Northern Star is the first solo album released by Spice Girl

Spice Girls

The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...

 Melanie C. It was released in 1999. The album contains significant elements of rock music

Rock music

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, which contrasted with the pop

Pop music

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 sound of the Spice Girls. It was reasonably well received by critics and was a commercial success, selling over 900,520 copies in the United Kingdom, and close to 4 million copies worldwide, becoming the biggest-selling solo Spice Girl album so far.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Go!"	Melanie Chisholm Melanie Chisholm Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"... , William Orbit William Orbit William Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...	William Orbit	3:39
2.	"Northern Star Northern Star (song) Northern Star is a song written by British singer Melanie C and Rick Nowels. The song was produced by Marius De Vries. It is the title-track from her debut solo album and it was released as the second single in the winter of 1999. The single charted at number 4 in the United Kingdom, becoming her... "	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels Rick Nowels Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...	Marius De Vries Marius de Vries Marius Van Wyk de Vries is an English music producer and composer. He has been behind some of the key albums and soundtracks of recent times, gathering five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award along the way.-Music Producer:...	4:41
3.	"Goin' Down Goin' Down "Goin' Down" is a pop–rock song written by British singer Melanie C, Julian Gallagher and Richard Stannard for Melanie C's debut solo album Northern Star . The song was produced by Marius De Vries and received a mixed reception from music critics... "	Melanie Chisholm , Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher	Marius De Vries	3:35
4.	"I Turn To You"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Rick Nowels Rick Nowels Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...	5:49
5.	"If That Were Me If That Were Me "If That Were Me" is a 2000 single by Melanie C. It was the fifth and last single to be released from the triple platinum album Northern Star. The single entered the UK chart at #18.-Music video:... "	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Rick Nowels	4:31
6.	"Never Be The Same Again" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes)	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa Lopes, Lorenzo Martin	Rhett Lawrence	4:52
7.	"Why"	Melanie Chisholm, Dave Munday, Phil Thornalley	Marius De Vries	5:27
8.	"Suddenly Monday"	Melanie Chisholm, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher	Rick Rubin Rick Rubin Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...	2:36
9.	"Ga Ga"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:50
10.	"Be The One"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:35
11.	"Closer"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries	5:41
12.	"Feel The Sun"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Craig Armstrong, Patrick McCarthy, Damien leGassiak	5:02

Reissue

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
13.	"Never Be the Same Again (Single Mix)"	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa Lopes, Lorenzo Martin	Rhett Lawrence	4:14
14.	"I Turn to You (Hex Hector Radio Mix)"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries Marius de Vries Marius Van Wyk de Vries is an English music producer and composer. He has been behind some of the key albums and soundtracks of recent times, gathering five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award along the way.-Music Producer:... , Remix By Hex Hector	4:12

Japanese edition

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Go!"	Melanie Chisholm Melanie Chisholm Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"... , William Orbit William Orbit William Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...	William Orbit	3:39
2.	"Northern Star Northern Star (song) Northern Star is a song written by British singer Melanie C and Rick Nowels. The song was produced by Marius De Vries. It is the title-track from her debut solo album and it was released as the second single in the winter of 1999. The single charted at number 4 in the United Kingdom, becoming her... "	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels Rick Nowels Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...	Marius De Vries Marius de Vries Marius Van Wyk de Vries is an English music producer and composer. He has been behind some of the key albums and soundtracks of recent times, gathering five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award along the way.-Music Producer:...	4:41
3.	"Goin' Down Goin' Down "Goin' Down" is a pop–rock song written by British singer Melanie C, Julian Gallagher and Richard Stannard for Melanie C's debut solo album Northern Star . The song was produced by Marius De Vries and received a mixed reception from music critics... "	Melanie Chisholm , Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher	Marius De Vries	3:35
4.	"I Turn To You"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Rick Nowels Rick Nowels Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...	5:49
5.	"If That Were Me If That Were Me "If That Were Me" is a 2000 single by Melanie C. It was the fifth and last single to be released from the triple platinum album Northern Star. The single entered the UK chart at #18.-Music video:... "	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Rick Nowels	4:31
6.	"Never Be The Same Again" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes"	Melanie Chisholm, Rhett Lawrence, Paul F Cruz, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lorenzo Martin		4:52
7.	"Why"	Melanie Chisholm, Dave Munday, Phil Thornalley	Marius De Vries	5:27
8.	"Suddenly Monday"	Melanie Chisholm, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher	Rick Rubin Rick Rubin Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...	2:36
9.	"Follow Me"	Melanie Chisholm, Billy Steinberg, Bryan Adams Bryan Adams Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...	Marius de Vries	4:47
10.	"Ga Ga"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:50
11.	"Be The One"	Melanie Chisholm, Phil Thomalley, Dave Munday	Rick Rubin	3:35
12.	"Closer"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries	5:41
13.	"Feel The Sun"	Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels	Craig Armstrong, Patrick McCarthy, Damien leGassiak	5:02

B-sides

*	Title	Single B-side	Songwriter(s)	Producer (s)	Length
*	"Angel on My Shoulder"	Goin' Down - UK CD 1	Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Hewerdine	Ricky Rubin	3:48
*	"I Want You Back"	Goin' Down - UK CD 2	Melanie Chisholm/Phil Thornalley/Campsie	Ricky Rubin	3:18
*	"Follow Me"	Northern Star - UK CD 1 and Japan release of the album	Melanie Chisholm/Bryan Adams/Billy Steinberg	Marius De Vries	3:47
*	"Something's Gonna Happen"	Northern Star - UK CD 2	Melanie Chisholm/Marius de Vries/Steve Sidelnyk	Marius De Vries	3:59
*	"I Wonder What It Would Be Like"	Never Be The Same Again - UK CD 1	Melanie Chisholm/Ricky Nowels/Billy Steinberg	Rick Rubin	3:40

Charts and certification

Country	Peak position	Certification
Australia	32	Gold
Austria	16
Brazil	5
Canada	16	Gold
Finland	6
Germany	7	Platinum
Netherlands	8	Gold
New Zealand	36
Norway	3
Sweden	1	2x Platinum
Switzerland	12	Gold
United Kingdom	4	3x Platinum
United States	208
Europe	2	2x Platinumhttp://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20080211.html

Uk Sales: 900,520 (3x Platinum)

Trivia

Go was used as a main title soundtrack in the 2000 comedy Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes (film)

Whatever It Takes is a teen comedy starring Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and James Franco. It was first released in America on 31 March 2000...

starring James Franco

James Franco

James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...

 and Shane West

Shane West

Shane West is an American actor, musician and songwriter. West is best known for portraying Eli Sammler in Once and Again, Landon Carter with Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember, Darby Crash in What We Do Is Secret, and Dr...

.

Ga Ga was featured in the 1999 comedy Big Daddy starring Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and film producer.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over $100 million at the box office...

, and also in Charmed

Charmed

Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...

's episode 2x10 Heartbreak City.

The first track off of the album to receive radio play was Ga Ga, which had its world premiere on the Chris Moyles afternoon drivetime show on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

in Summer 1999.

External links

• Official Site
• Buy Northern Star