Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits by Spice Girls
Released	November 9-14, 2007 January 15, 2008
Genre	Pop, R&B, Europop, Dance, pop rock
Length	54:44
Label	Virgin, EMI
Producer	Richard Stannard Matt Rowe Absolute Darkchild
Professional reviews
Digital Spy link NME link BBC link (Positive) All Music Guide link
Spice Girls chronology
Forever (2000) Greatest Hits (2007)

Greatest Hits is a hits collection by British all-female pop group the Spice Girls. It is also their first album to be released in seven years and is supported by an accompanying world tour. It received a physical release worldwide throughout November 2007,^[1] except for the United States where it received a limited release in November 6, 2007 and a full release in January 15, 2008.^[2]

Contents 1 Release information 1.1 History 1.2 New material 1.3 US Release 1.4 Artwork 2 Track listing 2.1 Standard edition 2.2 Special edition 2.3 Box Set 2.4 Bonus tracks 3 Charts 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Release information

[edit] History

The plan to reform and release a greatest hits has long been speculated by the media,^[3] but its planned release was first confirmed by Melanie Brown in June 2005.^[4] Speaking just before a planned reunion for Live 8 (that never actually materialised due to Brown's contractual agreements in L.A.), she stated: "We'll get back together because we all want to. I know everyone is up for it. There is going to be a greatest hits album and we've got loads of new songs that nobody has heard yet."^[4] When the Spice Girls reformed in 2007, Melanie Chisholm said to a journalist that EMI had planned a greatest hits album, so the girls found it appropriate to go on the Return of the Spice Girls tour.

[edit] New material

The album features two new songs, "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" and "Voodoo",^[5] with the former being released as a single in November.

The release features several different formats, including bonus DVDs and CDs^[1]The limited edition box-set includes the normal standard edition CD, a remix CD a karaoke CD and a DVD featuring music videos for their greatest hits, individual postcards of each Spice Girl, and a friendship bracelet bearing the words 'Spice Girls'.

[edit] US Release

In the United States, the album was initially released only through Victoria's Secret stores together with a digital release via the iTunes Store. It was announced that other retail outlets would receive them on January 15, 2008; however, online retailers list it as released on December 11, 2007, and copies of the album were found in retail outlets outside of Victoria's Secret on the release day. Despite the recent revision of the Billboard charts (as of the week of November 7, 2007) in the US, defining that albums sold by exclusive retailers (e.g. Wal-Mart, etc.) are now eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, the Greatest Hits was not eligible for charting on the week of November 13, due to Victoria's Secret not being SoundScan enabled, according to Entertainment Weekly, which also noted that the album has attained Gold status^[6].

[edit] Artwork

The artwork features a £1,000,000 (roughly $2,020,000 US) jewel encrusted logo, which pays homage to their debut album, Spice. The jewels were designed by David Morris and each letter represents one member of the group. The "S" is made from amber and represents Victoria Beckham; the ruby pink "P" is Emma Bunton; Melanie C’s letter "I" is made from a diamond; Geri Halliwell is the "C", made from amethyst stones and the emerald "E" is Melanie B. This is also the only Spice Girls Album to not feature the Girls on the cover.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Standard edition

1. "Wannabe" (Radio Edit) – 2:56
2. "Say You'll Be There" (Single Mix) – 3:58
3. "2 Become 1" (Single Version) – 4:04
4. "Mama" (Radio Version) – 3:42
5. "Who Do You Think You Are" (Radio Version) – 3:46
6. "Move Over" – 2:44
7. "Spice Up Your Life" (Stent Radio Mix) – 2:56
8. "Too Much" (Radio Edit) – 3:53
9. "Stop" – 3:26
10. "Viva Forever" (Radio Edit) – 4:14
11. "Let Love Lead the Way" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
12. "Holler" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
13. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" – 3:31
14. "Voodoo" – 3:11
15. "Goodbye" (Radio Edit) – 4:25

[edit] Special edition

• Disc One: Standard edition ^[7]
• Disc Two: DVD, containing music videos for:

1. "Wannabe" – 3:56
2. "Say You'll Be There" – 3:52
3. "2 Become 1" – 3:56
4. "Mama" – 3:37
5. "Who Do You Think You Are" – 3:42
6. "Spice Up Your Life" – 3:05
7. "Too Much" – 3:50
8. "Stop" – 3:31
9. "Viva Forever" – 4:10
10. "Let Love Lead the Way" – 4:18
11. "Holler" – 4:15
12. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" – 3:56 (U.S. release only)
13. "Goodbye" – 4:35

[edit] Box Set

• Disc One: Standard edition
• Disc Two: Special edition (Music Videos)
• Disc Three: Karaoke collection:

1. "Wannabe" – 2:54
2. "Say You'll Be There" – 3:54
3. "2 Become 1" – 4:07
4. "Mama" – 3:43
5. "Who Do You Think You Are" – 3:45
6. "Move Over" – 2:48
7. "Spice Up Your Life" – 2:55
8. "Too Much" – 3:55
9. "Stop" – 3:31
10. "Viva Forever" – 4:10
11. "Let Love Lead the Way" – 4:26
12. "Holler" – 4:10
13. "Goodbye" – 4:35

• Disc Four: Remix collection (not included in U.S. release):

1. Wannabe (Motiv 8 Vocal Slam Mix) – 6:21
2. Say You'll Be There (Junior's Main Pass) – 8:35
3. 2 Become 1 (Dave Way Remix) – 4:02
4. Mama (Biffco Mix) – 5:50
5. Who Do You Think You Are (Morales Club Mix) – 9:31
6. Spice Up Your Life (Murk Cuba Libre Mix) – 8:07
7. Too Much (SoulShock & Karlin Remix) – 3:54
8. Stop (Morales Remix) – 7:25
9. Viva Forever (Tony Rich Remix) – 5:21
10. Holler (MAW Remix) – 8:32
11. Goodbye (Orchestral Mix) – 4:16

[edit] Bonus tracks

• iTunes Bonus Tracks
  • "Wannabe" (Junior Vasquez Gomis Dub) – 6:38
  • "Tell Me Why" (Jonathan Peters Edit) – 3:24
  • "Say You'll Be There" (Junior's X-Beats) – 6:57
  • "Girl Power Documentary" (video) – 5:26
    • This is an abridged version of the video: One Hour of Girl Power
• Victoria's Secret Bonus Tracks
  • "Wannabe" (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) – 3:31
  • "Spice Up Your Life" (Ralphie Rosario Radio Edit) – 3:38
  • "2 Become 1" (Georgie Porgie Radio Edit) – 4:02

[edit] Charts

Charts (2007)	Peak position	Certification
Australian Albums Chart[8]	1	Platinum
UK Albums Chart[8]	2	Platinum
European Top 100 Albums[9]	7
Estonian Album Chart (Standard CD)[10]	8
Argentine Album Chart[11]	8
Irish Albums Chart[8]	9	Platinum[12]
Greek International Albums Chart[13]	9
Canada Albums Chart[8]	11	Gold
Mexican International Album Chart[14]	11
Brazilian Album Charts[15]	13	Gold
United World Chart[16]	15	+1,700,000
New Zealand Charts[8]	15	Gold
Japanese Albums Charts[17]	18
Russian Album Chart (Standard CD)[18]	20
Italy Album Charts[19]	20
Spanish Album Charts[20]	23
French Album Chart	31
Mexican Album Chart[21]	34
Polish Album Chart	48
Sweden Album Chart	50
Germany Album Chart	50
Switzerland Album Chart[22]	52
Estonian Album Chart (CD+DVD Edition)[23]	54
Russian Album Chart (Box Set)[24]	54
Russian Album Chart (CD+DVD Edition)[25]	68
Austrian Album Chart	70
Netherlands Album Chart[8]	73
Billboard 200	93	Gold[6]

IFPI Sales:1,700,000

[edit] External links

• TheSpiceGirls.com - Official website
• The SpiceGirlsGreatestHits.com - Official album website
• Japan Oricon Chart Report

[edit] References

v • d • e Spice Girls Victoria Beckham  · Emma Bunton  · Melanie Brown  · Melanie Chisholm  · Geri Halliwell Albums Spice · Spiceworld · Forever · Greatest Hits Singles "Wannabe" · "Say You'll Be There" · "2 Become 1" · "Who Do You Think You Are" / "Mama" · "Spice Up Your Life" · "Too Much" · "Stop" · "Viva Forever" · "Goodbye" · "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" · "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" Unreleased Singles "Never Give Up on the Good Times" · "If You Wanna Have Some Fun" · "Tell Me Why" · " Weekend Love" Tours Girl Power! Live in Istanbul · Spiceworld Tour · Christmas in Spiceworld · The Return of the Spice Girls Related articles Discography · Awards · "Girl Power" · Merchandise · Spice World (film · video game) · Giving You Everything · Simon Fuller · Michelle Stephenson · Cool Britannia