1st January - 14th January 1997
Credits
1st January - 14th January 1997
Volume 19 - Number 01 - Issue 472
Cover Photo - Tom Howard
Price - 90p Pages - 72
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Interviewers
Belinda Jones - Backstreet Boys
Damon Syson - Mark Owen
Emma Cochran - Whitney Houston
Alex Needham - Mark Morrison
Emma Cochran - Peter Andre
Belinda Jones - Mel B
Gina Morris - Ronan Keating
Photographers
All Action / Ray Burmiston / Neil MacKenzie Matthews / UPPA - Various (Page 4-10)
Tom Howard - Backstreet Boys (Page 12-14)
Tom Howard - Code Red (Page 16)
Tom Howard - Damage (Page 17)
Tom Howard - The One (Page 18)
Tom Howard - Brother 2 Brother (Page 19)
Tom Howard - Alibi (Page 21)
Tom Howard - Az Yet (Page 23)
All Action / Adrian Green / Rex / Kobal / Neil Cooper / LFI / Tom Howard - Various (Page 26-27)
Tom Howard - Jamie Theakston (Page 30)
Tom Howard - 3T (Page 31)
Tom Howard - Boyzone (Centre Spread)
Sante D'Orazio - Whitney Houston (Page 35-36)
Sporting Pictures Ltd - David Beckham (Page 42)
Tom Howard - Various (Page 44-46)
Tom Howard - Mel B (Page 68-69)
Tom Howard - Ronan Keating (Page 71)
Lyrics
Whitney Houston - Step By Step
Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Celine Dion - All By Myself
SWV - It's All About U
Dunblane - Knockin' On Heaven's Door Single
Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
No Way Sis - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Backstreet Boys
Centre Spread:
Boyzone
General
What's The Story:
Alex Hack
Ben Pen
Nelson Dogg
East 17
Damage and Mark Morrison
Jamie Redknapp Column
The Spicey Girls
Milk
Lee (911)
Ronan Keating
Alisia's Attic
Peter Andre
Marco Stelitano
Rollo (Faithless)
Nelson's Column
Spice Girls
Boyzone
East 17
Backstreet Boys
Kula Shaker
Super Furry Animals
Shampoo
Supergrass
Blur
Oasis
Suede
Elastica
Mark Morrison
Ronal Keating
Spike (911)
Jason Orange
Real II Real
Dina Carroll
The Truth Is Out There
Louise
Eternal
Jamiroquai
Peter Andre
Denise Van Outen
Dogy
Not The Biscuit Tin
Mel B (Spice Girls)
The Hit Files
Number 06: Ronan Keating
Back Cover:
Advert
Interviews
Backstreet Boys
Mark Owen
Whitney Houston (Feature)
Smash Hits Tour
Mark Morrison
Peter Andre
Kavana
Spice Girls (Feature)
Posters
Jamie Theakston
3T
David Beckham
Terrorvision
Huge For '97
Code Red
Damage
The One
Brother 2 Brother
Ryan Molloy
Alibi
North and South
Az Yet
Star Wars:
Stuart Miles
Tony Mortimer
Jimmy Constable
Band Watch:
Peter Andre
Michael Jackson
Ant & Dec
3T
911
Louise
Blur
MN8
Backstreet Boys
Mark Morrison
Boyzone
Mark Owen
East 17
Damage
Eternal
Spice Girls
The Fugees
Robbie Williams
Reviews
Singles:
Kavana
No Mercy - Where Do You Go
Lightening Seeds - Sugar Coated Iceberg
Erasure - In My Arms
Kenickie - In Your Car
Puff Johnson - Over and Over
Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
Ginuwine - Pony
Terrorvision - Easy
Outhere Bros - Let Me Hear You Say Ole Ole
East 17 - Hey Child
Kavana - I Can Make You Feel Good
En Vogue - Don't Let Go
Bangin' Choons
DJ Freshy D
MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party
Robert Ferrera - The Ambassador's Party
The Absolute - I Believe
Albums:
A Look at the artists working on new albums for '97
Videos:
Independence Day (Gina Morris)
The Rock (Barry Goodwin)
The Junior (Anita Naik)
TV:
Captain Butler
Films:
Daylight (Don Stuart)
Sleepers (Anthony Noguera)
Memorabilia
This issue of Smash Hits gave away a Free Calendar Cards and Frame.
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Adverts
Kenickie - In Your Car Single
Dunblane - Throw These Guns Away Single
Terrervision - Get Easy Single
Symbol (Prince) - Betcha By Golly Wow Single
East 17 - Hey Child Single