Victoria Beckham (album)

Victoria Beckham
Studio album by Victoria Beckham
Released	1 October 2001 (2001-10-01)
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
Singles from Victoria Beckham
"Not Such an Innocent Girl" Released: 17 September 2001 "A Mind of Its Own" Released: 11 February 2002

Victoria Beckham (stylised as VB) is the only studio album by English singer Victoria Beckham, released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records. Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release her solo debut album, just as she was the last to release her debut solo single. The record was produced by a wide variety of producers, including Johan Åberg, Kenneth Karlin, Steve Kipner, Rhett Lawrence, Harvey Mason Jr., and Soulshock. Beckham co-wrote nine out of the twelve tracks on the standard edition of the album.

The album received mixed-to-negative reviews by music critics, with criticism going towards Beckham's vocals, the songwriting, and the production. In retrospective reviews of solo albums by the Spice Girls however, Victoria Beckham has received positive reception, with some feeling that the album was overtly criticized and has been regarded as one of the best solo albums by a Spice Girl. The album's lead single "Not Such an Innocent Girl" was released on 17 September 2001, but Beckham unintentionally entered a "chart battle" with Australian singer Kylie Minogue's single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" which had been released on the exact same day; Beckham had previously been in another chart battle with her collaboration with True Steppers and Dane Bowers, "Out of Your Mind", which lost to the number one spot by Spiller and Sophie Ellis-Bextor's single "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)". Kylie's single ended up outselling Beckham's single ten-to-one and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart while "Not Such an Innocent Girl" only debuted at number six and performed poorly internationally. The second and final single "A Mind of Its Own" was promoted exclusively to the UK, also peaking at number six. The planned third single, "I Wish", which was to feature Robbie Craig, ended up being cancelled due to the announcement of Beckham's second pregnancy. Beckham was later allegedly dropped by her label due to the underperformance of the singles.

The album debuted at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, the second lowest peaking debut album by a Spice Girl only behind Mel B's album Hot (2000) which only peaked at number 28. It only spent four weeks on the chart and to date has sold 54,000 copies in Britain. Internationally the album was a failure, only entering the album charts in Ireland while peaking at number twenty on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart.