Mel B discography

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Mel B discography
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Melanie Brown in 2011
Studio albums2
Music videos8
Singles7

The discography of Mel B, an English pop singer-songwriter, consists of two studio albums, six singles, six music videos and one DVD.

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On 9 October 2000 she released her first studio album, "Hot", which also included her number one duet with Missy Elliott for the song "I Want You Back". The second single release from the album was "Word Up", reaching No. 14 in the UK. "Tell Me" was released in 2000, debuted at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song sold approximately 100,000 copies, making it the 158th highest-selling single of 2000. [1] A fourth single was released in February 2001, "Feels So Good", which peaked at No. 5, followed by a final single, "Lullaby", a pop number dedicated to her daughter. The single entered and peaked at No. 13. The album was not a success and garnered mediocre reviews, [2] selling 7,419 copies in its first week and charting at No. 28, before quickly falling out of the charts, [3] leading to Virgin dumping Brown from their label. [4]

In 2005 Brown decided to release a new album by independent label Amber Café. L.A. State of Mind was released on 27 June 2005 in two formats: as a regular CD and as a limited edition with a DVD documentary. The only single from the album, "Today", peaked at number 41 in the UK. The album did not reach the UK Albums Chart.

In September 2013, Brown independently released her first single in eight years, "For Once in My Life". [5]

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
UK
[6]
JPN
[7]
SCO
[8]
Hot 281047
L.A. State of Mind
  • Released: 27 June 2005
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Amber Café

Singles

As main artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[6]
UK
Indie

[10]
AUS
[11]
BEL
[12]
IRE
[13]
ITA
[14]
NL
[15]
SCO
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
Dance

[18]
"I Want You Back"
(featuring Missy Elliott)
19981122466625
  • BPI: Silver [9]
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
"Word Up"199913348619 Austin Powers
"Tell Me"200044358226144766Hot
"Feels So Good"20015604285888
"Lullaby"134718
"Today"200541L.A. State of Mind
"For Once in My Life"2013302Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory
TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
UK
[19]
SCO
[20]
"Proper Crimbo"
(Among the Bo' Selecta! cast)
200345Non-album single

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirector
"I Want You Back"1998 Hype Williams [21]
"Word Up" (UK version)1999Jimmy Gulzar & Wiz [22]
"Word Up" (US version) Matthew Rolston [23]
"Tell Me"2000 Nigel Dick [24]
"Feels So Good"Martin Weisz [25]
"Lullaby"2001Andy Orrick [26]
"Proper Crimbo"2003Unknown
"Today"2005Mark McConnell [27]
"For Once in My Life"2013Martin Weisz [28]

Guest appearances

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirectorArtist
"The One That Got Away"2007 Ray Kay Johnta Austin
"2012 (It Ain't the End)"2010 Erik White Jay Sean
"Vacation"2013Hannah Lux Davis [29] G.R.L.
"Spice Girl"2017Adam Aminé Daniel [30] Aminé
"Love Should Not Hurt"2021Fabio D’Andrea Fabio D'Andrea

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