Melody (Sharleen Spiteri album)

Melody is the debut solo album by Sharleen Spiteri, lead singer of the Scottish band Texas. It was released on 14 July 2008 and peaked at number three in the UK Albums Chart.

Melody
Studio album by
Sharleen Spiteri
Released14 July 2008 (2008-07-14)
Recorded2007-2008
GenrePop, soul
Length36:57
LabelMercury, Universal Music
ProducerSharleen Spiteri, Bernard Butler, George Miller
Sharleen Spiteri chronology
Melody
(2008)		 The Movie Songbook
(2010)
Singles from Melody
  1. "All the Times I Cried"
    Released: 7 July 2008
  2. "Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore"
    Released: 6 October 2008
  3. "It Was You"
    Released: 1 December 2008

Singles

The first single taken from her debut album was "All The Times I Cried," and debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 47, before rising to 26 with the physical release. Its full chart run was 47-26-27-32-33-37-47-out. Melody debuted at number 3 in the UK Albums Chart, and its chart run in the first five weeks was 3-5-7-5-8. The album has so far been certified Gold in the UK for sales of over 100,000 copies. The second single off the album "Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore" - released on 6 October 2008 -[1] did not have as much chart success as the first single or the album; it peaked outside the top 100 at 107. The third single of the album was "It Was You," released on 1 December 2008.[2]

"Don't Keep Me Waiting" was only released in Switzerland and charted at number 78.[3]

The song was chosen for use in the soundtrack of the final run of The L Word, an American television series.[4]

Critical reception

[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."It Was You"Sharleen Spiteri, Johnny McElhone, Bernard ButlerBernard Butler, Sharleen Spiteri 
2."All the Times I Cried"Spiteri, McElhoneSharleen Spiteri 
3."Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore"Spiteri, McElhoneSharleen Spiteri 
4."Melody"Serge Gainsbourg, SpiteriSharleen Spiteri 
5."I Wonder"Spiteri, McElhoneSharleen Spiteri 
6."I'm Going to Haunt You"Spiteri, George MillerSharleen Spiteri, George Miller 
7."Don't Keep Me Waiting"Spiteri, McElhone, Dante Gizzi, Giulano GizziSharleen Spiteri 
8."You Let Me Down"Spiteri, MillerSharleen Spiteri, George Miller 
9."Where Did It Go Wrong"SpiteriSharleen Spiteri 
10."Day Tripping"Spiteri, JackmacSharleen Spiteri 
11."Françoise"SpiteriSharleen Spiteri 

A non-CD track called "That Was a Lie" was recorded and made available for early download from Spiteri's website but did not make the final track listing.

Chart performance

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 3[7]
French Album Charts Top 150 13[7]
Belgium Albums Chart 15[7]
Swiss Album Charts 19[7]
Irish Albums Chart 19[7]

Certifications

References
  1. Lewis, Pete. "SHARLEEN SPITERI: The Single Life". Blues and Soul. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. http://www.sharleenspiteri.co.uk/news/english/Third+singleThird Single Confirmed (Sharleen's Official Website) Archived 2008-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Sharleen Spiteri - Don't Keep Me Waiting". acharts.us. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. Archived August 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Quinn, Michael (4 July 2008). "A likable introduction to Spiteri's new solo career". Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  6. Levine, Nick. "Sharleen Spiteri: 'Melody'". Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  7. "Sharleen Spiteri - Melody". acharts.us. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  8. "Certified Award Search". The British Recorded Music Industry. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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