A Girl Like Me (Emma Bunton album)

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A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me cover
Studio album by Emma Bunton
Released 16 April 2001 (UK)
Recorded Biffco Studios
(Dublin)
Rokstone Studios
(London)
The Loft Recording Studios
(Bronxville, New York)
Olympic Studios
(London)
Boundary Row Studios
(London)
Sound Galley Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Sarm West Studios
(London)
Genre Pop, adult contemporary
Length 43:40
Label Virgin
Producer |Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Steve Mac, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Andrew Frampton, Tin Tin Out, Rhett Lawrence
Professional reviews
Emma Bunton chronology
A Girl Like Me
(2001)		 Free Me
(2004)
Singles from A Girl Like Me
  1. "What I Am"
    Released: 11 November 1999
  2. "What Took You So Long?"
    Released: 2 April 2001
  3. "Take My Breath Away"
    Released: 27 August 2001
  4. "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight"
    Released: 10 December 2001
  5. "A Girl Like Me"
    Released: 20 February 2002

A Girl Like Me is the debut solo album by English pop singer Emma Bunton, released on 16 April 2001 in the United Kingdom (see 2001 in music) on Virgin Records. The album debuted and peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart, with 21,500 copies sold in its first week—the highest album debut from a solo Spice Girl. Although initial success was promising, A Girl Like Me fell down the chart quickly. However, singles "What Took You So Long?", "Take My Breath Away", and "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" helped the album stay on the UK Albums Chart for several weeks. A Girl Like Me sold around 125,000 copies in the United Kingdom, becoming the one hundred and forty-seventh best-selling album of 2001 there. It also sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Lackluster sales may be partially explained by the fact that the album was not released in Latin America (except in Brazil, Chile and Argentina) and North America.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "What Took You So Long?" (Emma Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis, Dave Morgan) – 4:01
  2. "Take My Breath Away" (Emma Bunton, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector) – 3:34
  3. "A World Without You" (Emma Bunton, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) – 4:53
  4. "High on Love" (Emma Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, Sharon Murphy) – 3:49
  5. "A Girl Like Me" (Emma Bunton, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) – 4:01
  6. "Spell It O.U.T." (Emma Bunton, Andrew Frampton, Chris Braide) – 3:12
  7. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Martin Glover, Zoë) – 4:17
  8. "Been There, Done That" (Emma Bunton, Andrew Frampton, Chris Braide) – 3:05
  9. "Better Be Careful" (Emma Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes) – 3:19
  10. "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" (Emma Bunton, Rhett Lawrence) – 3:23
  11. "She Was a Friend of Mine" (Emma Bunton, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) – 3:34
  12. "What I Am" (Tin Tin Out featuring Emma Bunton) (Kenny Withrow, Edie Brickell) – 4:34

[edit] Personnel

  • Emma Bunton – vocals, album lettering
  • Terry Richardson – photographer
  • Ian Ross – album designer

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 86
Austrian Albums Chart 75
Brazilian Albums Chart 2
Finnish Albums Chart 38
French Albums Chart 79
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 21
UK Albums Chart 4

[edit] Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 2001-04-16 Virgin Records CD CDV2935
Australia 2001-05-14 Virgin Records CD 8103340
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