Victoria Beckham (album)

Victoria Beckham
Studio album by Victoria Beckham
Released 1 October 2001
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 45:55
Label Virgin
Producer Johan Åberg, Peter Biker, Andrew Frampton, David Frank, Anders Hansson, Karlin, Steve Kipner, Jack Kugell, Rhett Lawrence, Harvey Mason, Jr., Matt Prime, Soulshock, Damon Thomas
Victoria Beckham chronology
Victoria Beckham
(2001)		 Open Your Eyes
(2003)
(cancelled)
Singles from Victoria Beckham
  1. "Not Such an Innocent Girl"
    Released: 17 September 2001
  2. "A Mind of Its Own"
    Released: 11 February 2002

Victoria Beckham is the self-titled debut and only album to date by British singer Victoria Beckham. It was released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records. Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release a solo album. The album's lead single, "Not Such an Innocent Girl" was released on September 17, 2001. The second single, "A Mind of Its Own" was released on February 11, 2002.

The album reached number ten in the United Kingdom and number one on the Australian Hitseekers Charts. Victoria Beckham has only been certified Silver in the United Kingdom since its release in 2001.

Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
NME [2]

The album did not include the hit "Out of Your Mind", but spawned two singles which managed to reach the Top 10 in the United Kingdom, "Not Such An Innocent Girl" and "A Mind of Its Own". The album became a commercial success after it debuted and peaked at number-ten in the UK album chart,[3] charting for 3 weeks and selling 16,000 copies sold in its first week.

However, the album has only sold 52,016 copies overall in the United Kingdom, much lower than any other Spice solo album, while costing 3 million pounds to record. After "Being Victoria Beckham," an official documentary that aired in early March 2002, the album re-entered the UK charts at number sixty-seven. The track "Every Part Of Me" is about Beckham's son Brooklyn and includes the audio of his voice in the background. The BBC described the album as "a mish-mash affair of gushy sentiment and wishy-washy RnB"[4] while NME called the album "a new low in shameless pop slaggery." Georgina Collins, writing for Amazon.co.uk, notes that It's unlikely that Victoria will win any new fans with this effort... yet also positively acknowleges that Beckham's vocals are still sounding far better than many critics could have imagined.

Fan reviews of the LP have invariably expressed surprise at Beckham's vocals being very good, especially compared to her Spice Girl days.

Track listing

# Title Songwriter(s) Producer (s) Length
1. "Not Such an Innocent Girl" Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton Steve Kipner 3:17
2. "A Mind of Its Own" Victoria Beckham, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton Steve Kipner 3:48
3. "That Kind of Girl" Steve Kipner, David Frank, Jack Kugell David Frank, Steve Kipner & Jack Kugell 3:48
4. "Like That" Victoria Beckham, Matt Prime Matt Prime 4:01
5. "Girlfriend" Victoria Beckham, Harvey Mason JNR, Damon Thomas, Dane Bowers, J. valentine The Underdogs - Damon Thomas & Harvey Mason JNR 3:43
6. "Midnight Fantasy" Victoria Beckham, J. Aberg, P. Rein J. Aberg & A. Hansson 3:15
7. "I.O.U" Victoria Beckham, Andrew Frampton, Chris Braide Andrew Frampton 3:49
8. "No Trix, No Games" Victoria Beckham, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton Steve Kipner 3:03
9. "I Wish" Soulshock & Karlin, Peter Biker, Eugene Wilde Soulshock & Karlin 4:10
10. "Watcha Talkin' Bout" Victoria Beckham, Soulshock & Karlin, N. Butler Soulshock & Karlin 3:51
11. "Unconditional Love" Victoria Beckham, Rhett Lawrence Rhett Lawrence 3:50
12. "Every Part of Me" Victoria Beckham, Soulshock & Karlin, E. Yancey, N. Butler Soulshock & Karlin 5:11
Japanese edition

Charts

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Album Chart 1[5]
UK Albums Chart 10

Certifications

Sales

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ NME review
  3. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=9666
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fdp2
  5. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue607.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  7. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-120684/Posh-gets-push-record-label.html
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