Album: Reason
Artist: Melanie C
2003 Virgin Records Ltd.
CD: 724358240528

Melanie Chisholm: vocals
Marius De Vries: keyboards (1), programming (1)
Alex Smith: keyboards (1), programming (1)
Pete Davis: additional programming (1)
Pete Hofmann: additional drum programming (1)
Steve Sidelnyk: drums (1)
Kim Khahn: bass (1)
Milton McDonald: guitar (1)
Robert Howard: guitar (1), additional backing vocals (1)
Peter-John Vettese: piano (2)
Damian leGassick: keyboards (3, 5, 7, 10), programming (3, 5, 7, 10), guitar (10)
Lewis Taylor: backing vocals (3), guitar (3)
Luis Jardim: percussion (3, 7)
Simon Clarke: alto flute (3), baritone sax (3)
Roddy Lorimer: flugelhorn (3)
Antonia Pagulatos, Prabjote Osahn: violin (3)
Stella Page: viola (3)
Rick Nowels: acoustic piano (4), Fender Rhodes (4), acoustic guitars (4), Wurlitzer (4), Mellotron (4), Korg Trinity (4), backing vocals (4)
Chris Garcia: bass (4), chink guitar (4), various percussion (4), backing vocals (4)
Wayne Rodrigues: drum programming (4), DJ (12)
Rusty Anderson: electric guitars (4, 7, 9, 11)
Charlie Judge: keyboards (4)
James Sanger: programming (4)
Kurt Bisquera: drum kat (4)
Bill Richenbach: sax (4)
Brandon Fields: sax (4), trumpet (4)
Jerry Hey: trumpet (4)
Jon Stewart: guitar (5)
Pete Wilson: bass (5)
Andy Maclure: drums (5)
Richard Flack: programming (6), percussion (6)
Guy Chambers: keyboards (6)
Ian Thomas: drums (6), drum loops (6), percussion (6)
Phil Spalding: electric guitar (6), bass guitar (6)
Phil Palmer: acoustic guitar (6)
Claire Worrall: backing vocals (6)
Phil Thornalley: guitar (7), keyboards (7)
Dave Munday: guitar (7)
James Woodrow: guitar (7)
James Candiloro: keyboards (7, 11), piano (9, 11)
Paul Bushnell: bass (7, 9, 11)
Abraham Laboriel Jr.: drums (7, 9, 11)
Rowland Sutherland: bass flute (7)
Jonn Savannah: synthesizer (8), piano (8)
Gary Clark: all other instruments on (8)
Eric Erlandson: guitar (9, 11)
Marcus Brown: water mandolin (9), guitar (11), keyboards (11)
Monte Pittman: guitar (10)
Jake Davies: programming (11)
Rhett Lawrence: programming (12), guitars (12)
Mike Busby: guitars (12)
Olle Romo: guitars (12)

Strings arranged by Chris Elliott (1), Vettesse/Simon Hale (2)
Strings conducted by Chris Elliott (1)
Gavyn Wright: strings leader (1, 2)
Horns arranged by Bill Reichenbach/Jerry Hey/Rick Nowels (4)
 

Produced by Marius De Vries (1), Peter-John Vettese (2), Damian leGassick (3, 5, 10), Gregg Alexander/Rick Nowels (4), Guy Chambers/Richard Flack (6), Patrick McCarthy (7), Gary Clark (8), Patrick McCarthy/Tore Johansson (9), Phil Thornalley/Patrick McCarthy (11), Rhett Lawrence (12)
Recorded by Mark "Tufty" Evans (2)
Mixed by McCarthy (1-3, 5, 7-11), Jon Ingolsby (4), Flack (6), Lawrence/Steve McMillan/Olle Romo (12)
Engineered by Ali Staton (3), Garcia/Alan Veucasovic (4), John Smith (5), Candiloro/Smith (7), Clark (8), Candiloro (9, 11), leGassick (10)
Additional engineering: Kit Clark (8)
Recording engineers: De Vries/Smith (1)
Pro-Tools: Rodrigues (4), James Loughrie (5), Sean Spuehler/Loughrie (7), Spuehler (10), Lawrence/McMillan/Dave Reitzas/Romo/Jim Watts (12)
 

Tracks:
1. Here It Comes Again [Chisholm/De Vries/Howard] (4:17)
2. Reason [Chisholm/Vettesse] (4:20)
3. Lose Myself In You [Chisholm/Matt Rowe/Stefan Skarbek] (4:12)
4. On The Horizon [Alexander/Chisholm/Nowels] (3:36)
5. Positively Somewhere [Colin Campsie/Chisholm/Thornalley] (3:44)
6. Melt [Chambers/Chisholm; arr. by Chambers] (3:44)
7. Do I [Chisholm/Munday/Thornalley; arr. by Thornalley] (3:34)
8. Soul Boy [Buchanan] (4:27)
9. Water [Chisholm/Johansson] (3:37)
10. Home [David Arnold/Chisholm] (4:38)
11. Let's Love [Chisholm/Munday/Thornalley] (3:23)
12. Yeh Yeh Yeh [Chisholm/Lawrence; arr. by Lawrence] (4:20)
 

Notes: Another session appearance for McDonald, this time with ex-Spice Girl, Melanie C. This was Mel C's second solo album. It reached #5 in the UK and went Gold, selling 500k copies worldwide. There were four single releases: "Here It Comes Again", "On the Horizon", "Let's Love" (Japan only) and a double A-side of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh". "Here It Comes Again" sold over 40k copies in the UK, reaching #7. It also made the top ten in Russia and Italy. (HP, 25 Sep 06)


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