Honey to the B

This article is about the Billie Piper album. For the song, see Honey to the Bee.

Honey to the B
Studio album by
Billie
Released19 October 1998
Recorded1998
StudioRidge Farm (Rusper, England)
Genre
Length51:04
Label
Producer
Billie chronology
Honey to the B
(1998) 		Walk of Life
(2000)
Singles from Honey to the B
  1. "Because We Want To"
    Released: 29 June 1998[2]
  2. "Girlfriend"
    Released: 5 October 1998[3]
  3. "She Wants You"
    Released: 7 December 1998[4]
  4. "Honey to the Bee"
    Released: 22 March 1999[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Yahoo!(positive)[7]

Honey to the B is the debut album by the English pop singer Billie Piper, released in 1998. Known mononymously as Billie until her second album, she was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single enter the UK singles chart at number one.[8]

A number of hit singles were released from the album, including "Girlfriend", "She Wants You", the anthemic "Because We Want To", and the title track "Honey to the Bee". "Honey to the Bee" was later covered by the Swedish girl group Play on their 2003 album Replay. The American version of the album differs in that it contains the radio mix of "Girlfriend". The single "Honey to the Bee" re-entered the official UK Singles Chart at number 17 on 21 January 2007, eight years after initial release, thanks to efforts by the BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.[8]

The album has sold 380,000 copies in the UK as of July 2013.[9]

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  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 June 1998. p. 27.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 October 1998. p. 25. Misprinted as 5 September on source.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 December 1998. p. 23.
  5. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 March, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 20 March 1999. p. 27.
  6. ^ Phares, Heather. "Honey to the B – Billie". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Rob (18 May 1999). "Billie Reviews on Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b "The youngest acts to enter the Official UK Charts". Official Charts.
  9. ^ "Flashback: Billie Piper's record-breaking debut is 19 years old". Official Charts.