Samantha Fox (album)

Samantha Fox
Studio album by
Samantha Fox
Released20 July 1987
Recorded1987
Studio
  • Battery Studios (London)[a]
  • PWL (London)[b]
Genre
Length45:49
LabelJive
Producer
Samantha Fox chronology
Touch Me
(1986) 		Samantha Fox
(1987) 		I Wanna Have Some Fun
(1988)
Singles from Samantha Fox
  1. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"
    Released: May 1987
  2. "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)"
    Released: July 1987
  3. "I Promise You (Get Ready)"
    Released: October 1987
  4. "True Devotion"
    Released: December 1987
  5. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
    Released: February 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits6/10[2]

Samantha Fox is the second studio album by the English pop singer Samantha Fox, released in July 1987 by Jive Records. The album charted at number 22 in the United Kingdom, number 51 in the United States, number 41 in Canada, number 86 in Australia and number 16 in Germany.

After her debut studio album, Touch Me (1986), went gold, Fox returned to the studio to record her eponymous second album. Emerging English songwriting and record production trio Stock Aitken Waterman were enlisted to contribute one track, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", after her label reportedly became concerned the album did not contain any obvious hits.[3] However, US producers Full Force, who were helping Lisa Lisa at that time, also delivered a top 5 US hit for the album with "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)".[4] The album also spawned the singles "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)", "I Promise You (Get Ready)", and "True Devotion".

Jim Lea and Noddy Holder (of the English rock band Slade) wrote and demoed the song "Shooting Me Down" for the album after being approached by Jive. However, Fox never recorded the song as there was not enough time to do so before the album's release date.[5]


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  1. ^ "Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ McIlheney, Barry (29 July – 11 August 1987). "Singles reviewed by Barry McIlheney" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 15. p. 51. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 24: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now to F.L.M. on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Samantha Fox". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ Paul Lythe, ed. (October–December 1988). "Jim Lea Interview 5/10/88". Perseverance: Quarterly Newsletter for the Slade International Fan Club. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via sladefanclub.com.