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This Time |  | Artist: Melanie C
Label: Absolute UK
Category: Music
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 25418
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5037300741697
ASIN: B000OV126Q
Release Date: March 27, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Understand | | • | What If I Stay | | • | Protected | | • | This Time | | • | Carolyna | | • | Forever Again | | • | Your Mistake | | • | Moment You Believe | | • | Don't Let Me Go - Adam Argyle, Melanie C, Melanie C | | • | Immune | | • | May Your Heart | | • | Out of Time | | • | I Want Candy [*] |
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Album Description
Fourth solo album from the former Spice Girl (she was Sporty Spice if you're keeping track). Produced by Stephen Hague (New Order, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Pet Shop Boys, etc), This Time has a heavier feel to it as she moves away from lightweight Dance/Pop into rockier terrain. Includes the first single, her take on The Strangeloves/Bow Wow Wow hit 'I Want Candy'. Red Girl. 2007.
Album Details
2007 Issue of the Fourth Solo Album by Artist Formerly Known as "Sporty Spice" of the Pop Group the Spice Girls. The Album was Written and Recorded in Latter 2006 and Early 2007 and is the First Release on Ms. Chisholm's Custom Label Red Girl Records. She Collaborated with Adam Argyle, Peter-john Vettese, Former Robbie Williams Co-hort Guy Chambers and Former D-mob, Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Cathy Dennis and More. A Variety of Producers Include Guy Chambers, Richard Flack and Joel Edwards (Of Deepest Blue).
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 Believing in the Music... May 1, 2007
Neptunian Spirit (Dayton, OH USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Melanie C has been one to watch since she emerged solo from the pop juggernaut that was the Spice Girls in 1999 with her debut breakout "Northern Star." Since that time, much has happened, Melanie has grappled with her self-image, been dropped by her label, started her own, & become her own artist.
Melanie often was dubbed "Indie Spice" or "Rock Spice," terms that were slightly accurate were limiting, but it seemed she bought into them herself on her third album, 2005's "Beautiful Intentions." While a decent effort, "Beautiful Intentions" felt as though she was trying to prove something, her credibility, her strength, who knows? It didn't resonate with everyone.
On her second album on her own label, her fourth overall, "This Time" finds Melanie has embraced herself & it is reflected in this amazing set of songs.
Opening on the Keane inspired "Understand" Melanie weaves an emotional tapestry of musical emotions, while still layering her songs in a fashion, so that they don't run together. The title track is a soaring inspirational number, one that shows how Melanie became the vocal figurehead in the Spice Girls. "What If I Stay" is a hushed gem, that features an Alanis Morrisette inspired harmonica break, "Carolyna" is an uptempo rocker that is sure to charm any who hear it.
Her duet with Adam Argyle (writer of "Next Best Superstar") "Don't Let Me Go", is romantic and comes off as sincere rather than canned lovey dovey fluff. The first single from the record, her cover of the 1960's cult pop cut "I Want Candy" by The Strangeloves, then made infamous in the 1980's by Bow Wow Wow, is pure fun. Punchy ska-like horns and a sunny vocal delivery show that Melanie has learned to love her pop-oriented roots.
"This Time" is a consistenly pleasing set of contemporary rock/pop songs, with your typical inspirational and love themed material. While not as schiphrenically appealing as her debut, it isn't as undercooked has her prior record was. Rather it combines the emotional lift that made "Reason" appealing and the moodiness of "Beautiful Intentions," to give it that charismatic approach. Highly recommended.
one of her best works May 14, 2007
David Monge (westbury, new york USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think if this is one her best work she has ever done includinf beatiful intentions.
 Melanie's Back in Business! April 13, 2007
Reijo Piippula (Turku, Finland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Melanie C proves with this album that she is one of the best singers in the world right now. She has a perfect voice both for the rock songs ("Out of Time", "Understand", and "Carolyna") and for the great ballads ("Forever Again", "May Your Heart", and "The Moment You Believe") and anything between them. However, I still think that this album is not the most original you can get. It is well done but something's missing. The lyrics are however, very positive. For example, one of her earlier songs "On the Horizon" is one of her most positive songs. You can find many positive songs here too..."Protected", "Corolyna", "Immune" etc. This is quite a difficult album to like. For example, I listen to this album seven times before I realized how good one this really is. It may be that the more I listen to it the more I like it. In fact, the only song I don't like in this album is "What If I Stay" which is quite a peaceful one and an interesting choice for number two.
Stars: Carolyna, Understand
Melanie's Best Effort So Far! April 7, 2007
socalledboothy
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is absolutely amazing! I recieved it today in the mail and I wasn't expecting it to be here this early at all. I had been listening to tracks on Youtube and clips from her site, but it was nice to actually have the CD in my hands.
Track by Track:
1) Understand 10/10- Great album opener and extremely catchy. Lyrics are amazing too.
2) What If I Stay 8/10- On first listen, a bit of a forgettable and annoying number, but after a few listens, I've grown to appreciate it. Mel's vocals are great on this track.
3) Protected 9/10- I love Mel's dreamy vocals on this track. Really sets the mood for this track.
4) This Time 10/10- The title track, as with her previous title tracks, does not disappoint. Very good pop song with great lyrics.
5) Carolyna 10/10- Very catchy pop/rock song. One of the best on the album.
6) Forever Again 10/10- Another great ballad. One of my faves on the album.
7) Your Mistake 9/10- Yet another ballad that becomes a bit mid-tempo. Good lyrics and vocal performance from Mel.
8) The Moment You Believe 10/10- Single for Europe and one of her best tracks on the album. Very strong power ballad.
9) Don't Let Me Go (feat. Adam Argyle) 8/10- Somewhere between a mid-tempo and ballad, but very good track and Mel's first duet since NS's Never Be the Same Again.
10) Immune 9/10- Another very good mid-tempo track with some great soaring vocals from Mel.
11) May Your Heart 9/10- Great dreamy and lush track with some soothing vocals.
12) Out of Time 10/10- Very similar to You'll Get Yours on BI. Starts off as a ballad and becomes rocky near the end. Very good track.
13) Bonus Track: I Want Candy 10/10- A cover of the famous pop track. Very good rendition of it. Glad she put it on as a bonus track.
Highlights: Understand, This Time, Carolyna, Forever Again, May Your Heart.
Overall, a very good solid effort from Melanie. It's very rare that I love every track on an album and she has done it again. BI was like that, and I'm glad to see that it happened again with This Time.
So what are you waiting for? Go buy this album!!!
Great sound for Melanie C. December 14, 2007
TnaTheLLama (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
From the pop-y "Northern Star" to the rock-y "Beautiful Intentions", her album "This Time" is probably her best alternative rock sounding album with more of an acoustic sound, where you can really hear her voice.
HIGHLY recommend Melanie C's b-sides:
- "Fragile" from 'The Moment You Believe' single
- "We Love to Entertain You" from "This Time" single
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