This Is M.E.

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This Is M.E.
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Studio album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2014
Genre Rock
Length41:11
Label ME Records
Producer Jerry Wonda, RoccStar, Jerrod Bettis, Jon Levine, Melissa Etheridge [1]
Melissa Etheridge chronology
4th Street Feeling
(2012)		This Is M.E.
(2014)		A Little Bit of Me: Live In L.A.
(2015)
Singles from This Is M.E.
  1. "Take My Number"
    Released: July 1, 2014 [2]
  2. "Monster"
    Released: March 30, 2015 [3]

This Is M.E. is the 13th studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released on September 30, 2014 by Etheridge's own label ME Records, which is distributed by Primary Wave Records. It features eleven tracks on the standard release and four bonus tracks on the Target exclusive version. [4]

Contents

Reception

Chart history

In its first week on the Billboard 200, This Is M.E. debuted at No. 21. It also debuted at No. 23 on the Digital Albums chart, and No. 5 on the Top Rock Albums chart, [5] selling 14,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 50,000 copies in the United States as of September 2016. [6]

Critical reception

Allmusic said of the album, "There's something appealing in hearing Etheridge try a number of new sounds: not everything fits but the restlessness is admirable", and awarded the album three stars. [7] Rolling Stone also awarded the album three stars, and wrote "As always, her voice can walk a fine line between passionate and histrionic, but when she dials it back on the smoldering 'Like A Preacher', it's clear that this honeymoon might be the start of a whole new her." [8]

Promotion

Album cover

On June 18, 2014, Etheridge posted a video to her YouTube page calling for fans to submit photos of themselves for her new album cover. [9] Etheridge said of this "Because my fans are such a huge part of ME, and I wouldn't be ME without YOU, I took photos submitted by my fans and turned it into my album cover". [10] The finished album cover is a mosaic of numerous small photos of fans, with colors slightly tinted to form the appearance of Etheridge.

Press tour and YouTube duet

Etheridge embarked on an extensive promotional tour in support of the album, appearing on such shows as The Meredith Vieira Show , Entertainment Tonight , The View , Good Morning America , and Live with Kelly and Michael . On October 3, 2014, singer/songwriter Sam Tsui released a video on YouTube of his cover of "A Little Hard Hearted," in which featured Etheridge as well. [11]

Track listing

All songs written or co-written by Melissa Etheridge. [7] [12]

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Won't Be Alone Tonight"Melissa Etheridge, Jon Levine 4:28
2."Take My Number"Etheridge, Jerrod Bettis3:55
3."A Little Hard Hearted"Etheridge, Levine3:49
4."Do It Again"Etheridge, Arden Altino, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Angela Hunte 2:59
5."Monster"Etheridge, Altino, Duplessis3:29
6."Ain't That Bad"Etheridge, Leon "RoccStar" Youngblood Jr., Adam Kapit3:12
7."All the Way Home"Etheridge, Levine4:14
8."Like a Preacher"Etheridge, Bettis, Noah Diamond, Kelsy Karter4:05
9."Stranger Road"Etheridge, Levine3:25
10."A Little Bit of Me"Etheridge, Bettis, Christian Seibert3:26
11."Who Are You Waiting For"Etheridge4:09
Total length:41:11
Target Exclusive bonus tracks / Australian release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Favorite Song"Etheridge, Levine3:33
13."What I Do"Etheridge, Altino, Duplessis, Hunte, Bernard Grobman3:47
14."Soul Brothers"Etheridge, Mark Batson 2:52
15."Saturday Dancing"Etheridge, Mark Batson 3:18
Total length:55:39 [13]

Personnel

Performance Credits

Technical Credits

Charts

Chart (2014–15)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 34
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 106
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 96
US Billboard 200 [20] 21
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [21] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [22] 5

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