Northern Star (Melanie C album)

Northern Star
Studio album by Melanie C
Released	18 October 1999
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Pop, dance, rock, electronic
Length	62:09
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	William Orbit Rick Rubin Rick Nowels Craig Armstrong Marius De Vries Rhett Lawrence
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Melanie C chronology
Northern Star (1999) Reason (2003)
Singles from Northern Star
"Goin' Down" Released: 29 September 1999 "Northern Star" Released: 29 November 1999 "Never Be the Same Again" Released: 20 March 2000 "I Turn to You" Released: 7 August 2000 "If That Were Me" Released: 27 November 2000

Northern Star is the first solo album released by Spice Girl Melanie C. It was released in 1999. The album contains significant elements of rock music, which contrasted with the pop sound of the Spice Girls. It was reasonably well received by critics and was a commercial success, selling over 900,520 copies in the United Kingdom, and close to 4 million copies worldwide, becoming the biggest-selling solo Spice Girl album so far.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Go!"	Melanie Chisholm, William Orbit	William Orbit	3:39
2.	"Northern Star"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Marius De Vries	4:41
3.	"Goin' Down"	Melanie Chisholm , Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher	Marius De Vries	3:35
4.	"I Turn To You"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Rick Nowels	5:49
5.	"If That Were Me"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Rick Nowels	4:31
6.	"Never Be The Same Again" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes)	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa Lopes, Lorenzo Martin	Rhett Lawrence	4:52
7.	"Why"	Melanie Chisholm, Dave Munday, Phil Thornalley	Marius De Vries	5:27
8.	"Suddenly Monday"	Melanie Chisholm, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher	Rick Rubin	2:36
9.	"Ga Ga"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:50
10.	"Be The One"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:35
11.	"Closer"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries	5:41
12.	"Feel The Sun"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Craig Armstrong, Patrick McCarthy, Damien leGassiak	5:02

Reissue

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
13.	"Never Be the Same Again (Single Mix)"	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa Lopes, Lorenzo Martin	Rhett Lawrence	4:14
14.	"I Turn to You (Hex Hector Radio Mix)"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries, Remix By Hex Hector	4:12

Japanese edition

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Go!"	Melanie Chisholm, William Orbit	William Orbit	3:39
2.	"Northern Star"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Marius De Vries	4:41
3.	"Goin' Down"	Melanie Chisholm , Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher	Marius De Vries	3:35
4.	"I Turn To You"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Rick Nowels	5:49
5.	"If That Were Me"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Rick Nowels	4:31
6.	"Never Be The Same Again" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes"	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lorenzo Martin		4:52
7.	"Why"	Melanie Chisholm, Dave Munday, Phil Thornalley	Marius De Vries	5:27
8.	"Suddenly Monday"	Melanie Chisholm, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher	Rick Rubin	2:36
9.	"Follow Me"	Melanie Chisholm, Billy Steinberg, Bryan Adams	Marius de Vries	4:47
10.	"Ga Ga"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:50
11.	"Be The One"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:35
12.	"Closer"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries	5:41
13.	"Feel The Sun"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Craig Armstrong, Patrick McCarthy, Damien leGassiak	5:02

B-sides

*	Title	Single B-side	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
*	"Angel on My Shoulder"	Goin' Down - UK CD 1	Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Hewerdine	Ricky Rubin	3:48
*	"I Want You Back"	Goin' Down - UK CD 2	Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Campsie	Ricky Rubin	3:18
*	"Follow Me"	Northern Star - UK CD 1 and Japan release of the album	Melanie Chisholm/Bryan Adams/Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries	3:47
*	"Something's Gonna Happen"	Northern Star - UK CD 2	Melanie Chisholm/Marius de Vries/Steve Sidelnyk	Marius De Vries	3:59
*	"I Wonder What It Would Be Like"	Never Be The Same Again - UK CD 1	Melanie Chisholm/Ricky Nowels/Billy Steinberg	Rick Rubin	3:40

Charts and certification

Country	Peak position	Certification
Australia	32	Gold
Austria	16
Brazil	5
Canada	16	Gold
Finland	6
Germany	7	Platinum
Netherlands	8	Gold
New Zealand	36
Norway	3
Sweden	1	2x Platinum
Switzerland	12	Gold
United Kingdom	4	3x Platinum
United States[1]	208
Europe	2	2x Platinum[2]

Uk Sales: 900,520 (3x Platinum)

Trivia

Go was used as a main title soundtrack in the 2000 comedy Whatever It Takes starring James Franco and Shane West.

Ga Ga was featured in the 1999 comedy Big Daddy starring Adam Sandler, and also in Charmed's episode 2x10 Heartbreak City.

The first track off of the album to receive radio play was Ga Ga, which had its world premiere on the Chris Moyles afternoon drivetime show on BBC Radio 1 in Summer 1999.

References

1. ^ [1] allmusic.com
2. ^ http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20080211.html

External links

• Official Site
• Buy Northern Star