Woman in Me

This article is about the Louise album. For other uses, see The Woman in Me (disambiguation).

Woman in Me
Studio album by
Louise
Released6 October 1997 (1997-10-06)[1]
Genre
Length68:18
LabelEMI
Louise chronology
Naked
(1996) 		Woman in Me
(1997) 		Elbow Beach
(2000)
Singles from Woman in Me
  1. "Arms Around the World"
    Released: 22 September 1997[4]
  2. "Let's Go Round Again"
    Released: 17 November 1997[5]
  3. "All That Matters"
    Released: 23 March 1998[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Music Week[8]

Woman in Me is the second studio album by English singer Louise, released by EMI in October 1997. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Arms Around the World", which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Louise's highest charting single at the time. This was quickly followed up by the single "Let's Go Round Again" (a cover of the 1980 hit by the Average White Band), which reached number 10. A third single, "All That Matters", peaked at number 11.

By this time, Louise's popularity was at an all-time high; Woman in Me had been certified platinum for UK sales of over 300,000 copies, she was on the cover of various magazines including Smash Hits and GQ, and had been voted 'The Sexiest Woman in the World' by the readers of FHM magazine. The 'Louise Soft and Gentle No Sweat Tour' was also a success and was one of the first tours to be choreographed by Jamie King.

Track listing

  1. "Arms Around the World" (George/Noel/Louise Nurding/Trevor Steel/John Holiday) – 4:11
  2. "All That Matters" (Jeff Franzel/Nina Ossoff/T.Silverlight) – 3:40
  3. "I Pray" (Joe Kipnis) – 4:55
  4. "Let's Go Round Again" (Alan Gorrie) – 4:01
  5. "Woman in Me" (Trevor Steel/John Holiday/B.Thiele) – 3:49
  6. "Trust in You" (Graham Plato/Louise Nurding/N.Lowis) – 5:12
  7. "Reminds Me of You" (P.Shane/Kenedy/Pescotto) – 3:58
  8. "Shut Up & Kiss Me" (Noel/George/Trevor Steel/John Holiday) – 3:40
  9. "Healing Love" (Simon Climie/Noel/George) – 5:13
  10. "When Will My Heart Beat Again" (Graham Plato/Louise Nurding/N.Lowis) – 4:26
  11. "New York Moon" (Barry Blue/Robyn Smith) – 4:25
  12. "Happy Love" (Charlie Mole/Gerry D'eveaux) – 4:15
  13. "Who Do You Love" (Peter Kearney/Steve Robson) – 4:09
  14. "Don't Be Shy" (Graham Plato/Louise Nurding/N.Lowis) – 4:52
  15. "Running Back for More" (Louise Nurding/Graham Plato/N.Lowis) – 3:46
  16. "Love Will Bring You Back to Me" (Jodie Wilson/Berny Cosgrove/Kevin Clark) – 4:16
  17. "Distraction" Japanese bonus track
  18. "How You Make Me Feel" Japanese bonus track

Tour

Tour dates for the Soft & Gentle 'No Sweat' Tour
Soft & Gentle 'No Sweat' Tour[9]
Date City Country Venue
United Kingdom & Ireland
20 November 1997 Sheffield England Sheffield City Hall
21 November 1997 Nottingham Royal Centre
23 November 1997 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
24 November 1997 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
25 November 1997 Bristol England Colston Hall
27 November 1997 Liverpool Empire Theatre
28 November 1997 Southport Southport Theatre
30 November 1997 Aberdeen Scotland Capitol Theatre
1 December 1997 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 December 1997 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
4 December 1997 Blackburn King George’s Hall
5 December 1997 York York Barbican
7 December 1997 Manchester Manchester Apollo
9 December 1997 Bradford St George’s Hall
11 December 1997 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
14 December 1997 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
15 December 1997 London Wembley Arena
16 December 1997 Brighton Brighton Centre
18 December 1997 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
20 December 1997 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
21 December 1997 Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Woman in Me
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 76
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Woman in Me
Chart (1997) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 55

Certifications

Certifications for Woman in Me
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 4 October 1997. p. 36.
  2. ^ "The Woman in Me – Louise – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Latest Celebrity news, photos and videos | Yahoo News UK". Uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 September 1997. p. 47.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 November 1997. p. 29.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 March 1998. p. 37.
  7. ^ "The Woman in Me – Louise – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 27 September 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Photographic image of tour poster" (JPG). Pbs.twimg.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Louise – Woman in Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Louise – Woman in Me". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  14. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Louise – Woman In Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 December 2020.