Passion is the third album by English

England

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 pop

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 singer Geri Halliwell

Geri Halliwell

Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...

, released on 6 June, 2005

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

) in Europe

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, Asia

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, Latin America

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, and Canada

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. Two singles

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 were released from the album, "Ride It" and "Desire

Desire (Geri Halliwell song)

"Desire" is a song by English recording artist Geri Halliwell from her third studio album, Passion . The song metaphorically describes the persona as a feline with sexual desires...

", which both made the UK top 30. Critics praised Halliwell's improved voice but the album was a commercial failure, peaking at no.41 and charting for only one week on the UK album chart.

Tracks for the album were recorded over an extended period between 2001 and 2004 with a number of producers

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. Songs co-written by Halliwell during her period which did not appear on the final album include "100% Pure Love", "Set Me Off", "Geri's Got Her Groove Back","Turn It On".

Halliwell originally wanted to record the track "Some Girls

Some Girls (Rachel Stevens song)

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" (written by Richard X

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 and Hannah Robinson

Hannah Robinson

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) for the album, but the track was given to Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens

Rachel Lauren Stevens is an English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter, dancer, television personality and model. She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005...

 instead who had a Top 3 hit with it in 2004.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Passion"	Halliwell, Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....	Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....	2:56
2.	"Desire Desire (Geri Halliwell song) "Desire" is a song by English recording artist Geri Halliwell from her third studio album, Passion . The song metaphorically describes the persona as a feline with sexual desires... "	Korpi, Wollo, Terry Ronald Terry Ronald Terry Ronald is a songwriter and producer from London who has worked with a variety of different singers and bands.-Biography:... , Halliwell	Korpi & BlackCell	3:22
3.	"Love Never Loved Me"	Halliwell, Robinson, Masterson	Ian Masterson	4:04
4.	"Feel The Fear"	Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson	Absolute	4:15
5.	"Superstar"	Guy Chambers Guy Chambers Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :... , Halliwell	Steve Power Steve Power Steve Power is an English record producer best known for his work with Robbie Williams. He has produced and mixed a wide variety of artists over the years, including Blur, Busted, Andrea Bocelli, Feeder, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Babybird, Babylon Zoo, Stephen Duffy, Black, The Bangels, Billy Ocean,...	3:28
6.	"Surrender Your Groove"	Korpi, Wollo, Ronald, Halliwell	Korpi & BlackCell	2:58
7.	"Ride It"	Quiz, Larossi, Kotecha, Halliwell	Quiz & Larossi Quiz & Larossi Andreas Romdhane and Josef Larossi have a studio based in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. They have worked together since 1999 when they wrote songs for Lutricia McNeal. During their partnership they have written/produced songs for a wide variety of acts such as The Pussycat Dolls, Il Divo, Geri...  and Ian Masterson	3:46
8.	"There's Always Tomorrow"	Halliwell, Robinson, Masterson, Holweger	Ian Masterson	3:48
9.	"Let Me Love You More"	Halliwell, Robinson, Masterson	Ian Masterson	4:06
10.	"Don't Get Any Better"	Halliwell, Ackerman, Watkins, Wilson	Absolute Absolute (production team) Absolute are a music production team responsible for a number of hits in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century.-History:Absolute was formed in 1988, by Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins after they met at university and decided to pursue a career in music...	3:23
11.	"Loving Me Back To Life"	Chambers, Halliwell	Steve Power Steve Power Steve Power is an English record producer best known for his work with Robbie Williams. He has produced and mixed a wide variety of artists over the years, including Blur, Busted, Andrea Bocelli, Feeder, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Babybird, Babylon Zoo, Stephen Duffy, Black, The Bangels, Billy Ocean,...	3:24
12.	"So I Give Up On Love"	Halliwell, Vettese	Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....	2:43

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	41
Argentinian Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...  Albums Chart	17
Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	127
Greek International Albums Chart	37
Italian Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... Albums Chart	49