Emma Bunton Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and media personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice. With over 100 million recor ...

's debut solo album, '' A Girl Like Me'', was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001 by Virgin Records. The album debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies, ultimately becoming the 147th best-selling album in the UK for 2001. The album brought the UK and New Zealand No. 1 single "

What Took You So Long? "What Took You So Long?" is the debut solo single of English singer Emma Bunton from her debut solo studio album, '' A Girl Like Me'' (2001). The song was written by Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis ...

" as well as top five hits "

What I Am "What I Am" is a song written by Edie Brickell and Kenny Withrow and recorded by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians for their debut album, ''Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars'' (1988). The song is highlighted by a guitar solo that notably features an ...

" and " Take My Breath Away" and the top 20 hit "

We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" is a song by English recording artist Emma Bunton from her debut solo album, '' A Girl Like Me'' (2001). Written by Bunton and Rhett Lawrence, the track was released in the United Kingdom as the album's third and ...

". Bunton's second album, '' Free Me'', was released in 2004 through

19 Entertainment 19 Entertainment is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music. Founded by Simon Fuller in London in 1985, the company co-produced ''Pop Idol'' in the United Kingdom with Thames Television in 2001. The ''Idol serie ...

/ Universal Records. Four singles were taken from it: " Free Me", "

Maybe Maybe may refer to: Music Albums * ''Maybe'' (Sharon O'Neill album), 1981 * ''Maybe'', a 1970 album by The Three Degrees Songs * "Maybe" (Allan Flynn and Frank Madden song), 1935 * "Maybe" (Brainstorm song), 2001 * "Maybe" (Carmada song), 20 ...

", " I'll Be There" and "

Crickets Sing for Anamaria "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" is the English-language version of "Os Grilos" ("The Crickets"), a song written by Brazilian musician Marcos Valle with his brother Paulo Sérgio Valle. Original version The instrumental original of "Os Grilos" appeare ...

". In 2006 she released her third album, ''

Life in Mono "Life in Mono" is the debut single by English trip hop duo Mono, which consisted of singer Siobhan de Maré and musician Martin Virgo. It was released on the band's first EP in 1996 which contained various remixes, most notably two by the Pro ...

''.

A Girl Like Me promotional tour

These were the promotional appearances by British recording artist

in support of her debut album. The performances served to promote her first solo studio album '' A Girl Like Me'', starting on 24 March and ending on 23 November 2001.

Background

Bunton's debut solo album, '' A Girl Like Me'', released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001 by Virgin Records. 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 "

", " Take My Breath Away", and "

" 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 sales in excess of 100,000 copies, ultimately becoming the 147th best-selling album in the UK for 2001. The album brought the UK number-one "

" as well as top five hits "

" (a

cover Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of co ...

of a 1988 song by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) and " Take My Breath Away" and the top 20 hit "

". The album sold 125,000 copies in the UK. Disappointing sales led to Bunton's leaving Virgin in 2002. Bunton performed at Party at the Palace, an event that was held at Buckingham Palace Garden on 3 June 2002 in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Her solo performance at the event was a cover of The Supremes' 1964 hit " Baby Love".

Broadcasts and recordings

The MCM Café concert was broadcast on

MTV France MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

on 15 October 2001.

Live Performance dates

Free Me promotional tour

These were the promotional performances by British recording artist

to promote the album '' Free Me''. They started on 10 May and ended on 4 September 2004.

Background

Bunton's second album, '' Free Me'', was released in 2003 through

/ Universal Records. The album was largely produced by Mike Peden and Yak Bondy. Other contributions on the album courtesy of Cathy Dennis, Henry Binns and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi. It spent over twelve weeks inside the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number seven and selling over 141,712 copies, earning gold award status. The album was widely acclaimed by critics as being the "one of best solo Spice records ever" due to its catchy and fun use of sounds from the Motown and the 1960s era. The lead single, " Free Me", sold well in the UK, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart. "

" was released as the second single in the autumn of 2003, and also gained extensive airplay throughout the UK, peaking at number six, one position lower than its predecessor. In the spring of 2004, the album and its third single, " I'll Be There", were released. The single, like its two predecessors, performed well on the charts, peaking at number seven. Later in the year, the fourth single, "

", was released. Despite its harder beat and grittier sound, by now the impact of ''Free Me'' was beginning to wear off, and the song only came in at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, totalling 25,000 copies, and becoming Bunton's lowest-selling single. In the United States, both "Free Me" and "Maybe" were dance club regulars, reaching numbers four and six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play respectively.

Performance dates

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunton concert tours, List of Emma Lists of concert tours