Version of Me
| Version of Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Melanie C | ||||
| Released | 21 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2013−2016 | |||
| Studio |
Various
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| Length | 42:21 | |||
| Label | Red Girl | |||
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| Melanie C chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Version of Me | ||||
Version of Me is the seventh studio album by English recording artist Melanie C. It was released on 21 October 2016 by Red Girl Records.[2][3]
Background
Melanie C started recording the album in 2013, and it was not her only focus at the time. She elaborated,
"Because in the past, I've gone "Right. It's album time" with back-to-back writing sessions. But, with this record, I had other stuff going on. And actually, I think it's really benefited the record because I never got stale, you know? It just felt like life kept on happening and all of these scenarios kept coming up, and it was really inspiring. I didn't feel like I was repeating myself because I was just taking my time, so that was really cool. One of the songs on the album, as you know, is "Version of Me," and I thought this is a really good album title. Each record has been me at that moment in time, and this is really an expression of what's going on in my life in the last five years. So, that felt really good. I also like the thought that we all do this, we all have versions of ourselves. We're very different speaking to our friends than to our boss, or when we're in school with a teacher. We are this person, but there's so many versions of us".[4]
Promotion
During two An Intimate Evening with Melanie C special events at Under the Bridge in London, Melanie C performed some songs from Version of Me as well as her old hits. She also performed a set of songs acoustically at her show at G-A-Y on 2 October 2016. On 10 November 2016, Melanie appeared on Celebrity Juice, on what was the last episode of the sixteenth series. On 12 November 2016, Dear Life was played for the first time as a single on Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 show.
In support of the album, several singles were released. On 29 July 2016, Melanie released "Numb" as the first promotional single for the album. "Anymore" was released as the album's lead single on 6 September 2016.[3] It reached charted at number one on the UK physical chart.[3] "Dear Life" will be released as second single on 16 December.[1]
Tour
Melanie will also tour in April 2017 for the Version of Me Tour of the UK. It will visit five cities, starting in Glasgow on 4 April and finishing in Birmingham on 9 April.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dear Life" |
| SOS Music | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Escalator" |
| Wilding | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Anymore" |
| SOS Music | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Something for the Fire" |
| Wilding | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Version of Me" |
| Wilding | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Numb" |
| SOS Music | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Room for Love" |
| SOS Music | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Unravelling" |
| Wilding | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Loving You Better" |
| SOS Music | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Our History" |
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3:51 |
| 11. | "Blame" |
| Wilding | 4:35 |
Total length: |
42:21 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] | 94 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 83 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 25 |
| UK Indie Albums (OCC)[10] | 2 |
References
- 1 2 "Dear Life (CD Single) - Signed & Unsigned available". Melanie C Official Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Melanie C: Version of Me". iTunes. Apple (US). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 White, Jack (6 September 2016). "Melanie C goes electronic on new single Anymore, announces seventh album Version Of Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ papermagazine (11 October 2016). "Talking Girl Power, Social Media Fame, and Growing Up with Mel C., the Artist Formerly Known as Sporty Spice".
- ↑ "Melanie C announces headline 2017 UK tour - Entertainment Focus".
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 43, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 43: del 21.10.2016 al 27.10.2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Indie Albums Chart. 28 October 2016.