Version of Me
2016 album by Melanie C
Version of Me is the seventh studio album by the English singer Melanie C. It was released on 21 October 2016 by Red Girl Records to highly positive reviews. It became her highest-charting album since 2005's Beautiful Intentions, debuting at number 25 on the UK Albums Chart. It was released in Germany at a later date in 2017 becoming her first album to chart outside of the top 20.
Background and composition
Melanie C started recording the album in 2014, and it was not her only focus at the time. She elaborated,
"Because in the past, I've gone "Right. It's album time" with back-to-back writing sessions. But, with this record, I had other stuff going on. And actually, I think it's really benefited the record because I never got stale, you know? It just felt like life kept on happening and all of these scenarios kept coming up, and it was really inspiring. I didn't feel like I was repeating myself because I was just taking my time, so that was really cool.
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