Victoria Beckham (album)

Victoria Beckham
Studio album by Victoria Beckham
Released	1 October 2001
Recorded	October 1999 – July 2001
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	45:55
Label	Virgin
Producer	Johan Åberg Peter Biker Andrew Frampton David Frank Anders Hansson Kenneth Karlin Steve Kipner Jack Kugell Rhett Lawrence Harvey Mason, Jr. Matt Prime Soulshock Damon Thomas
Singles from Victoria Beckham
"Not Such an Innocent Girl" Released: 17 September 2001 "A Mind of Its Own" Released: February 11, 2002

Victoria Beckham (stylised as VB) is the self-titled debut and only album by British singer-songwriter, Victoria Beckham. It was released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records. Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release a solo album. The album's lead single, "Not Such an Innocent Girl" was released on 17 September 2001. The second single, "A Mind of Its Own" was released on 11 February 2002. The album reached number ten in the United Kingdom and number twenty on the Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart.

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	(4/10)[2]

The album did not include the hit "Out of Your Mind", but spawned two singles, "Not Such an Innocent Girl" and "A Mind of Its Own" which managed to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom. The album became a commercial success after it debuted and peaked at number ten in the UK Albums Chart,^[3] charting for 3 weeks and selling 16,000 copies in its first week.

However, the album has only sold 52,016 copies overall in the United Kingdom, much lower than any other Spice solo album at the time, while costing 3 million pounds (over $4.25 million) to record. After Being Victoria Beckham, an official documentary that aired in March 2002, the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number sixty-seven. The track "Every Part of Me" is about Beckham's son Brooklyn and includes audio of his voice in the background.

Critical reception

Upon its release, the album received mixed to positive reviews. The BBC described the album as "a mish-mash affair of gushy sentiment and wishy-washy RnB"^[4] while NME called the album "a new low in shameless pop slaggery." Georgina Collins, writing for Amazon.co.uk, notes that "It's unlikely that Victoria will win any new fans with this effort... yet also positively acknowledges that Beckham's vocals are "still sounding far better than many critics could have imagined".

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Victoria Beckham.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Not Such an Innocent Girl"	Steve Kipner Andrew Frampton	Kipner	3:17
2.	"A Mind of Its Own"	Victoria Beckham Kipner Frampton	Kipner	3:48
3.	"That Kind of Girl"	Kipner David Frank Jack Kugell	Kipner Frank Kugell	3:48
4.	"Like That"	Beckham Matt Prime	Prime	4:01
5.	"Girlfriend"	Beckham Harvey Mason JR Damon Thomas Dane Bowers J. Valentine	The Underdogs	3:43
6.	"Midnight Fantasy"	Beckham Johan Åberg P. Rein	Åberg Anders Hansson	3:15
7.	"I.O.U"	Beckham Frampton Chris Braide	Frampton	3:49
8.	"No Trix, No Games"	Beckham Kipner Frampton	Kipner	3:03
9.	"I Wish"	Carsten Schack Kenneth Karlin Peter Biker Eugene Wilde	Soulshock & Karlin	4:10
10.	"Watcha Talkin' Bout"	Beckham Schack Karlin Nate Butler	Soulshock & Karlin	3:51
11.	"Unconditional Love"	Beckham Rhett Lawrence	Lawrence	3:50
12.	"Every Part of Me"	Beckham Schack Karlin E. Yancey Nate Butler	Soulshock & Karlin	5:11
Total length:				45:55

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Not Such an Innocent Girl" (Robbie Rivera's Main Vocal Mix)	6:56
14.	"Not Such an Innocent Girl" (Sunship Radio Edit)	3:43

B-sides

Title	Single B-side	Songwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Length
"In Your Dreams"	"Not Such an Innocent Girl" UK CD	Cathy Ogden, Damon Thomas, Erika Nuri, Harvey Mason Jr, Julie Morrison, Victoria Beckham	The Underdogs	3:50
"Always Be My Baby"	"A Mind of Its Own" UK CD	Cathy Ogden, Damon Thomas, Harvey Mason Jr, Jane Vaughn, Julie Morrison		3:29
"Feels So Good"		Damon Thomas, Erika Nuri, Harvey Mason Jr, Victoria Beckham		3:47

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart[5]	20
Irish Albums Chart	69
Japanese Albums Chart	11
Scottish Albums Chart	20
Turkish Albums Chart	1
UK Albums Chart	10

References

1. Allmusic review
2. NME.COM. "Victoria Beckham : Victoria Beckham - NME.COM". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
3. "ChartArchive - Victoria Beckham". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
4. Hodges, Jacqueline. "BBC - Music - Review of Victoria Beckham - Victoria Beckham". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
5. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2016-10-05.