Geri was offered a GH release from EMI after passion but she turned it down.

 

Silly cow x

I agree that Geri ideally would have launched a new music era in 2002. She left it far too long between Calling and Ride It It, three years felt like an eternity in the pop music world then. There were countless artists who'd debuted and become successful in those years, it was like a whole new music landscape, like Aly said. Geri almost came across as a bit of a throwback artist, which really shouldn't have been the vibe for what was only the start of her third album era. Plus it would have made so much sense for the third album era to coincide with Popstars: The Rivals and her book release.

Humour me because this post is a bit crazy :kink: but I had fun with it. A reimagination of Geri's career following Calling...

Geri would have returned to the studio in early 2002 to work on the third album, but wouldn't have totally abandoned the second album quite yet:

 

Early March 2002 - Circles Round the Moon - 4th single (from 2nd album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster)

 

Then continued work for the 3rd album, while signing up for the judge role on Popstars: The Rivals.

 

Early August 2002 - 1st single (from 3rd album)

September 2002 - Just for the Record book

Late October 2002 - 2nd single (from 3rd album)

Early November 2002 - 3rd album

Late January 2003 - 3rd single (from 3rd album)

Early April 2003 - 4th single (from 3rd album)

 

This would have left most of 2003 and 2004 for her to do the other TV/acting ventures that she was interested in at that time.

 

Then I'd follow what Sideout planned out, but in this fantasy it's actually her 4th album era:

 

Late August 2004 - Ride It - 1st single

Early November 2004 - Love Never Loved Me - 2nd single

Mid November 2004 - Disco Sister - 4th album

 

And then:

 

Early February 2005 - Feel the Fear - 3rd single

Late May 2005 - Desire - 4th single (the first from album re-release)

Mid June 2005 - Disco Sister (Passion Edition) - 4th album re-release

 

...but that's not all!

 

Early November 2005 - 1st single (from Greatest Hits)

Mid November 2005 - Greatest Hits album

Mid December 2005 - 2nd single (from Greatest Hits)

 

Then leave it there, because of her pregnancy.

 

Beyond that, I'm imagining a 5th studio album coming out in 2008, following the end of the Return of the Spice Girls era - which in my fantasy would have given Geri the bug to return to music. Then a 6th studio album era in 2012/13 (she was actually working with Absolute in this year, wasn't she?) and 7th studio album in 2016 - which would have been the Man on the Mountain material.

 

:lol: :kink:

 

Never change Jay x

I can guarantee that I never will :teresa:

I agree that Geri ideally would have launched a new music era in 2002. She left it far too long between Calling and Ride It It, three years felt like an eternity in the pop music world then. There were countless artists who'd debuted and become successful in those years, it was like a whole new music landscape, like Aly said. Geri almost came across as a bit of a throwback artist, which really shouldn't have been the vibe for what was only the start of her third album era. Plus it would have made so much sense for the third album era to coincide with Popstars: The Rivals and her book release.

Humour me because this post is a bit crazy :kink: but I had fun with it. A reimagination of Geri's career following Calling...

Geri would have returned to the studio in early 2002 to work on the third album, but wouldn't have totally abandoned the second album quite yet:

 

Early March 2002 - Circles Round the Moon - 4th single (from 2nd album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster)

 

Then continued work for the 3rd album, while signing up for the judge role on Popstars: The Rivals.

 

Early August 2002 - 1st single (from 3rd album)

September 2002 - Just for the Record book

Late October 2002 - 2nd single (from 3rd album)

Early November 2002 - 3rd album

Late January 2003 - 3rd single (from 3rd album)

Early April 2003 - 4th single (from 3rd album)

 

This would have left most of 2003 and 2004 for her to do the other TV/acting ventures that she was interested in at that time.

 

Then I'd follow what Sideout planned out, but in this fantasy it's actually her 4th album era:

 

Late August 2004 - Ride It - 1st single

Early November 2004 - Love Never Loved Me - 2nd single

Mid November 2004 - Disco Sister - 4th album

 

And then:

 

Early February 2005 - Feel the Fear - 3rd single

Late May 2005 - Desire - 4th single (the first from album re-release)

Mid June 2005 - Disco Sister (Passion Edition) - 4th album re-release

 

...but that's not all!

 

Early November 2005 - 1st single (from Greatest Hits)

Mid November 2005 - Greatest Hits album

Mid December 2005 - 2nd single (from Greatest Hits)

 

Then leave it there, because of her pregnancy.

 

Beyond that, I'm imagining a 5th studio album coming out in 2008, following the end of the Return of the Spice Girls era - which in my fantasy would have given Geri the bug to return to music. Then a 6th studio album era in 2012/13 (she was actually working with Absolute in this year, wasn't she?) and 7th studio album in 2016 - which would have been the Man on the Mountain material.

 

:lol: :kink:

 

 

YASSSSS :yahoo:

 

Dreams huh. MOTM so deserves a proper release it's her best album :wub:

i’ve been listening to Ride It, 100% Pure Love & Set Me Off a lot this week and it’s just made so sad in regards to this era. Disco Sister Music really could have been something positive for Geri, because it would’ve been filled with the type of songs she was known & loved for. no one was buying Geri Halliwell singles & records expecting Whitney Houston, Celine Dion etc. Geri wanting to be taken more seriously as an artist just had the opposite effect in my opinion. it also doesn’t help that Geri had a very defeatist attitude & didn’t like hearing anything negative (didn’t she change management teams like 6 times during the conception of Passion & its release?)

Ride It coming in at #4 after 3 or so years since her last single should’ve shown Geri that she did still have people who bought her music & supported her career, but because it wasn’t a #1 i think she completely second guessed herself. i think she thought that her being a Spice Girl would carry her career, but after like 2002 most of the public had moved on and stopped automatically caring about the individual members. (however i’m only 17 so hey what do i know)

i was watching ‘An Audience With Geri’ earlier today (i assume it took place during the release week of Passion) & she just looks so sad? i think she knew, deep down, that she regretted second guessing herself. the audience asking about 100% Pure Love, saying how Love Never Loved Me is the best song on the album etc. it just proved that Geri did know what she was doing (most of the time) but she just didn’t trust herself, probably because Calling stalled at #8 back in 2001 which was her call to be made a single.

i’m kinda going off on a tangent here 🫡 but it is totally a shame how everything came crashing down just because she was second guessing herself! i do think Disco Sister Music would’ve been a nice top 10 album with some big singles, a la Neon Nights (2003)