7 (S Club 7 album)

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7
Studio album by S Club 7
Released	June 12, 2000 November 14, 2000 December 4, 2000 (re-release)
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
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pop Matters, link
S Club 7 chronology
S Club (1999) 7 (2000) Sunshine (2001)
Alternate covers
North America cover
Singles from 7
"Reach" Released: May 22, 2000 "Natural" Released: September 11, 2000 "Never Had a Dream Come True" Released: November 27, 2000

7 is the second album by British pop group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records on June 12, 2000 worldwide. 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 the groups' most successful album release, and reached number one in the United Kingdom, where it was certified triple platinum. 7 was released in North America on November 14, 2000 following the modest success of their debut release. 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 December 4, 2000 with two extra tracks ("Never Had a Dream Come True" and a previously unreleased cover of Stevie Wonder's "Lately"). The only other part of the album that was changed was the overall theme. The overall blue feel that the first album possessed was changed to a mixture of purples. The rest of the album, including the "Thank You's", remained unchanged.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 UK/European edition 1.2 UK/European re-release edition 1.3 US/Latin America edition 1.4 US/Latin America re-release edition 2 7 Album Covers 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK/European edition

1. "Reach" – 4:04 (C. Dennis/A. Todd)
2. "Natural" – 3:14 (N. Ray/J.Fredenucci/C.Dennis/A.Todd)
3. "I'll Keep Waiting" – 3:38 (C. Dennis/S. Ellis)
4. "Bring the House Down" – 3:02 (A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman)
5. "Best Friend" – 3:59 (T.Laws/S.Emanuel/B.McIntosh/R.Morgan)
6. "All in Love is Fair" – 4:16 (C.Dennis/S.Ellis)
7. "Love Train" – 3:41 (C. Dennis/A. Todd)
8. "Cross My Heart" – 3:33 (A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman)
9. "The Colour of Blue" – 3:14 (L.Aass/B.Lødemel)
10. "I'll Be There" – 3:23 (C.Dennis/D.Poku)
11. "Stand By You" – 3:04 (C.Dennis/D.Poku)
12. "Spiritual Love" – 3:52 (P. Akinrinlola)

[edit] UK/European re-release edition

1. "Reach" – 4:04 (C. Dennis/A. Todd)
2. "Natural" – 3:14 (N. Ray/J.Fredenucci/C.Dennis/A.Todd)
3. "I'll Keep Waiting" – 3:38 (C. Dennis/S. Ellis)
4. "Bring the House Down" – 3:02 (A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman)
5. "Best Friend" – 3:59 (T.Laws/S.Emanuel/B.McIntosh/R.Morgan)
6. "All in Love is Fair" – 4:16 (C.Dennis/S.Ellis)
7. "Love Train" – 3:41 (C. Dennis/A. Todd)
8. "Cross My Heart" – 3:33 (A.Watkins/P.Wilson/T.Ackerman)
9. "The Colour of Blue" – 3:14 (L.Aass/B.Lødemel)
10. "I'll Be There" – 3:23 (C.Dennis/D.Poku)
11. "Stand By You" – 3:04 (C.Dennis/D.Poku)
12. "Spiritual Love" – 3:52 (P. Akinrinlola)
13. "Lately" – 4:33 (S. Wonder)
14. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:02 (C.Dennis/S. Ellis)

Bonus tracks:

1. "Reach" music video
2. "Natural" music video
3. Lyrics + Screensaver

[edit] US/Latin America edition

1. "Reach" – 4:04
2. "Natural" – 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

[edit] US/Latin America re-release edition

1. "Reach" – 4:04
2. "Natural" – 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

(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] 7 Album Covers

• The song "Lately" is a cover from the Stevie Wonder song released in 1980 while "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'Oreal and in the movie "Rainbow" from 1996.
• 'Stand By You' is a cover of Danish band S.O.A.P. from 1997.
• 'Natural' is a cover of the song "Tous Les Maux De Amore" by French singer Norma Ray

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1
U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart	69

[edit] References

Preceded by Reload by Tom Jones

UK Albums Chart number one album June 24, 2001 - June 30, 2001

Succeeded by The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

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