Honey to the B

This article is about the Billie Piper album. For the song, see Honey to the Bee.

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.^[8]

Honey to the B
Studio album by Billie
Released	19 October 1998
Recorded	1998
Studio	Ridge Farm (Rusper, England)
Genre	Pop R&B[1]
Length	51:04
Label	Innocent Virgin
Producer	Wendy Page Jim Marr
Billie chronology
Honey to the B (1998) Walk of Life (2000)
Singles from Honey to the B
"Because We Want To" Released: 29 June 1998[2] "Girlfriend" Released: 5 October 1998[3] "She Wants You" Released: 7 December 1998[4] "Honey to the Bee" Released: 22 March 1999[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Yahoo!	(positive)[7]

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.^[8]

The album has sold 380,000 copies in the UK as of July 2013.^[9]

Track listing

International edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Because We Want To"	Jim Marr Wendy Page Dion Rambo Jacques Richmond	3:48
2.	"Girlfriend"	Rambo Richmond	3:50
3.	"Officially Yours"	Rick Mitra	3:26
4.	"She Wants You"	Tim Laws Pam Sheyne	3:38
5.	"Love Groove"	Marr Page Billie Piper	4:29
6.	"Party on the Phone"	Marr Page	4:14
7.	"Saying I'm Sorry Now"	Rambo Richmond	4:00
8.	"You've Got It"	Ian Green John McLaughlin	3:43
9.	"I Dream"	Marr Page	5:33
10.	"Honey to the Bee"	Marr Page	5:03
11.	"Whatcha Gonna Do"	Rambo Richmond	4:33
12.	"Don't Forget to Remember"	Marr Page	4:47

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"So Deep"	Marr Page	4:54
14.	"She Wants You" (The Almighty Mix)	Laws Sheyne	6:47

US edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honey to the Bee"	Marr Page	5:01
2.	"I Dream"	Marr Page	5:34
3.	"She Wants You"	Laws Sheyne	3:40
4.	"Love Groove"	Marr Page Piper	4:28
5.	"Party on the Phone"	Marr Page	4:13
6.	"Officially Yours"	Mitra	3:29
7.	"You've Got It"	Green McLaughlin	3:43
8.	"Saying I'm Sorry Now"	Rambo Richmond	4:11
9.	"Girlfriend" (radio mix)	Rambo Richmond	3:56
10.	"Whatcha Gonna Do"	Rambo Richmond	4:34
11.	"Don't Forget to Remember"	Marr Page	4:48
12.	"Because We Want To"	Marr Page Rambo Richmond	3:50

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) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 31 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 46 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 56 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 14 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position UK Albums (OCC)[17] 42 Chart (1999) Position New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[18] 26

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Honey to the B

Country	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	19 October 1998	Cassette CD minidisc	Innocent Virgin	[20]
Japan	20 January 1999	CD	Virgin	[21]
United States	18 May 1999		Innocent Virgin	[22]