| Victoria Beckham | |
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| Released | 1 October 2001 |
| Recorded | October 1999 – July 2001 |
| Length | 45:55 |
| Label | Virgin |
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Victoria Beckham (stylised as VB) is the debut and only studio album by English singer Victoria Beckham, released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records. A pop album with hints at contemporary R&B, garage and dance music, Victoria Beckham 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.
Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release her solo debut album. Victoria Beckham was initially met with mixed-to-negtaive reviews from critics, although criticism has since softened. It 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. The album 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.
The album's lead single "Not Such an Innocent Girl" was released on 17 September 2001 and debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart amid a chart battle with Australian singer Kylie Minogue's single "Can't Get You Out of My Head." 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.