Geri Halliwell discography

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Geri Halliwell discography
Halliwell performing during the The Return of the Spice Girls tour in 2008.
Halliwell performing during the The Return of the Spice Girls tour in 2008.
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Singles 9
↙Music videos 10
References and footnotes

This is the discography of Geri Halliwell, an English pop music singer. Halliwell has released three studio albums, nine singles, and ten music videos on EMI and its sub-label Innocent Records.

Halliwell debuted in 1996 as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls (see Spice Girls discography). The group achieved world wide success, producing nine number one singles in the United Kingdom and selling over 55 million records.[1] Halliwell left the group in May 1998 due to "differences between band members".[2] She released her solo debut album Schizophonic in June 1999. The album, comprised of pop, dance and jazz songs, produced three number one singles.[3] It sold well, reaching double platinum status in the UK and gold status in the United States.[4][5] Scream if You Wanna Go Faster, Halliwell's second album, was released in May 2001. It produced three top ten singles. Her third album Passion, released in June 2005, was comprised largely of ballads.[6] It did not perform as well as previous releases, failing reach the top forty in the UK.

In 2007, Halliwell reunited with the Spice Girls for a world tour and to release a greatest hits album.[7] The following year, Halliwell announced that she has no currnet plans to work in the recording industry, choosing instead to focus on writing children books.[8]

Contents

[edit] Albums

Year Title Chart peak positions Sales and certifications
UK FRA GER ITA NL SWE SWI US
1999 Schizophonic 4 50 52 17 85 43 31 42
  • US sales: 500,000+[9]
  • BPI certification: 2× platinum[4]
  • RIAA certification: Gold[5]
2001 Scream if You Wanna Go Faster
  • Released on 14 May 2001
  • Label: EMI (#5333692)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, mini disc, digital download
 5 133 29 15 — — 22 —
2005 Passion 41 — — 49 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart peak positions BPI certifications Album
UK AUS FR GER IRL ITA NL NOR SWE SWI
1999 "Look at Me" 2 3 27 22 3 — 26 12 14 15 Gold[10] Schizophonic
"Mi Chico Latino" 1 43 40 28 9 — 27 — 29 26 Silver[11]
"Lift Me Up" 1 — — 77 8 — 71 — 56 — Silver[12]
2000 "Bag It Up" 1 — — 79 13 13 62 — 53 66 Silver[13]
2001 "It's Raining Men" 1 4 1 5 1 1 3 13 10 4 Silver[14] Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" 8 40 — 67 17 13 66 — — 62
"Calling" 7 — 22 48 38 — — — — 21
"Au Nom De L'amour" — — 22 — — — — — — —
2004 "Ride It" 4 — — 73 19 — — — — 63 Passion
2005 "Desire" 22 — — 97 28 19 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Music videos

Year Song Director[15][16][17][18]
1999 "Look at Me" Vaughan Arnell
"Mi Chico Latino" Doug Nichol
"Lift Me Up" Howard Greenhalgh
2000 "Bag It Up" Dawn Shadforth
2001 "It's Raining Men" Jim Canty and Jake-Sebastian Wynne
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
"Calling" Pierluca DeCario
"Au Nom De L'Amour"
2004 "Ride It" Luca Tommassini
2005 "Desire" Andy Morahan

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Spice Facts: Biography". TheSpiceGirls.com. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "1998: Ginger leaves the Spice Girls". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Schizophonic > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Schizophonic British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. June 23, 2000. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  6. ^ Lucas, John. "Passion > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  7. ^ "Spice Girls announce 11-show reunion tour". MSNBC. June 28, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  8. ^ Dammann, Guy. "Spice Girl renounces music for writing career". The Guardian. May 2, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  9. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard: The Spice is Right". Billboard.com. July 6, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  10. ^ ""Look at Me" British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. June 11, 1999. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  11. ^ ""Mi Chico Latino" British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. August 27, 1999. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  12. ^ ""Lift Me Up" British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. November 5, 1999. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  13. ^ ""Bag It Up" British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. March 17, 2000. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
  14. ^ ""It's Raining Men" British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. April 30, 2001. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
  15. ^ "Artist Videography". The Music Video Database. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  16. ^ "Geri Halliwell Prepares Post-Spice Solo Debut". MTV.com. March 24, 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  17. ^ "Video Play List". LucaTommassini.com. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  18. ^ "Jim Canty". HSIProductions.com. Retrieved May 27, 2008.

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