Amazon.co.uk Review
Will her fans get this? Does she still have fans? Who is Emma Bunton? Like all the other Spice Girls she's searching for a musical identity after losing a collective wholeness. Note the change from Emma Bunton to Emma, another way to separate past from present. But having Brazilian musical plastic surgery doesn't cover up the fact that underneath the alterations is a woman undergoing the painful process of finding artistic individuality. She best achieves this on the ironically titled "No Sign of Life". This is by no means a bad album. "Breathing", after a few plays, sounds like a possible No. 1. "Who the Hell Are You?" could easily power a car advert. It doesn't say a lot but sounds fun, which is about right for this album. --Jake Barnes
Review
On most of these tracks Emma's voice sounds as sultry as honey dripped on to a crumpet. It seems entirely just and right that she's now the only former Spicey lady who still has a record deal.
Previous single "Maybe" is a perfect pastiche of French fluffy '60s bubblegum pop and we can almost imagine Em kicking her thigh-high boots through the rain and twirling an open umbrella while munching on a French stick. Cascading strings lightly pluck at the heartstrings in "Tomorrow" while "Breathing" is slightly Spanish, sexy and perfect for hot steamy nights (Erm, it's February -Ed). And "Amazing" makes you want to run through fields of butterflies with daisies in your hair.
Although it peters out a bit in the middle, generally this is light and frothy, like a good cappuccino, but this time it's with the sugar taken out. --Review courtesy of Top Of The Pops
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