Schizophonic (Geri Halliwell album)
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Schizophonic is the debut solo album by pop
singer Geri Halliwell
. The album was released after her split from popular girl group
the Spice Girls
. The term schizophonic is a portmanteau of the Greek
words schizo "split, divide" and phonic "sound" and also seemingly a play on the word "schizophrenic" and the musical term "schizophonia
".
, while the debut single made number two. The album was a commercial success and was actually sold better than Forever
, the Spice Girls
album which was released almost two years after Halliwell's controversial departure from the group. The album debuted at No. 4 in the United Kingdom
, selling 31,274 in its first week, and 483,853 in total, being certified
2× Platinum for shipments of 600,000 copies. In Canada
, the album debuted and peaked at no.15 (her last album with the Spice Girls
, Spiceworld debuted at no.2). However, long-term sales were strong and the album was certified
Platinum with just over 100,000 copies shipped. In the United States
, the album faced medium success, selling 40,000 copies in its first week debuting and peaking at no.42 on the Billboard Hot 200 (still the strongest Spice Girls
solo showing on the chart). Eventually, the album was certified Platinum
in 2001 with shipments of 1,000,000 copies. The album also was certified Gold in Australia
, Spain
and Mexico
with sales over 35,000, 50,000 and 75,000 respectively. However, the album only reached no.85 in Japan
, selling 3,190 copies.
The booklet of the album features both covers on all editions, and the lyrics of the songs are included on the side that they are marked on the back cover.
Red Songs
White Songs
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...
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...
. The album was released after her split from popular girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
the Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
. The term schizophonic is a portmanteau of the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
words schizo "split, divide" and phonic "sound" and also seemingly a play on the word "schizophrenic" and the musical term "schizophonia
Schizophonia
- Track listing :# "Get Ready Now"# "Stop It"# "Bitch"# "Fiction Dancer"# "Skin"# "Pleasure and Pain"# "My Demons"# "Cubicle"# "Fucky Funky Music" [Motorcycle Boy Version]# "Fahr Zur Hölle"# "323 Secondes de Silence Répétitif Avec Guitare Espagnole"...
".
Chart and sales
Three of the four singles from the album went to number one in the United KingdomUnited 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...
, while the debut single made number two. The album was a commercial success and was actually sold better than Forever
Forever (Spice Girls album)
Forever is the third and final studio album by the English pop girl group the Spice Girls, released in 2000. It is their only album without Geri Halliwell, who later reunited with the group for their Greatest Hits release in 2007...
, the Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
album which was released almost two years after Halliwell's controversial departure from the group. The album debuted at No. 4 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...
, selling 31,274 in its first week, and 483,853 in total, being certified
Certification
Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit...
2× Platinum for shipments of 600,000 copies. 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 debuted and peaked at no.15 (her last album with the Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
, Spiceworld debuted at no.2). However, long-term sales were strong and the album was certified
Certification
Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit...
Platinum with just over 100,000 copies shipped. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the album faced medium success, selling 40,000 copies in its first week debuting and peaking at no.42 on the Billboard Hot 200 (still the strongest Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
solo showing on the chart). Eventually, the album was certified Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
in 2001 with shipments of 1,000,000 copies. The album also was certified Gold in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
with sales over 35,000, 50,000 and 75,000 respectively. However, the album only reached no.85 in 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...
, selling 3,190 copies.
Album covers
Schizophonic was released with two different covers, representing an angel (white), and a devil (red); both covers are the same edition of the album. On the first "O" on Schizophonic, there is an angel halo on the white cover and horns on the red cover. On the back cover, the song titles are written on both red and white, relating the theme of the song to one of the personalities.The booklet of the album features both covers on all editions, and the lyrics of the songs are included on the side that they are marked on the back cover.
Red Songs
- Look At Me
- Mi Chico Latino
- Goodnight Kiss
- Bag It Up
- You're In A Bubble
White Songs
- Lift Me Up
- Walkaway
- Sometime
- Let Me Love You
- Someone's Watching Over Me
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Look at Me Look at Me (Geri Halliwell song) "Look at Me" is a pop song written by British singer-songwriter Geri Halliwell and Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins PKA Absolute. It was released as the first single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. It peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, and at number three in both Australia and... " |
Halliwell, 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... |
4:31 |
| 2. | "Lift Me Up Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell song) "Lift Me Up" is a song by Geri Halliwell, the third single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. It was released on 1 November 1999, and debuted and peaked at number-one in the United Kingdom, winning the battle against Emma Bunton's "What I Am" by 33,000 copies.-Chart performance:Geri released... " |
Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson, Ackerman | Absolute | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Walkaway" | Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson, Ackerman | Absolute | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Mi Chico Latino Mi Chico Latino "Mi Chico Latino" , is a song by English singer Geri Halliwell and second single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. It was released on 16 August 1999... " |
Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson | Absolute | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Goodnight Kiss" | Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson | Absolute | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Bag It Up Bag It Up "Bag It Up" is a pop–dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. It was released on 13 March 2000 as the fourth and final single from Halliwell's debut solo album Schizophonic . It became Halliwell's third solo number one single in the United Kingdom selling 255,516 copies in total being certified Silver... " |
Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson | Absolute | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Sometime" | Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson | Absolute | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Let Me Love You" | Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson | Absolute | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Someone's Watching Over Me" | Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson, Ackerman | Absolute | 4:15 |
| 10. | "You're in a Bubble" | Halliwell, Watkins, Wilson | Absolute | 3:27 |
Personnel
- Geri Halliwell- Vocals
- Absolute- All instruments
- Milton McDonald- Guitar
- Phil Hudson- Guitar (Track 2)
Charts and certifications
| Chart (1999) | Peaks position |
|---|---|
| Australian Album Chart | 22 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 30 |
| Belgian Flanders Albums Chart | 39 |
| Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart | 35 |
| Canadian Album Chart | 15 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 85 |
| European Albums Chart | 10 |
| Finnish Album Chart | 11 |
| French Album Chart | 50 |
| German Album Chart | 52 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 15 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 63 |
| Italian Album Chart | 17 |
| Japanese Album Chart | 85 |
| Mexican Album Chart | 11 |
| Mexican International Album Chart | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 19 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 12 |
| Spanish Album Chart | 23 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 43 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 31 |
| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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