The 1996 debut studio album by British girl group the Spice Girls was titled Spice.
Released on 4 November 1996, Spice introduced Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Beckham to a worldwide audience. The album became a major commercial success and established the group’s “girl power” image.
Spice produced several major singles, including “Wannabe,” “Say You’ll Be There,” “2 Become 1,” and “Mama.” “Wannabe” preceded the album and became the group’s breakthrough international hit. The album’s title is often confused with Spiceworld, the group’s second studio album, released in 1997.
Spice was especially successful in the United Kingdom, where it topped the albums chart, and it also reached number one in numerous other countries. Its success helped make the Spice Girls one of the defining pop acts of the late 1990s.