Artist: Samantha Fox Album: The Very Best Release Date: 1993 Label: Disky Type: Compilation Genre: Pop/Rock Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox (born 15 April 1966 in Mile End, London) is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began appearing as a Page Three girl in The Sun tabloid newspaper, and went on to become one of the most popular glamour models of the era. In 1986, aged 19, she launched her pop music career with her debut single "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)," which became a Number 1 hit in Canada, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, and Sweden, as well as reaching Number 3 on the UK charts and Number 4 in the US. Fox has since sold over 30 million albums worldwide. She has also appeared in a number of films and in several reality television shows. She released her debut single, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)", when she was 19 years old in March 1986. The single made the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic (#3 in the UK; #4 in the US). It also topped the charts in many countries, including Canada, South Africa and Australia. Her debut live performance came at Peter Stringfellow's club Hippodrome. Her second single "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" also made #10 in the UK though fared less well in the US. The third release from the album, "Hold On Tight" managed to secure a top 30, placing in the UK singles chart (#26) while the final single, "I'm All You Need" just narrowly missed the UK Top 40 (#41). Within a year, Fox had released her 2nd album in 1987 for Jive Records titled Samantha Fox. The first single released from the album, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", enabled her to achieve her third (and final) top ten hit in the UK (#8), though it only managed to peak at #80 on the US Billboard charts. The track was produced by the legendary production team Stock/Aitken/Waterman. The second single release, "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)", failed to match the success of its predecessor in the UK and peaked at #25 in the UK. The next two releases, "I Promise You (Get Ready)" and "True Devotion", both failed altogether to make the UK Top 40 singles chart. "True Devotion" was a substantial radio hit in Canada. The fifth and final single, "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)", turned the fortunes of the album around and managed to secure a top ten placing on the US Billboard charts (#3), becoming her biggest hit to date in the US and scoring Fox another Top 40 hit on the UK singles chart (#31). The track was a different sound for Fox, being produced by the US hip-hop producers Full Force. They would continue to work with Samantha on subsequent albums and achieve similar success with her stateside, whereas her changed sound did not fare as well for her with European listeners, who preferred the Euro-pop sound of her earlier music. The following year, Fox released her 3rd album in 1988 for Jive Records, titled I Wanna Have Some Fun. The album was produced by various producers covering the Euro-pop sound. Two tracks, "Next to Me" and the title track, reunited her for Full Force, where another reunion with Stock Aitken Waterman saw her record a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You", and the SAW original "You Started Something". The first single released from the album was "Love House". The second single released in the UK, "I Only Wanna Be with You", managed to secure her her biggest hit in over a year, peaking in the Top 20 at #16. The first single release in the US fared even better. The title selection, "I Wanna Have Some Fun", produced by Full Force, managed to peak in the US Top Ten at #8 (though released as the third single in the UK, it only managed a #63 placing). The American release, as the follow-up, of "I Only Wanna Be with You" peaked inside the US Billboard Top 40. After a 3-year break, Fox released her fourth album for Jive Records in 1991, titled Just One Night. The first single lifted from the album, "(Hurt Me! Hurt Me!) But the Pants Stay On" was another Full Force production. However, the lead single failed to make an impression in either the UK or US charts. Second single, "Another Woman", originally produced by Ralf-Rene Maue, was remixed by PWL stable-mate Phil Harding for release and performed moderately on some European charts. A third single, the albums title track, was also released. A bonus track, "Now I Lay Me Down" (again a Full Force production), was featured in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and on the accompanying soundtrack. The album uploading here, Samantha Fox - The Very Best is a compilation features 16 Sam's hits from above 4 albums, included "Touch Me", "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", "I Wanna Have Some Fun", "I Only Wanna Be With You"... Track Listing: 01 - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 02 - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now 03 - Hold On Tight 04 - I Surrender (To Spirit Of The Night) 05 - I Promise You (Get Ready) 06 - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) 07 - Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) 08 - I'm All You Need 09 - Spirit of America 10 - Love House 11 - Just One Night 12 - I Wanna Have Some Fun 13 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 14 - Giving In The Darkest Hours 15 - Even In The Darkest Hours 16 - I Only Wanna Be With You
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