Samantha Fox (album) explained

Samantha Fox
Type:studio
Artist:Samantha Fox
Cover:Samantha Fox (album).png
Released:20 July 1987
Recorded:1987
Studio:
  • Battery Studios (London)
  • PWL (London)
Genre:
Length:45:49
Label:Jive
Producer:
Prev Title:Touch Me
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:I Wanna Have Some Fun
Next Year:1988

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 British super producers 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.[1] 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)".[2] 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.[3]

Track listing

US and Canadian edition

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 86
European Albums (Music & Media)[5] 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 3
French Albums (IFOP)[7] 21

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 24: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now to F.L.M. on Apple Podcasts. 2022-02-23. Apple Podcasts. en-AU.
  2. Web site: Samantha Fox. 2022-02-23. Billboard. en-US.
  3. Paul Lythe . Jim Lea Interview 5/10/88 . Perseverance: Quarterly Newsletter for the Slade International Fan Club . October–December 1988 . sladefanclub.com . 31 December 2023.
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. St Ives, NSW. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 117. 0-646-11917-6.
  5. European Hot 100 Albums . . 4 . 32 . 15 August 1987 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  6. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . fi . 1st . Helsinki . . 2006 . 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste . InfoDisc . fr . 21 March 2020. Select "Samantha FOX" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  8. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987 . hitparade.ch . de . 21 March 2020.