Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits cover
Greatest hits by Spice Girls
Released Flag of World November 9-14, 2007
Flag of the United States January 15, 2008
Genre Pop, R&B, Europop, Dance, pop rock
Length 54:44
Label Virgin, EMI
Producer Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Absolute
Darkchild
Professional reviews
Spice Girls chronology
Forever
(2000)		 Greatest Hits
(2007)

Greatest Hits is a 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 in November 6, 2007 and a full release in January 15, 2008.[2]

Contents

[edit] Release information

[edit] History

The plan to reform and release a greatest hits has long been speculated by the media,[3] but its planned release was first confirmed by Melanie Brown in June 2005.[4] 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."[4] 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] New material

The album features two new songs, "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" and "Voodoo",[5] with the former being released as a single in November.

The release features several different formats, including 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'.

[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 January 15, 2008; however, online retailers list it as released on December 11, 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 November 7, 2007) in the US, defining that albums sold by exclusive retailers (e.g. Wal-Mart, etc.) are now eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, the Greatest Hits was not eligible for charting on the week of November 13, due to Victoria's Secret not being SoundScan enabled, according to Entertainment Weekly, which also noted that the album has attained Gold status[6].

[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

[edit] Standard edition

  1. "Wannabe" (Radio Edit) – 2:56
  2. "Say You'll Be There" (Single Mix) – 3:58
  3. "2 Become 1" (Single Version) – 4:04
  4. "Mama" (Radio Version) – 3:42
  5. "Who Do You Think You Are" (Radio Version) – 3:46
  6. "Move Over" – 2:44
  7. "Spice Up Your Life" (Stent Radio Mix) – 2:56
  8. "Too Much" (Radio Edit) – 3:53
  9. "Stop" – 3:26
  10. "Viva Forever" (Radio Edit) – 4:14
  11. "Let Love Lead the Way" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
  12. "Holler" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
  13. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" – 3:31
  14. "Voodoo" – 3:11
  15. "Goodbye" (Radio Edit) – 4:25

[edit] Special edition

  • Disc One: Standard edition [7]
  • 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" – 2:48
  7. "Spice Up Your Life" – 2:55
  8. "Too Much" – 3:55
  9. "Stop" – 3:31
  10. "Viva Forever" – 4:10
  11. "Let Love Lead the Way" – 4:26
  12. "Holler" – 4:10
  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
    • "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
    • "Spice Up Your Life" (Ralphie Rosario Radio Edit) – 3:38
    • "2 Become 1" (Georgie Porgie Radio Edit) – 4:02

[edit] Charts

Charts (2007) Peak
position		 Certification
Australian Albums Chart[8] 1 Platinum
UK Albums Chart[8] 2 Platinum
European Top 100 Albums[9] 7
Estonian Album Chart (Standard CD)[10] 8
Argentine Album Chart[11] 8
Irish Albums Chart[8] 9 Platinum[12]
Greek International Albums Chart[13] 9
Canada Albums Chart[8] 11 Gold
Mexican International Album Chart[14] 11
Brazilian Album Charts[15] 13 Gold
United World Chart[16] 15 +1,700,000
New Zealand Charts[8] 15 Gold
Japanese Albums Charts[17] 18
Russian Album Chart (Standard CD)[18] 20
Italy Album Charts[19] 20
Spanish Album Charts[20] 23
French Album Chart 31
Mexican Album Chart[21] 34
Polish Album Chart 48
Sweden Album Chart 50
Germany Album Chart 50
Switzerland Album Chart[22] 52
Estonian Album Chart (CD+DVD Edition)[23] 54
Russian Album Chart (Box Set)[24] 54
Russian Album Chart (CD+DVD Edition)[25] 68
Austrian Album Chart 70
Netherlands Album Chart[8] 73
Billboard 200 93 Gold[6]

IFPI Sales:1,700,000

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b CDJapan - SPICE GIRLS Complete releases. CDJapan. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  2. ^ Article confirming release details for the United States Billboard. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  3. ^ Finn, Natalie. 'A Well Seasoned Rumour E! Online, June 8, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Article containing Melanie Brown quotes. Contact Music. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  5. ^ Track listing for Standard Edition of album. HMV. Accessed October 12, 2007.
  6. ^ a b >[1]
  7. ^ Track listings announced through official website. Accessed October 11, 2007.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Spice Girls - Greatest Hits worldwide chart positions". aCharts.us. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  9. ^ Billboard.com - Charts - Albums - European Top 100 Albums
  10. ^ Estonian Album Chart Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  11. ^ CAPIF Charts - Argentina
  12. ^ [http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum07.htm.
  13. ^ Greek Intern. Albums Chart Retrieved December 03, 2007.
  14. ^ Mexican International Albums Chart - 12th December 2007
  15. ^ Site Sucesso - Top 50
  16. ^ Global Album Chart
  17. ^ Oricon Charts - Japan
  18. ^ [2]
  19. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  20. ^ http://www.promusicae.org/listassemanales/albumes/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%20-%20Week%2048%20.pdf
  21. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - 12th December 2007
  22. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  23. ^ Estonian Album Chart Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  24. ^ [3]
  25. ^ [4]
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