Samantha Fox (album)

Samantha Fox
Studio album by
Samantha Fox
Released20 July 1987
Recorded1987
Studio
  • Battery Studios (London)[a]
  • PWL (London)[b]
Genre
Length45:49
LabelJive
Producer
Samantha Fox chronology
Touch Me
(1986) 		Samantha Fox
(1987) 		I Wanna Have Some Fun
(1988)
Singles from Samantha Fox
  1. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"
    Released: May 1987
  2. "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)"
    Released: July 1987
  3. "I Promise You (Get Ready)"
    Released: October 1987
  4. "True Devotion"
    Released: December 1987
  5. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
    Released: February 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits6/10[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 English songwriting and record production trio 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]

Track listing

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European, Australian and Japanese edition

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Timmy Allen5:36
2."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)"
Astrop3:56
3."I Promise You"Oscar Van Geldern
3:54
4."Naughty Girls"Full ForceFull Force5:10
5."True Devotion"
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:43
7."If Music Be the Food of Love"AstropAstrop4:49
8."That Sensation"
  • Hamish MacDonald
  • Simon Bailey
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:19
9."Dream City"
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:55
10."The Best Is Yet to Come"Andy McCoy
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:50
European CD and UK cassette bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Want You to Want Me"
  • Lovell
  • Power
3:29
12."Rockin' in the City"
  • Brian Bonhomme
  • Rod Nash
  • Jon Durno
Lovell3:29
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (extended)Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman7:05

US and Canadian edition

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)"
  • Astrop
  • Moline
  • Shreeve
Astrop3:56
2."I Promise You"Van Geldern
  • Lovell
  • Power
3:54
3."Naughty Girls"Full ForceFull Force5:10
4."True Devotion"
  • Shreeve
  • Mason
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:37
5."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
  • Jagger
  • Richards
Allen5:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:43
7."If Music Be the Food of Love"AstropAstrop4:49
8."That Sensation"
  • MacDonald
  • Bailey
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:19
9."Dream City"
  • Mason
  • Barnacle
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:55
10."The Best Is Yet to Come"McCoy
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:50
2009 CD reissue bonus tracks[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.Untitled  5:29
11."Even in the Darkest Hours"
  • Lovell
  • Power
 
12."All I Wanna Do..." (with Full Force) (single mix)Full ForceFull Force4:14
13."Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (special extended mix)Full ForceFull Force5:52
14."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (extended version)Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman7:02
15."True Devotion" (new mix)
  • Shreeve
  • Mason
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:35
16."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (extended remix)
  • Astrop
  • Moline
  • Shreeve
Astrop6:35
2012 deluxe edition disc one (bonus tracks)[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Even in the Darkest Hours" (extended mix)
  • Burgess
  • Forgie
  • Lovell
  • Power
7:29
12."The Right Stuff"
  • Lacksley Castell
  • Tania N. Williams
  • Lovell
  • Power
3:59
13."Hot Tonight"Eric BeallAstrop4:06
14."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (original remix)
  • Astrop
  • Moline
  • Shreeve
Astrop4:56
15."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (Jump & Jive mix)Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Pete Hammond[a]
5:21
16."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Bastone radio mix)
  • Jagger
  • Richards
  • Allen
  • Freddy Bastone[a]
4:21
17."Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Jon's Savage edit)Full Force
3:14
2012 deluxe edition disc two[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (extended version)Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman5:57
2."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (extended version)
  • Astrop
  • Moline
  • Shreeve
Astrop6:37
3."I Promise You (Get Ready)" (extended version)Van Geldern
  • Lovell
  • Power
5:57
4."Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (special extended version)Full Force
5:53
5."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (extended version)
  • Jagger
  • Richards
Allen7:23
6."I Promise You (Get Ready)" (Stan Shaw mix)Van Geldern
  • Lovell
  • Power
  • Stan Shaw[a]
6:00
7."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (club mix)Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Jerry Peal[a]
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)
  • Jagger
  • Richards
  • Allen
  • Bastone[a]
6:57
10."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (12″ remix)
  • Astrop
  • Moline
  • Shreeve
  • Astrop
  • Geoff Hunt[a]
6:55
11."Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" (instrumental)Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman3:45
12."I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" (instrumental)
  • Astrop
  • Moline
  • Shreeve
Astrop5:02
13."I Promise You (Get Ready)" (instrumental)Van Geldern
  • Lovell
  • Power
4:12

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a remixer
  • ^[b] signifies a main producer and remixer

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
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.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ Except "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"
  2. ^ "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now"

References

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  1. ^ "Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ McIlheney, Barry (29 July – 11 August 1987). "Singles reviewed by Barry McIlheney" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 15. p. 51. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 24: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now to F.L.M. on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Samantha Fox". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ Paul Lythe, ed. (October–December 1988). "Jim Lea Interview 5/10/88". Perseverance: Quarterly Newsletter for the Slade International Fan Club. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via sladefanclub.com.
  6. ^ "Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox (CD – Wounded Bird #1061)". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Samantha Fox: Samantha Fox Deluxe Edition". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 117. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8670". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  12. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 32. 15 August 1987. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2020. Select "Samantha FOX" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Samantha Fox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". Music Canada. 31 May 1988. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. pp. 44, 46. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  24. ^ "French album certifications – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 21 March 2020. Select SAMANTHA FOX and click OK. 
  25. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Samantha Fox')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  27. ^ "American album certifications – Samantha Fox – Samantha Fox". Recording Industry Association of America. 19 August 1988. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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