Beautiful Intentions
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Beautiful Intentions is the third solo album from singer-songwriter Melanie C
. The first on her self-founded label Red Girl Records
after parting ways with her old record label. The album has been Melanie's labour of love for a year, and she previewed several tracks on her Barfly mini tour in June 2004 before going into the studio to record the tracks. Following the release of the first single
, "Next Best Superstar
", the album was released on 11 April 2005 in the UK and some international
countries
. Later the album was re-released in some countries (with a new song on it - "First Day of My Life
"). Melanie stated in an Australian interview that she was pleased Beautiful Intentions has outsold her previous album Reason. Beautiful Intentions has received Gold certification in Germany and Switzerland. In Portugal, it has gone Platinum
(9 weeks at #1).
Japanese Edition
Brazilian Edition
Portuguese Re-Release CD
Portuguese bonus DVD:
Singaporean bonus DVD
UK Sales: 30,364
Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
. The first on her self-founded label Red Girl Records
Red Girl Records
Red Girl Records is a London, UK based independent record label founded by Melanie C, after parting ways with her record label Virgin Records. All of Melanie's activities are decided upon and funded by herself, alongside her business partner and manager, Nancy Phillips.-Studio albums:*2005:...
after parting ways with her old record label. The album has been Melanie's labour of love for a year, and she previewed several tracks on her Barfly mini tour in June 2004 before going into the studio to record the tracks. Following the release of the first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Next Best Superstar
Next Best Superstar
"Next Best Superstar" was the first single from Melanie C's third solo album, "Beautiful Intentions". Released on 4 April 2005, this was first single that Melanie released where she didn't have a writing credit, as this song was penned by Adam Argyle...
", the album was released on 11 April 2005 in the UK and some international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
countries
Country
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. Later the album was re-released in some countries (with a new song on it - "First Day of My Life
First Day of My Life (Melanie C song)
"First Day of My Life" is the third single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only. Later it was released internationally and peaked at number-one in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain selling over...
"). Melanie stated in an Australian interview that she was pleased Beautiful Intentions has outsold her previous album Reason. Beautiful Intentions has received Gold certification in Germany and Switzerland. In Portugal, it has gone Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
(9 weeks at #1).
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful Intentions" | Melanie Chisholm Melanie Chisholm Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"... , Paul Boddy, Dele Ladimeji |
Greg Haver/Paul Boddy | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Next Best Superstar Next Best Superstar "Next Best Superstar" was the first single from Melanie C's third solo album, "Beautiful Intentions". Released on 4 April 2005, this was first single that Melanie released where she didn't have a writing credit, as this song was penned by Adam Argyle... " |
Adam Argyle | Greg Haver | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Better Alone Better Alone "Better Alone" is a single from Melanie C's third album Beautiful Intentions. The song is a piano-backed ballad which covers themes such as independence and emancipation from a stifling relationship.... " |
Melanie Chisholm Melanie Chisholm Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"... & Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.... |
Greg Haver | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Last Night On Earth" | Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thornalley, Dave Munday | Greg Haver | 3:28 |
| 5. | "You Will See" | Melanie Chisholm, Carsten Kroeyer, Jacob Binzer, Ajelown Owais, Deborah Odedere | Greg Haver | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Never Say Never" | Melanie Chisholm, Charlie Grant, Peter Woodroffe | Greg Haver/Charlie Grant/Pete Woodroffe | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Good Girl" | Melanie Chisholm, Tore Johansson | Greg Haver | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Don't Need This" | Melanie Chisholm, Greg Hatwell, Marc Lane | Greg Haver/Greg Hatwel | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Little Piece Of Me" | Melanie Chisholm, Richard Buckton, Pete Woodroffe | Greg Haver | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Here and Now" | Melanie Chisholm, M. Benbrook, Simmons | Greg Haver | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Take Your Pleasure" | Melanie Chisholm, Paul Boddy, Dele Ladimeji | Greg Haver | 3:11 |
| 12. | "You'll Get Yours" | Melanie Chisholm, Peter-John Vettese | Greg Haver/Peter-John Vettese | 4:43 |
| 13. | "First Day of My Life First Day of My Life (Melanie C song) "First Day of My Life" is the third single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only. Later it was released internationally and peaked at number-one in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain selling over... " (on reissue appears as track 1) |
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... , Guy Chambers Guy Chambers Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :... |
Richard Flack | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Making of First Day of My Life First Day of My Life (Melanie C song) "First Day of My Life" is the third single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only. Later it was released internationally and peaked at number-one in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain selling over... " (the video (on re-issue)) |
Guy Chambers & Enrique Iglesias | Richard Flack | 4:05 |
Japanese Edition
- First Day of My Life
- Runaway
- Next Best Superstar [Culprit One Club Mix]
- Better Alone [Pop Mix]
- First Day of My Life [acoustic]
Brazilian Edition
- First Day of My Life
- Everything Must Change - 3:32
- Warrior - 3:47
- Runaway - 3:24
Portuguese Re-Release CD
- First Day of My Life [RFM − Live Acoustic] − 4:05
- Better Alone [RFM − Live Acoustic] − 3:01
- Here and Now [RFM − Live Acoustic] − 3:27
- Next Best Superstar [RFM − Live Acoustic] − 3:21
- Beautiful Intentions [RFM − Live Acoustic] − 4:03
Portuguese bonus DVD:
- Next Best Superstar [Video] − 3:31
- Better Alone [Edit] − 3:06
- First Day of My Life [Video] − 4:04
Singaporean bonus DVD
- Next Best Superstar [Video] − 3:31
- Better Alone [Full Version] − 3:59
- Beautiful Intentions E.P.K − 17:52
- Photo Gallery − 3:00
- Biography
B-sides
| * | Title | Single B-side | Songwriter(s) | Producer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | "Everything Must Change" | Next Best Superstar - UK CD 1 | Melanie Chisholm/Henry Priestman/Guy Batson | The Erneez | 3:32 |
| * | "Warrior" | Better Alone - UK CD 1 | Melanie Chisholm/Tore Johansson | Tore Johansson | 3:47 |
| * | "Runaway" | First Day Of My Life | Melanie Chisholm/Tore Johansson | Greg Haver | 3:24 |
UK Sales: 30,364
Credits
- Melanie Chisholm - Vocals
- Paul Gendler - Guitars
- Greg Hatwell - Guitars, Backing vocals
- Jenni Tarma - Bass
- Nick Nasmyth - Keyboards
- Vinnie Lammi - Drums, Drum loop, Percussion, Additional programming
- Fergus Gerrand - Drums, Percussions
- Paul Boddy - Synth, Programming
- Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
- Synth, Keyboards - Jimmy Robertson - Additional programming
- Clint Murphy - Additional programming
Weekly charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
12 |
| Belgian Flanders Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
90 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 98 |
| French Albums Chart | 98 |
| German Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
15 |
| Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
28 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa is currently the only recording industry association in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV and UNEVA .... |
1 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 52 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 31 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 14 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
24 |
Year-end charts
| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| Germany | 88 |
| Switzerland | 70 |
Certifications
| Region | Provider | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | BVMI Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
Gold |
| Portugal | AFP Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa is currently the only recording industry association in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV and UNEVA .... |
Platinum |
| Switzerland | IFPI | Gold |