Beautiful Intentions

Beautiful Intentions is the third solo album from singer-songwriter Melanie C. This is the first album release on Chisholm's self-founded label, Red Girl Records after parting ways with Virgin Records.

Background

After the release of her previous album Reason, Virgin dismissed Chisholm. In the spring of 2004, she created her own independent record label, "Red Girl Records", to record and release her own projects, alongside her manager, Nancy Phillips.^[2] The name was inspired by the colors of the football Liverpool F.C., which Chisholm is supporter.

The album was Chisholm's labour of love for a year, and she previewed six tracks on her Barfly mini-tour in June 2004 before going into the studio to record the tracks. Following the release of the first single, "Next Best Superstar", the album was released on 11 April 2005 in the UK and some other countries. Later the album was re-released in some countries (with a new song—"First Day of My Life"). Chisholm stated in an Australian interview that she was pleased that Beautiful Intentions outsold Reason. Beautiful Intentions has received Gold certification in Germany and Switzerland. In Portugal, it has gone Platinum (9 weeks at number 1). It has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Beautiful Intentions.

Original version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Intentions"	Melanie Chisholm Paul Boddy Dele Ladimeji	Greg Haver Paul Boddy	3:52
2.	"Next Best Superstar"	Adam Argyle	Haver	3:29
3.	"Better Alone"	Chisholm Peter-John Vettese	Haver	4:35
4.	"Last Night on Earth"	Chisholm Phil Thornalley Dave Munday	Haver	3:28
5.	"You Will See"	Chisholm Carsten Kroeyer Jacob Binzer Ajelown Owais Deborah Joshua	Haver	3:29
6.	"Never Say Never"	Chisholm Charlie Grant Peter Woodroffe	Greg Haver Charlie Grant Pete Woodroffe	3:11
7.	"Good Girl"	Chisholm Tore Johansson	Haver	4:07
8.	"Don't Need This"	Chisholm Greg Hatwell Marc Lane	Greg Haver Greg Hatwell	3:50
9.	"Little Piece of Me"	Chisholm Richard Buckton Woodroffe	Haver	3:00
10.	"Here and Now"	Melanie Chisholm Mathew William Benbrook Simmons	Haver	4:29
11.	"Take Your Pleasure"	Chisholm Paul Boddy Dele Ladimeji	Haver	3:11
12.	"You'll Get Yours"	Chisholm Vettese	Greg Haver Vettese	4:43
Total length:				45:26

2006 re-issue edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"First Day of My Life"	Iglesias Chambers	Flack	4:04
2.	"Beautiful Intentions"	Chisholm Boddy Ladimeji	Haver Boddy	3:52
3.	"Next Best Superstar"	Argyle	Haver	3:29
4.	"Better Alone"	Chisholm Vettese	Haver	4:35
5.	"Last Night on Earth"	Chisholm Thornalley Munday	Haver	3:28
6.	"You Will See"	Chisholm Kroeyer Binzer Owais Odedere	Haver	3:29
7.	"Never Say Never"	Chisholm Grant Woodroffe	Haver Grant Woodroffe	3:11
8.	"Good Girl"	Chisholm Johansson	Haver	4:07
9.	"Don't Need This"	Chisholm Hatwell Lane	Haver Hatwell	3:50
10.	"Little Piece of Me"	Chisholm Buckton Woodroffe	Haver	3:00
11.	"Here and Now"	Chisholm Benbrook Simmons	Haver	4:29
12.	"Take Your Pleasure"	Chisholm Boddy Ladimeji	Haver	3:11
13.	"You'll Get Yours"	Chisholm Vettese	Haver Vettese	4:43
14.	"First Day of My Life" (Making of the music video)			4:05

Brazilian bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"First Day of My Life"	Iglesias Chambers	Richard Flack	4:04
14.	"Everything Must Change"	Chisholm Henry Priestman Guy Batson	The Erneez	3:32
15.	"Warrior"	Chisholm Johansson	Johansson	3:47
16.	"Runaway"	Chisholm Johansson	Haver	3:24

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"First Day of My Life"	Enrique Iglesias Guy Chambers	Richard Flack	4:04
14.	"Runaway"	Chisholm Johansson	Haver	3:24
15.	"Next Best Superstar" (Culprit One Club Mix)			5:29
16.	"Better Alone" (Pop Mix)			3:56
17.	"First Day of My Life" (Acoustic)			4:04

Portuguese re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"First Day of My Life" (RFM − Live Acoustic)	4:05
14.	"Better Alone" (RFM − Live Acoustic)	3:01
15.	"Here and Now" (RFM − Live Acoustic)	3:27
16.	"Next Best Superstar" (RFM − Live Acoustic)	3:21
17.	"Beautiful Intentions" (RFM − Live Acoustic)	4:03

Singaporean bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Next Best Superstar" (Music Video)	3:31
14.	"Better Alone" (UK Music Video)	3:59
15.	"Beautiful Intentions" (E.P.K)	17:52
16.	"Photo Gallery"	3:00
17.	"Biography"

Portuguese bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Next Best Superstar" (music video)	3:31
14.	"Better Alone" (European music video)	3:06
15.	"First Day of My Life" (music video)	4:04

B-sides

Title	Single B-side	Songwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Length
"Everything Must Change"	"Next Best Superstar"	Melanie Chisholm, Henry Priestman, Guy Batson	The Erneez	3:32
"Warrior"	"Better Alone"	Chisholm, Tore Johansson	Tore Johansson	3:47
"Runaway"	"First Day of My Life"	Chisholm, Johansson	Greg Haver	3:24

Credits

Melanie Chisholm – vocals
Paul Gendler – guitars
Greg Hatwell – guitars, backing vocals
Jenni Tarma – bass
Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
Vinnie Lammi – drums, drum loop, percussion, additional programming
Fergus Gerrand – drums, percussion
Paul Boddy – synths, programming
Peter-John Vettese – synths, keyboards
Jimmy Robertson – additional programming
Clint Murphy – additional programming

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	90
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[7]	98
French Albums (SNEP)^[8]	98
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	15
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[10]	68
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[11]	28
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[12]	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[14]	52
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	14
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	88
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	70

Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification
Germany^[20]	BVMI	Gold
Portugal^[21]	AFP	Platinum
Switzerland^[22]	IFPI	Gold

References

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↑ "Nel frattempo l'artista interrompe il suo rapporto di lavoro con la Vrigin e crea una propria label, la Red Girl Records". Festibar. 17 December 2007.
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↑ "Melanie C | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2005)". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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↑ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
↑ "Top Oficial Da Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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External links

Official site

Melanie C

Discography

Studio albums

Video albums

Concert tours

Official	From Liverpool to Leicester Square Northern Star Tour Reason Tour Beautiful Intentions Tour This Time Canadian Tour The Sea – Live
Residency	The Barfly Mini-Tour

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