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Since Geri Halliwell left the Spice Girls, she has released 3 solo albums. Her last released was in 2005 with Passion. In March 2010 vocal coach and singer Carrie Grant announced on ITV1’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show that Halliwell would be making a return to music. In April 2010, Halliwell posted a message on her website, saying she was back in the studio and referring to Lady Gaga as one of her influences. In May 2011, reports suggested Halliwell would be making a return to music. On July 31, 2011 Geri confirmed she had been working on her fourth album, stating “The album’s pretty much finished”. In February 2012, Halliwell announced that the album was being mastered. In October 2012, it was reported that Geri had signed a new seven-album record deal with Universal Music Group, shortly after unveiling new upcoming single, “Phenomenal Woman”, at the Breast Cancer Care Show. In January 2013, it was reported that Halliwell returned to the recording studio, and will release new album Putting On the Bling later in the year. The album appears to be a bit of a departure from Halliwell’s past sound in that it has a more jazz feel to it.
In September 2013, Geri signed with two record companies, one of them being Sony Music Australia. In October she releases the single “Half Of Me”, that failure badly on the charts. On November 2016 a 12 Tracks album has leaked online, and was named after of the tracklist song, Man On The Mountain. Geri described the leak as “disappointing” and was encouraged by her record company to restart the album with new songs. Since them, Geri posted several Instagram photos and videos writing, singing and producing new songs.
In June 2017, Geri released her first international single since “Desire”, a tribute to her long time friend singer George Michael “Angels In Chains” that peaked in #63 on UK Charts.
In September 2017, Geri restarted the composition for her 4th Album with producer Ryan Louder. Louder uploaded the song “Hallelujah” in his website, that was one day later removed to wait for Geri’s official announcement. In July 2018 the producer shared in his official YouTube page three complete songs that he worked with Geri – “Keep On Dreaming”, “Hallehlujah” and “Deeper Love”.
Confirmed Producers:
Amy Wadge (4 Songs Confirmed)
Andy Watkins (1 Song Confirmed)
DNA Songs (1 Song Confirmed)
Eliot Kennedy
Helen Boulding
James Jayawardena
Luke Bowman
Ryan Louder (3 Songs Confirmed)
Confirmed Tracks:
Angels In Chains (2016)
Back In Business (2012)
Beautiful Life (2012-2016)
Deep Down (2012-2016)
Deeper Love (2017)
Get Involved (2012-2016)
Half Of Me (2013)
Hallehlujah (2017)
Humanity (2012-2015)
I am Older Now (2012-2016)
If You Love Someone (2013)
I’ve Got A Name (2012-2016)
Keep On Dreaming (2017)
Life Sucks (2013)
Love And Light (2012-2015)
Man On The Mountain (2012-2016)
Miracles (2012-2016)
Phenomenal Woman (2012)
Putting On The Bling (2011)
Sheriff (2012-2016)
Sweet Spot (2013)
Without Love (2012-2016)
Yet (2013)
May 2011: Daily Express revealed Geri’s working with Spice Girls producers, such as Eliott Kennedy, for her new album, called Putting On The Bling. The album titles comes from the same covered version that Geri did from 1929 Irving Berlin’s song “Putting On The Ritz”.
14 May 2011: Darren Hayes (Savage Garden) tweeted that while he was in a recording session, Geri was recording in another room: “Recording and mixing b-sides.” “It seems to have worked with Geri Halliwell.” “Well, she’s in the next room!”
31 June 2011: Geri said to The Mirror‘s Dean Piper that her album is almost finished but no dates were released yet: “Geri Halliwell is officially ready to get back to music. The Spice Girl told me this week at the launch of her evening dress line for Next she has an album of potential hits good to go… and a record deal sorted. Geri, whose last single was in 2005, told me: “The album’s pretty much finished. I’m not sure on dates yet and I won’t tell you what it sounds like, because I’d prefer to let the songs speak for themselves. But it’ll be great to be back where I belong, on stage. It won’t be long.” I’m actually really excited by this one!”
Dean Piper and Geri
5 November 2011: Andy Watkins tweeted a photo from a work with Geri with the title “Geri New Track…”. Probably a new Geri’s song in the final mix stage.
2 February 2012: Geri release her Union Jack Collection by Next and quote: ““An announcement is imminent, I’ve been mastering my album, I’m really excited, my pop career is about to come back”
27 March 2012: Mark Boardman, a entertainment specialist, revealed the Geri’s new album will be more acoustic and less disco.
23 July 2012: Geri twitted a studio picture saying: “I‘m back in studio … Feels so good!”
3 October 2012: Geri performs a pocket show at Breast Cancer Care Show, and she sings her new single “Phenomenal Woman”, and other new song called “Back In Business” and her famous hits such as “It’s Raining Men” and a ballad version of “Wannabe”.
24 December 2012: A clip from “Putting On The Bling” leaked online
15 January 2013: Geri posted a revealing photo in Twitter only with bra singing in the studio: “‘Warned not to tweet this, but here goes, – hot in studio “apparently” Kate Bush took her bra off!'”
24 Februay 2013: Geri talked about the December’s song leak saying it’s an old demo from long ago, quote: “Hi, thanks for the encouragement, however they are old demos, are not for now. I wrote them long ago @andyabsolute paulabsolute”
March 2013: Geri revelead to fans the reason why her album is taking so long is because one song that she wrote in December 2012, that changed all the album’s direction
7 April 2013: Geri wrote in her official blog that she had worked three days with Ed Sheran’s producer colaborator Amy Wadge writing three new musics in a cabane. She said, quote “We spent the day chatting and then we began to write, laugh, chat and then write more. She would play the guitar, I would sing and we had the most magical time. I didn’t sensor myself one bit, nor did she, and we wrote the most authentic songs only two women could write together. She was the yin to my yang. She is much cooler than me and our creativity was a great balance. Bluebell had fun playing with her daughters. Meanwhile Amy and I had a blast in ‘the shed’ and wrote three great songs… one I believe is super special, it just flowed out of us.”. They wrote together “If You Love Someone”, “Sweet Spot”, “Yet” and “Life Sucks”. The songs was published by David Platz Music Inc.
September 2013: Geri sign a record deal with Sony Music Australia and annouces her new single “Half Of Me” to October 3rd.
29 September 2013: Geri performs a pocket show on Beresfold Sundays in Sydney, Australia, for the release of “Half Of Me”.
30 September 2013: Geri reveals by Twitter that she had signed a record deal with another record company outside the Australia
2 October 2013: “Half Of Me” single cover is revealed
3 October 2013: Geri performs “Half Of Me” live at NRL Footy Show, Australia
25 October 2013: Geri releases her new single “Half Of Me” by Sony Music Australia
10 November 2013: Geri was set to perform “Half Of Me” at the Australia’s Got Talent season finale, but duo the failure of the single in the australian charts, she decided, in a honest open letter to her fans in her official blog, to sing another song that was “something that feels honest, just like home, for you and I, for all of us.” – her ballad version of “Wannabe”.
11 May 2014: Guitarist Luke Bowman twitted that he was recording “some acoustic” for Geri Halliwell’s new single on Johnny Cash’s Martin guitar. At the same time a fan asked if was going to be a new song or single and he asked, quote “Both! Is very different… interessant.. it’s all I can say now”
19 May 2014: Geri twitted in her official account in the studio mastering a new song
6 September 2014: Geri is interviewed by PopSoap in Moza, Italy, where she was joining her boyfriend Christian Horner for Formula 1 Award, and talked about she didn’t liked the way that Passion went, and said that new album is coming out january 2015.
Geri and Christian with fans in Moza
8 November 2014: Geri met fans during her quick visit to Brazil with her husband Christian Horner and said her record company is loving her new album and new single was going to be released in march 2015.
Geri and brazilian fans in Sao Paulo
29 June 2015: Eliot Kennedy (Say You’ll Be There, Love Thing..) is the producer of the new album and he tweeted this:
eliot kennedy @NYCSteelerfn: “Recording a children’s choir today for new Geri Halliwell single. #catchy !!!”
eliot kennedy @NYCSteelerfan: “New Geri Halliwell album I’d just wonderful. Can’t wait for you to hear it.”
He also said that is going to be release very soon
6 July 2015: The producer/songwriter James Jayawardena wrote on his Twitter: “Preparing tracks ahead of guitar sessions at the world famous @parrststudios this week for the new @GeriHalliwell record. Gonna be fun!!” And said to a fan that will be release till’ September.
14 July 2015: Geri shared some photos on Instagram singing in the studio, were she recorded two new songs: “I’m in studio. Recording last two songs. Feels pretty good.”
23 July 2015: Geri shared on Instagram her rehearsing a new song (“Humanity”) in acoustic
5 September 2015: Geri is interviewed by DailyMail that calls Geri’s new songs, such as “Phenomenal Woman” and “Love And Light” as “classic, old-style autobiographical Halliwell”. Geri says about why she took so long to go back to music explaining: “I’ve been growing up’. ‘I could only do that if I wasn’t under the spotlight. You want to be famous, you want this life and then you get it and it doesn’t necessarily make you happy. ‘You go from “I want to be famous” to “I want to be happy”.‘I wanted something different. I had a daughter, I wanted to focus on her. I wanted normality in my life.”
10 January 2016: Geri preview one of her new song in the background of two Instagram’s videos while she was baking upside down pineapple cake. The song is “Beautiful Life”.
20 January 2016: Geri was spotted on Warner Music studios in London. Daily Mail revealed that the visited is related to her new album.
6 March 2016: Geri shared a video that her daughter Bluebell made for Mother’s Day that includes a new song called “If You Love Someone”
6 June 2016: A very know Spice Girls fan from DenDen called Kevsie said heard her 12 tracks new album and shared some titles. It supposed to be released after the 20th Spice Girls Anniversary Project. Some of the songs are “I Got A Name”, “Phenomenal Woman”, “I’m Older Now”, “Man On The Mountain” and “If You Love Someone” (used for Bluebell on Geri’s Instagram on 2016’s Mothers Day). “Wannabe (BFF)”, “Back In Business” and “Half Of Me” weren’t on the album.
8 September 2016: Geri wrote a new song with producer Helen Boulding and shared the meeting on Instagram: “She’s really nice”, she said.
12 October 2016: Geri posted a photo showing her baby bump in the studio
18 October 2016: Geri posted a video with Rolling Stones’ guitar player Ronnie Wood playing her “I Got a Name” song
22 November 2016: A pregnant Geri posted a photo on Instagram producing a new song.
The same day, a 12 Tracks album has leaked online from sessions recorded between 2012 – 2016. Was named after one song from the album, Man On The Mountain. Geri called the leak as “a bit upsetting” and that she couldn’t do nothing about it.
28 November 2016: Geri posted a photo on Instagram writing new material
15 January 2017: Geri posted a photo on Instagram singing in the studio
“Studio on Sunday evening #workingmums 💪”
10 March 2017: Geri posted in Instagram a photo with Monty in front a piano where she has composing a new song: “Writing a song with Monty …”
20 March 2017: Geri posted a photo in Instagram during a song writting session: “Writing a song… #mondayblues”
19 June 2017: Geri releases her first international single since “Desire”, a tribute to her long time friend, singer George Michael, called “Angels In Chains”.
25 June 2017: Geri performs a pocket show on G.A.Y. Club in London to promote “Angels In Chains”
19 September 2017: Producer Ryan Louder releases on his official website, followed by a selfie with the singer in his Facebook page, a snippet from “one of new songs” he been producing with Geri. The track “Hallehluyah” was one day later removed from the page to wait for Geri’s official announcement.
1 November 2017: Geri was interviewed for Red Magazine were she talked about plans to put aside the music and focused on her TV projects, saying about the GAY gig, quote: ““And am I prepared to do gigs? I performed at 1.30am one night, got in at 4.30am in the morning and Bluebell woke me up at 8.30am wanting her mum. I’m not sure that lifestyle is conducive to where I’m at right now.”
3 November 2017: Ryan Louder released another track produced with Geri, “Keep On Dreaming”, this time complete. She told fans on his official Facebook page, that on November 1st Geri gave him the permission to share the music on his official website, but that this wasn’t the official release yet.
8 July 2018: Producer Ryan Louder released three songs that he worked with Geri on his official YouTube channel. The songs included the complete version of “Hallehluyah”, “Keep On Dreaming” and the previously unreleased “Deeper Love”.
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