Spice Girls
Reissue of their “Spiceworld” album
The Spice Girls in 1997.
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In 1997 the Spice Girls celebrated success with their second album “Spiceworld”. Now the band has announced a new edition.
The Spice Girls are celebrating a special anniversary this year: the band released their second album called “Spiceworld” in November 1997. For the 25th anniversary, Geri Horner (50), Emma Bunton (46), Melanie Chisholm (48), Melanie Brown (47) and Victoria Beckham (48) have come up with a special gift for the fans. At Instagram and on your website the group announced on Tuesday (September 27) that the album will be reissued.
Review of a successful time
“Say hello to #Spiceworld25,” the message said. “To celebrate 25 years of ‘Spiceworld’ we are releasing a new anniversary edition on November 4th featuring demos, new remixes and unreleased live recordings and tracks, including a never-before-heard ‘Step To Me’ demo.” The extended album can be pre-ordered now. “The Spiceworld era was such a fun time for them,” the group said in a joint statement. “We just had a number one album with Spice, we traveled all over the world and met our great fans, we released our second album AND we had our own movie! Who would have thought? It’s crazy that 25 years have passed.”
Over 100 million records sold make the Spice Girls, founded in 1994, the most successful girl group of all time, delivering hits like “Wannabe” (1996), “Stop” (1997) and “Spice Up Your Life” (1997). The latter was also heard on “Spiceworld”, which conquered the charts worldwide and was certified platinum in Germany. A film was also made for the album, which is now being reissued. “Spiceworld – The Movie” describes a week in the hectic and exciting lives of the Spice Girls as a comedy. In 2001, the group announced their departure, but have made comeback attempts on several occasions. With few exceptions, Victoria Beckham has not performed with the band again.