Honey to the B
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Honey to the B is the debut album by pop
singer Billie Piper
, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music
). Billie (she was known at the time only by her first name) was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single debut at #1 on the UK pop charts.
The album spawned a number of hits singles including 'Girlfriend', 'She Wants You', the anthemic 'Because We Want To
', and the title track 'Honey to the Bee
'. 'Honey to the Bee' was later covered by Swedish girl group Play
for their 2003 album Replay. The American version of the album differs in that it contains the radio mix of 'Girlfriend'. The single 'Honey to the Bee' re-entered at number 17 in the official UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007, 8 years after initial release, thanks to efforts by BBC Radio 1
DJ Chris Moyles
.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
singer Billie Piper
Billie Piper
Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
). Billie (she was known at the time only by her first name) was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single debut at #1 on the UK pop charts.
The album spawned a number of hits singles including 'Girlfriend', 'She Wants You', the anthemic 'Because We Want To
Because We Want To
"Because We Want To" is a pop song performed by British singer Billie. The song was written by Wendy Page, Jim Marr, D. Rambo and J. Richmond, and produced by Page and Marr for Billie's debut album Honey to the B . It was released as Billie's first single on 29 June 1998 and reached the top ten in...
', and the title track 'Honey to the Bee
Honey to the Bee
"Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart and was released on March 15, 1999. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an experiment to test out the new UK Singles Chart rules that came into effect...
'. 'Honey to the Bee' was later covered by Swedish girl group Play
Play (band)
Play was a Swedish pop girl group, consisting of, in total, seven young women. Faye Hamlin, Anna Sundstrand, Anaïs Lameche, and Rosie Munter formed Play's original line-up from the band's formation from 2001 until late 2003. After founding member Faye left the group, fifth member Janet Leon joined...
for their 2003 album Replay. The American version of the album differs in that it contains the radio mix of 'Girlfriend'. The single 'Honey to the Bee' re-entered at number 17 in the official UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007, 8 years after initial release, thanks to efforts by BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ Chris Moyles
Chris Moyles
Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter and author, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Channel 4....
.
International track listing
- "Because We Want ToBecause We Want To"Because We Want To" is a pop song performed by British singer Billie. The song was written by Wendy Page, Jim Marr, D. Rambo and J. Richmond, and produced by Page and Marr for Billie's debut album Honey to the B . It was released as Billie's first single on 29 June 1998 and reached the top ten in...
" (Marr/Page/Rambo/Richmond) - 3:48 - "GirlfriendGirlfriend (Billie song)"Girlfriend" is a single released by Billie in 1998, from her debut album Honey to the B. It reached No. 1 in the UK, making her the youngest and first female solo singer to reach the top spot with her first two singles. A radio edit was released for the single which differs significantly from the...
" (Rambo/Richmond) - 3:50 - "Officially Yours" (Mitra) - 3:26
- "She Wants You" (Laws/Sheyne) - 3:38
- "Love Groove" (Marr/Page/Piper) - 4:29
- "Party on the Phone" (Marr/Page) - 4:14
- "Saying I'm Sorry Now" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:00
- "You've Got It" (Green/McLaughlin) - 3:43
- "I Dream" (Marr/Page) - 5:33
- "Honey to the BeeHoney to the Bee"Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart and was released on March 15, 1999. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an experiment to test out the new UK Singles Chart rules that came into effect...
" (Marr/Page) - 5:03 - "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:33
- "Don't Forget to Remember" (Marr/Page) - 4:47
- "So Deep" (Marr/Page) - 4:54 (Japan-only bonus track)
- "She Wants You (The Almighty Mix)" (Laws/Sheyne) - 6:47 (Japan-only bonus track)
US track listing
- "Honey to the BeeHoney to the Bee"Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart and was released on March 15, 1999. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an experiment to test out the new UK Singles Chart rules that came into effect...
" (Marr/Page) - 5:03 - "I Dream" (Marr/Page) - 5:33
- "She Wants You" (Laws/Sheyne) - 3:38
- "Love Groove" (Marr/Page/Piper) - 4:29
- "Party on the Phone" (Marr/Page) - 4:14
- "Officially Yours" (Mitra) - 3:26
- "You've Got It" (Green/McLaughlin) - 3:43
- "Saying I'm Sorry Now" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:00
- "GirlfriendGirlfriend (Billie song)"Girlfriend" is a single released by Billie in 1998, from her debut album Honey to the B. It reached No. 1 in the UK, making her the youngest and first female solo singer to reach the top spot with her first two singles. A radio edit was released for the single which differs significantly from the...
" (Radio mix) (Rambo/Richmond) - 3:50 - "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:33
- "Don't Forget to Remember" (Marr/Page) - 4:47
- "Because We Want ToBecause We Want To"Because We Want To" is a pop song performed by British singer Billie. The song was written by Wendy Page, Jim Marr, D. Rambo and J. Richmond, and produced by Page and Marr for Billie's debut album Honey to the B . It was released as Billie's first single on 29 June 1998 and reached the top ten in...
" (Marr/Page/Rambo/Richmond) - 3:48
Singles
- "Because We Want To" June 29, 1998
- "Girlfriend" September 25, 1998 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000GAHJ
- "She Wants You" December 7, 1998 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000IJGT
- "Honey to the Bee" April 13, 1999 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000INKM
Personnel
- Billie PiperBillie PiperBillie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
- vocals - Jim Marr - producer, mixing, programming, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, guitar, bass guitar - Wendy Page - producer, mixing, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- Cutfather - producer, remixing
- Yak BondyYak BondyYak Bondy was a producer of the 2004 success Free Me, the second album by former Spice Girl Emma Bunton...
- backing vocals, keyboards, piano, vocoderVocoderA vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
, programming - Roger Jackson - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboards, programming - Mark James - acoustic guitar
- Nick Lacey - fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, strings - London Community Gospel ChoirLondon Community Gospel ChoirThe London Community Gospel Choir is a successful gospel choir located in the United Kingdom.-History:The London Community Gospel Choir was founded in 1982 by the Reverend Bazil Meade with the assistance of Lawrence Johnson, Delroy Powell and John Francis.Initially the idea was for a single concert...
- backing vocals - Sweet-P - vocals
- Pete Craigie - engineer, mixing
- Michelle Barry - assistant engineer
- Matt Tait - assistant engineer
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| 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... |
19 October 1998 |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
3 March 1999 |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
25 April 2000 |
Charts
| Charts (1998) | Peak position |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 31 | |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 3 | 2× Platinum |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 56 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 14 | Platinum |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 17 | |