900,000 copies to retailers Wal-mart.
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