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Album Review: BWitched

  • Artist: B*Witched
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: November 03, 1998
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The Dublin-based teen quartet B*Witched often comes off like a junior Spice Girls with its bouncy beats, singalong tunes and chipper attitude on its self-titled debut album. And with songs that span the Spicy gamut from starry-eyed ballads ("To You I Belong") to radio-ready pop ("Blame It On the Weatherman"), plus the fact that they all dress like Sporty Spice, make it difficult to think of them as anything but teenaged Spice knock-offs. Yet, the Celtic influences (like fiddles and tin whistles) reflect their Irish heritage, allowing some individuality to seep in, even though they're often drowned in an ocean of gloss. The best songs here -- "C'est La Vie" and "Rollercoaster" -- are still able to yield sugary pop morsels fit to chew on for a few minutes. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Let's Go (The B*Witched Jig) Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (1:24)
C'Est la Vie (Lyrics) Tracie Ackerman, Ray Hedges, B*Witched, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (2:52)
Rev It Up (Lyrics) Tracie Ackerman, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:57)
To You I Belong (Lyrics) Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:04)
Rollercoaster (Lyrics) Tracie Ackerman, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:22)
Blame It on the Weatherman (Lyrics) Tracie Ackerman, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:34)
We Four Girls (Lyrics) Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:07)
Castles in the Air (Lyrics) Ray Hedges, B*Witched, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (4:16)
Freak Out (Lyrics) Tracie Ackerman, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (2:11)
Like the Rose (Lyrics) Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:55)
Never Giving Up (Lyrics) Tracie Ackerman B*Witched (3:34)
Oh Mr. Postman (Lyrics) Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan B*Witched (3:28)

Credits

Anne Dudley (String Arrangements), Tracie Ackerman (Vocals (Background)), Richard Cottle (Organ), Snake Davis (Tin Whistle), Andy Caine (Vocals (Background)), Ray Hedges (Arranger), Ray Hedges (Producer), Ray Hedges (Vocoder), B*Witched (Main Performer), Erwin Keiles (Guitar), Martin Brannigan (Guitar), Daniel Collier (Fiddle)
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B*Witched
Studio album by B*Witched
Released United KingdomOctober 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)
NetherlandsOctober 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
AustraliaNovember 1, 1998 (1998-11-01)
United States March 16, 1999
Genre Pop
Label Epic / Glow Worm
Professional reviews
B*Witched chronology
B*Witched
(1998)
C'est la Vie
(1998)
Singles from B*Witched
  1. "C'est La Vie"
    Released: May 25, 1998 (1998-05-25)
  2. "Rollercoaster"
    Released: September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)
  3. "To You I Belong"
    Released: December 7, 1998 (1998-12-07)
  4. "Blame It On The Weatherman"
    Released: March 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)

B*Witched is the first debut album by Irish girl group B*Witched, released on October 12, 1999. It reached number 3 on the UK charts. There were four singles released from this album and all of them reached number 1 on the UK charts. A limited edition including a Remix CD was released in Australia.

Contents

Track listing

# Track Title Time
1. Let's Go (The B*Witched Jig) 1:24
2. C'est La Vie 2:52
3. Rev It Up 3:58
4. To You I Belong 3:05
5. Rollercoaster 3:24
6. Blame It On The Weatherman 3:33
7. We Four Girls 3:08
8. Castles In The Air 4:18
9. Freak Out 2:14
10. Like The Rose 3:56
11. Never Giving Up 3:36
12. Oh Mr Postman 3:27
  • The Japanese Edition included a bonus track, "Coming Around Again".

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart 1
UK Albums Chart 3
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 5
Billboard 200 12
Canadian Albums Chart 20
Netherland Albums Chart 99

End-Of-Year Charts

Year Country Chart Ranking
1998 Australia ARIA #30[1]
1999 #43[2]

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