Samantha Fox | ||||
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Released | July 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
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Length | 45:49 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
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Samantha Fox chronology | ||||
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Singles from Samantha Fox | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Smash Hits | 6/10 [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 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. [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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Timmy Allen | 5:36 | |
2. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" |
| Astrop | 3:56 |
3. | "I Promise You" | Oscar Van Geldern |
| 3:54 |
4. | "Naughty Girls" | Full Force | Full Force | 5:10 |
5. | "True Devotion" |
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| 4:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:43 |
7. | "If Music Be the Food of Love" | Astrop | Astrop | 4:49 |
8. | "That Sensation" |
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| 4:19 |
9. | "Dream City" |
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| 4:55 |
10. | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | Andy McCoy |
| 4:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Want You to Want Me" |
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| 3:29 |
12. | "Rockin' in the City" |
| Lovell | 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (extended) | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 7:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" |
| Astrop | 3:56 |
2. | "I Promise You" | Van Geldern |
| 3:54 |
3. | "Naughty Girls" | Full Force | Full Force | 5:10 |
4. | "True Devotion" |
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| 4:37 |
5. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
| Allen | 5:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:43 |
7. | "If Music Be the Food of Love" | Astrop | Astrop | 4:49 |
8. | "That Sensation" |
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| 4:19 |
9. | "Dream City" |
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| 4:55 |
10. | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | McCoy |
| 4:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | Untitled | 5:29 | ||
11. | "Even in the Darkest Hours" |
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12. | "All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (single mix) | Full Force | Full Force | 4:14 |
13. | "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (special extended mix) | Full Force | Full Force | 5:52 |
14. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (extended version) | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 7:02 |
15. | "True Devotion" (new mix) |
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| 4:35 |
16. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (extended remix) |
| Astrop | 6:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Even in the Darkest Hours" (extended mix) |
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| 7:29 |
12. | "The Right Stuff" |
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| 3:59 |
13. | "Hot Tonight" | Eric Beall | Astrop | 4:06 |
14. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (original remix) |
| Astrop | 4:56 |
15. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (Jump & Jive mix) | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 5:21 |
16. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Bastone radio mix) |
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| 4:21 |
17. | "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Jon's Savage edit) | Full Force |
| 3:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (extended version) | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 5:57 |
2. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (extended version) |
| Astrop | 6:37 |
3. | "I Promise You (Get Ready)" (extended version) | Van Geldern |
| 5:57 |
4. | "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (special extended version) | Full Force | 5:53 | |
5. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (extended version) |
| Allen | 7:23 |
6. | "I Promise You (Get Ready)" (Stan Shaw mix) | Van Geldern |
| 6:00 |
7. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (club mix) | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 7:00 |
8. | "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Full Force Naughty House mix) | Full Force | 6:36 | |
9. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (She's Gotta Have It mix) |
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| 6:57 |
10. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (12″ remix) |
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| 6:55 |
11. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (instrumental) | Stock Aitken Waterman | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:45 |
12. | "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (instrumental) |
| Astrop | 5:02 |
13. | "I Promise You (Get Ready)" (instrumental) | Van Geldern |
| 4:12 |
Notes
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [22] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [23] | Diamond | 50,000 [23] |
France (SNEP) [24] | Gold | 100,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [23] | Gold | 25,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [25] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [26] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [27] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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