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Melanie C discography
Melanie C at a promotional tour in 2005Releases ↙Studio albums 5 ↙Singles 18 ↙Music videos 21 ↙As featured artist 1 ↙DVDs 2 The discography of Melanie Chisholm, better known by her stage name Melanie C, an English pop music singer, consists of five studio albums, seventeen singles, and twenty music videos.
Melanie C debuted in 1996 as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. The group achieved worldwide success, producing nine number-one singles in the United Kingdom and selling over 55 million records.[1] In 2001 the group took a hiatus to allow members to concentrate on their solo careers.[2]
Melanie C began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the song "When You're Gone". Her solo debut album Northern Star was released in 1999 and reached number three in the UK albums chart and was certified triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The record experienced international success; it sold over three million albums worldwide.[3] It produced five singles, two of which reached the number-one spot in the UK.[4] Chisholm's second album, Reason, was released in March 2003. The album reached number five in the UK and produced one top-ten single. Beautiful Intentions, her third album, was released in April 2005. It reached number twenty-four in the UK. The album produced three singles, only one of which charted at number ten in the UK.[4] Her most recent album, This Time, was released in April 2007 and charted at fifty-seven in the UK album chart. Of the five singles released from the album only three charted.[4]
In November, Melanie C reunited with the Spice Girls for a world tour and to release a greatest hits album.[5] She released her fifth solo album, The Sea, on 2 September 2011.[6]
Contents
Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK
[4][7]AUS
[8]AUT
[9]GER
[10]IRE
[11]NLD
[12]NZ
[13]NOR
[14]SWE
[15]SWI
[16]Northern Star 4 32 16 7 9 8 36 3 1 12 Reason - Released: 10 March 2003
- Label: Virgin (#CDV2969)
- Formats: CD
5 71 39 13 47 62 — — 38 21 - BPI: Gold[3]
Beautiful Intentions - Released: 11 April 2005
- Label: Red Girl (#REDGCD1)
- Formats: CD, digital download
24 — 12 15 — 98 — — 31 14 This Time - Released: 2 April 2007
- Label: Red Girl (#REDGCD2)
- Formats: CD, digital download
57 — 26 15 — — — — 48 8 - IFPI SWI: Gold[19]
The Sea - Released: 2 September 2011
- Label: Red Girl (#REDGCD3)
- Formats: CD, digital download
45 — 38 16 — — — — — 13 "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK
[4][21]AUS
[8]AUT
[9]DEN
[22]GER
[23]IRE
[11]NL
[24]NOR
[25]SWE
[15]SWI
[16]1999 "Goin' Down" 4 25 — — — — — — — — Northern Star "Northern Star" 4 — — 1 50 — — — 7 75 - BPI: Silver[3]
2000 "Never Be the Same Again"
(featuring Lisa Lopes)1 2 3 1 5 3 1 1 1 3 "I Turn to You" 1 11 1 1 2 6 1 2 1 3 "If That Were Me" 18 28 45 9 58 38 14 — 22 50 2003 "Here It Comes Again" 7 49 49 15 59 19 36 — 36 61 Reason "On the Horizon" 14 — — 10 80 34 16 — — — "Let's Love" — — — — — — — — — — "Melt" / "Yeh Yeh Yeh" 27 — — — 63 — — — — — 2005 "Next Best Superstar" 10 41 45 11 32 37 — — 31 25 Beautiful Intentions "Better Alone" — — 57 — 51 — — — — 33 "First Day of My Life" — 65[28] 2 18 1 — — 14 9 1 2007 "The Moment You Believe" — — 28 — 15 — — — 18 14 This Time "I Want Candy" 24 — — 9 — — — — — — "Carolyna" 49 — 42 — 28 — — — — 31 "This Time" 94 — — — 69 — — — — — 2008 "Understand" — — — — — — — — — — 2011 "Rock Me" — — — — 38 — — — — — The Sea "Think About It" 95 — 34 — 48 — — — — 30 "Weak" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released As featured artist
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK
[4]AUS
[8]AUT
[9]DEN
[22]GER
[23]IRE
[11]NL
[24]NOR
[25]SWE
[15]SWI
[16]1998 "When You're Gone"
(Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C)3 4 14 — 14 3 6 6 8 11 On a Day Like Today "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released Music videos
Year Title Director(s) 1998 "When You're Gone" Marcus Nispel[30] 1999 "Goin' Down" Giuseppi Capotondi[30] "Northern Star" Steven Green[30] 2000 "Never Be the Same Again" Francis Lawrence[30] "I Turn to You" Cameron Casey[30] "If That Were Me" 2003 "Here It Comes Again" Charles Infante[31] "On the Horizon" Howard Greenhalgh[30] "Yeh Yeh Yeh" Ray Kay[30] "Melt" Jamie Vickery 2005 "Next Best Superstar" Ray Kay[30] "Better Alone" Mary McCartney[30] "First Day of My Life" Nicolaj Georgiew[30] 2006 "Better Alone" (German Version) Robert Broellochs[32] 2007 "The Moment You Believe" Tim Royes[30] "I Want Candy" "Carolyna" "This Time" Adrian Moat[33] "We Love To Entertain You" [A] 2008 "Understand" Avi Diamond and Jamie Milligan[34] 2011 "Rock Me" Marcus Sternberg[35] "Think About It" Howard Greenhalgh[36] "Weak" Michael Baldwin[37] DVDs
Year DVD 2006 Live Hits 2009 Live At The Hard Rock Cafe - Released: 29 June 2009
- Notes: Contains Melanie C's acoustic gig filmed at Hard Rock Cafe Manchester, England, in October 2008.
Miscellaneous
Songs by Melanie C that have appeared on other albums.
Year Song Album 1998 "When You're Gone" feat. Bryan Adams On a Day Like Today[39] 1999 "Independence Day" Bend It Like Beckham[40] 2011 "Out Of This World" feat. Jools Holland Jools Holland & Friends[41] Songs written by Melanie C for other artists.
Year Song Album 2007 "The Best Is Yet To Come" Lee Mead — Lead Mead[42] 2005 "La Via" (Show Me The Way) Massimo Di Cataldo — Sulla mia strada[43] 2002 "Help Me Help You" Holly Valance — Footprints (album)[44] 2000 "If I Had an Angel's Wand" / 如果我有一支天使棒 Christine Fan(范玮琪) — FanFan's World[45] See also
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External links
Melanie C Albums - Northern Star (1999)
- Reason (2003)
- Beautiful Intentions (2005)
- This Time (2007)
- The Sea (2011)
DVDs - Live Hits
- Live At The Hard Rock Cafe
Northern Star Reason - "Here It Comes Again"
- "On the Horizon"
- "Let's Love"
- "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh Yeh"
Beautiful Intentions This Time The Sea - "Rock Me"
- "Think About It"
Tours - "From Liverpool to Leicester Square"
- "Northern Star UK Tour"
- "Northern Star World Tour"
- "Reason UK & Ireland Tour"
- "The Barfly Mini-Tour"
- "Beautiful Intentions European Tour"
- "Beautiful Intentions German Tour"
- "This Time Canadian Tour"
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