Schizophonic (1999)

Ginger Spice goes it alone, and not since Rob and Fab's second album have expectations been so low. The songs, which dabble in everything from retro disco and India chic to ersatz torch and ersatz ''La Isla Bonita,'' are frilly costumes for Halliwell to don and discard at will. None is as bad as the forced-showstopper single ''Look at Me,'' and the lack of seriousness with which Halliwell takes herself has its charms, but Schizophonic has as much heft as her tiny voice. C