Northern Star - 1311

Amazon.com The longtime Sporty Spice has apparently put in many hours listening to Garbage over the past few years; that band's techno-guitar meld and sassy female vocals cast a long shadow over Northern Star, Melanie C's first solo album. Replete with cropped hair, a nose ring, and tattoos (real? temporary?), the C-girl leaps fearlessly into alt-rock, admirably ignoring the potential for incongruity. Her vocals may be surprisingly strong, but her songs (written in collaboration with TLC's Lisa Lopes, Ray of Light coproducer William Orbit, and a raft of other pros) are less so. Indeed, "Why" does the rain fall from the sky? C takes time out from slavish Shirley Manson worship to indulge in widescreen balladry ("Closer") and Small Faces-esque Britpop ("Suddenly Monday"). What all this adds up to isn't an embarrassment, but it's hardly a convincing style change either. --Rickey Wright Product description Melanie C – Northern Star / Virgin Audio CD 2000 UPC 724385006524 /// Northern Star is the debut solo album released by English singer and songwriter Melanie C, released on 18 October 1999, by Virgin Records. Chisholm and her team recruited several producers to work with her, including William Orbit, Rick Nowels, Marius de Vries, and Craig Armstrong, as well as Rick Rubin. Chisholm co-wrote every song on Northern Star's track listing. The album's sound is diverse, combining pop music with elements of rock, dance, electronica, trance, techno-rock and R&B which contrasted with the sound of the Spice Girls. AllMusic describes "Northern Star" as a "genre-hopping" album. Commercially, the album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and entered the top ten in several countries including Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherland, and Norway. In the United Kingdom, Northern Star reached number four on the UK Albums Chart and went on the sell almost 900,000 copies. With worldwide sales close to 2.5 million copies, it is the biggest-selling solo Spice Girl album. The album was re-issued on 21 August 2000 to feature the single mixes of "Never Be the Same Again" and "I Turn to You", after the massive success of both singles. /// Label: Virgin – 724385006524 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: Oct 10, 2000 Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop Style: Downtempo, Soft Rock, Electro, Pop Rock // Tracklist: 1 Go! Producer – William Orbit Written-By – Melanie Chisholm, William Orbit 3:39 2 Northern Star Producer – Marius de Vries Written-By – Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels 4:41 3 Goin' Down Producer – Marius de Vries Written-By – Julian Gallagher, Melanie Chisholm, Richard Stannard 3:35 4 I Turn To You Co-producer – Rob Playford Producer – Rick Nowels Written-By – Billy Steinberg, Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Rick Nowels 5:49 5 If That Were Me Producer – Rick Nowels Written-By – Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels 4:31 6 Never Be The Same Again Featuring – Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Producer – Rhett Lawrence Written-By – Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lorenzo Martin, Melanie Chisholm, Paul F. Cruz, Rhett Lawrence 4:52 7 Why Producer – Marius de Vries Written-By – Marius de Vries, Melanie Chisholm, Steve Sidelnyk 5:27 8 Suddenly Monday Producer – Rick Rubin Written-By – Julian Gallagher, Matt Rowe, Melanie Chisholm, Richard Stannard 2:36 9 Ga Ga Mixed By – Dave Sardy Producer, Mixed By – Rick Rubin Written-By – Dave Munday, Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thornalley 3:50 10 Be The One Producer – Rick Rubin Written-By – Dave Munday, Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thornalley 3:35 11 Closer Producer – Marius de Vries Written-By – Billy Steinberg, Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels 5:41 12 Feel The Sun Producer – Craig Armstrong, Damian LeGassick, Pat McCarthy Written-By – Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels 5:02 13 Never Be The Same Again (Single Mix) Engineer – Will Catterson Featuring – Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Mixed By – Dave Pensado Producer, Mixed By – Rhett Lawrence Written-By – Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lorenzo Martin, Melanie Chisholm, Paul F. Cruz, Rhett Lawrence 4:12 14 I T
ASIN: B00004Y7WU
VSKU: DBV.B00004Y7WU.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Melanie C
Binding: Audio CD