This Time (Melanie C album)

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This Time
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Studio album by
Melanie C
Released30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length49:43
Label
Producer
Melanie C chronology
Beautiful Intentions
(2005)		This Time
(2007)		 The Sea
(2011)
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 solo studio album released by English singer 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.

Contents

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.

Two leftover tracks from the album; "Blue Skies All the Way" and "Paris Burning" would be released two years later on Chisholm's "Live at the Hard Rock Cafe" DVD.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC Mixed [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Manchester Evening News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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. [3] 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 yet. [1] Despite praising Chisholm's vocal performance and her duet with Adam Argyle, John Murphy of MusicOMH found 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." [2]

Track listing

This Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Understand"
Steve Mac3:43
2."What If I Stay"
  • Argyle
  • Jill Jackson
 Stephen Hague 3:17
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 Groves
Hague3:37
7."Your Mistake"
  • Chisholm
  • Argyle
  • Greg Hatwell
  • Brian Glover
  • 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
Italian and French bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."First Day of My Life"
Flack3:24
Portuguese-Brazilian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Fragile"
  • Chisholm
  • Hatwell
Hatwell4:03
14."I Want Candy"
  • Gottehrer
  • Russel
  • Feidman
  • Goldstein
Hague3:24

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for This Time
Chart (2007)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8] 77
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [9] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 57

Certifications and sales

Certifications for This Time
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [14] Gold20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

This Time release history
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
Germany30 March 2007[ citation needed ]
United Kingdom2 April 2007[ citation needed ]
Canada8 April 2008[ citation needed ]
Brazil2 November 2009[ citation needed ]
Argentina1 December 2011 [15]

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