# Beautiful Intentions
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{{Short description|2005 album by Melanie C}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Beautiful Intentions
| type = Studio
| artist = [Melanie C](/source/Melanie_C)
| cover = Beautifulintentions-ukcd.jpg
| released = 11 April 2005
| recorded = June–October 2004[{{cite web |url=http://www.solospicenews.com/ |title=SoloSpiceNews.com - Spice Girls Solo Projects News |website=www.solospicenews.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041129201007/http://www.solospicenews.com/ |archive-date=29 November 2004 |url-status=dead}}]
| genre = *[Pop](/source/Pop_music)[{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.ie/music/melanie-c-beautiful-intentions-177344/|title=Melanie C - Beautiful Intentions|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|date=18 April 2005|access-date=18 August 2019}}]
| length = 45:26
| label = [Red Girl](/source/Red_Girl_Records)
| producer = {{flat list|
*[Greg Haver](/source/Greg_Haver)
*[Guy Chambers](/source/Guy_Chambers)
*Paul Boddy}}
| prev_title = [Reason](/source/Reason_(Melanie_C_album))
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [This Time](/source/This_Time_(Melanie_C_album))
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Beautiful Intentions
| type = studio
| single1 = [Next Best Superstar](/source/Next_Best_Superstar)
| single1date = 4 April 2005
| single2 = [Better Alone](/source/Better_Alone)
| single2date = 1 August 2005
}}
}}
'''''Beautiful Intentions''''' is the third studio album by the English singer [Melanie C](/source/Melanie_C). This is the first album release on Chisholm's self-founded label, [Red Girl Records](/source/Red_Girl_Records) after being dropped by [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records). The album contains the hit singles "[Next Best Superstar](/source/Next_Best_Superstar)" and "[First Day of My Life](/source/First_Day_of_My_Life_(Melanie_C_song))".
The album was a commercial success in Europe charting in the top 20 in Austria, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland and Portugal. It achieved Gold certifications in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and a Platinum certification in Portugal.
==Background==
After the release of her previous album ''[Reason](/source/Reason_(Melanie_C_album))'', Chisholm was dismissed by her original record label, Virgin Records. The main reason for her being dropped was the disappointing sales of her second album "Reason".[{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jun/14/popandrock|title=Melanie C, Barfly, Glasgow|last=Pidd|first=Helen|date=2004-06-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-01-18|issn=0261-3077}}] Talking about being dropped by Virgin during an interview on The Guardian, Melanie C stated that "[I had] mixed feelings. I knew that they were starting to lose faith in me, so I was actually quite relieved to go. I looked at my options and starting my own label was the most exciting thing".[{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/may/31/popandrock.questiontime|title=Melanie C talks about her depression and being dropped by her record label|last=Pool|first=Hannah Azieb|date=2007-05-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-01-18|issn=0261-3077}}] In the spring of 2004, she created her own independent record label, "Red Girl Records", to record and release her own projects, alongside her manager, Nancy Phillips.[{{cite news|url=http://www.festivalbar.it/artisti/scheda.php?id=177|title=Nel frattempo l'artista interrompe il suo rapporto di lavoro con la Vrigin e crea una propria label, la Red Girl Records|publisher=Festibar|date=17 December 2007}}] The name was inspired by the colours of the [football](/source/association_football) [Liverpool F.C.](/source/Liverpool_F.C.), which Chisholm is supporter.
The album was Chisholm's labour of love for a year, and she previewed six tracks on her [Barfly mini-tour](/source/The_Barfly_Mini-Tour) in June 2004 before going into the studio to record the tracks. Following the release of the first [single](/source/single_(music)), "[Next Best Superstar](/source/Next_Best_Superstar)", the album was released on 11 April 2005 in the UK and some other countries. Later the album was re-released in some countries (with a new song—"[First Day of My Life](/source/First_Day_of_My_Life_(Melanie_C_song))"). Chisholm stated in an Australian interview that she was pleased that ''Beautiful Intentions'' outsold ''Reason''. ''Beautiful Intentions'' has received [Gold certification](/source/Gold_certification) in Germany and Switzerland. In Portugal, it has gone [Platinum](/source/Platinum_certification) (9 weeks at number 1).
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
|rev1=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r743565}}]
|rev2=''[laut.de](/source/laut.de)''
|rev2Score={{Rating|2|5}}[{{cite web|first=Pamela|last=Tan|url=http://mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050815001268.html|title=Beautiful Intentions|accessdate=7 February 2026|website=[MTV Asia](/source/MTV_Asia)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831065213/http://mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050815001268.html|archivedate=31 August 2006|url-status=dead}}]
}}
[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) editor Matthew Chisling found that the "new creative control that Melanie C had over her album broadened her horizons considerably; Melanie allowed herself to fly more freely on ''Intentions'', giving her solo music a sharp new look. On ''Beautiful Intentions'', Melanie C developed her style into an aggressive pop-angled album boasting heavy beats with dramatic rock swings doused in musical cyclones of energy. She borrowed qualities from other heavy-talented rock divas such as [Anastacia](/source/Anastacia) to produce a more bombastic sampling this time around." He concluded: "The final product is simply dazzling; and ''Beautiful Intentions'' is without a doubt the strongest solo album by any of the [Spice Girls](/source/Spice_Girls). Truth be told, it was one of the strongest solo pop albums of 2005, regardless of artist."[{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/melanie-c---beautiful-intentions-1064310|title=Beautiful Intentions - opinion|website=[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)|date=30 June 2005}}] Betty Clarke, writing for ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' remarked: "Released on her own, self-funded Red Girl Records label, the album is a bitter attack on her old employers. A chorus-led confection of vulnerability and hurt, its needling intent – "You'll Get Yours" and "Don't Need This" are just two titles – and aggressive pop-rock sound make it Chisholm's strongest album to date."[{{cite web|first=Betty|last=Clarke|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/17/popandrock|title=Melanie C, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London|website=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|date=17 May 2005|access-date=4 November 2022}}] Irish website ''[Entertainment.ie](/source/Entertainment.ie)'' found that "she certainly delivers these riff-laden songs with gutsy conviction, and her backing band are as tight as they come. But the overall sound has a generic, processed feel to it, and poor old Mel can't write an interesting lyric to save her life. ''Beautiful Intentions'' certainly rocks hard, but ultimately it fails to convince."[{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/uncategorized/melanie-c-beautiful-intentions-177344/|title=Melanie C – Beautiful Intentions|website=[Entertainment.ie](/source/Entertainment.ie)|date=18 April 2005 |access-date=4 November 2022}}] Matthias Manthe from ''[laut.de](/source/laut.de)'' called ''Beautiful Intentions'' "a rock-solid album that doesn't compromise on chart compatibility; Sitting between the rock and pop chairs without stepping on anyone's toes. Mel C sings pleasant tunes about love and the injustices of business."[{{cite web|first=Matthias|last=Manthe|url=https://www.laut.de/Melanie-C/Alben/Beautiful-Intentions-8071|title=Nicht weiter auffallen scheint ihre größte Stärke|website=[laut.de](/source/laut.de)|language=de|access-date=4 November 2022}}]
==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Beautiful Intentions''.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 45:26
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = ''Beautiful Intentions'' track listing
| title1 = Beautiful Intentions
| writer1 = {{flat list|
*[Melanie C](/source/Melanie_C)hisholm
*Paul Boddy
*Dele Ladimeji}}
| extra1 = {{flat list|
*Greg Haver
*Boddy}}
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = [Next Best Superstar](/source/Next_Best_Superstar)
| writer2 = Adam Argyle
| extra2 = Haver
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = [Better Alone](/source/Better_Alone)
| writer3 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*[Peter-John Vettese](/source/Peter-John_Vettese)}}
| extra3 = Haver
| length3 = 4:35
| title4 = Last Night on Earth
| writer4 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Phil Thornalley
*Dave Munday}}
| extra4 = Haver
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = You Will See
| writer5 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Carsten Kroeyer
*Jacob Binzer
*Ajelown Owais
*[Deborah Joshua](/source/Seyi_Shay)}}
| extra5 = Haver
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Never Say Never
| writer6 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Charlie Grant
*Peter Woodroffe}}
| extra6 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Grant
*Woodroffe}}
| length6 = 3:11
| title7 = Good Girl
| writer7 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Tore Johansson}}
| extra7 = Haver
| length7 = 4:07
| title8 = Don't Need This
| writer8 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Greg Hatwell
*Marc Lane}}
| extra8 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Hatwell}}
| length8 = 3:50
| title9 = Little Piece of Me
| writer9 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Richard Buckton
*Woodroffe}}
| extra9 = Haver
| length9 = 3:00
| title10 = Here and Now
| writer10 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Mathew William Benbrook
*Simmons}}
| extra10 = Haver
| length10 = 4:29
| title11 = Take Your Pleasure
| writer11 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Paul Boddy
*Dele Ladimeji}}
| extra11 = Haver
| length11 = 3:11
| title12 = You'll Get Yours
| writer12 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Vettese}}
| extra12 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Vettese}}
| length12 = 4:43
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = 2006 re-issue edition
| title1 = [First Day of My Life](/source/First_Day_of_My_Life_(Melanie_C_song))
| writer1 = {{flat list|
*[Enrique Iglesias](/source/Enrique_Iglesias)
*Chambers}}
| extra1 = Richard Flack
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Beautiful Intentions
| writer2 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Boddy
*Ladimeji}}
| extra2 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Boddy}}
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Next Best Superstar
| writer3 = Argyle
| extra3 = Haver
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Better Alone
| writer4 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Vettese}}
| extra4 = Haver
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = Last Night on Earth
| writer5 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Thornalley
*Munday}}
| extra5 = Haver
| length5 = 3:28
| title6 = You Will See
| writer6 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Kroeyer
*Binzer
*Owais
*Odedere}}
| extra6 = Haver
| length6 = 3:29
| title7 = Never Say Never
| writer7 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Grant
*Woodroffe}}
| extra7 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Grant
*Woodroffe}}
| length7 = 3:11
| title8 = Good Girl
| writer8 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Johansson}}
| extra8 = Haver
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = Don't Need This
| writer9 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Hatwell
*Lane}}
| extra9 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Hatwell}}
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Little Piece of Me
| writer10 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Buckton
*Woodroffe}}
| extra10 = Haver
| length10 = 3:00
| title11 = Here and Now
| writer11 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Benbrook
*Simmons}}
| extra11 = Haver
| length11 = 4:29
| title12 = Take Your Pleasure
| writer12 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Boddy
*Ladimeji}}
| extra12 = Haver
| length12 = 3:11
| title13 = You'll Get Yours
| writer13 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Vettese}}
| extra13 = {{flat list|
*Haver
*Vettese}}
| length13 = 4:43
| title14 = First Day of My Life
| note14 = Making of the music video
| length14 = 4:05
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Brazilian bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title13 = First Day of My Life
| writer13 = {{flat list|
*Iglesias
*Chambers}}
| extra13 = Flack
| length13 = 4:04
| title14 = Everything Must Change
| writer14 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Henry Priestman
*Guy Batson}}
| extra14 = The Erneez
| length14 = 3:32
| title15 = Warrior
| writer15 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Johansson}}
| extra15 = Johansson
| length15 = 3:47
| title16 = Runaway
| writer16 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Johansson}}
| extra16 = Haver
| length16 = 3:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title13 = First Day of My Life
| writer13 = {{flat list|
*Iglesias
*Chambers}}
| extra13 = Flack
| length13 = 4:04
| title14 = Runaway
| writer14 = {{flat list|
*Chisholm
*Johansson}}
| extra14 = Haver
| length14 = 3:24
| title15 = Next Best Superstar
| note15 = Culprit One club mix
| writer15 = Argyle
| extra15 = {{hlist|Haver|[Culprit 1](/source/Culprit_1){{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length15 = 5:29
| title16 = Better Alone
| note16 = pop mix
| writer16 = {{hlist|Chisholm|Vettese}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Haver|Jon Dixon|Pete Craigie{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length16 = 3:56
| title17 = First Day of My Life
| note17 = acoustic
| writer17 = {{hlist|Iglesias|Chambers}}
| extra17 = Flack
| length17 = 4:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Portuguese re-release bonus tracks
| title13 = First Day of My Life
| note13 = RFM − live acoustic
| length13 = 4:05
| title14 = Better Alone
| note14 = RFM − live acoustic
| length14 = 3:01
| title15 = Here and Now
| note15 = RFM − live acoustic
| length15 = 3:27
| title16 = Next Best Superstar
| note16 = RFM − live acoustic
| length16 = 3:21
| title17 = Beautiful Intentions
| note17 = RFM − live acoustic
| length17 = 4:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Singaporean bonus DVD
| title13 = Next Best Superstar
| note13 = Music Video
| length13 = 3:31
| title14 = Better Alone
| note14 = UK Music Video
| length14 = 3:59
| title15 = Beautiful Intentions
| note15 = E.P.K
| length15 = 17:52
| title16 = Photo Gallery
| length16 = 3:00
| title17 = Biography
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Portuguese bonus DVD
| title13 = Next Best Superstar
| note13 = music video
| length13 = 3:31
| title14 = Better Alone
| note14 = European music video
| length14 = 3:06
| title15 = First Day of My Life
| note15 = music video
| length15 = 4:04
}}
'''Notes'''
* {{note|a|[a]}} signifies an additional producer
==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*Melanie Chisholm – vocals
*Paul Gendler – guitars
*Trevor Barry – bass guitar
*[Martin Slattery](/source/Martin_Slattery) – piano
*Paul Stanborough – acoustic guitar
*Greg Hatwell – guitars, backing vocals
*Jenni Tarma – bass guitar
*Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
{{col-2}}
*Richard Flack – percussion, drum programming
*Vinnie Lammi – drums, percussion, additional programming
*Fergus Gerrand – drums, percussion
*Paul Boddy – synthesizers, programming
*[Peter-John Vettese](/source/Peter-John_Vettese) – synthesizers, keyboards
*Jimmy Robertson – additional programming
*Clint Murphy – additional programming
{{col-end}}
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Beautiful Intentions''
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|12|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|90|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|98|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|France|98|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|15|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|id=12935|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|68|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Poland|28|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|id=295|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|9|date=2005-04-17|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|52|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|31|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|14|artist=Melanie C|album=Beautiful Intentions|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|24|artist=Melanie C|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2005 year-end chart performance for ''Beautiful Intentions''
!scope="col"|Chart (2005)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
{{album chart|Germany|88|M|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2005)|url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2005/|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|70|M|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005|url=http://www.hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2005|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2017}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2006 year-end chart performance for ''Beautiful Intentions''
!scope="col"|Chart (2006)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|85|M|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006|url=http://www.hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2006|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2020}}
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Beautiful Intentions''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Beautiful Intentions|artist=Melanie C |type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|access-date=8 September 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Beautiful Intentions|artist=Melanie C |type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|relmonth=4|access-date=8 September 2019|id=200628|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725130403/http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200628.htm|archive-date=25 July 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Beautiful Intentions|artist=Melanie C |type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|access-date=8 September 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Melanie C}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Melanie C albums
Category:2005 albums
Category:Self-released albums
Category:Albums produced by Greg Haver
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