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The girls probably don't care about pushing Christmas Wrapping since they don't have writing credits on it.

With The Beatles releasing a new song, it does make me wonder how a new Spice Girls song would do if it was properly marketed and promoted.

I heard the clip of No Love. It's a really rough sounding demo. The lyrics are trying to be edgy. I hope one of those 3 unreleased Spice tracks is Melody of Life. I don't care if it's a Touch era song. The clips we have are great.

The girls don't care about expanding their discography. It's obvious at this point. They know the real money is touring, not recording new material or releasing outtakes.

They only gave us one unreleased track from Spice when we know there are plenty more outtakes from the album. We will probably get Woman and one more outtake that the girls are fond of and that's it for Forever 25.

Teddy Riley produced Girlfriend/Boyfriend not Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Teddy Riley produced Girlfriend/Boyfriend not Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Wannabe 25 was the best release since it gave us Feed Your Love and the movie version of Wannabe. Spice 25 and Spiceworld 25 are pretty much garbage.

The group has only released 3 songs in the last 23 years. Releasing a one off "single" right before Glastonbury would be a great opportunity to test new music.

It's interesting to wonder how Mel B's album would have done if the singles and album release would have gone Feels So Good - February 2001 Hot album - February 2001 Hotter - May 2001 Tell Me - August 2001

The Reason era still contains some of her best tracks for me. Love To You, Wonderland, Reason, Living Without You, Home, Here It Comes Again, I Love You Without Trying

I think Passion could have been somewhat successful with better single choices and release strategy. Ride It - August 2004 Love Never Loved Me - November 2004 Passion album - November 2004 Let Me Love You More - February 2005 Set Me Off - May 2005 Desire and Surrender Your Groove could have been the two new tracks included on a greatest hits album. Both of those tracks were recorded in early 2005. Desire - November 2005 Greatest Hits - November 2005

Spice definitely could have been milked more. Wannabe Say You'll Be There 2 Become 1 Who Do You Think You Are Love Thing (Single Remix)/If U Can't Dance Releasing a double-a side of Love Thing and If U Can't Dance in July 1997 would have let the girls extend their debut album era. They then could have pushed Spiceworld back to March 1998, giving the girls some time off. They still could release Too Much in December 1997 to get their second Christmas #1.

Already Gone and Fragile are arguably the best tracks from this era and they both were b-sides. Melanie 'B-Sides Are B-Sides For A Reason' Chisholm.

Releasing a ballad for the greatest hits was a terrible idea. Especially when you listen to their singles in release order. Four out of five of their last singles are ballads. Viva Forever Goodbye Holler Let Love Lead The Way Headlines

Spice Is Back is just sitting in the archives. Even Melanie C said it was good.

I'll focus on Melanie C first since I think half of the time she picks the wrong singles. Northern Star Go - perfect lead single and much more radio friendly than Goin Down Northern Star Never Be The Same Again I Turn To You Closer Reason Yeah Yeah Yeah Love To You Positively Somewhere Beautiful Intentionsb Next Best Superstar You'll Get Yours This Timeb Carolyna Already Gone Understand The Sea Think About It Drown Version of Me Anymore Room For Love Blame Melanie C Who I Am Into You Nowhere To Run Blame It On Me

Secrets Ladylike Crazy In Another Life Crazy Beautiful Midnight & Martinis all should have made the album instead of some tracks that did

Tell Me Why is the only good track they recorded in 2000. The other three songs sound so generic and half baked. They pretty much sound like new material to pad out a greatest hits album than to put on a proper 3rd album.

Free Me is an amazing album, but ultimately it didn't do much for her solo career in the long run. Not touring in the summer of 2004 was a huge mistake.

Pretty surprised Dear Life has 1.1 million streams.

If the album couldn't be mixed and mastered in time for a November/December 1999 release then they should have at least released the first single in November 1999. This would have built anticipation for the release of Forever in late February/early March 2000. As of right now my single choices would have been Go Go Go If You Wanna Have Some Fun - lead album single Holler Treasure, Overnight or Oxygen - whichever is the best ballad. Let Love Lead The Way and A Day In Your Life are not single worthy to me.

I agree with everything you said here. 1999 was a huge shift in pop music. It would have been interesting to see how If You Wanna Have Some Fun or Woman as the lead single would have done in late 1999/early 2000. Holler would have been a great 3rd or 4th single to keep the album campaign fresh. Having Holler as the lead single was too much of a shift in sound in my opinion. They should have led with a more pop sounding song.

Walk Away should have been on The Sea. Great song

They started recording Spiceworld in the beginning of June and the album was released 5 months later in November. Which means Forever could have came out in January 2000 since recording sessions started in the beginning of August 1999. More then likely they could have made a mid December 1999 release date just in time to get those Christmas sales.