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Classic Album Review: Geri Halliwell | Schizophonic

Ginger Spice's solo debut is spicier than anything her old band ever came up with.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Just because she used to be Ginger Spice, don’t expect Geri Halliwell to do anything gingerly on her solo debut Schizophonic.

As you’d expect from TAFKA Ginger, she leaps first and asks questions later. And as you’d expect from the title, this disc has multiple musical personalities. Swinging ’60s grooves, gospel choirs, Asian hip-pop, noirish jazz, flamenco — you name it, Geri tackles it all here with a wink, a smile and a spirit of playful abandon. And while the results are mixed — even Geri admits she isn’t the greatest singer, and some of these tunes are skimpier than her old Union Jack outfit — Schizophonic is still spicier than anything her old band ever came up with.