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This Time
This Time
Studio album by Melanie C
Released	30 March 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Pop; pop rock;
Length	49:43
Label	Red Girl; Warner;
Producer	Robin Barter; Guy Chambers; Joel Edwards; Richard Flack; Brian Glover; Stephen Hague; Greg Hatwell; Marc Lane; Steve Mac; Phil Thornalley; Peter Vettese;
Melanie C chronology
Singles from This Time
	"The Moment You Believe"; Released: 16 March 2007; "I Want Candy"; Released: 26 March 2007; "Carolyna"; Released: 8 June 2007; "This Time"; Released: 12 October 2007; "Understand"; Released: 25 July 2008;

This Time is the fourth solo studio album released by English singer Melanie C. It was primarily released on 30 March 2007 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was released in United Kingdom and some other countries on 2 April. The album features the singles "I Want Candy", "The Moment You Believe", "Carolyna", "This Time" and "Understand", and sold over 300,000 copies worldwide.

Background

This Time was written and recorded throughout the second half of 2006 and early 2007 and released on Chisholm's own record label, Red Girl Records.

The songs "What If I Stay" and "Don't Let Me Go" are cover versions of two songs originally written and recorded by Speedway lead singer Jill Jackson for her debut solo album.

Two leftover tracks from the album; "Blue Skies All the Way" and "Paris Burning" would be released two years later on Chisholm's "Live at the Hard Rock Cafe" DVD.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	Mixed^[3]
MusicOMH	^[2]
Manchester Evening News	^[4]

This Time garnered mixed reception from music critics who were divided by the lyrical content feeling nondescript. Glenn Meads of the Manchester Evening News praised the album's tracks for showcasing Chisholm's new found maturity and consistent genre versatility in her voice, concluding that its "perfect for anyone fed up with Melua, Jones and other artists who sleep walk their way through each track. At least Melanie sounds like she means it."^[4] Talia Kraines of BBC commended the album for having tracks that allowed Chisholm's voice to show emotion but that it will only appeal to long-time fans than attract new ones.^[3] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave credit to the sleek production and Chisholm's voice showing character and maturity but found the songs too middling and subpar to notice them yet.^[1] Despite praising Chisholm's vocal performance and her duet with Adam Argyle, John Murphy of MusicOMH found songs "bland and forgettable" and lacked personality to give it life, concluding that "[I]t's a shame, but this album won’t be the one to propel a Spice Girl back to the top of the charts."^[2]

Track listing

*This Time* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Understand"	Melanie Chisholm Adam Argyle	Steve Mac	3:43
2.	"What If I Stay"	Argyle Jill Jackson	Stephen Hague	3:17
3.	"Protected"	Chisholm Guy Chambers Cathy Dennis	Chambers Richard Flack	4:37
4.	"This Time"	Argyle	Joel Edwards Robin Barter	3:32
5.	"Carolyna"	Chisholm Paul Gendler Mac	Mac	3:21
6.	"Forever Again"	Argyle Kevin D Hughes Lee Groves	Hague	3:37
7.	"Your Mistake"	Chisholm Argyle	Greg Hatwell Brian Glover Marc Lane	3:55
8.	"The Moment You Believe"	Chisholm Peter-John Vettese	Vettese	3:30
9.	"Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Adam Argyle)	Argyle Jackson	Hague	3:57
10.	"Immune"	Pete Woodroffe Charlie Grant James Bourne	Hague	4:37
11.	"May Your Heart"	Chisholm Gary Clark	Hague Clark	3:57
12.	"Out of Time"	Chisholm Phil Thornalley Dave Munday	Thornalley	3:47
13.	"I Want Candy"	Richard Gottehrer Bert Russel Bob Feidman Gerald Goldstein	Hague	3:24
Total length:				49:43

Italian and French bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"First Day of My Life"	Chambers Enrique Iglesias	Flack	3:24

Portuguese-Brazilian bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Fragile"	Chisholm Hatwell	Hatwell	4:03
14.	"I Want Candy"	Gottehrer Russel Feidman Goldstein	Hague	3:24

Personnel

Melanie C – vocals
Luke Potashnick – guitar
Steve Pearce – bass guitar
Joel Edwards – guitar, additional backing vocals
Ian Thomas – drums
Guy Chambers – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Mark Richardson – drums
Robin Barter – keyboards, bass guitar
Chris Laws – percussion
James Bourne – piano
Trevor Barry – bass guitar
Ben Lee – violin
Steve Mac – piano, synthesizer
Greg Hatwell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Phil Thornalley – guitar, backing vocals, mellotron, bass guitar
David Munday – bass guitar
Simon Clarke – saxophone
Charlie Grant – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar
Mark Evans – guitar
Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
Pete Woodroffe – keyboards, drum programming
Paul Gendler – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Peter John Vettese – piano, programming
Scott Firth – bass guitar
Ian Burdge – cello
Vinnie Lammi – drums
Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
Charlotte Aggett – backing vocals
Lizzy Pattinson – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *This Time*
Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	15
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[8]	77
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[9]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[10]	66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	8
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	57

Certifications and sales

Certifications for *This Time*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[14]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

*This Time* release history
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s)
Germany	30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)	CD cassette	Red Girl Warner	^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	2 April 2007 (2007-04-02)			^{[citation needed]}
Canada	8 April 2008 (2008-04-08)			^{[citation needed]}
Brazil	2 November 2009 (2009-11-02)			^{[citation needed]}
Argentina	1 December 2011 (2011-12-01)			^[15]