Fresh!

Fresh! is the debut album by Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter Gina G, released in 1997. The album includes the single "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", which was the United Kingdom's entry in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. Following the contest, the single reached number one in the UK[9] and went on to become a worldwide hit.

For other uses, see Fresh (disambiguation).

Fresh!
Studio album by
Gina G
Released4 March 1997 (US)
RecordedMarch 1995–January 1997
Length49:42
Label
ProducerSteve Allen (executive)
Gina G chronology
Fresh!
(1997)		 Get Up & Dance
(2005)
Singles from Fresh!
  1. "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
    Released: 25 March 1996
  2. "I Belong to You"
    Released: 28 October 1996
  3. "Fresh!"
    Released: 10 March 1997
  4. "Ti Amo"
    Released: 26 May 1997
  5. "Gimme Some Love"
    Released: 25 August 1997
  6. "Every Time I Fall"
    Released: 3 November 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Advertiser(favorable)[1]
AllMusic[2]
The Baltimore Sun(favorable)[3]
The Blade(favorable)[4]
The Guardian[5]
Knoxville Sentinel[6]
News of the World(favorable)[7]
Pop Rescue[8]

Singles

The lead single "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", written by Simon Tauber and Steve Rodway, was first released in March 1996 in the UK. It was selected as the UK's entry for the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Oslo, Norway. Despite placing eighth, the song went on to achieve worldwide success, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year. Too the that date,was one of very few Eurovision entries to chart in the US market. The album features five additional singles, four of which were co-written by Gina G. "I Belong to You" and "Fresh!" (both peaked at No. 6 in the UK), "Ti Amo" (No. 11), "Gimme Some Love" (No. 25) and the final single "Every Time I Fall", the first ballad to be released from the album, (No. 52).[9]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 27 on the US Billboard Heatseekers chart.[10][11] It was certified Silver (marking sales of 60,000) in the United Kingdom.[12]

Album artwork

The album artwork features Gina G covered in chocolate icing, and was shot by famed photographer David LaChapelle.

Track listing
Fresh! track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" (Motiv8 Radio Edit)
Rodway3:23
2."Fresh!"
Metro3:45
3."Ti Amo"
  • Gardiner
  • Barry
  • Taylor
Metro2:54
4."Every Time I Fall"
  • Phil Harding
  • Ian Curnow
  • Bagge
  • Julian Gallagher (assistant)
4:02
5."Follow the Light"
  • Rodway
  • Tauber
Rodway4:17
6."Gimme Some Love"
  • Gardiner
  • Collins
  • Taylor
  • Robert Wainwright
  • Richard Burton
Metro3:32
7."Rhythm of My Life"RodwayRodway3:43
8."Missin' You Like Crazy"
  • Ray Ruffin
  • Rueben Martin
Cutfather & Joe4:46
9."I Belong to You" (Radio Edit)
  • Gardiner
  • William Colbourne
Metro3:21
10."Higher Than Love"
  • Rodway
  • Tauber
Rodway3:46
11."It Doesn't Mean Goodbye"RodwayRodway5:27
12."Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" (Motiv8 Vintage Honey Mix)
  • Tauber
  • Rodway
Rodway6:46
Total length:49:42

Charts
Chart performance for Fresh!
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 53
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 27

Certifications
Certifications for Fresh!
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release history and formats for Fresh!
Country Date Label Format Catalogue number
United States 4 March 1997 Eternal/Warner Bros. CD 9 46517-2
United Kingdom 24 March 1997 Eternal/Warner Music UK CD 0630-17840-2
Philippines 4 March 1997 Eternal/WEA Cassette 0630-17840-2

References
  1. McDonald, Patrick (10 April 1997). "Gina's Pop Takes the Cake". The Advertiser.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Considine, J.D. (6 March 1997). "CD Reviews". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. Paton, Richard (4 May 1997). "Sounds: Gina G – Fresh!". The Blade. p. 47. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (28 March 1997). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". The Guardian.
  6. Campbell, Chuck (21 March 1997). "Evolution process going well for L7". Knoxville Sentinel.
  7. Connell, Claudia (23 March 1997). "Album Review; The Goss the Biz". News of the World.
  8. "Review: "Fresh!" by Gina G (CD, 1997)". Pop Rescue. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. "Gina G | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. "Gina G Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  12. "British album certifications – Gina G – Fresh!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  13. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 110.
  14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Gina G – Fresh!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2022.


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