Hey does anyone know what happened between Mel and Sisqo? Why was there bad blood between them? :blink:

 

 

There was bad blood between them but I have no idea why?? Didn't he write a song on the album for her??

Hot only getting to 28 in 2000 with such mediocre (for the time) first week sales was mad.

 

In 2000 they were pardon the pun "hot" solo and she'd just enjoyed a Top 5 single. Why was her album so ignored?

'HOT' streaming party this week to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary

 

Who's in and what day and time would suit everybody?

 

Happy to do this both here and for fans to do a tweet-along on Twitter

 

#HotStreamingParty :)

I'm in! Maybe we could do it on Thursday evening? That's 15th October, which is the date it entered the UK chart.

Hot only getting to 28 in 2000 with such mediocre (for the time) first week sales was mad.

 

In 2000 they were pardon the pun "hot" solo and she'd just enjoyed a Top 5 single. Why was her album so ignored?

 

That front cover put so many parents off buying it for their kids I'm sure.

I'm in! Maybe we could do it on Thursday evening? That's 15th October, which is the date it entered the UK chart.

 

 

YASSSSS :wub:

I'll be streaming LA State of Mind x

I wonder will Mel ever venture into solo music again?

I'm in! Maybe we could do it on Thursday evening? That's 15th October, which is the date it entered the UK chart.

 

IM INTO IT!! WIll be quarantining after traveling so will be home and bored anyway :w00t:

If I'm around I'll give the poor cow a stream of Hot, love ya really Mel.

The front cover had nothing to do with it.

 

When forever was out the spice girls fans were not 6 anymore.

 

 

 

 

The front cover had nothing to do with it.

 

When forever was out the spice girls fans were not 6 anymore.

 

No they were 10.

If I'm around I'll give the poor cow a stream of Hot, love ya really Mel.

 

How dare you? 😂 Respect for Productive Spice!

I don't think we can definitively say whether or not the cover was a major factor in its underperformance, but I can only speak for myself when I say that as a shy and prudish 12 year old, the cover was a bit off putting!

I think up until Emma's Free Me album in 2004 my Mum got me all my albums as they were pretty expensive back in the day. I remember my Mum vividly making a comment about the cover for Hot and I most definitely felt a bit uncomfortable.

I definitely think there was more too it than it just being the cover. Her music seemed to be appealing more to the older teenage fanbase anyway. Cant imagine many pre teens listening to a song like Tell Me.

 

Only 50,000 bought her album at the same time 400 - 800,000 had bought Geri and Mels. It was a very dramatic reduction.

Uncomfortable looking at a woman in a bikini ? 🤣😳

 

Young girls certainly don’t stop buying little mix records when they sexed up their image.

 

The album bombed because of the timing of Forever.

 

How did the singles perform on radio ?

#30 - Tell Me

#22 - Feels So Good

 

Lullaby not Top 50!

 

Radio was never particularly supportive of Mel. I Want You Back only managed #17 and rather shockingly just 3 weeks in the Top 50 - such low support for a #1 single.

Uncomfortable looking at a woman in a bikini ? 🤣😳

 

Young girls certainly don’t stop buying little mix records when they sexed up their image.

 

The album bombed because of the timing of Forever.

 

How did the singles perform on radio ?

 

It was 20 years ago, times were very different.

 

Yes time’s were different.

 

blaming a cover on it flopping is just ridiculous.

 

Nothing to do with the music , timing , radio play. 5/10 tracks are not great for example.

 

The fact that Mel B has a pop voice and her chosen direction didn’t suit her at all.

 

 

I dont think Forever being out a month later was a massive factor either.

 

A fan of Mel B/Scary Spice would've still bought both and its not like they were both released the same day.

 

Radio probably probably played a part still a low Top 30 for her at that moment in time was terrible. I actually didn't even listen to radio that much back then I watched and kept up on new releases and albums by the music channels, magazines, CDUK etc