Honey To The B is the debut album by pop singer Billie Piper, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). Billie (she was known at the time only by her first name) was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single debut at #1 on the UK pop charts.
The album spawned a number of hits singles 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 Swedish girl group Play for their 2003 album Replay. The American version of the album differs in that it contains the radio mix of "Girlfriend". Only 1 single from the album was released in America. The Japanese version includes 2 bonus tracks. Very shortly after the album was released in Japan, her sophomore album was released in Japan, long before it was released in the UK. 2 singles were released from the album in Japan
The single Honey To The Bee re-entered at number 17 in the official UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007, 8 years after initial release, thanks to efforts by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.
Track listing
International track listing
1. "Because We Want To" (Marr/Page/Rambo/Richmond) - 3:48
2. "Girlfriend" (Rambo/Richmond) - 3:50
3. "Officially Yours" (Mitra) - 3:26
4. "She Wants You" (Laws/Sheyne) - 3:38
5. "Love Groove" (Marr/Page/Piper) - 4:29
6. "Party on the Phone" (Marr/Page) - 4:14
7. "Saying I'm Sorry Now" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:00
8. "You've Got It" (Green/McLaughlin) - 3:43
9. "I Dream" (Marr/Page) - 5:33
10. "Honey To The Bee" (Marr/Page) - 5:03
11. "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:33
12. "Don't Forget to Remember" (Marr/Page) - 4:47
13. "So Deep" (Marr/Page) - 4:54 (Japan-only bonus track)
14. "She Wants You (The Almighty Mix)" (Laws/Sheyne) - 6:47 (Japan-only bonus track)
1. "Because We Want To" (Marr/Page/Rambo/Richmond) - 3:48
2. "Love Groove" (Marr/Page/Piper) - 4:29
3. "Saying I'm Sorry Now" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:00
4. "I Dream" (Marr/Page) - 5:33
5. "Honey To The Bee" (Marr/Page) - 5:03
6. "Don't Forget To Remember" (Marr/Page) - 4:47 7. "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:33
8. "I Want Candy" (Berns/Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer) - 3:40
9. "Party On The Phone" (Marr/Page) - 4:14
10. "Officially Yours" (Mitra) - 3:26
11. "Girlfriend" (Rambo/Richmond) - 3:50
12. "She Wants You" (Laws/Sheyne) - 3:38
13. "You've Got It" (Green/McLaughlin) - 3:43
US track listing
1. "Honey to the Bee" (Marr/Page) - 5:03
2. "I Dream" (Marr/Page) - 5:33
3. "She Wants You" (Laws/Sheyne) - 3:38
4. "Love Groove" (Marr/Page/Piper) - 4:29
5. "Party on the Phone" (Marr/Page) - 4:14
6. "Officially Yours" (Mitra) - 3:26
7. "You've Got It" (Green/McLaughlin) - 3:43
8. "Saying I'm Sorry Now" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:00
9. "Girlfriend" (Radio mix) (Rambo/Richmond) - 3:50
10. "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Rambo/Richmond) - 4:33
11. "Don't Forget to Remember" (Marr/Page) - 4:47
12. "Because We Want To" (Marr/Page/Rambo/Richmond) - 3:48
Deleted tracks
4/5. "B to the I" (Replaced with "Love Groove" : Included on The B-Sides Collection)
"B to the I" was planned to be included on the album, but Piper wanted accredation for a song, so the B-Side from "Girlfriend", "Love Groove", was included instead.
Singles
- Because We Want To June 29, 1998
- Girlfriend September 25, 1998 [1]
- She Wants You December 7, 1998 [2]
- Honey To The Bee April 13, 1999 [3]
Personnel
- Billie Piper - vocals
- Jim Marr - producer, mixing, programming, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
- Wendy Page - producer, mixing, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- Cutfather - producer, remixing
- Yak Bondy - backing vocals, keyboards, piano, vocoder, programming
- Roger Jackson - guitar, keyboards, programming
- Mark James - acoustic guitar
- Nick Lacey - flute, strings
- London Community Gospel Choir - backing vocals
- Sweet-P - vocals
- Pete Craigie - engineer, mixing
- Michelle Barry - assistant engineer
- Matt Tait - assistant engineer
Charts
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| Australian Albums Chart[1] |
31 |
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| New Zealand Albums Chart[2] |
3 |
2× Platinum |
| Swedish Albums Chart[3] |
56 |
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| UK Albums Chart[4] |
14 |
Platinum |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers[5] |
17 |
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