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

Release information

History

The greatest hits album was formally announced during a press conference held by the group on Thursday, 28 June, 2007[3] at London's O2 Arena. The group declared they are reforming as a group, nearly seven years after their last album release, Forever. The group will be composed of all five members, including Geri Halliwell who left the group in 1998.

The plan to reform and release a greatest hits has long been speculated by the media,[4] but its planned release was first confirmed by Melanie Brown in June 2005.[5] 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."[5]

New material

The album release will feature two new songs, "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" and "Voodoo",[6] with the former being released as a single in November.

The release will feature several different formats, including bonus DVDs and CDs[1]

US Release

In the United States, the album will initially only be released through Victoria's Secret stores (along with 3 downloadable bonus remixes provided as a digitalInsert) and their website, together with a digital release via the iTunes Store. It will receive a full physical release at all other retail outlets in January 2008.[2] According to the recent revision of the Billboard charts (as of the week of November 7, 2007) in the US, albums sold by exclusive retailers (e.g. Victoria's Secret, Wal-Mart, etc.) are now eligible to chart on the Billboard 200. Prior to this, such albums were only eligible to chart on Billboard's Top Comprehensive and Digital Albums charts.

The first musical act to benefit from this change was the band The Eagles, who topped the Billboard 200 the week of November 7, 2007, selling exclusive copies of their album through the retail chain Wal-Mart.

This means that Greatest Hits will be eligible for charting on the week of November 13, the day of its limited release.

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 sapphire stones and the emerald "E" is Melanie B.

Track listing & editions

Bonus tracks

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

Charts and certifications

Chart (2007) Providers Peak
position 		Certification
United Kingdom The Official UK Album Chart BPI
United States The Billboard 200 (U.S.) RIAA
Argentina Argentina Top Álbums CAPIF
Australia Australian Album Chart ARIA
Canada Canadian Album Chart Nielsen Soundscan
France French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP
Germany German Album Chart Media Control
Republic of Ireland Irish Album Chart IRMA 9[8]
Japan Japanese Album Chart Oricon 18 -
Mexico Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON
New Zealand New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ
Poland Polish Album Chart ZPAV
Russia Russian Album Chart NFPF/RASC
Switzerland Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe
United World Chart Media traffic

References

  1. ^ a b CDJapan - SPICE GIRLS Complete releases. CDJapan. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Article confirming release details for the United States Billboard. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  3. ^ Statement regarding Spice Girls' future from 19 Entertainment Washington Post, June 22 2007.
  4. ^ Finn, Natalie. 'A Well Seasoned Rumour E! Online, June 8 2007.
  5. ^ a b Article containing Melanie Brown quotes. Contact Music. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  6. ^ Track listing for Standard Edition of album. HMV. Accessed October 12 2007.
  7. ^ Track listings announced through official website. Accessed October 11 2007.
  8. ^ http://www.charttrack.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2007&year=2007&week=46
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