Honey to the B is the debut album by the English pop singer Billie Piper, released in 1998. Known mononymously as Billie until her second album, she was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single enter the UK singles chart at number one.
A number of hit singles were released from the album, including "Girlfriend", "She Wants You", the anthemic "Because We Want To", and the title track "Honey to the Bee". "Honey to the Bee" was later covered by the Swedish girl group Play on their 2003 album Replay. The American version of the album differs in that it contains the radio mix of "Girlfriend" and a re-arranged track order. The single "Honey to the Bee" re-entered the official UK singles chart at number 17 on 21 January 2007, eight years after initial release, thanks to efforts by the BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.
The album has sold 380,000 copies in the UK as of July 2013.
Track listing
Personnel Billie Piper – vocals Jim Marr – producer, mixing, programming, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar Wendy Page – producer, mixing, backing vocals, vocal arrangement Cutfather – producer, remixing Yak Bondy – backing vocals, keyboards, piano, vocoder, programming Roger Jackson – guitar, keyboards, programming Mark James – acoustic guitar Nick Lacey – flute, strings London Community Gospel Choir – backing vocals Sweet-P – vocals Pete Craigie – engineer, mixing Michelle Barry – assistant engineer Matt Tait – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)46
Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position UK Albums (OCC) 42 Chart (1999) Position New Zealand Albums (RIANZ) 26
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for Honey to the B Country Date Format(s) Label United Kingdom 19 October 1998 Japan 20 January 1999 CD VirginUnited States 18 May 1999
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