Spice

Spice

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Editorial Reviews

Putting aside the Girl Power phenomenon--really, what were the chances five scantily-clad birds flashing their knickers with kung-fu kicks wouldn't make it in the music industry?--the Spice Girls really do mean something: great singles. There's not a dog in their whole back-catalogue. They kicked off their career with "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1"--that's the pop equivalent of an Olympic gold in the triathlon. They're all here on Spice, along with the live favourite "If You Can't Dance"--one that Geri always looked particularly picked-upon whilst singing--and that irresistible champagne effervescence of pop history in the making. The only mistake they made at this point in their career was not releasing the slinky R&B track "Naked" as a single; and if that's because the video plot automatically suggests itself as too obvious, it's not as if that curtailed any other facet of their career. --Caitlin Moran

Customer Reviews

Silly Girl-Power Fun!

Reviewed by Sylviastel, 2010-02-16

The Spice Girls broke up years ago. I like the song, "2 become 1," and "Wannabe." Apart from the girls' musical style which is fun, light-heartedness, and soft. Don't expect something deep in this compact disc. This collection of songs were nothing more for a young audience. You want something deep and meaningful, it's not here. It's light and maybe too light and fun to listen too. You could play this disc at parties for dancing. The Spice Girls had their fifteen minutes of fame and made a lot of money for themselves. Their careers have split in their lives. This disc is fine but don't expect much.

Nice CD

Reviewed by Michael Patrick Boyd, 2009-01-08

Spice is forty minutes and four seconds long and was released in the United States on February 4, 1997. The Spice went 7x Platinum and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums chart (5 weeks at #1) and #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top Pop Catalog. The CD produced three top ten songs. They are: Wannabe, Say You Be There, and 2 Become 1. This is the Spice Girls debut album. The music is of A minus quality. I just did not think all the songs on it were that great. Still it is nice dance music. Spice gets a B+.

Wannabe
#1 U.S Billboard ARC Weekly Top 40
#1 U.S Billboard Hot 100 (four weeks at #1)
#6 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
#27 U.S Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
#20 U.S Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
#9 U.S Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales
#1 U.S Billboard Hot Single Sales (four weeks at #1)
#4 U.S Billboard Mainstream Top 40
#1 U.S Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 (five weeks at #1)

Say You'll Be There
#6 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
#14 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay
#24 U.S Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
#9 U.S Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales
#2 U.S Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents
#2 U.S Billboard Hot Single Sales
#2 U.S Billboard Top 40 Mainstream
#1 U.S Billboard ARC Weekly Top 40
#3 U.S Billboard Hot 100
#3 U.S Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

2 become 1
#2 U.S Billboard ARC Weekly Top 40
#5 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
#17 U.S Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay
#8 U.S Billboard Adult Contemporary
#27 U.S Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
#24 U.S Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales
#4 U.S Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents
#8 U.S Billboard Hot Single Sales
#4 U.S Billboard Top 40 Mainstream
#4 U.S Billboard Rhythmic Top 40
#4 U.S Billboard Hot 100

Love Thing
Last Time Forever
Mama
Who Do You Think You Are
Something Kinda Funny
Naked
If U Can't Dance

Good cd.

Reviewed by Bubbles, 2008-08-04

Bought this for my sister who was really into the Spice Girls at the height of their fame. I've listened to it with her and there are a couple of good songs but I was in my late 20's when this came out so it was a bit past my interest level. Music and vocals are ok. If you are a SG fan, you will like this cd.

Pure fun.

Reviewed by ADRIENNE MILLER, 2008-05-04

Spice by Spice Girls is a cd I don't have anymore, my taste in music has drastically changed since then but I remember these crazy girls fondly. The Spice Girls couldn't quite carry a tune but the music was fun and carefree, songs I liked: Wannabe, Say'll Be There, 2 Become 1, Who Do You Think You Are?, and Naked. You can say this cd was a guilty pleasure but heck this debut album from the euro pop girls was a lot better than their second album.

A great collection of songs designed to put a smile on your face...

Reviewed by Andrew Ellington, 2008-04-14

Okay, I may be setting myself up for a lot of laughs here but I really like the Spice Girls. Okay, so maybe I shouldn't say `really like' but they were big when I was like twelve and me and my friends listened to them all of the time, so whenever I hear songs like `Wannabe' I get, oh what's the word; happy. There may not be much depth to be found in most of what the Spice Girls have ever released, but their music is fun and sometimes that is more than enough. With their debut album `Spice', the Spice Girls have strung together a nice collection of fun songs that are hard to dislike.

`Wannabe' is just one of those great anthems. I don't care what you haters want to say, I don't see how you can't like this song. `Say You'll Be There' is another one that was perfect for the radio; spunky and fresh. It's not as good as `Wannabe'; in fact none of the songs on this album are as good as their first single, but they are still fun. `Love Thing' is even better than `Say You'll Be There' and `Who Do You Think You Are' feels like a fiesta; it just makes you want to dance. `Something Kinda Funny' is that same ol' same funky vibe and `If You Can't Dance' reaches `Who Do You Think You Are' territory. These are undoubtedly numb songs but they deliver upbeat and energetic music that easily gets into your skin and releases those fabulous things we call endorphins. Who can be in a bad mood when listening to this stuff?

The you have `2 Become 1', one of those silky smooth tracks that gets that mood set perfectly. These girls have great voices and really compliment one another. They aren't just one big gimmick, even if that's how they are remembered for the most part. Just listen to `Naked'; it's slinky and seductive and unlike anything else on the album. `Last Time Lover' nails the vibe that Spice Girls so effortlessly fell into. Is it just me or do the verse-line vocals sound like something off TLC's `Crazy Sexy Cool'? I might be crazy, but I don't think that I am.

The one track I am not entirely sold on, and the one I skip more often than not, is `Mamma'. It just doesn't fit that well with the rest of the album. It's trying to be deep and meaningful but it's not that facet that bothers me as much as the change up in musical chemistry. It just doesn't sound like a Spice Girl song.

Anyways, I'll close by saying that this is not the greatest album out there but it is such a fun collection of songs I can't help but find enjoyment here. I know a lot of people write the Spice Girls off as gimmicky and washed up but songs like `Wannabe' will be around for a long time to come and never get old. Geri, Emma, Mel B, Mel C and Victoria cemented themselves as pop icons and will go down as one of the most recognizable pop acts of the 90's. No matter what you think of this brand of music you must admit that the Spice Girls mastered it.