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.
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| Released | 14 July 2008 (2008-07-14) | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul | |||
| Length | 36:57 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Sharleen Spiteri, Bernard Butler, George Miller | |||
| Sharleen Spiteri chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Melody | ||||
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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.[citation needed] 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[clarification needed]ofThe L Word, an American television series.[4][citation needed]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It Was You" | Sharleen Spiteri, Johnny McElhone, Bernard Butler | Bernard Butler, Sharleen Spiteri | 3:15 |
| 2. | "All the Times I Cried" | Spiteri, McElhone | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore" | Spiteri, McElhone | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Melody" | Serge Gainsbourg, Spiteri | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:51 |
| 5. | "I Wonder" | Spiteri, McElhone | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:46 |
| 6. | "I'm Going to Haunt You" | Spiteri, George Miller | Sharleen Spiteri, George Miller | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Don't Keep Me Waiting" | Spiteri, McElhone, Dante Gizzi, Giulano Gizzi | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:14 |
| 8. | "You Let Me Down" | Spiteri, Miller | Sharleen Spiteri, George Miller | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Where Did It Go Wrong" | Spiteri | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Day Tripping" | Spiteri, McElhone, Jack McElhone | Sharleen Spiteri | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Françoise" | Spiteri | Sharleen Spiteri | 3:32 |
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