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Release date: March 30th, 2007
First release: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Record label: Red Girl Records/Warner
Recording sessions: about 5 months
Collaboration: Adam Argyle singing in Don't Let Me Go.
Singles: The Moment You Believe, I Want Candy, Carolyna, This Time
Highest chart position: -
Total sales: -
Recording studios:
-Rockstone Studios, London
-Olympic Studios, London
-Real World Studios, Box
-Strongroom, London
-Sleeper Studios, London
-Area 21, London
-The Swamp, London
-Kore Studios, Londpn
All tracks mastered at Metropolis Studios, London, by Tony Cousins.
  1. Understand (Melanie Chisholm/Adam Argyle) Produced by Steve Mac - Mixed by Chad Chandler
  2. What If I Stay (Adam Argyle/Jill Jackson) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  3. Protected (Melanie Chisholm/Guy Chambers/Cathy Dennis) Produced by Guy Chambers/Richard Flack - Mixed by Richard Flack
  4. This Time (Adam Argyle) Produced by Joel Edwards/Robin Sarter - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  5. Carolyna (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Mixed by Chad Chandler
  6. Forever Again (Adam Argyle/Kevin D Hughes/Lee Groves) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  7. Your Mistake (Melanie Chisholm/Adam Argyle) Produced by Greg Hatwell/Marc Lane - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  8. The Moment You Believe (Melanie Chisholm/Peter-John Vettese) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  9. Don't Let Me Go (Adam Argyle/Jill Jackson) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  10. Immune (Pete Woodroffe/Charlie Grant/James Bourne) Produced by Pete Woodroffe/Charlie Grant - Mixed by Mark "Tufty" Evans
  11. May Your Heart (Melanie Chisholm/Gary Clark) Produced by Stephen Hague/Gary Clark - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  12. Out Of Time (Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Dave Munday) Produced by Phil Thornalley - Mixed by Phil Thornalley


-I Want Candy (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
-First Day Of My Life (Enrique Iglesias/Guy Chambers) Produced by Richard Flack - Mixed by Jeo@Jeopark
-Fragile (Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell) Produced by Greg Hatwell - Mixed by Marc Lane

This Time is the fourth solo album, the seventh of Melanie’s career and the second released under her independent label: Red Girl Records.

With the success of First Day Of My Life in several European countries during 2005 and 2006, Melanie decided to bet on an album softer than Beautiful Intentions.

Apart from bringing the cover of the 80’s song I Want Candy, two more songs on This Time are covers: What If I Stay and Don’t Let Me Go, originally recorder by the co-writer Jill Jackson.


Continuing the works with young songwriter Adam Argyle (that had begun with Next Best Superstar, from Beautiful Intentions), a big part of This Time was written by him, who even sings with Melanie on the duet Don’t Let Me Go. Another highlight is the presence of Paul Gandler, the guitarist that has been working with Melanie since the first Spice Girls’ concert, co-writing Carolyna.

Melanie comments on Protected: "Well, the writing process for that song was unusual. Most of the time I sit down with one collaborator, starting with chord sequences, and the lyrics and melodies grow from there. That’s how most of my songs begin life, but this one already existed: Guy and Cathy had written the song, and I loved it, but I didn’t feel that the lyric was appropriate for me so I rewrote it."


For having a different pace from the rest of the album, I Want Candy appears as a bonus track. In the editions of some countries, First Day Of My Life was added to the tracklist also as a bonus.

Your Mistake has one of the most emotional lyrics of Melanie’s career: it’s about being the only child of parents who divorced and later started their own families.

James Bourne, member of the bands Son Of Dork and Busted co-wrote and played piano on the song Immune.

The original b-side of the single The Moment You Believe, Fragile, was included as a bonus track in the Portuguese edition of This Time. Later it was chosen to be in the Portuguese soap opera's soundtrack, Floribella.
Release date: March 16th, 2007
First release: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Record label: Red Girl Records/Warner
Formats: 2 track, maxi single
Highest chart position: 1 (for 2 weeks - Spain), 15 (Germany)
Total sales: -
TRACKLIST 2 TRACK:
  1. The Moment You Believe (Melanie Chisholm/Peter-John Vettese) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  2. Fragile (Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell) Produced by Greg Hatwell - Mixed by Marc Lane

TRACKLIST MAXI:

  1. The Moment You Believe (Melanie Chisholm/Peter-John Vettese) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  2. Fragile (Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell) Produced by Greg Hatwell - Mixed by Marc Lane
  3. The Moment You Believe Attraction Mix (Melanie Chisholm/Peter-John Vettese) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  4. The Moment You Believe Instrumental (Melanie Chisholm/Peter-John Vettese) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  5. The Moment You Believe Piano/Vocal Mix (Melanie Chisholm/Peter-John Vettese) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans

Directed by Tim Royes, Melanie is in a place that reminds the backstage of a studio, with lots of elements of scenaries (lights, doors, cages, chains, a poster) and Melanie interacts with those objects while walking and singing. She seems to play with the lights during the video, feeling its power and deciding which ones to follow. Then she leaves the studio straight to the street. Pratically without close ups, the video has just one take and seems to be very simple, if it wasn't another video full of hidden messages from Melanie C! Click on the pictures to visit the Videography section:

With lyrics inspired by the Romeo and Juliet classic, as told by Melanie in a few interviews, The Moment You Believe brings outstanding piano notes, usually played by Peter-John Vettese himself at promotional performances of the single.

The Moment You Believe was chosen as the German TV show Nur die Liebe Zählt advertisement song and as the soundtrack of the Portuguese soap opera, Ilha dos Amores.

The b-side Fragile is another work from Melanie and her guitarist Greg Hatwell (who also co-wrote Don’t Need This, from Beautiful Intentions).
Release date: March 26th, 2007
First release: United Kingdom
Record label: Red Girl Records
Formats: Single, vinyl
Highest chart position: 9 (Italy), 12 (Denmark), 24 (UK)
Total sales: -
UK:
  1. I Want Candy Single Version (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  2. I Want Candy Club Junkes Mix (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Additional production and Remix by Club Junkes
  3. I Want Candy So-Lo's Electric Vocal Mix (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Remix by So-Lo
  4. I Want Candy So-Lo's Filtered Disco Dub (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Remix by So-Lo
  5. I Want Candy - video for PC

VINYL:

  1. I Want Candy Single Version (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  2. Already Gone (Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Dave Munday) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady

Directed by Tom Royes, in a pink neon lights scenary, Melanie dances and strikes poses, wearing a black catsuit. For the first time in her solo career, she has a choreographed dance routine with lots of dancers: men wearing helmets and women with colorful dresses. The sexiest video ever released by Melanie until now also has scenes of her laying on a red puff and close ups on her mouth with pink lipstick while singing the song. Click on the pictures to visit the Videography section:

Strangelove’s original in 1965, I Want Candy has had several covers since the 80’s: Bow Wow Wow, Aaron Carter and Good Charlotte have already made their own versions. With the release of the British comedy I Want Candy, starred by Carmen Electra and set for 2007, producer Barnaby Thompson, the same from Spice World, saw in Melanie the ideal singer to cover the song of the same name as the movie.

I Want Candy marks Melanie’s new attempt with the British market, after two years of promoting solely in the rest of Europe.

The single was poorly promoted in the UK, with Melanie also promoting The Moment You Believe in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

I Want Candy was chosen for the soundtrack of the Portuguese series Morangos com Açúcar and Melanie took part of one episode, singing the song.

Release date: June 8th, 2007
First release: Germany
Record label: Red Girl Records/Warner
Formats: Single, DVD, vinyl, 2 track
Highest chart position: 49 (UK)
Total sales: -
UK:
  1. Carolyna (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Mixed by Chad Chandler
  2. Carolyna Boogieman Club Mix - Radio Edit (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Remixed by Boogieman/Henrik Menzel
  3. Carolyna The Lawsy Remix (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Remixed by Chris Laws
  4. First Day Of My Life (Enrique Iglesias/Guy Chambers) Produced by Richard Flack - Mixed by Jeo@Jeopark
UK DVD SINGLE:
  1. Carolyna - video
  2. First Day Of My Life - video
  3. Fragile - Edit - with Picture Gallery (Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell) Produced by Greg Hatwell - Mixed by Marc Lane

GERMAN SINGLE:

  1. Carolyna (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Mixed by Chad Chandler
  2. Carolyna Boogieman Club Mix Radio Edit (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Remixed by Boogieman/Henrik Menzel
  3. I Want Candy (Richard Gottehrer/Bert Russell/Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  4. Carolyna Boogieman Remix Radio Version (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Remixed by Boogieman/Henrik Menzel
  5. Carolyna Boogieman Club Mix Extended Version (Melanie Chisholm/Paul Gendler/Steve Mac) Produced by Steve Mac - Remixed by Boogieman/Henrik Menzel

Directed by Tim Royes, Christina Chong plays Carolyna, an unhappy young girl with lots of problems, who starts to see Melanie C’s image in mirrors. Melanie also appears singing at the same party where Carolyna is dancing while her boyfriend flirts with another woman. At the end, when Carolyna is already on despair, trashing her own room, Melanie appears and holds out the hands to her, as a gesture of aid. When doing that gesture, Melanie shows the tattoos on both her wrists: Love and Happiness, in Tibetan writing. Click on the pictures to visit the Videography section:

Paul Gandler, the guitarist that has been working with Melanie since the first Spice Girls’ concert, co-wrote Carolyna.

Despite Melanie's gig in the Isle Of Wight festival and the Carolyna Week on the official MySpace, the single ended up being overshadowed by the return of the Spice Girls on June 28th, announcing a farewell tour for the end of the year.
Release date: October 12th, 2007
First release: Germany
Record label: Red Girl Records/Warner
Formats: Single, vinyl
Highest chart position: 69 (Germany)
Total sales: -
UK TRACKLIST:
  1. This Time Single Version (Adam Argyle) Produced by Peter-John Vettese - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  2. Understand Alternative Mix (Melanie Chisholm/Adam Argyle) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady
  3. We Love To Entertain You (Melanie Chisholm/Greg Hatwell) Produced by Greg Hatwell - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  4. This Time - video for PC

VINYL TRACKLIST:

  1. This Time Single Version (Adam Argyle) Produced by Joel Edwards/Robin Sarter - Mixed by Mark "Tuffy" Evans
  2. Understand Alternative Mix (Melanie Chisholm/Adam Argyle) Produced by Stephen Hague - Mixed by Stephen Hague/Paul Grady

The director of Melanie's latest three videos, Tim Royes, sadly died in a car accident in New York City on August 2007. Originally scheduled to be recorded in August, the filming of This Time video was cancelled due to the tragic happening. In such circumstances, it was important to Melanie to film the video with someone that knew Tim. The director Adrian Moat, Royes' former colleague was choosen to create this tribute to their friend. This Time shows Melanie following a ray of light, making allusion to life and death. Click on the pictures to visit the Videography section:

Melanie was asked to write and perform the trailer music for 2007's Pro7 Starforce campaign in Germany. In the previous year the song was written and performed by Take That.
Melanie's guitarist, Greg Hatwell, came up with an initial idea and he and Melanie finished writing the song together in June. The band went into the studio to record their parts at the end of that month and Melanie recorded her vocals on July 1st.
On July 4th, Melanie and the band flew to Salzburg in Austria to film the trailers. Filmed in an incredible glass aircraft hangar, they were surrounded by Lear jets, racing cars and motorbikes.
The trailer campaign started to be aired on German TV in early October.

Unfortunately, the alternative version of Understand that would be a b-side of the This Time single was replaced with the album version due to an error at the mastering studio. By the time this error was discovered it was too late to recall the stock. So Melanie and her team decided that the right thing to do was to make the song available for free download on her official website.

The single was overshadow in the UK with the leak of the Spice Girls' new song Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) on the web and its following debut on the radios on the same week of release of This Time. With Melanie promoting the Spice Girls' comeback at the same time as the single This Time on radios, magazines and TV, all the attention went to the Spice Girls.

Tim Royes, the director of Melanie's latest three videos, sadly died in a car accident in New York city on August 2007. In such circumstances, it was important to Melanie to film the video with someone that knew Tim. The director Adrian Moat, Royes' former colleague was choosen to create the video that shows Melanie following a ray of light, making allusion to life and death.
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