The Spell (Ivan Doroschuk album)

The Spell
Studio album by Ivan Doroschuk
Released April 25, 1997
Recorded 1996-1997
Genre Synthpop
Length 46:14
Label Tox
Producer John Punter
Ivan Doroschuk chronology
Greatest Hats
(1997)Greatest Hats1997
The Spell
(1997)
No Hats Beyond This Point
(2003)No Hats Beyond This Point2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Spell is a 1997 solo album by singer and songwriter Ivan Doroschuk, the leader of Men Without Hats, recording as "Ivan." The release and songwriting credits used only Doroschuk's first name.

The two singles and music videos from the album were "Open Your Eyes" and "Superbadgirls". It was the only solo album he made; a followup, Mote in God's Eye, was retitled No Hats Beyond This Point in 2003 and released under the name of Men Without Hats.

Track listing

All songs written by Ivan Doroschuk, except as noted.

  1. The Spell
  2. Superbadgirls
  3. Chain Reaction
  4. Open Your Eyes
  5. 1972 (Slippin' Away)
  6. You – written by Colin Doroschuk
  7. Forever
  8. WWW
  9. Somethin'
  10. Fly
  11. Outro

Critical reception

Writing for AllMusic, Aaron Badgley wrote that the album was a "disappointing affair", referring to "Superbadgirls" as "embarrassing." He nevertheless described the title track and "Open Your Eyes" as "highlights."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Badgley, Aaron. The Spell at AllMusic.
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