This Time (Melanie C album)

This Time
Studio album by Melanie C
Released 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
Recorded July 2006–January 2007
Genre
Length 49:43
Label
Producer
Melanie C chronology
Beautiful Intentions
(2005)Beautiful Intentions2005		 This Time
(2007)		 The Sea
(2011)The Sea2011
Singles from This Time
  1. "The Moment You Believe"
    Released: 16 March 2007
  2. "I Want Candy"
    Released: 26 March 2007
  3. "Carolyna"
    Released: 8 June 2007
  4. "This Time"
    Released: 12 October 2007
  5. "Understand"
    Released: 25 July 2008

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", "This Time" and "Understand", and sold over 300,000 copies worldwide.

Background

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBCAmbivalent[2]
MusicOMH[3]
Manchester Evening News[4]

This Time garnered mixed reception from music critics who were divided by the lyrical content feeling nondescript. Glenn Meads of the Manchester Evening News praised the album's tracks for showcasing Chisholm's new found maturity and consistent genre versatility in her voice, concluding that its "perfect for anyone fed up with Melua, Jones and other artists who sleep walk their way through each track. At least Melanie sounds like she means it."[4] Talia Kraines of BBC commended the album for having tracks that allowed Chisholm's voice to show emotion but that it will only appeal to long-time fans than attract new ones.[2] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave credit to the sleek production and Chisholm's voice showing character and maturity but found the songs too middling and subpar to notice them.[1] Despite praising Chisholm's vocal performance and her duet with Adam Argyle, John Murphy of MusicOMH found the songs "bland and forgettable" and lacked personality to give it life, concluding that "[I]t's a shame, but this album won’t be the one to propel a Spice Girl back to the top of the charts."[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of This Time.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Understand"
Steve Mac3:43
2."What If I Stay"
Stephen Hague3:17
3."Protected"
  • Chambers
  • Richard Flack
4:37
4."This Time"Argyle
  • Joel Edwards
  • Robin Barter
3:32
5."Carolyna"
  • Chisholm
  • Paul Gendler
  • Mac
Mac3:21
6."Forever Again"
  • Argyle
  • Kevin D Hughes
  • Lee Graves
Hague3:37
7."Your Mistake"
  • Chisholm
  • Argyle
  • Greg Hatwell
  • Marc Lane
3:55
8."The Moment You Believe"
Vettese3:30
9."Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Adam Argyle)
  • Argyle
  • Jackson
Hague3:57
10."Immune"
Hague4:37
11."May Your Heart"
  • Hague
  • Clark
3:57
12."Out of Time"
  • Chisholm
  • Phil Thornalley
  • Dave Munday
Thornalley3:47
13."I Want Candy"
  • Richard Gottehrer
  • Bert Russel
  • Bob Feidman
  • Gerald Goldstein
Hague3:24
Total length:49:43

B-sides

Title Single Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Length
"Fragile" "The Moment You Believe" and "Carolyna" UK 7 & UK DVD Melanie Chisholm, Greg Hatwell Greg Hatwell 4:05
"Already Gone" "I Want Candy" UK 7" Chisholm, Phil Thornalley, Dave Munday Stephen Hague 4:12
"We Love to Entertain You" "This Time" CD Chisholm, Hatwell Greg Hatwell 3:34

Leftover Tracks

Release history

Region Date
Germany 30 March 2007
United Kingdom 2 April 2007
Europe April 2007
Canada 8 April 2008
Brazil 2 November 2009
Argentina[5] 1 December 2011

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 77
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 57

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] 1× Gold 20,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "This Time - Melanie C". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Kraines, Talia. "Music - Review of Melanie C - This Time". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, John (2 April 2007). "Melanie C - This Time". MusicOMH. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 Meads, Glenn (2 April 2011). "Melanie C - This Time (Red Girl Records)". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Melanie C - Melanie Chisholm". Rgsmusic.com.ar. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Melanie C – This Time" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Melanie C – This Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melanie C – This Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  10. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Melanie C – This Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  14. ↑ "Melanie C | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  15. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Melanie C; 'This Time')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
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