My Happy Place

by Emma Bunton

Overview

Over a decade after her previous release, erstwhile Spice Girl Emma Bunton added a fourth album to her solo discography with 2019's My Happy Place. Consisting mostly of cover versions of her favorite tunes, the effort also features a pair of new songs -- "Baby Please Don't Stop" and "Too Many Teardrops" -- which are the clear standouts, injecting both sexual urgency and grand, sweeping drama to the mix. The rest of My Happy Place consists of a varied mix of covers, including Bunton's faithful takes on Candie Payne's 2007 could-have-been-a-Bond-theme "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More" and Madison Avenue's 1999 synth-pop throbber "Don't Call Me Baby," which actually improve on the vocals of the originals while maintaining their brightness and energy. Duets with fellow U.K. popsters Will Young (Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You"), Josh Kumra (Norah Jones' "Come Away with Me"), and Robbie Williams (the Spice Girls "2 Become 1") are included alongside appearances by her partner Jade Jones (the saccharine "You're All I Need to Get By") and her young boys (the adorable "Here Comes the Sun"). In the end, My Happy Place is a pet project created for Bunton and her most faithful diehards. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2019
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538476699

Tracks

1. Baby Please Don't Stop
2. I Wish I Could Have Loved You More
3. Too Many Teardrops
4. I Only Want to Be with You
5. Don't Call Me Baby
6. You're All I Need to Get By
7. Come Away with Me
8. Emotion
9. 2 Become 1
10. Here Comes the Sun

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Emma Bunton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Barry   Guitar
Robbie Williams   Vocals,Featured Artist
Paul Meehan   Keyboards
Hayley Sanderson   Vocals (Background)
Nick Squires   Cello
Patrick Mascall   Guitar
Josh Kumra   Vocals,Featured Artist
Will Young   Vocals,Featured Artist
Adam Phillips   Guitar
Jade Jones   Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ivor Raymonde   Composer
Emma Bunton   Composer
Paul Barry   Composer
Gene McFadden   Composer
John Whitehead   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Paul Meehan   Producer,Programming
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Jerry Cohen   Composer
Richard "Biff" Stannard   Composer
Brian Rawling   Producer
Geri Halliwell   Composer
Dick Beetham   Mastering
Candie Payne   Composer
Matt Furmidge   Mixing,Engineer
Matt Rowebottom   Composer
Victoria Adams   Composer
Melanie Brown   Composer
Andrew Van Dorsselaer   Composer
Cheyne Coates   Composer
Mike Hawker   Composer
Matthew Rowbottom   Composer
Melanie Chisholm   Composer
Patrick Mascall   Composer
Duane Morrison   Composer
Giuseppe Chierchia   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer
Simon Dine   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
Norah Jones   Composer
Ash Howes   Mixing
Jade Jones   Vocal Arrangement
Jonty Davies   Photography
Dick Betham   Mastering