Oh wait, I cant update it cos the thread was merged with an old one... oh well, less work for me lol

CD, Signed Vinyl and T shirt bought !! :)

Ive only bought Mel’s albums on cd previously but im much more vinyl now, might have to get a cd and vinyl this time

So far I've ordered the Signed Amazon CD. Will get the HMV CD and I really want the official store gatefold vinyl and the cassette... will order asap.

Track list titles look interesting!

Melanie C and Red Girl Records partner with Virgin Music Group for new album and single

Photo by: Tobi Malomo

Pictured Back (L-R): Kirsty McDonagh (Various Artists Management), Rebecca Dixon (Various Artists Management), John Dawkins (Various Artists Management), David Bianchi (Various Artists Management), Arwen Hunt (Various Artists Management) Front (L-R): Vanessa Bosåen (Virgin Music Group), Melanie Chisholm (artist), Rachel Tan (Virgin Music Group)

Virgin Music Group has announced a new partnership with British pop artist Melanie C and her independent label Red Girl Records, marking the start of a new chapter in the former Spice Girl’s solo career.

The collaboration launches with the release of Sweat, the lead single from Melanie C’s forthcoming ninth studio album of the same name, set for release in 2026.

The track, recorded between Stockholm and Los Angeles,  includes a sample of Diana Ross’s Work That Body .

Melanie C said: “I’m thrilled to be releasing my new music with Virgin Music Group. It feels like a homecoming after the successes we shared working together with Spice Girls and my first two solo albums.

“They are paving the way for more artist-led deals and have an incredibly strong international team. I’m really excited to see what we can achieve together.”

Vanessa Bosåen, President of Virgin Music Group UK, added: “Melanie is such a unique force of nature who is on the verge of another exciting chapter in an illustrious career.

“She captivates the heart of everyone she meets and we are thrilled to welcome her into the Virgin Music Group family. We look forward to working alongside her and her team to bring her intoxicating vision to life.”

The partnership continues Melanie C’s long-standing relationship with Virgin, which originally distributed her early solo releases and the Spice Girls’ global catalog.

The artist, who claims to be the only female performer to Top the UK charts as a soloist and as part of a duo, quartet, and quintet, has also built a parallel career as a DJ and live performer, often blending club and pop influences.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/melanie-c-and-red-girl-records-partner-with-virgin-music-group-to-for-new-album-and-single1/

3:02 - Melanie Chisholm, Paul Jabara, Diana Ross, Raymond L Chew, Sean McDonagh, Dominc Joshua, Alexander Liu & Theo Hutchcraft
3:17 - Melanie Chisholm, Jonathan Christopher Shave & Sam Harper
3:27 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:34 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
4:20 - Melanie Chisholm, Theo Hutchcraft & James Greenwood
3:15 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:13 - Melanie Chisholm, Oscar Scheller, Leroy Burgess & Aaron T. Davenport
3:09 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:35 - Melanie Chisholm, Glen Joseph Roberts & Luis Navidad
2:50 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:25 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
2:56 - Melanie Chisholm, Sam de Jong & Michael Matosic
3:23 - Melanie Chisholm, Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, Carline Sans & Anna-Catherine Hartley

13 minutes ago, -Jay- said:

3:02 - Melanie Chisholm, Paul Jabara, Diana Ross, Raymond L Chew, Sean McDonagh, Dominc Joshua, Alexander Liu & Theo Hutchcraft
3:17 - Melanie Chisholm, Jonathan Christopher Shave & Sam Harper
3:27 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:34 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
4:20 - Melanie Chisholm, Theo Hutchcraft & James Greenwood
3:15 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:13 - Melanie Chisholm, Oscar Scheller, Leroy Burgess & Aaron T. Davenport
3:09 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:35 - Melanie Chisholm, Glen Joseph Roberts & Luis Navidad
2:50 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:25 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
2:56 - Melanie Chisholm, Sam de Jong & Michael Matosic
3:23 - Melanie Chisholm, Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, Carline Sans & Anna-Catherine Hartley

I recognise Theo Hutchcraft's name as the lead singer of Hurts!

LOVE the album cover. It's very Grace Jones coded!

7 hours ago, Liam.k. said:

I recognise Theo Hutchcraft's name as the lead singer of Hurts!

LOVE the album cover. It's very Grace Jones coded!

YES very Grace Jones I agree!!

7 hours ago, Liam.k. said:

I recognise Theo Hutchcraft's name as the lead singer of Hurts!

LOVE the album cover. It's very Grace Jones coded!

8 hours ago, -Jay- said:

3:02 - Melanie Chisholm, Paul Jabara, Diana Ross, Raymond L Chew, Sean McDonagh, Dominc Joshua, Alexander Liu & Theo Hutchcraft
3:17 - Melanie Chisholm, Jonathan Christopher Shave & Sam Harper
3:27 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:34 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
4:20 - Melanie Chisholm, Theo Hutchcraft & James Greenwood
3:15 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:13 - Melanie Chisholm, Oscar Scheller, Leroy Burgess & Aaron T. Davenport
3:09 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:35 - Melanie Chisholm, Glen Joseph Roberts & Luis Navidad
2:50 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:25 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
2:56 - Melanie Chisholm, Sam de Jong & Michael Matosic
3:23 - Melanie Chisholm, Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, Carline Sans & Anna-Catherine Hartley

There's really some interesting names there... Klas Ahlund produces with Robyn and Jon Shave is a great producer, having recently produced with Sugababes and Charli XCX

I'll be streaming when the album is released for sure

8 hours ago, -Jay- said:

3:02 - Melanie Chisholm, Paul Jabara, Diana Ross, Raymond L Chew, Sean McDonagh, Dominc Joshua, Alexander Liu & Theo Hutchcraft
3:17 - Melanie Chisholm, Jonathan Christopher Shave & Sam Harper
3:27 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:34 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
4:20 - Melanie Chisholm, Theo Hutchcraft & James Greenwood
3:15 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:13 - Melanie Chisholm, Oscar Scheller, Leroy Burgess & Aaron T. Davenport
3:09 - Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller
3:35 - Melanie Chisholm, Glen Joseph Roberts & Luis Navidad
2:50 - Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl
2:25 - Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies
2:56 - Melanie Chisholm, Sam de Jong & Michael Matosic
3:23 - Melanie Chisholm, Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, Carline Sans & Anna-Catherine Hartley

With song titles added. ;)

1. Sweat – 3:02

   Melanie Chisholm, Paul Jabara, Diana Ross, Raymond L Chew, Sean McDonagh, Dominc Joshua, Alexander Liu & Theo Hutchcraft

2. Drum Machine – 3:17

   Melanie Chisholm, Jonathan Christopher Shave & Sam Harper

3. WCPGW – 3:27

   Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl

4. Til’ It Breaks – 2:34

   Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies

5. Pressure – 4:20

   Melanie Chisholm, Theo Hutchcraft & James Greenwood

6. Emotional Memory – 3:15

   Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller

7. Attitude – 3:13

   Melanie Chisholm, Oscar Scheller, Leroy Burgess & Aaron T. Davenport

8. Good For Nothing – 3:09

   Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller

9. Undefeated Champion – 3:35

   Melanie Chisholm, Glen Joseph Roberts & Luis Navidad

10. Cashmere – 2:50

    Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl

11. Free To Love – 2:25

    Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies

12. One Track Mind – 2:56

    Melanie Chisholm, Sam de Jong & Michael Matosic

13. Flick Of The Wrist – 3:23

    Melanie Chisholm, Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, Carline Sans & Anna-Catherine Hartley

Edited October 18Oct 18 by VampFan

WCPGW - any ideas?

Attitude is intriguing

6 minutes ago, vibe said:

WCPGW - any ideas?

Attitude is intriguing

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

On 03/04/2025 at 04:57, -Jay- said:

The time between 'Melanie C' (self-titled album) to now, is Melanie's longest gap between album releases:

Album to album:

177 weeks - Northern Star to Reason

108 weeks - Reason to Beautiful Intentions

103 weeks - Beautiful Intentions to This Time

231 weeks - This Time to The Sea

53 weeks - The Sea to Stages

215 weeks - Stages to Version of Me

206 weeks - Version of Me to Melanie C

236 weeks (and counting) - Melanie C to 9th Album

Shortest gap to longest gap:

53 weeks - The Sea to Stages

103 weeks - Beautiful Intentions to This Time

108 weeks - Reason to Beautiful Intentions

177 weeks - Northern Star to Reason

206 weeks - Version of Me to Melanie C

215 weeks - Stages to Version of Me

231 weeks - This Time to The Sea

236 weeks (and counting) - Melanie C to 9th Album

Well, now we finally have the answer. 😀

Edited Monday at 19:514 days by VampFan

HMV Cover is so good wow

1 hour ago, VampFan said:

Well, now we finally have the answer. 😀

Indeed we do 😅 The gap between self-titled and Sweat will be 291 weeks 🫨

Melanie released three albums in the 2000s, three in the 2010s and as of next year it'll be two in the 2020s. I wonder if she'll be able to get her 10th album out before the 2020s decade is over, or if we won't get that until the 2030s. Hopefully she won't take quite so long next time!

1999 Northern Star (Melanie's age at the time of the album's release: 25)

2003 Reason (29)

2005 Beautiful Intentions (31)

2007 This Time (33)

2011 The Sea (37)

2012 Stages (38)

2016 Version of Me (42)

2020 Melanie C (46)

2026 Sweat (she'll be 52 when it's released)

Let's look on the bright side: it's been 1,062 weeks and counting since the last Geri Halliwell album.

22 hours ago, VampFan said:

With song titles added. ;)

1. Sweat – 3:02

   Melanie Chisholm, Paul Jabara, Diana Ross, Raymond L Chew, Sean McDonagh, Dominc Joshua, Alexander Liu & Theo Hutchcraft

2. Drum Machine – 3:17

   Melanie Chisholm, Jonathan Christopher Shave & Sam Harper

3. WCPGW – 3:27

   Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl

4. Til’ It Breaks – 2:34

   Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies

5. Pressure – 4:20

   Melanie Chisholm, Theo Hutchcraft & James Greenwood

6. Emotional Memory – 3:15

   Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller

7. Attitude – 3:13

   Melanie Chisholm, Oscar Scheller, Leroy Burgess & Aaron T. Davenport

8. Good For Nothing – 3:09

   Melanie Chisholm & Oscar Scheller

9. Undefeated Champion – 3:35

   Melanie Chisholm, Glen Joseph Roberts & Luis Navidad

10. Cashmere – 2:50

    Melanie Chisholm, Klas Ahlund & Linnea Södahl

11. Free To Love – 2:25

    Melanie Chisholm, Adam Novodor & Violet Skies

12. One Track Mind – 2:56

    Melanie Chisholm, Sam de Jong & Michael Matosic

13. Flick Of The Wrist – 3:23

    Melanie Chisholm, Rosie May Hudson-Edmonds, Carline Sans & Anna-Catherine Hartley

No Biff. She said he was involved a lot.

1 hour ago, Babyboy said:

No Biff. She said he was involved a lot.

Yeah this is what I find weird... she was going on about how much he is involved and how important he was, specially since he had turned Kylie's career around, etc... There was a whole article/interview about it but I guess she changed her mind?

unless he was in the production rather than writing this time?... or his songs will be on a delux?- he might have been the executive producer of the album... we have to wait.