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Spice is forty minutes and four seconds long and was released in the United States on February 4, 1997. Still it is nice dance music. They are: Wannabe, Say You Be There, and 2 Become 1.
Billboard 200 Albums chart (5 weeks at #1) and #2 on the U.S. The music is of A minus quality. The Spice went 7x Platinum and reached #1 on the U.S.
This is the Spice Girls debut album. Billboard Top Pop Catalog. The CD produced three top ten songs.
I just did not think all the songs on it were that great. Spice gets a B+.Wannabe#1 U.S Billboard ARC Weekly Top 40#1 U.S Billboard Hot 100 (four weeks at #1)#6 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay#27 U.S Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks#20 U.S Billboard Hot Dance Club Play#9 U.S Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales#1 U.S Billboard Hot Single Sales (four weeks at #1)#4 U.S Billboard Mainstream Top 40#1 U.S Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 (five weeks at #1)Say You'll Be There#6 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay#14 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay#24 U.S Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks#9 U.S Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales#2 U.S Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents#2 U.S Billboard Hot Single Sales#2 U.S Billboard Top 40 Mainstream#1 U.S Billboard ARC Weekly Top 40#3 U.S Billboard Hot 100#3 U.S Billboard Rhythmic Top 402 become 1#2 U.S Billboard ARC Weekly Top 40#5 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay#17 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay#8 U.S Billboard Adult Contemporary#27 U.S Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks#24 U.S Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales#4 U.S Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents#8 U.S Billboard Hot Single Sales#4 U.S Billboard Top 40 Mainstream#4 U.S Billboard Rhythmic Top 40#4 U.S Billboard Hot 100Love ThingLast Time ForeverMamaWho Do You Think You AreSomething Kinda FunnyNaked If U Can't Dance
Bought this for my sister who was really into the Spice Girls at the height of their fame. I've listened to it with her and there are a couple of good songs but I was in my late 20's when this came out so it was a bit past my interest level. Music and vocals are ok. If you are a SG fan, you will like this cd.
Spice by Spice Girls is a cd I don't have anymore, my taste in music has drastically changed since then but I remember these crazy girls fondly. The Spice Girls couldn't quite carry a tune but the music was fun and carefree, songs I liked: Wannabe, Say'll Be There, 2 Become 1, Who Do You Think You Are., and Naked. You can say this cd was a guilty pleasure but heck this debut album from the euro pop girls was a lot better than their second album.
I might be crazy, but I don't think that I am.The one track I am not entirely sold on, and the one I skip more often than not, is `Mamma'. Okay, so maybe I shouldn't say `really like' but they were big when I was like twelve and me and my friends listened to them all of the time, so whenever I hear songs like `Wannabe' I get, oh what's the word; happy. It just doesn't fit that well with the rest of the album. There may not be much depth to be found in most of what the Spice Girls have ever released, but their music is fun and sometimes that is more than enough. `Last Time Lover' nails the vibe that Spice Girls so effortlessly fell into. `Say You'll Be There' is another one that was perfect for the radio; spunky and fresh. These girls have great voices and really compliment one another.
It's not as good as `Wannabe'; in fact none of the songs on this album are as good as their first single, but they are still fun. I don't care what you haters want to say, I don't see how you can't like this song. `Love Thing' is even better than `Say You'll Be There' and `Who Do You Think You Are' feels like a fiesta; it just makes you want to dance. Geri, Emma, Mel B, Mel C and Victoria cemented themselves as pop icons and will go down as one of the most recognizable pop acts of the 90's.
Okay, I may be setting myself up for a lot of laughs here but I really like the Spice Girls. They aren't just one big gimmick, even if that's how they are remembered for the most part. Just listen to `Naked'; it's slinky and seductive and unlike anything else on the album. Is it just me or do the verse-line vocals sound like something off TLC's `Crazy Sexy Cool'. These are undoubtedly numb songs but they deliver upbeat and energetic music that easily gets into your skin and releases those fabulous things we call endorphins. I know a lot of people write the Spice Girls off as gimmicky and washed up but songs like `Wannabe' will be around for a long time to come and never get old. With their debut album `Spice', the Spice Girls have strung together a nice collection of fun songs that are hard to dislike.`Wannabe' is just one of those great anthems. It's trying to be deep and meaningful but it's not that facet that bothers me as much as the change up in musical chemistry.
`Something Kinda Funny' is that same ol' same funky vibe and `If You Can't Dance' reaches `Who Do You Think You Are' territory. Who can be in a bad mood when listening to this stuff.The you have `2 Become 1', one of those silky smooth tracks that gets that mood set perfectly. It just doesn't sound like a Spice Girl song.Anyways, I'll close by saying that this is not the greatest album out there but it is such a fun collection of songs I can't help but find enjoyment here. No matter what you think of this brand of music you must admit that the Spice Girls mastered it.
Who Cares. So they're a little cheesy. I'll say the same thing I said about Milli Vanilli. They may have little or no singing talent, but the songs (especially "Say You'll Be There") are catchy as hell, and at least they came around before Britney Spears, who is so much more responsible for ruining teen pop music than they could ever be. That dreamy sex ballad "Naked" is pretty cool, too.
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