This Time is the fourth studio album released by British singer/songwriter 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" and "This Time". On April 8, 2008 Melanie released the album in Canada in physical release[1] with "Carolyna" being the first single. In early June, Melanie C confirmed the fifth single to be taken from the album would be "Understand", it was released in July 2008 only in Canada as a dedication to her Canadian fans.
[edit] Overview
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.
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Songwriter(s) |
Producer (s) |
Length |
| 1. |
"Understand" |
Adam Argyle & Melanie Chisholm |
Steve Mac |
3:43 |
| 2. |
"What If I Stay" |
Adam Argyle & Jill Jackson |
Stephen Hague |
3:17 |
| 3. |
"Protected" |
Guy Chambers, Melanie Chisholm & Cathy Dennis |
Guy Chambers & Richard Flack |
4:37 |
| 4. |
"This Time" |
Adam Argyle |
Joel Edwards & Robin Barter |
3:32 |
| 5. |
"Carolyna" |
Melanie Chisholm, Paul Gendler & Steve Mac |
Steve Mac |
3:21 |
| 6. |
"Forever Again" |
Adam Argyle ,Kevin D Hughes & Lee Graves |
Stephen Hague |
3:44 |
| 7. |
"Your Mistake" |
Adam Argyle & Melanie Chisholm |
Greg Hatwell & Marc Lane |
3:55 |
| 8. |
"The Moment You Believe" |
Melanie Chisholm & Peter-John Vettese |
Peter-John Vettese |
3:55 |
| 9. |
"Don't Let Me Go" (featuring. Adam Argyle) |
Adam Argyle & Jill Jackson |
Stephen Hague |
3:57 |
| 10. |
"Immune" |
Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant & James Bourne |
Stephen Hague |
4:47 |
| 11. |
"May Your Heart" |
Melanie Chisholm & Gary Clark |
Stephen Hague & Gary Clark |
4:04 |
| 12. |
"Out Of Time" |
Melanie Chisholm ,Phil Thornalley & Dave Munday |
Phil Thornalley |
3:47 |
| 13. |
"Fragile" (Portuguese and Brazilian bonus track) |
Melanie Chisholm & Greg Hatwell |
Greg Hatwell |
4:05 |
| 14. |
"I Want Candy" (bonus track) |
Richard Gottehrer ,Bert Russel ,Bob Feidman & Gerald Goldstein |
Stephen Hague |
3:24 |
| 15. |
"First Day of My Life" (Italian bonus track) |
Guy Chambers & Enrique Iglesias |
Richard Flack |
3:24 |
[edit] B-Sides
| * |
Title |
Single B-side |
Songwriter(s) |
Producer (s) |
Length |
| * |
"Fragile" |
The Moment You Believe and Carolyna - UK DVD |
Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell |
Greg Hatwell |
4:05 |
| * |
"Already Gone" |
I Want Candy - UK 7" |
Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Dave Munday |
Stephen Hague |
4:12 |
| * |
"First Day of My Life" |
Carolyna - UK CD (released as single in 2005 - Europe Only) |
Enrique Iglesias/Guy Chambers |
Richard Flack |
4:04 |
| * |
"We Love to Entertain You" |
This Time - UK CD |
Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell |
Greg Hatwell |
3:34 |
[edit] Release history
| Region |
Date |
| Germany |
March 30, 2007 (2007-03-30) |
| United Kingdom |
April 2, 2007 (2007-04-02) |
| Europe |
April 2007 (2007-04) |
| Canada |
April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) |
| Brazil |
November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02) |
| Argentina[7] |
December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01) |
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart |
Providers |
Peak
position |
Certification |
Units |
| Swiss Albums Top 100 |
Media Control |
8 |
Gold[8] |
15,000+ |
| German Album Chart |
Media Control |
15 |
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| Austrian Album Chart |
Media Control Europe |
26 |
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| Top 100 European Album Chart |
IFPI |
34 |
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| Swedish Album Chart |
GLF |
48 |
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| Poland Album Top 100 |
ZPAV |
54 |
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| The Official UK Album Chart |
BPI/The Official UK Charts Company |
57 |
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13,502 |
| Italian Album Top 100 |
FIMI/Nielsen |
77 |
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[edit] References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ This Time (Melanie C album) at Allmusic
- ^ Music OMH review
- ^ The Times review
- ^ Manchester Evening News review
- ^ MusicMeter.nl review
- ^ "Melanie C - Melanie Chisholm". Rgsmusic.com.ar. http://www.rgsmusic.com.ar/cgi-bin/disco.cgi?disco=1704-2&estilo=RO&subestilo=GR. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2007. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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