“Gimme gimme”, from her second album, went Top 20 in Australia. The first album “Whigfield 1” went Gold in Canada, Philippines, India and Platinum in South Africa. The following singles “Another day” and “Think of you” went Top 10 in UK and in various other Countries, while “Sexy Eyes” #1 in Australia (Platinum) and Top 20 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The song famously had its own dance routine created by the public. In 1994 she gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records with the song “Saturday Night” as the first artist to go straight to number one in the UK singles chart with a debut single, selling over a million copies. She is a very pretty lady, and I don't see why she didn't put on a more recent picture of her.Sannie Carlson (best known as Whigfield) is the name of a lady with Danish origins who made a mark in the history of pop-dance music by selling millions worldwide. One complaint I have is the cover, which is quite old, and the original US cover. The Megamix is a nice for all of those who haven't heard any of her songs before, but hardly anything new for all her loyal fans. "Doo Whop" is ok, but I prefer the G-Side mix from her single, than the album edit. Of course this isn't the first time we heard Whigfield sing about Saturday, which makes me think that must be her favorite day of the week. "Waitin For Saturday" I guess sums up what we all feel by the end of the week, this feeling of freedom and happiness one feels while approaching the weekend.
BEST OF WHIGFIELD FULL
"Mi Amor" sounds like a song you'd hear in a Brazilian carnival, full of whistles, drums and energy that doesn't stop, it's also interesting to hear some spanish lyrics mixed with the english, in favor of the trends lately. "All Your Love" is also quite upbeat and danceable, and it brings to mind "We're Going to Ibiza" by the Vengaboys (although alot more faster than that). It also has a very distinct Summer feel to it. "Upon A Star" is definitely one of the zeniths of the CD, very Euro-dance-y, the beats get you pumping, and the vocals and lyrics are as sweet as ever, making you wanna get up and sing and dance in honor of love. Well, by song number 7 we go into the more Dance oriented songs of the CD. "Makin' My Day" sounds very childish, but cute, "Come On Baby, you're making my day, I feel so happy I could fly" are hardly a-typical Whigfield lyrics, again the beats are more pop oriented here again, and flow in the song rather than accentuating it."Outside" is an R&B ballad, that really doensn't go anywhere with me, I just don't find it interesting as say her "Close To You" R&B remix she had. "Lost In You" sounds like "I Don't Wanna Be A Star" by Corona, so it has a more 70's Disco sound to it, it kinda makes you wanna wear bell-bottoms and join the fun. "Unbelievable" has a beat that sounds a bit like Alice Deejay, but she sounds a bit mellow in it despite it being a bit of a dancey song, what I mean is that it just doesn't have the energy in her voice that "No Tears To Cry" had for example. The album has some great moments, her rendition of "Be My Baby" the old 60s song is excellent, adding some upbeat drums and of course alot more happiness which is characteristic of Whigfield, "Much More" sounds like a cross betweent an Ann Lee song and Eiffel 65. I can't say she has repeated herself either. Where her 2nd album was more oriented towards Euro-dance and wonderful club songs, this one is more oriented towards more words and a more pop sound a-la "Summer Samba". I can't say what, and I am definitely not totally dissapointed, but I am not as excited about this CD as her previous releases. After two wonderful albums by Whigfield, I expected something more from her 3rd release.
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