What I Am was not strong enough for Emma’s debut.

 

Lift Me Up for me

 

What I Am wins the video war though

Nice write up. Geri's transformation into the person she is now is mindboggling until you realise lady of the manor Geri is just another act and publicity stunt.

 

Let's not forget 3 years ago Geri was so desperate for attention and a Spice reunion just 3 years ago that she was willing to do it as a 3 piece and took that pic of them in party hats in bed. That Geri is still there it is just right now she is getting sponsorships and attention for bring Lady Horner. I'm sure in probably a couple of years that will pass and she will be back to wanting a reunion again.

 

I think for Geri she could never return to the levels of exposure she had when she was at the peak of her solo career, for her own sanity. I wouldn't necessarily say who she is now is another act, but it is undoubtedly so far removed from most of the public's wider perception of her that it's almost unrelatable.

 

But really when you get anyone who places their own self worth so heavily into what they do for a living like she used to do (and to a certain extent probably still does), you're bound to be dealing with a bit of a fruit cake. Just look at the Bros documentary and Matt Goss rabbiting on about 'life quotes' and random mantras every five seconds.

 

Her heart is in the right place most of the time, and when she was at the height of her fame and adulation either in the Spice Girls or at the start of her solo career, she created and released some really clever music, videos and pop imagery that even now are well remembered from a time when that sort of thing still mattered. She proved she could be the popstar/showgirl/whatever you wanna call it when she had it in her.

 

But she never had the patience to temper that with grounding, and she only made sense when she was in those moments of giddy euphoria where everything came together, which were all too fleeting. When she was struggling at the coal face like she was for the most of the 'Scream...' and 'Passion' campaigns it was painful to witness.

 

And this for me is why Emma has always had the easier and more rewarding solo career to follow. Yes she probably was the most pedestrian in some people's eyes, and maybe didn't come with the fanfare, but she gradually built her identity as a solo artist and improved with each of her offerings where Geri and the other girls largely foundered after the initial hype around Solo Spice releases died down.

 

Certainly if you'd said to anyone after she was dropped by Virgin in 2002 that she'd be racking up top 10 hits into 2006 they would have scoffed at the idea. She still has the most accessible profile now even if she balances it with being a presenter or doing other bits and pieces.

'What I Am' comfortably has this for me.

What I Am for me. I really like the video.

update sales Chart battle first week Geri 139,500 Emma 106,300 :) with official charts

update sales Chart battle first week Geri 139,500 Emma 106,300 :) with official charts

 

These were the days :D

Yes i know

i go for What i Am.

What I am.