Innocent Records: Difference between revisions

{{for|the independent Australian label|Innocent Records (Australia)}}

{{Unreferenced|date=May 2007}}

{{Notability|Companies|date=January 2011}}

'''Innocent Records''' was a [[Pop music|pop]] [[record label]] created to cater to for [[EMI]]'s [[Virgin Records]] more Pop oriented acts. Following the success of the [[Spice Girls]], [[Virgin Records]] decided to delve into the [[Pop music|Pop]] market. In doing so they poached Hugh Goldsmith from [[RCA Records]] (famous for steering [[Take That]]'s initial flagging sales, to a multi-platinum act). They let him launch his own [[Virgin Records]] offshoot. His first signing was [[Billie Piper]], followed by [[Martine McCutcheon]], along with several dance acts [[Todd Terry]] to name one. The label continued to [[thrive]] well into the mid 00s with [[Atomic Kitten]] & [[Blue]] achieving Platinum sales. In early 2005, [[Hugh Goldsmith]] returned to [[Sony BMG]] (parent company of [[RCA Records]]) to set up [[Brightside Records]]. Not long after Hugh's departure Innocent Records was shifted from [[Virgin Records]] to the newly formed [[Angel Music Group]]. EMI's newly created commercial division, which also handles [[EMI Classics]]. For a time in the mid 00s [[Angel Music Group]] also licensed [[Hollywood Records]] for the UK. Innocent Records most notable success during this period was [[Blue (English band)|Blue]]'s Simon Webbe's double platinum solo album ''[[Sanctuary (Simon Webbe album)|Sanctuary]]''. The Innocent Records imprint seemed to have vanished by the late 00's being replaced by the revived [[Charisma Records]] label, itself disappeared after limited success with pop acts such as [[Alphabeat]], etc.

 

* [[Billie Piper]] 1998-2001

* [[Geri Halliwell]] 2004-2005 (shifted from [[EMI]] to Innocent which is a more Pop-focused label)

* [[Martine McCutcheon]] 1999-2003

* [[Duncan James]] [[Solo (music)|Solo]] 2004-2007