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{{Infobox album
| name = The Spell
| type = studio
| artist = [[Ivan Doroschuk]]
| cover = Ivan - The Spell front cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 25, 1997
| recorded = 1996–1997
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Synthpop]]
| length = 46:14
| label = Tox
| producer = [[John Punter]]
| prev_title = [[Greatest Hats]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[The Very Best of Men Without Hats]]
| next_year = 1997
}}
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>[[Aaron Badgley|Badgley, Aaron]]. {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001016358}}.</ref>
}}

'''''The Spell''''' is a 1997 solo album by singer and songwriter [[Ivan Doroschuk]], the leader of [[Men Without Hats]], recording as "Ivan."

== Production ==
The release and songwriting credits for ''The Spell'' used only Doroschuk's first name.

''The Spell'' was the only solo album that Doroschuk released. He recorded demos for an intended solo follow-up, ''[[Mote in God's Eye (demo album)|Mote in God's Eye]]'', some of which were worked into the 2003 album ''[[No Hats Beyond This Point]]'' and released under the name of Men Without Hats.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Two singles from the album, "Open Your Eyes" and "Superbadgirls", were released with music videos.

== Critical reception ==
Writing for [[AllMusic]], [[Aaron Badgley]] wrote that the album was a "disappointing affair", referring to "Superbadgirls" as "embarrassing." He nevertheless described the title track and "Open Your Eyes" as "highlights."<ref name=allmusic/>

== Track listing ==
All songs written by Ivan Doroschuk, except as noted.
# "The Spell"
# "Superbadgirls"
# "Chain Reaction"
# "Open Your Eyes"
# "1972 (Slippin' Away)"
# "You" – <small>(Colin Doroschuk)</small>
# "Forever"
# "WWW"
# "Somethin'"
# "Fly"
# "Outro"

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/Ivan-The-Spell/release/834370 ''The Spell''] at [[Discogs]]
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The Spell (Ivan Doroschuk album) - Revision history

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