S Club (album)

S Club
Studio album by S Club 7
Released 4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)
Recorded 1998-1999, London, England
Genre Pop
Length 39:08
Label Polydor, Interscope
Producer StarGate, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Absolute, Angela Lupino, Simon Franglen, Dufflebag Boys
S Club 7 chronology
S Club
(1999)		 7
(2000)
Singles from S Club
  1. "Bring It All Back"
    Released: 7 June 1999
  2. "S Club Party"
    Released: 20 September 1999
  3. "Two in a Million" / "You're My Number One"
    Released: 13 December 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

S Club is the debut studio album by British pop group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records on 4 October 1999. The album was primarily produced by StarGate, Absolute, Dufflebag Boys, Eliot Kennedy and Mike Percy.

S Club received a mixed reception from music critics, but despite critical commentary, it became one of the group's most successful album releases, and reached number two in the United Kingdom, where it was certified double platinum. S Club was released in North America on 11 April 2000 after their television show S Club 7 in Miami became popular in the United States, it was certified gold. In Canada, the album charted within the top-ten and became the group's most successful album release on the Canadian albums chart.

Background

S Club 7 first came to public attention in 1999, when they starred in their own television series, Miami 7.[2] The show first aired on CBBC on BBC One and was a children's sitcom based on the lives of the group who had moved to Miami, Florida in search of fame in America. The show was also launched in the United States,[3] airing on Fox Family, and later on ABC Family; it was retitled S Club 7 in Miami for American audiences. The show eventually celebrated worldwide success and was watched by 90 million viewers in over 100 different countries. The group also filmed two specials between the first two series of their show. The first, Back to the '50s—which aired on CITV, instead of CBBC—told the story of how the group found themselves back in 1959.[4] In the second TV special, Boyfriends & Birthdays, Stevens' boyfriend gave her an ultimatum of staying with him or remaining with the band.[5]

Within the television series, and the parallel branding, each member of S Club 7 had their own character, which contained exaggerated forms of their real life counterparts as well as their own identifiable "S Club colour". Hannah Spearritt, for example, had an "S Club colour" of yellow which, as Spearritt describes, mirrors her own personality: "bright and happy".[6] Similar characterisation, and format for their show, was more notably seen in the American series The Monkees and US media reported that S Club 7 were "The Monkees for the next generation".[3] However, Joel Andryc—the vice president of the Fox Family Channel—stated that Miami 7 is "far more relationship driven" than The Monkees, and that "kids today are more sophisticated".[3]
"Bring It All Back" (1999)
S Club 7's debut single and theme music to Miami 7.
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Following on from Miami 7, S Club 7 released the theme music to the show as their debut single on 9 June 1999. The up-tempo "Bring It All Back" reached number-one in the United Kingdom singles charts,[7] and after selling more than 600,000 copies, was made BPI certified Platinum.[8] Commenting on the chart position of "Bring It All Back", the group felt "nervous and on-edge" before they discovered they had reached number one. Once they had received the phone call from the record company, the band celebrated the news with "cheers, shouting and crying". The group's success escalated and much like Fuller's marketing campaign for the Spice Girls, they were set to become a "marketable commodity".[2] As evidence for this, global toy manufacturer Hasbro agreed upon an exclusive licensing agreement with 19 Management which included worldwide rights in the fashion doll category; singing S Club 7 dolls were later released onto the market.[9] An official magazine, fan club, and accompanying Miami 7 scrapbook were also launched furthering 19 Management's corporate aim.[6]

Over the course of the year, the group enjoyed more success in the charts after their second single, "S Club Party", entered the UK charts at number-two and went straight to number-one in New Zealand.[10][11] Their third single was a double A-side and featured the ballad, co-written by Cathy Dennis, "Two in a Million" and retro-styled, up-tempo "You're My Number One". The former was the first single where O'Meara took leads vocals, setting the standard for future S Club 7 releases; the single also reached number-two in the UK charts.[12] Following the success of their television show and released singles, the group released their debut album S Club in October 1999. The album quickly rose to number-two in the UK charts,[13] and then became certified Double Platinum.[14] The album consisted of a variety of styles including motown and salsa tracks.

Due to the increasing demand for the group with gruelling schedules including spending over thirteen weeks in America filming the first series of their show and their subsequent television specials, the members often felt that the travelling back and forth from the UK and the US was "perhaps more tiring than what we were actually going out to America to do". Paul Cattermole once commented that the speed of the schedule sometimes caused a "kind of dreamscape in your head", as the group often felt "jetlagged and tired". On top of the filming schedules, the group often performed at high profile pop music festivals such as Party in the Park where they performed for 100,000 fans. The intensity of the schedule would be a constant battle for the group and was going to continue to take its toll for all the years S Club 7 were together. In spite of this, the group always remained in solidarity that they were all good friends, "cared for each other a lot" and supported each other through difficult times in the group.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Bring It All Back"  Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, S ClubEliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy 3:33
2. "You're My Number One"  Mike Rose, Nick FosterAbsolute 3:35
3. "Two in a Million"  Cathy Dennis, Simon EllisStargate 3:31
4. "S Club Party"  Mikkel S.E., Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallegir RustanStargate 3:30
5. "Everybody Wants Ya"  Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson, Tracy AckermanAbsolute 3:09
6. "Viva La Fiesta"  Mikkel S.E., Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallegir Rustan, Cathy DennisStargate 3:08
7. "Gonna Change The World"  Simon Franglen, Angela LupinoSimon Franglen, Angela Lupino 4:06
8. "I Really Miss You"  Cathy Dennis, Eliot Kennedy, Patrick LincolnEliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever 3:54
9. "Friday Night"  Simon Emanuel, Tim LawsTim Laws 3:49
10. "It's A Feel Good Thing (Buenos Tiempo)"  Mike Rose, Nick Foster, Kim FullerDufflebag Boys 2:58
11. "Hope For The Future"  Cathy Dennis, Danny PokuStargate 3:55

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart 2
Chart (2000)[15][16] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 17
Austrian Albums Chart 25
Belgian Albums Chart Wallonia 25
Canadian Albums Chart 9
Chilean Albums Chart 1
Dutch Albums Chart 41
European Albums Chart 13
Finnish Albums Chart 30
French Albums Chart 33
German Albums Chart 11
Hungarian Albums Chart 4
Irish Albums Chart 13
Swedish Albums Chart 17
Swiss Albums Chart 10
UK Albums Chart 5
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart 1
US Billboard 200 112
Chart (2001)[15] Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 21
Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 51

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] 3× Platinum 45,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] 2× Platinum 736,008[21][22]
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[24] 1× Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r461236
  2. 1 2 "Seven up for pop fame". BBC News (BBC). 8 April 1999. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 Neal, Victoria (November 1999). "Daydream Relivers - British import, 'S Club 7' television program, about a performing group by the same name, is coming to the US". Entrepreneur (CNET Networks, Inc.). Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  4. ↑ S Club 7 (as Themselves) / Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe (Producers) / Paul Alexander, Simon Braithwaite, Paul Dorman, Kim Fuller, Georgia Pritchett (Writers). "Back to the '50s". S Club 7 TV movie. Season Special. 1:24, 1:52 minutes in. ITV. CITV on ITV1.
  5. ↑ S Club 7 (as Themselves) / Simon Fuller, Andrew Margetson, Stephen Brierley (Producers) / Kim Fuller, Georgia Pritchett (Writers) (12 December 1999). "Boyfriends & Birthdays". S Club 7 TV movie. Season Special. 2:28 minutes in. BBC. CBBC on BBC One.
  6. 1 2 "S Club 7 Fanzine 2 - fanclub press booklet" (Press release). Polydor Ltd. 20 September 1999.
  7. ↑ "United Kingdom Singles Charts - Week Ending 19/06/1999". ChartStats.com. 19 June 1999. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  8. ↑ "BPI Entry - Bring It All Back". BPI Certified Awards Database. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  9. ↑ "Hasbro to Unveil Products Based On Television and Recording Phenomenon S Club 7.". AllBusiness.com. Business Wire. 2 February 2000. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  10. ↑ "United Kingdom Singles Charts - Week Ending 02/10/1999". ChartStats.com. 2 October 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand Singles Charts - Week Ending 26/12/1999". Charts.org.nz. 26 December 1999. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  12. ↑ "United Kingdom Singles Charts - Week Ending 08/01/2000". ChartStats.com. 8 January 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  13. ↑ "United Kingdom Albums Charts - Week Ending 09/10/1999". ChartStats.com. 9 October 1999. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  14. ↑ "BPI Entry - S Club". BPI Certified Awards Database. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  15. 1 2 http://swisscharts.com/album/S-Club-7/S-Club-3205
  16. ↑ "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". slagerlistak.hu.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  18. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – S Club 7 – S Club". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – S Club 7 – S Club". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "British album certifications – S Club 7 – S Club". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter S Club in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  21. ↑ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1999r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 2000r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "American album certifications – S Club 7 – S Club". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  24. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

References

  • "AllMusicGuide". Track listings, formats and North American chart positions. Retrieved 29 April 2006. 
  • "Discogs". Worldwide track listings and formats. Retrieved 29 April 2006. 
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