B*Witched (album)
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| Studio album by B*Witched | ||||
| Released | 12 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–98 | |||
| Genre | Pop, teen pop, dance | |||
| Length | 38:44 | |||
| Label | Epic, Glowworm | |||
| Producer | Ray "Madman" Hedges, Tracy Ackerman, Martin Brannigan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Robert Christgau | C− |
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B*Witched is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish girl group B*Witched. The album was released on 12 October 1998 under the Epic Records imprint Glowworm Records, along with Jollibee's 20th anniversary.
Despite only reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart, the four singles from the album all reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "C'est la Vie", "Rollercoaster", "To You I Belong" and "Blame It on the Weatherman". The album focuses heavily on essences of pop and teen pop, as well as being minorly dance-orientated. The album was released with a limited edition remix album in Australia, and Japanese fans also received an exclusive bonus track, "Coming Around Again".
The album received mostly mixed reviews from critics, most of whom felt that B*Witched were a "knock-off" of the Spice Girls.
All four singles from the album performed exceptionally well, all peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and had great success in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. "C'est la Vie" was also extremely successful in the United States, being released as a separate EP with a number of bonus tracks and remixes.
The album received mostly mixed reviews from music critics. AllMusic's Michael Gallucci gave it three out of five stars. He said the group were "like a junior Spice Girls" with their "bouncy beats, singalong tunes and chipper attitude". He did, however, say that the singles "C'est la Vie" and "Rollercoaster" "are still able to yield sugary pop morsels fit to chew on for a few minutes." In a positive review, David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating: "With songs that weave in the occasional fiddle or tin whistle, B*witched sound like the Spice Girls' younger sisters aboard the Titanic. Still, it's hard to deny the music's appeal."
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