Length 45:40 Artist Emma Bunton Label Virgin Records | A Girl Like Me
(2001) Free Me
(2004) Release date 16 April 2001 | |
Released 16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) Recorded July 1999–October 2000
Various
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) Producer Emma Bunton (exec.)
Andrew Frampton
Julian Gallagher
Rhett Lawrence
Steve Mac
Evan Rogers
Richard Stannard
Carl Sturken
Tin Tin Out Genres Pop music, Pop rock, Dance-pop, Adult contemporary music Similar Emma Bunton albums, Pop music albums | ||
Emma bunton a girl like me 2001 full album
A Girl Like Me is the debut solo album by English recording artist Emma Bunton It was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001. Following the release of the Spice Girls' third studio album, Forever (2000), the group announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus and would be concentrating on their solo careers in regards to their foreseeable future. Recording sessions for Bunton's first solo album took place from July 1999 to October 2000 at several recording studios.
Contents
- Emma bunton a girl like me 2001 full album
- Emma bunton a girl like me 1 what took you so long
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Known outtakes
- Songs
- References
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 I Am", "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.
Emma bunton a girl like me 1 what took you so long
Critical reception
A Girl Like Me received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Stewart Mason of AllMusic felt that Emma's singing voice lacked depth but that it worked well with the well-crafted and addicting pop songs, concluding that "A Girl Like Me isn't an album for the ages, but it's better than 'not bad.'" Timothy Park of NME said that there were great tracks and Emma performs them adequately but felt the album lacked ambition or honesty, concluding that "'A Girl Like Me', like Emma, is very sweet but, like Emma also, it has no balls." Erik Missio of CHARTattack said he saw promise in the album but felt disappointed by its attempts to resemble the Spice Girls' sound. Stephen Robinson of Hot Press criticized the tracks for being overly sweet and borrowing from other genres but being unoriginal with them, calling it "another album to chuck aboard the pop blandwagon."
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Girl Like Me.
Known outtakes
Songs
1What Took You So Long4:01
2Take My Breath Away3:38
3A World Without You4:53