Vitamin C is the debut studio album by pop singer Vitamin C, released in 1999. The album was a runaway success. Initially failing to chart, it later climbed the Billboard 200 to number 29[9] and was certified as Gold and later certified Platinum by the RIAA.[10]
The album elicited generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. Tom Demalon, writing for AllMusic, gave the album four stars and likewise praised her range, adding that "there is no shortage of hooks" on the album and concluding that "there's not a weak track on this stellar record."[4]Entertainment Weekly gave the album an "A−" and called the album "the unabashedly great pop album the Spice Girls might have made (but never quite did)."[5]
However, some critics were less favorable in their assessments of the album. Rolling Stone's Neva Chonin awarded the album two and a half stars, praising the album's stylistic range but criticizing its production, which she felt "makes it difficult to tell where the cut-and-paste production ends and Vitamin C begins."[8]
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Vitamin C is the debut studio album by pop singer Vitamin C released in 1999 The album was a runaway success Initially failing to chart it later climbed the Billboard 200 to number 29 9 and was certified as Gold and later certified Platinum by the RIAA 10 Vitamin CStudio album by Vitamin CReleasedAugust 31 1999Recorded1998 1999GenrePopLength47 27LabelElektraProducerJosh DeutschGarry HughesVitamin C chronologyVitamin C 1999 More 2001 Singles from Vitamin C Smile Released June 8 1999 1 Me Myself amp I Released October 19 1999 2 Graduation Friends Forever Released March 7 2000 3 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 4 Entertainment WeeklyA 5 People favorable 6 Plugged In unfavorable 7 Rolling Stone 8 The album spawned two hits the Gold selling top 20 hit Smile 11 and the Top 40 hit Graduation Friends Forever The album features guest appearances by Lady Saw Count Bass D and Waymon Boone On the track Fear of Flying Vitamin C samples The Clash s The Magnificent Seven 12 The Japanese edition features the bonus track The Only One Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesCritical reception editThe album elicited generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release Tom Demalon writing for AllMusic gave the album four stars and likewise praised her range adding that there is no shortage of hooks on the album and concluding that there s not a weak track on this stellar record 4 Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A and called the album the unabashedly great pop album the Spice Girls might have made but never quite did 5 However some critics were less favorable in their assessments of the album Rolling Stone s Neva Chonin awarded the album two and a half stars praising the album s stylistic range but criticizing its production which she felt makes it difficult to tell where the cut and paste production ends and Vitamin C begins 8 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Smile featuring Lady Saw Colleen FitzpatrickJosh Deutsch3 582 Turn Me On FitzpatrickDeutschMichael D Goodman3 473 Me Myself and I Gregg RolieMichael John CarabelloThomas Coke Escobedo3 574 Unhappy Anniversary Sean AltmanNeol Cohen3 565 Not That Kind of Girl FitzpatrickMichael Kotch3 276 Do What You Want to Do FitzpatrickDeutschGeorge ClintonBootsy CollinsDavid ElliottGregory JacobsTerrence WoodfordBernard WorrellHerbert Ivey3 217 Girls Against Boys featuring Count Bass D FitzpatrickKotchMatt Mahaffey4 168 I Got You Neil Finn4 019 Money featuring Waymon Boone FitzpatrickDeutsch3 4710 About Last Night FitzpatrickRobbie Nevil4 0111 Fear of Flying Jimmy HarryMick JonesJoe StrummerTopper Headon3 1612 Graduation Friends Forever FitzpatrickDeutsch5 40Total length 47 27 US reissue bonus trackNo TitleLength13 Graduation Friends Forever Student Interview Mix hidden track 5 40 Japanese bonus trackNo TitleLength13 The Only One 2 52Personnel editVitamin C vocals composition backing vocals Ada Dyer backing vocals 3 6 9 12 Sean Altman backing vocals 4 Vaneese Thomas backing vocals 1 2 3 6 9 10 12 David Rainger guitar 1 2 3 6 9 10 Fred Maher guitar 5 8 Josh Deutsch guitar 1 production Michael Kotch guitar 5 David Rainger bass 9 10 Melvin Gibbs bass 3 4 6 12 Alan Friedman keyboards 3 Fred Maher keyboards 5 8 Jimmy Harry production 11 Garry Hughes keyboards 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 12 Ashley Horne viola 12 Denise Stillwell viola 12 Jill Jaffe viola 12 Joel Rudin viola 12 Mark Wood viola 12 Martha Mooke viola 12 Ron Lawrence viola 12 Sally Shumway viola 12 Sandy Robbins viola 12 Gregor Kitzis violin 12 Laura Seaton violin 12 Mary Rowell violin 12 Paul Woodiel violin 12 Dan Barrett cello 12 Mary Wooten cello 12 Matt Goeke cello 12 Jonas Tauber cello 12 Suzie Katayama cello 8 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 2000 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 13 29US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 14 3 Year end charts edit Chart 2000 PositionUS Billboard 200 15 165Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 16 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Bell Carrie July 17 1999 Elektra s Vitamin C Gives Pop a Twist Billboard Vol 111 no 29 pp 12 16 Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1321 October 15 1999 pp 132 139 Gavin Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Impact Dates Gavin Report No 2293 February 25 2000 p 8 a b Vitamin C Vitamin C Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved July 16 2017 a b Vitamin C Ew com August 30 1999 Archived from the original on May 3 2012 Retrieved July 16 2017 Picks and Pans Main Song Vol 52 No 12 People com September 27 1999 Retrieved July 16 2017 Plugged In review Puggedin com Retrieved July 16 2017 a b Vitamin C Vitamin C Music Reviews Rolling Stone August 21 2007 Archived from the original on August 21 2007 Retrieved July 16 2017 Vitamin C Chart history Billboard 200 Billboard com Retrieved June 25 2019 RIAA Gold amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved July 16 2017 Vitamin C Gold single for Smile as certified by the RIAA RIAA Retrieved July 16 2017 Vitamin C Vitamin C Music Reviews Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Archived from the original on August 21 2007 Retrieved September 17 2017 Vitamin C Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved December 6 2020 Vitamin C Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved December 6 2020 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2000 Billboard Retrieved December 6 2020 American album certifications Vitamin C Vitamin C Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vitamin C album amp oldid 1213648291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
