Spice Girls - Spiceworld

Spiceworld is the second studio album by English girl group the Spice Girls, released on 1 November 1997 by Virgin Records. Its music incorporates dance-pop music and production. The album became a huge hit worldwide, lengthening the so-called "Spicemania" of the time. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 190,000 and shipped 1.4 million copies in two weeks. The album also reached number one in 13 countries, while peaking inside the top three in Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland and the United States. Spiceworld has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The album spawned four singles, all of which saw commercial success. Its lead single "Spice Up Your Life" became an international hit, peaking in the top five positions in the most countries, it was followed by "Too Much" as the second single, "Stop" as the third single and "Viva Forever" as the final single, all receiving commercial success on the charts. To promote the album, the group embarked the Spiceworld Tour, covering Europe and North America for a total of 97 dates. The album consists of pop music with dance-pop songs and production. According to AllMusic, the album's music is "catchier" and has an "intoxicating sense of fun". The album was also used as a possible soundtrack of their 1997 film Spice World. "Spice Up Your Life" is an uptempo dance-pop song, with influences of Latin rhythms such as salsa and samba. The first verse follows, the lyrics are an international rally cry, targeted to a global market, as Melanie Chisholm described it: "We always wanted to do a carnival tune and write a song for the world.""Viva Forever" is a pop ballad with influences of Latin music. "Too Much" is a pop ballad, with influences of R&B music and doo-wop sounds. "The Lady Is a Vamp" has influences of jazz, whereas "Never Give Up on the Good Times" is a dance-pop song with influences of disco. "Stop" is an uptempo dance-pop song with influences of Motown's blue-eyed soul, and is reminiscent of classic singles by The Supremes or Martha and the Vandellas. Lyrically, the song calls for a slowing down on the courtship process, and it is particularly addressed to appeal to the young female audience, as the female to female bonds are not threatened.

Tracklist:

1. Spice Up Your Life - 2:52

2. Stop - 3:24

3. Too Much - 4:31

4. Saturday Night Divas - 4:25

5. Never Give Up On The Good Times - 4:30

6. Move Over - 2:46

7. Do It - 4:04

8. Denying - 3:46

9. Viva Forever - 5:09

10. The Lady Is A Vamp - 3:09

Bonus:

11. Step To Me - 4:19

B-Sides:

12. Spice Invaders - 3:38

13. Outer Space Girls - 3:58

14. Walk of Life - 3:26

Unreleased:
15. Can't Stay Tonight [Matt & Biff Monitor Mix] - 3:57