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A Girl Like Me (Emma Bunton album)
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| Studio album by Emma Bunton | ||||
| Released | 16 April 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland) Boundary Row Studios, Olympic Studios, Rokstone Studios, Sarm West Studios (London, England) The Loft Recording Studios (Bronxville, New York) Sound Gallery Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
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| Genre | Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 45:40 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Andrew Frampton, Julian Gallagher, Rhett Lawrence, Steve Mac, Evan Rogers, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Carl Sturken, Tin Tin Out | |||
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| Singles from A Girl Like Me | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| CHARTattack | (2.5/5)[2] |
| Hot Press | unfavourable[3] |
| NME | (6/10)[4] |
A Girl Like Me is the debut solo album by English recording artist Emma Bunton, released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001 by Virgin Records. The album debuted and peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart, with 21,500 copies sold in its first week. Although initial success was promising, A Girl Like Me fell down the chart quickly. However, singles "What Took You So Long?", "Take My Breath Away" and "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" helped the album stay on the UK Albums Chart for several weeks. On 7 September 2001, A Girl Like Me was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.[5]
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Contents
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "What Took You So Long?" | Emma Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis, Dave Morgan | Stannard, Gallagher | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Take My Breath Away" | Bunton, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector | Mac | 3:34 |
| 3. | "A World Without You" | Bunton, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken | Rogers, Sturken | 4:53 |
| 4. | "High on Love" | Bunton, Stannard, Gallagher, Harrigton, Ash Howes, Sharon Murphy | Stannard, Gallagher | 3:49 |
| 5. | "A Girl Like Me" | Bunton, Rogers, Sturken | Rogers, Sturken | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Spell It O.U.T." | Bunton, Andrew Frampton, Chris Braide | Frampton | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" | Martin Glover, Zoë | Tin Tin Out | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Been There, Done That" | Bunton, Frampton, Braide | Frampton | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Better Be Careful" | Bunton, Stannard, Gallagher, Harrington, Howes | Stannard, Gallagher | 3:19 |
| 10. | "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" | Bunton, Rhett Lawrence | Lawrence | 3:23 |
| 11. | "She Was a Friend of Mine" | Bunton, Rogers, Sturken | Rogers, Sturken | 3:34 |
| 12. | "What I Am" (Tin Tin Out featuring Emma Bunton) | Kenny Withrow, Edie Brickell | Tin Tin Out | 4:34 |
Personnel
- Emma Bunton – vocals
- Tom Bender – mixing assistant (track 3)
- Stefan Boman – string engineer (track 3)
- Jason Bonilla – engineer (track 10)
- Chris Braide – arranger (tracks 6, 8)
- Will Catterson – engineer (track 10)
- Dylan "3D" Dresdow – mixing (track 10)
- Matt Fields – mixing assistant (track 1)
- Andrew Frampton – producer, arranger (tracks 6, 8); string arrangements (track 6)
- Daniel Frampton – engineer (tracks 6, 8)
- Ulf Forsberg – string concertmaster (track 3)
- Julian Gallagher – producer (tracks 1, 4, 9)
- Brad Gilderman – mixing (tracks 6, 8, 11)
- Mick Guzauski – mixing (track 3)
- Simon Hale – string arrangements (track 4, 9); brass arrangements (track 9)
- Al Hemberger – engineer (tracks 3, 5, 11)
- Ash Howes – engineer (tracks 1, 4, 9); programming (tracks 1, 4); mixing (track 4)
- Nick Ingman – string arrangements (track 6)
- Henrik Janson – string arrangements, string conductor (track 3)
- Ulf Janson – string arrangements, string conductor (track 3)
- Lawrence Johnson – additional vocal arrangement (track 7)
- Jan "Stan" Kybert – mix engineer, Pro Tools (track 1)
- Rhett Lawrence – producer, arranger, programming, engineer, mixing, guitar (track 10)
- Chris Laws – engineer (track 2)
- Evan Lloyd – assistant engineer (track 10)
- Steve Mac – producer, arranger, mixing (track 2)
- Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado – mixing (track 10)
- Steve Price – string engineer (track 6)
- Terry Richardson – photography
- Evan Rogers – producer (tracks 3, 5, 11)
- Ian Ross – design
- Ruth Rowland – lettering
- Ramon Stagnaro – guitar (track 10)
- Richard "Biff" Stannard – producer (tracks 1, 4, 9)
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (track 1)
- StoneBridge – additional producer, mixing, keyboards (track 5)
- Carl Sturken – producer (tracks 3, 5, 11)
- Alvin Sweeney – additional engineer (track 1, 4, 9); Pro Tools (track 1)
- Tin Tin Out – producer, mixing (tracks 7, 12)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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Release history
| Country | Date | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 16 April 2001 | Virgin Records |
| Australia | 14 May 2001 | EMI |
References
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "A Girl Like Me – Emma Bunton – Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-r610422/review. Retrieved 4 July 2005.
- ^ Missio, Erik (16 April 2001). "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me". CHARTattack. Chart Communications. http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/66773/emma-bunton-%E2%80%94-a-girl-like-me. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (26 April 2001). "A Girl Like Me". Hot Press. http://hotpress.com/archive/520825.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Mark, Timothy (18 April 2001). "Emma Bunton : A Girl Like Me". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/emma-bunton/4861. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 7 September 2001. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 21st May 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue586.PDF. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Emma+Bunton&titel=A+Girl+Like+Me&cat=a. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emma+Bunton&titel=A+Girl+Like+Me&cat=a. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me". IFPI Finland. Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emma+Bunton&titel=A+Girl+Like+Me&cat=a. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emma+Bunton&titel=A+Girl+Like+Me&cat=a. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Bunton,Emma / Longplay" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Bunton,Emma/?type=longplay. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 April 2001". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2001&year=2001&week=17. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Emma+Bunton&titel=A+Girl+Like+Me&cat=a. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Emma Bunton – A Girl Like Me". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=40082. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 25th June 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue591.PDF. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
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