Melanie C - 'Northern Star' - Page 5 - Spice Girls

October 21, 20213 yr

Listened to this yesterday for the first time in a while, got to admit I love the singles but the album tracks aren’t very memorable to me

October 21, 20213 yr

How dare you! 😂 Northern Star is the Bible.

October 21, 20213 yr

Northern Star has great songs!

Northern Star (the song), I Turn To You (album version), Go, Closer, Gaga, Why, Feel The Sun are all stellar tracks. Most of the singles were rubbish, imo though...

Edited October 21, 20213 yr by Mr.X

October 21, 20213 yr

Northern Star has great songs!

Northern Star (the song), I Turn To You (album version), Go, Closer, Gaga, Why, Feel The Sun are all stellar tracks. Most of the singles were rubbish, imo though...

Maybe, you are wrong

Ba-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da

NBTSA is the best solo song. Goin’ Down is 100% energy. I agree with ITWM being not single material. But the whole album is great.

Go back and listen to Emma 😂 (I choose All I Need To Know, my favorite song of hers).

October 21, 20213 yr

Northern Star and MELANIE C... are the only albums I can listen to without skipping any songs.

GaGa should have been a single instead of ITWM.

Edited October 21, 20213 yr by dromeda

October 21, 20213 yr

Maybe, you are wrong
Ba-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da

NBTSA is the best solo song. Goin’ Down is 100% energy. I agree with ITWM being not single material. But the whole album is great.

Go back and listen to Emma 😂 (I choose All I Need To Know, my favorite song of hers).

Goin' Down is embarrassing. It sounds so fake to me, like she is trying something that is just not her at all. ITWM is also pretty bad. It works in the context of the album but as a single? Jesus...

I think the album is really good, and it all works together. Just my preferences lay somewhere else other than most of the singles (bar Northern Star. That's a wonderful song, probably Mel's best to this date!).

All I Need to Know is :wub: Thanks, Im gonna listen to Life in Mono again right now :teresa:

October 21, 20213 yr

Goin' Down is embarrassing. It sounds so fake to me, like she is trying something that is just not her at all. ITWM is also pretty bad. It works in the context of the album but as a single? Jesus...

I think the album is really good, and it all works together. Just my preferences lay somewhere else other than most of the singles (bar Northern Star. That's a wonderful song, probably Mel's best to this date!).

All I Need to Know is :wub: Thanks, Im gonna listen to Life in Mono again right now :teresa:

Same. Love Northern Star the song. And Life in Mononucleosis is still one of my fave solo albums.

I don’t agree on Goin’ Down, I think she was really unwell at the time and she tried whatever she could to find an identity. She was the one in the back, she struggled all her career to find a voice. To me, the most honest she’s been is Melanie C the album.

October 21, 20213 yr

Same. Love Northern Star the song. And Life in Mononucleosis is still one of my fave solo albums.

I don’t agree on Goin’ Down, I think she was really unwell at the time and she tried whatever she could to find an identity. She was the one in the back, she struggled all her career to find a voice. To me, the most honest she’s been is Melanie C the album.

Oh yeah, agree too! Going' Down does sound like someone trying to find a voice. It just doesnt sound very good to me, but thats ok. It's still a great album!

October 21, 20213 yr

Melanie totally owns GD when she performs it live. Not fake at all !!

She kills it !!!

I did not adore this song until witnessing it live.

October 21, 20213 yr

I hope for a 25th anniversary edition of Northern Star. It has the potential to have an a-m-a-z-i-n-g tracklisting. :music:

February 16, 20223 yr

This is finally being released on vinyl in April as part of Record Store Day :o :cheer:

February 16, 20223 yr

Melanie has just posted about it herself! :dance:

I think it's worth editing the topic title, by the way. ;)

https://recordstoreday.co.uk/rsd-list/melanie-c/

FORMAT
2xLP

LABEL
UMC/EMI

MORE INFO
The biggest selling solo album by one of the Spice Girls, Melanie C's 2000 album Northern Star has never been released on vinyl. Features the number 1 singles 'I Turn To You' and 'Never Be The Same Again' (with Lisa Left Eye Lopes). Includes three bonus tracks: 'Never Be The Same Again' [single Mix], 'I Turn To You' [Hex Hector Radio Mix] and 'Follow Me', taking it up to 15 tracks over three sides with side 4 featuring an etching.The biggest selling solo album by one of the Spice Girls, Melanie C's 2000 album Northern Star has never been released on vinyl. Features the number 1 singles 'I Turn To You' and 'Never Be The Same Again' (with Lisa Left Eye Lopes). Includes three bonus tracks: 'Never Be The Same Again' [single Mix], 'I Turn To You' [Hex Hector Radio Mix] and 'Follow Me', taking it up to 15 tracks over three sides with side 4 featuring an etching.

According to Record Store Day USA, only 2,500 copies will be made!

https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/14791

MELANIE C
Northern Star

DETAILS
Date: 4/23/2022
Format: 2 x LP
Label: EMI
Quantity: 2500
Release type: 'RSD First'

Melanie C’s debut album, Northern Star, is a slice of ‘90s pop perfection with over 2.5 million copies sold worldwide. Originally released in 1999, the album contains the international hit singles “Never Be the Same” and “I Turn to You,” and features productions by legendary producers Rick Rubin and William Orbit. Never-before released on vinyl, this 2LP set comes with an etching of Melanie’s iconic Northern Star pose on Side D, plus three bonus tracks: “Northern Star (Single Mix),” “I Turn to You (Hex Hector Mix)” which won Hex Hector a GRAMMY for Best Remixer in 2001, and “Follow Me” which was co-written with Bryan Adams.

Side A:
1. Go!
2. Northern Star
3. Goin' Down
4. I Turn To You
5. If That Were Me

Side B:
1. Never Be The Same Again
2. Why
3. Suddenly Monday
4. Ga Ga
5. Be The One

Side C:
1. Closer
2. Feel The Sun
3. Never Be The Same [single Mix]
4. I Turn To You [Hex Hector Radio Mix]
5. Follow Me

Edited February 16, 20223 yr by Voodoo

February 16, 20223 yr

I’m a little disappointed that Side D isn’t being used for more songs (they could have used more B sides - or even spread the 15 tracks across 4 sides instead of cramming them onto 3)… although I guess the etching could look cute.

I’m looking forward to it anyway! :D

With it being a “RSD First” release, that means it’ll get a wider pressing afterwards, so I don’t think any fans will struggle to get a copy eventually.

February 16, 20223 yr

Might have to get this one !

February 16, 20223 yr

It does look cute but the idea that a whole side of a vinyl doesnt have any music, is weird... I will get it of course, and will pop over one of the shops to see if it is available, but if not I shall wait for a wider release...