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Spice is the multi-platinum debut album by English pop group Spice Girls, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and 1997 (see 1997 in music). It yielded the single "Wannabe" and is the best-selling album by a girl group on record, having sold twenty-three million copies.[1]

Reception

In November 1996 the Spice Girls released their debut album Spice in Europe. Despite negative reviews from others, it became an emormous success globally. The success was unprecedented and drew comparisons to Beatlemania (it was dubbed "Spicemania") due to the sheer volume of interest in the group.[2] In just seven weeks Spice had sold 1.8 million copies in Britain alone,[3] making the Spice Girls the fastest selling British act since The Beatles. In total, the album sold 3 million copies in Britain[3] and peaked at number 1 for 15 non-consecutive weeks. In Europe the album became the biggest-selling album of 1997 and was certified 8x Platinum by the IFPI for sales in excess of 8 million copies.[4] In the United States Spice became the biggest-selling album of 1997, peaking at number 1 and being certified 7x Platinum (for sales of over 7 million) by the RIAA.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Wannabe" (Matt Rowe, Spice Girls, Richard Stannard) – 2:52
  2. "Say You'll Be There" (Jon B., Eliot Kennedy, Spice Girls) – 3:56
  3. "2 Become 1" (Rowe, Spice Girls, Stannard) – 4:00
  4. "Love Thing" (Bayliss, Kennedy, Spice Girls) – 3:37
  5. "Last Time Lover" (Spice Girls, Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson) – 4:11
  6. "Mama" (Rowe, Spice Girls, Stannard) – 5:03
  7. "Who Do You Think You Are" (Spice Girls, Watkins, Wilson) – 3:59
  8. "Something Kinda Funny" (Spice Girls, Watkins, Wilson) – 4:02
  9. "Naked" (Spice Girls, Watkins, Wilson) – 4:25
  10. "If U Can't Dance" (Jimmy Castor, George Clinton, William "Bootsy" Collins, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Spice Girls, Dave Stewart, Paul Watkins, Andy Wilson) – 3:50

The releases in some Spanish-speaking territories contain "Seremos Uno los Dos" ("2 Become 1" Spanish Version) as the 11th track.

Credits

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Absolute – multiple instruments
  • Jackie Drew – violin
  • Eric Gooden – background vocals
  • Judd Lander – harmonica
  • Greg Lester – guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Perry Montague-Mason – leader
  • Mary Pearce – background vocals
  • Matt Rowe – keyboard
  • Richard Stannard – keyboard, background vocals
  • Tony Ward – cello

Production

  • Producers – Absolute, Andy Bradfield, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard
  • Engineers – Adrian Bushby, Al Stone, Jeremy Wheatley
  • Assistant engineers – Adam Brown, Patrick McGovern
  • Mixing – Absolute, Andy Bradfield, Mark "Spike" Stent, Al Stone, Dave Way
  • Programming – Pete Davis, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Statik, Paul Waller, Dave Way
  • Arrangers – Craig Armstrong, Mark Beswick
  • Orchestra contractor – Isobel Griffiths

Charts, Peaks & Certifications

Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments
Australia 6x Platinum 420,000+
Austria 1 Platin 30,000+
Brazil 2x Platinum 250,000+
Canada Diamond 1,000,000+
China 4x Platinum
Finland 4 2x Platinum 77,000+
France 2 Diamond 1,000,000+
Germany Platinum 200,000+
IFPI Platinum Europe Award 8x Platinum 8,000,000+
Italy 2 650,000+
Japan 2x Platinum 500,000+
Mexico Gold 100,000+
The Netherlands 3x Platinum 300,000+
Norway 1 2x Platinum 80,000+
Philippines 1 10x Platinum 1,000,000+
Poland 2x Platinum 80,000+
Portugal 3x Platinum 60,000+
Spain 1 11x Platinum 1,100,000
Sweden 1
Switzerland 5 2x Platinum 100,000+
U.K. 1 10x Platinum 3,000,000
U.S. 1 7x Platinum 7,400,000
Worldwide 23,000,000+

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Wannabe" UK Singles Chart #1
1997 "Wannabe" Canadian Singles Chart #1
1997 "Wannabe" Polish Chart #1
1997 "Wannabe" Billboard Hot 100 #1
1997 "Wannabe" Top 40 Mainstream #4
1997 "Wannabe" Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1997 "Wannabe" Maxi-Singles Sales #1
1997 "Wannabe" Rhythmic Top 40 #1
1997 "Wannabe" Adult Top 40 #27
1997 "Wannabe" Latin Pop Airplay #9
1996 "Say You'll Be There" UK Singles Chart #1
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Canadian Singles Chart #1
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Polish Chart #1
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Billboard Hot 100 #3
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Top 40 Mainstream #2
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Maxi-Singles Sales #9
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Rhythmic Top 40 #3
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Adult Top 40 #24
1997 "Say You'll Be There" Latin Pop Airplay #12
1996 "2 Become 1" UK Singles Chart #1
1997 "2 Become 1" Polish Chart #1
1997 "2 Become 1" Canadian Singles Chart #1
1997 "2 Become 1" Billboard Hot 100 #4
1997 "2 Become 1" Top 40 Mainstream #4
1997 "2 Become 1" Maxi-Singles Sales #24
1997 "2 Become 1" Rhythmic Top 40 #4
1997 "2 Become 1" Adult Top 40 #27
1997 "2 Become 1" Adult Contemporary #8
1997 "Mama" Polish Chart #1
1997 "Who Do You Think You Are/Mama" UK Singles Chart #1

Andamento nelle varie classifiche

Top100 UK Album Chart
Settimana 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Posizione
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
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4
5
5
4
4
5
4
2
Settimana 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Posizione
4
4
6
9
11
9
11
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20
22
20
22
20
21
27
36
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39
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39
33
37
40
56
77
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98
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89
91
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94
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95
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87
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97
89
91
67
74
84
75
84
87
86
89
75
71
79
91
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Top100 US Album Chart
Settimana 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Posizione
6
6
5
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6
4
5
3
2
2
2
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3
1
1
1
1
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7
12
15
Settimana 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
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16
17
17
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23
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21
18
23
19
11
10
14
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29
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38
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49
39
41
55
Settimana 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Posizione
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73
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81
77
77
72
60
54
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53
58
62
66
66
65
55
67
71
70
72
80
95
99
98
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96
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84
84
Settimana 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Posizione
74
64
61
76
90
90
90
91
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96
Top75 French Album Chart
Settimana 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Posizione
38
11
7
5
5
4
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1
2
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5
7
12
14
6
2
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3
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4
6
Settimana 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Posizione
9
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8
11
12
7
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5
5
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10
14
27
24
35
42
33
32
37
42
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41
48
34
39
36
Settimana 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Posizione
41
44
41
64
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Top100 German Album Chart
Settimana 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Posizione
14
15
9
10
12
13
14
2
2
7
7
2
7
8
12
13
15
15
13
7
7
2
8
10
6
9
10
12
18
26
Settimana 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
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26
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32
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58
58
66
82
82
94
92
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Top50 IT Album Chart
Settimana 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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12
8
7
5
4
4
9
3
4
3
2
3
5
3
3
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7
6
6
8
8
11
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13
13
Settimana 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Posizione
13
11
14
16
21
24
24
22
23
27
30
35
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-
-
-
-
-
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Notes and references

  1. ^ "Behind the Music: Spice Girls". VH1. Recorded in 2003. Retrieved August 18 2007.
  2. ^ Dawson, Ryan. Cambridge University. Beatlemania and Girl Power: An Anatomy of Fame
  3. ^ a b BPI. UK Sales certificates database. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 10, 2006.
  4. ^ IFPI. European sales certificate for Spice International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers. Retrieved March 10, 2006
  5. ^ RIAA. USA sales certificates database. Recording Industry Association Of America. Retrieved March 10, 2006.
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