S Club (album)
Encyclopedia
S Club is the debut album
by British
pop
group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records
on October 4, 1999 worldwide. The album was primarily produced by StarGate
, Absolute, Dufflebag Boys, Eliot Kennedy and Mike Percy. It received a mixed reception from music critic
s, but despite critical commentary, it became one 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 April 11, 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.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group S Club 7. It was released by Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
on October 4, 1999 worldwide. The album was primarily produced by StarGate
Stargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
, Absolute, Dufflebag Boys, Eliot Kennedy and Mike Percy. It received a mixed reception from music critic
Critic
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s, but despite critical commentary, it became one the group's most successful album releases, and reached number two in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it was certified double platinum. S Club was released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on April 11, 2000 after their television show S Club 7 in Miami became popular in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it was certified gold. In Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
the album charted within the top-ten and became the group's most successful album release on the Canadian albums chart.
Track listing
- "Bring It All BackBring it All Back"Bring It All Back" is the debut single by British pop group S Club 7. It was co-written by S Club 7, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy and Tim Lever for the group's debut album S Club, which was released in 1999. Kennedy, Percy and Lever also produced the song, which received a mixed reception from music...
" – 3:33 (E. Kennedy/T. Lever/M. Percy/S Club 7) - "You're My Number OneTwo in a Million/You're My Number One"Two in a Million/"You're My Number One" is a double-A-side single, released as the third single by S Club 7. It was first released on 13 December 1999. It made its debut at number 5 in the run up to Christmas selling almost 100,000 and peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart the following year...
" – 3:35 (DuffleBag Boys) - "Two in a MillionTwo in a Million/You're My Number One"Two in a Million/"You're My Number One" is a double-A-side single, released as the third single by S Club 7. It was first released on 13 December 1999. It made its debut at number 5 in the run up to Christmas selling almost 100,000 and peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart the following year...
" – 3:31 (C. Dennis/S. Ellis) - "S Club PartyS Club Party"S Club Party" is a dance-pop song written by Mikkel Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan and Tor Erik Hermansen for S Club 7's debut album S Club . Released in the UK on 20 September 1999, the song was produced and written by Stargate and received a mixed reception from music critics...
" – 3:30 (H. Atkins/T.E. Hermansen/S.E. Mikkel/H. Rustan) - "Everybody Wants Ya" – 3:09 (T. Ackerman/A. Watkins/P. Wilson)
- "Viva La Fiesta" – 3:08 (C. Dennis/T.E. Hermansen/S.E. Mikkel/H. Rustan)
- "Gonna Change the World" – 4:06 (S. Franglen/S. Lupino)
- "I Really Miss You" – 3:54 (C. Dennis/E. Kennedy/P. Lincoln)
- "Friday Night" – 3:49 (S. Emanuel/T. Laws)
- "It's a Feel Good Thing" – 2:58 (DuffleBag Boys/K. Fuller)
- "Hope for the Future" – 3:55 (C. Dennis/D. Poku)
- "So Right" – 3:45 (S Club 7) [Japanese edition only]
Release history
Country | Release date |
---|---|
United Kingdom | October 4, 1999 |
United States | April 11, 2000 |
Charts
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
---|---|
New Zealand Albums Chart | 2 |
UK Albums Chart | 2 |
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
Spanish Albums Chart | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart | 1 |
Chilean Albums Chart | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 112 |