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Here are mine, to kick things off: 1. Bumper To Bumper 07 2. Take Me Home 10 3. Love Thing 09 4. Last Time Lover 07 5. Something Kinda Funny 07 6. Naked 10 7. If You Can't Dance 10 8. One Of These Girls 05 9. Sleigh Ride 06 10. Baby Come Round 05 11. Step To Me 10 12. Move Over 10 13. Spice Invaders 10 (lol I love it!) 14. Saturday Night Divas 08 15. Never Give Up On The Good Times 10 16. Do It 03 17. Denying 09 18. The Lady Is a Vamp 06 19. Outer Space Girls 04 20. Walk Of Life 07 21. My Strongest Suit 09 22. Christmas Wrapping 06 23. Tell Me Why 10 24. Right Back At Ya 06 25. Get Down With Me 08 26. Wasting My Time 10 27. Weekend Love 07 28. Time Goes By 07 29. If You Wanna Have Some Fun 11 30. Oxygen 10 31. Voodoo 03 32. Feed Your Love 07 33. Song for Her 05 34. A Day In Your Life 07 35. Right Back At Ya (original pop mix) 10 36. Pain Proof 06 (i can see why it was scrapped lol its a bit naff) 37. Give You What You Want / If It's Loving On Your Mind 06 (i can see why it was scrapped lol it sounds like a FIVE song!) 38. Strong Enough 05 (a bit too sacarine for my taste) 39. Likely Stories aka C U Next Tuesday 07 40. Sugar & Spice 08 41. Melody of Life 08

OK girlies, it is time!! now that the Forever25 era is over (lol), we are back in the swamp of no-Spice Girls news/releases etc... So until the next Mel C hint of Victoria joining a tour... I figured it would be nice to look into the overall Spice Girls album tracks across all three albums, and include the b-sides too (and even that bast*rd Voodoo!!). No singles, only the album tracks and songs that were used for promo like Move Over, Step To Me, Strongest Suit, If You Wanna Have Some Fun, Tell Me Why and Weekend Love (all of them were used as promo but never made official singles). No songs like 'How Does It Feel' or 'It's Only Rock'n'Roll', and sadly no 'Spice Chat 2 - It's Time To Say Goodbye' either.... No live tracks either! This is just for studio tracks. Sorry Ain't No Stopping Us Now and We Are Family but you're OUT! Same for the demos on Spice25 - out of all the demos, only Feed Your Love makes it as it is technically an new album track as well and provided a different position than all the other demos. BUT HOLD!!! A TWIST! I have included the following LEAKED songs, since we have them available online and they are 'finished' enough to be in contention with the rest of the released songs: 1- Song for Her 2- A Day In Your Life 3- Pain Proof 4- Right Back At Ya (POP) 5- Give You What You Want / If It's Loving On Your Mind 6- Strong Enough 7- Likely Stories (C U Next Tuesday) 8- Sugar & Spice 9- Melody of Life LET'S GET MESSY!! Some rules: Votes go from 0 to 10 with only ONE vote for 11 being allowed You have to vote for every song listed below. I would suggest spending some time listening to them and I have even included a playlist below so you can listen to them all in your own time. List your ratings below, no private messaging please No -1 votes or lower. No votes of 12 or more. If you do, your rate will be automatically reduced/lifted to the nearest highest/lowest possible number. DEADLINE: You have until the 3rd of December to do this! Songs in contention: 1. Bumper To Bumper 2. Take Me Home 3. Love Thing 4. Last Time Lover 5. Something Kinda Funny 6. Naked 7. If You Can't Dance 8. One Of These Girls 9. Sleigh Ride 10. Baby Come Round 11. Step To Me 12. Move Over 13. Spice Invaders 14. Saturday Night Divas 15. Never Give Up On The Good Times 16. Do It 17. Denying 18. The Lady Is a Vamp 19. Outter Space Girls 20. Walk Of Life 21. My Strongest Suit 22. Christmas Wrapping 23. Tell Me Why 24. Right Back At Ya 25. Get Down With Me 26. Wasting My Time 27. Weekend Love 28. Time Goes By 29. If You Wanna Have Some Fun 30. Oxygen 31. Voodoo 32. Feed Your Love 33. Song for Her 34. A Day In Your Life 35. Right Back At Ya (original pop mix) 36. Pain Proof 37. Give You What You Want / If It's Loving On Your Mind 38. Strong Enough 39. Likely Stories aka C U Next Tuesday 40. Sugar & Spice 41. Melody of Life Let's go girlies!! LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!!

it did not get into the main chart, as it didnt sell enough to do so.

My favourite is also the 2019, purely on the espetacle of it and how 'updated' and current it all felt. I would have loved that 1-Act piece to be extended into Step To Me which I think would have worked so well, but overall the performance was almost perfect then. The arrangement, the stage design, the vocals - all perfect in my opinion. The only gripe was Geri + Emma doing the tea section bit, which just looked naff and stupid while the Mels were really giving with the choreo. I think the Return one was fun and well done from a technical point but they don't really sound good in those performances and you can tell they were all mostly uncomfortable with it, which is my main issue there. Plus, I think Victoria sounds awful in this particular part of the tour, sadly... it was probably her most iconic moment in a Spice Girls song and she was always off-tune and sounded weak... The 1999 one is a curiosity because it was so 'new' and fresh. I don't particularly like the choreography, I would have rather they were a bit more loose throughout, and I hate the costumes lol Again, they don't sound particularly good in it, although I like that the song is more pop-driven here than the original record. Still, it's a great performance. Sadly, Victoria murders her ad libs here as well, which is just sad...

FOREVER UK Charts - 25th anniversary vinyl #15 Vinyl charts, #78 on physical charts #66 on download charts #73 on Album Sales Charts #83 on Scottish Charts #77 on the Album Charts JAY will you include these charts - or at least some of them - in the new Album Sales threads you are making?

Just saw this website, which tracks charts from UK, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium (Flanders), Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland and Finland, USA and others. But only as far back as 2003, so please bare in mind that the main 90s-2000 Spice and solo related chart entries wont show up https://acharts.co/

New article by VICE about Spice just released today: VICEOn This Day in 1996, The Spice Girls’ Record-Setting Debu...The Spice Girls became pop culture icons with their debut album, 'Spice', in 1996, setting records and topping charts worldwide.

Holler is one of their most loved songs by the fans (FACT!) and while it got to #1 in the UK, it is still somewhat of an underdog hit in their discography... It always goes down live really well, and it has played a major role in each of the three tours that it was performed at. It was originally premiered in the iconic Christmas in Spiceworld Tour in 1999, where they showcased three songs from what they were working on towards a third album at the time. From those, only Holler made it to the album in its original form. It was clearly one they loved and the reactions seemed to be that this was the front-runner out of the three to lead the album. Then, in the Return Tour, it marked a shift in the concert, where it played after Viva Forever right after Geri left the stage and the iconic 4-piece got to be in full display in the show, advancing the narrative of the concert to showcase their career highs and lows. The background graphics were excellent, portraying a group of girls fighting which highlighted what the group's dynamics were like during its original release. It was the main showcase of the Forever era during this time and saw them performing quite provocatively with leather-clad choreography and male dancers - another shift in the Spice Girls overall presentation. Finally they performed it again in 2019 in a 1-Act segment which started with a dance breakdown. Again, leather and black where the main attire but they introduced three new elements: a brand new mix by Lostboy which also added a fierce new dance breakdown (thus finally removing the annoying 'darkchild' male voice') and elements of the Military Candance from the Spiceworld movie, new choreography moments (where the Mels absolutely shined!) and the addition of Geri Halliwell to the performance for the very first time (a long-wished for moment by the fandom!). To this fans, fans still clamour for this version to be released!). You can only pick ONE! Which one is the best and why? Christmas in Spiceworld Tour 1999 Return of the Spice Girls World Tour 2007/2008 Spice World Tour 1999

The 25th anniversary vinyl came today and it is literally the same vinyl package from 20th anniversary design just with the red and black marble vinyl inside and the new postcards... What a wasted opportunity... I bought it out of pity/collection purposes and now I feel somewhat scammed lol

I would do: Spice Girls - The Anthology CD1 - The Best Of note: not in order of release, but as a collection of excellent songs! 1. Wannabe 2. Say You’ll Be There 3. 2 Become 1 4. Spice Up Your Life 5. Who Do You Think You Are 6. Step To Me 7. Holler 8. Too Much 9. Mama 10. Stop 11. Never Give Up On the Good Times 12. WOMAN 13. If You Want To Have Some Fun 14. Viva Forever 15. Let Love Lead The Way 16. New Track - WOMAN 17. Move Over 18. New Track 19. Goodbye CD2 - Bsides and Rareties 1. Bumper To Bumper 2. Take Me Home 3. One of These Girls 4. New Track - demo from Spice sessions - Maybe Overnight or Serial Killer 5. Walk of Life 6. Outta Space Girls 7. Baby Come Round 8. Ain't No Stopping Us Now (feat Luther Vandross) 9. New Track - demo from Spiceworld sessions - maybe Image & Likeness or Are You My Friend 10. New Track - demo from Forever sessions - maybe Too Hot or Go Go Go 11. New Track - demo from Forever sessions - maybe Treasure 12. Spice Invaders CD3 - Instrumentals and Orchestrals Inc all instrumentals, but also the Orchestral versions of the ballads. Then, eventually and separately, I wish they would release that damn live album once and for all. A mix of performances from across the tours, including Step To Me and Never Give Up On the Good Times (live at Earls' Court), Love Thing and Saturday Night Divas at Istanbul, Holler and Let Love Lead The Way at Spice World 2019, Viva Forever, Stop and 2 Become 1 at the Return Tour 2007... That would be so so nice!

That was the main issue with Forever and I agree. People often blame it on the r-n-b flavour of the album and how bad the press around it was (and it was, to be fair to them) but the change of image and sound really needed them to back it up and they didn't. We know by the girls themselves (and Mel C's own admission) that she said she wasn't going to be promoting the album as much. That definitely took a toll. Of course, she had her health reasons but she was also very clearly over the band. Her lack of 'availability' and attitude towards both the band and the album really cemented how they were over-over, because the others also took the time to do their solo projects since Mel C's demands meant they were not going to be so busy anymore with the group. So Emma, Victoria and Mel B took on solo projects full-on as well. HELL, by the time Holler was released, Emma was still doing TV presenting and already talking about her album being out in Spring 2001, Mel B was releasing and promoting her solo album during Forever's campaign, and Victoria was busy all summer with Out of Your Mind and also working on her own album. Mel C did a solo show at WEMBLEY ARENA, her biggest ever, the night before the Forever launch party... A mess... For a group that made their name about being a close unit and friends to the end, they showed up really not united. The very promo of the album was done in pairs of two, or even one, even when they were in the same building. How crazy is that?.... Being hated by the press and public isn't new for them. They had fought against that and won many times since Fuller was fired and Geri leaving, consistently getting #1s, selling out tours, winning the Outstanding Brit Award... They could have turned it around if they really focused.

Yeah I agree with most of this. I was quite shocked that yet again they didn't do much promo for ithe GH and relied solely on their band name. I don't really get the hate for Headlines but as a single to launch their comeback/Greatest Hits, it definitely was a poor choice, specially with that awful video. It's a beautiful song though. Voodoo is attrocious though, their worst song ever in my opinion, and I can't quite understand as to why they agreed to put it on the album... I remember l was at university at the time and my flatmates and I were so excited to listen to the megamix but then we listened to Voodoo and everyone was just like 'oh... really? this is crap' lol My main gripe with the two songs was that it was a very very clear attempt at recreating their pop sound from the 90s but without any updating or much thought into it... just 'Spice by numbers' and it sounds like that... it was shocking because it was the very first time they sounded very dated and unoriginal... Voodoo was an attempt at recreating Who Do You Tink You Are, even down to the distribution of the vocals, the structure of the song and then a - very lame, very bad - attempt at recreating a new 'zig-a-zig-ah' type of line with the awful 'party la'... Headlines was their attempt at recreating a 2 Become 1 or Goodbye but the lyrics were so undercooked and they sounded completely disjointed in it. Those songs were recorded and writen with them all together in the studio. Headlines was written with Emma and Geri with Matt and Biff and then teh others 'emailed in' suggestions and Vic and Mel B recorded their bits in LA. It just sounds like they are just placing together some parts, but not in a good way. Again, it is a good song, but it showcases how not involved most of them were. I don't even want to talk about the video that much, all I will say is that they YET AGAIN sold themselved to a brand company (VS) and it was splattered all across their video to attrocious outcomes. Video sponsorship often leads to you seeing like a 'Beats by Dre' headset on an artist video, or a Lamborguini somewhere. But this was some of them in full underwear to sell a brand IN THEIR ART. I think this was the first time they did something so blantant with their videos. Personally I think they were right to go to the old producers, It was a Greatest Hits package afterall with very clear sound defined, but I do think it was a good time for them to evolve that sound further, and instead we got a bit of Spice slop... It's sad... The addition of Step To Me, Never Give Up On The Good Times and If You Wanna Have Some Fun would have obviously helped a lot not just to bulk it up, but to provide some respect to songs that were genuinedly loved by their audience. Step To Me sold at minimum 600,000 copies through its brand deal, and was quite popular - so much in fact that they performed it on 3 tours and even on TV shows between 1997 - 1999! For a song that wasn't even on an album originally, that screams HIT to me! Those three songs would have also added much more energy to what is the end of the GH tracklist. Apart from Holler, it is very ballad heavy and it could have been a bit better with those. Even if they didn't want to include any other new songs, it would have been a great opportunity to include single-edits of those three tracks - which were unreleased at that point and we know they exist! I hope some of these crimes would be fixed in the future. Certainly a new packaged Greatest Hits or Best Of is needed. It is another crime that a group of their stature served such a lame GH and never updated or released anyything else of the sort.

Mischevious is one of my favourites too! It's stunning. Yeah, the chart position was so sad, specially as people automatically labelled it a flop, when it was an actual ok seller for a solo Spice standard. On a normal week, it would have gone much higher and probably wouldn't have halted the campaign like it did... From that point on, the label and the press just didn't care at all for the album or Emma, sadly...

People who dislike Forever are so ugly, it's sad!

do we remember how it charted in 2020 for the 20th anniversary? EDIT: Just found out: #15 Vinyl charts, #78 on physical charts #66 on download charts #73 on Album Sales Charts #83 on Scottish Charts #77 on the Album Charts So, really not that bad considering it all actually! Could have done wonders with a better release for sure!

FOREVER UK charts Vinyl album chart - #22 Sales album chart - #47 Physical album chart - #45 Scottish album chart - #92 Estimated at roughly 500 copies without counting streaming units. Only sales info so far is K-pop Demon Hunters did 382 vinyl sales to be #37 on the vinyl album chart. For a release that was essentially a new variant of a 5 year-old vinyl with no new songs, no other accompanying CD, cassette, digital release or variant, and got literally 0 promo, it did well I think!!!

Welcome to the truth!!! So glad you liked it ❤️ what were your favourite songs?

It is so clear that there is dedication and love poured in to these releases from Girls Aloud whereas the Spice Girls get no love or care at all.... That might be because of the girls themselves, who have to aprove everything and probably the label eventually got fed up and just does the bare minimum, whereas girls aloud don't get much of a say? right? But it is truly dispairing as a fan, goddamn...

At this point, I think EMI/Virgin actively hates the Spice Girls because why do Girls Aloud just released a brand new music video for an old Christmas track of theirs, by putting together old footage, and we get f*** all new from The Spice Girls other than a Christmas playlist?

Jesus f***ing christ that's tragic

Happy 19th anniversary to Downtown ❤️ The last time a Spice Girls-related single bothered the UK Top10 Apple Music - Web PlayerDowntown by Emma Bunton on Apple MusicSong · 2006 · Duration 3:24 https://amazon.co.uk/music/player/albums/B001KEP8F2?marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&musicTerritory=GB&ref=dm_sh_OVdvTC3YC43GNYmHt2IOBL7QQ&trackAsin=B001KEP94W

Interesting documentary on Forever, its making and campaign...

oh wow that is interesting as hell... would be amazing to see how long it stayed and how much it sold...

Happy 18th anniversary to their Greatest Hits A collection so full of BOPS that made people so overwhelmed they originally didn't really go out to buy it 😛 Also, of course the crap release strategy and quality of the main single Headlines and the other new song Voodoo damped everyone's excitement a bit... They got so much backlash for Headlines (specially when it failed to hit the UK Top10 charts for the first time in their career), that they have never released anything else since... As far as we know, the album sold around 2million copies worldwide, but various reports have mentioned more. The lastest UK and USA reports on their own position it around 2.5million so together with the rest of the world might mean it sold around 4million... Similar to the level of confusion around the Forever album... some outlets say 2million, the group themselves said 4million back in 2001, and I have seen mentions of 6million but this seems highly inflated... Over the years, the Greatest Hits has become less of a 'flop' for their standards, just like Stop, but it doesn't really get much push from the girls, even if it pops up on the iTunes charts and the UK charts every now and then... ANYWAY! What are your feelings on the Greatest Hits? What would you have done differently? How many editions of it do you have? Apple Music - Web PlayerGreatest Hits by Spice Girls on Apple MusicAlbum · 2007 · 19 Songshttps://amazon.co.uk/music/player/albums/B003XWAX7M?marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&musicTerritory=GB&ref=dm_sh_AIPEyWxIFA2jrEGX2nDb0Rr83