This Time (Melanie C album)

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This Time
Studio album by
Melanie C
Released30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length49:43
Label
Producer
Melanie C chronology
Beautiful Intentions
(2005) 		This Time
(2007) 		The Sea
(2011)
Singles from This Time
  1. "The Moment You Believe"
    Released: 16 March 2007
  2. "I Want Candy"
    Released: 26 March 2007
  3. "Carolyna"
    Released: 8 June 2007
  4. "This Time"
    Released: 12 October 2007
  5. "Understand"
    Released: 25 July 2008

This Time is the fourth solo studio album released by English singer Melanie C. It was primarily released on 30 March 2007 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was released in United Kingdom and some other countries on 2 April. The album features the singles "I Want Candy", "The Moment You Believe", "Carolyna", "This Time" and "Understand", and sold over 300,000 copies worldwide.

Background[edit]

This Time was written and recorded throughout the second half of 2006 and early 2007 and released on Chisholm's own record label, Red Girl Records.

The songs "What If I Stay" and "Don't Let Me Go" are cover versions of two songs originally written and recorded by Speedway lead singer Jill Jackson for her debut solo album.

Two leftover tracks from the album; "Blue Skies All the Way" and "Paris Burning" would be released two years later on Chisholm's "Live at the Hard Rock Cafe" DVD.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBCMixed[3]
MusicOMH[2]
Manchester Evening News[4]

This Time garnered mixed reception from music critics who were divided by the lyrical content feeling nondescript. Glenn Meads of the Manchester Evening News praised the album's tracks for showcasing Chisholm's new found maturity and consistent genre versatility in her voice, concluding that its "perfect for anyone fed up with Melua, Jones and other artists who sleep walk their way through each track. At least Melanie sounds like she means it."[4] Talia Kraines of BBC commended the album for having tracks that allowed Chisholm's voice to show emotion but that it will only appeal to long-time fans than attract new ones.[3] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave credit to the sleek production and Chisholm's voice showing character and maturity but found the songs too middling and subpar to notice them yet.[1] Despite praising Chisholm's vocal performance and her duet with Adam Argyle, John Murphy of MusicOMH found songs "bland and forgettable" and lacked personality to give it life, concluding that "[I]t's a shame, but this album won’t be the one to propel a Spice Girl back to the top of the charts."[2]

Track listing[edit]

This Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Understand"
Steve Mac3:43
2."What If I Stay"
  • Argyle
  • Jill Jackson
Stephen Hague3:17
3."Protected"
  • Chambers
  • Richard Flack
4:37
4."This Time"Argyle
  • Joel Edwards
  • Robin Barter
3:32
5."Carolyna"
  • Chisholm
  • Paul Gendler
  • Mac
Mac3:21
6."Forever Again"
  • Argyle
  • Kevin D Hughes
  • Lee Groves
Hague3:37
7."Your Mistake"
  • Chisholm
  • Argyle
  • Greg Hatwell
  • Brian Glover
  • Marc Lane
3:55
8."The Moment You Believe"
Vettese3:30
9."Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Adam Argyle)
  • Argyle
  • Jackson
Hague3:57
10."Immune"
Hague4:37
11."May Your Heart"
  • Hague
  • Clark
3:57
12."Out of Time"
  • Chisholm
  • Phil Thornalley
  • Dave Munday
Thornalley3:47
13."I Want Candy"
  • Richard Gottehrer
  • Bert Russel
  • Bob Feidman
  • Gerald Goldstein
Hague3:24
Total length:49:43
Italian and French bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."First Day of My Life"
Flack3:24
Portuguese-Brazilian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Fragile"
  • Chisholm
  • Hatwell
Hatwell4:03
14."I Want Candy"
  • Gottehrer
  • Russel
  • Feidman
  • Goldstein
Hague3:24

Personnel[edit]

  • Melanie C – vocals
  • Luke Potashnick – guitar
  • Steve Pearce – bass guitar
  • Joel Edwards – guitar, additional backing vocals
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Guy Chambers – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Mark Richardson – drums
  • Robin Barter – keyboards, bass guitar
  • Chris Laws – percussion
  • James Bourne – piano
  • Trevor Barry – bass guitar
  • Ben Lee – violin
  • Steve Mac – piano, synthesizer
  • Greg Hatwell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Phil Thornalley – guitar, backing vocals, mellotron, bass guitar
  • David Munday – bass guitar
  • Simon Clarke – saxophone
  • Charlie Grant – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Mark Evans – guitar
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • Pete Woodroffe – keyboards, drum programming
  • Paul Gendler – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Peter John Vettese – piano, programming
  • Scott Firth – bass guitar
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Vinnie Lammi – drums
  • Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
  • Charlotte Aggett – backing vocals
  • Lizzy Pattinson – backing vocals

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for This Time
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 77
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 57

Certifications and sales[edit]

Certifications for This Time
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

This Time release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
Germany 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
[citation needed]
United Kingdom 2 April 2007 (2007-04-02) [citation needed]
Canada 8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) [citation needed]
Brazil 2 November 2009 (2009-11-02) [citation needed]
Argentina 1 December 2011 (2011-12-01) [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "This Time – Melanie C". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Murphy, John (2 April 2007). "Melanie C – This Time". MusicOMH. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kraines, Talia. "Music – Review of Melanie C – This Time". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b Meads, Glenn (2 April 2011). "Melanie C – This Time (Red Girl Records)". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Melanie C – This Time" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Melanie C – This Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melanie C – This Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  8. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  13. ^ "Melanie C | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  14. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('This Time')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Melanie C – Melanie Chisholm". Rgsmusic.com.ar. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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