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 "Arms Around the World" (George/Noel/Louise Nurding/Trevor Steel/John Holiday) – 4:11 "All That Matters" (Jeff Franzel/Nina Ossoff/T.Silverlight) – 3:40 "I Pray" (Joe Kipnis) – 4:55 "Let's Go Round Again" (Alan Gorrie) – 4:01 "Woman in Me" (Trevor Steel/John Holiday/B.Thiele) – 3:49 "Trust in You" (Graham Plato/Louise Nurding/N.Lowis) – 5:12 "Reminds Me of You" (P.Shane/Kenedy/Pescotto) – 3:58 "Shut Up & Kiss Me" (Noel/George/Trevor Steel/John Holiday) – 3:40 "Healing Love" (Simon Climie/Noel/George) – 5:13 "When Will My Heart Beat Again" (Graham Plato/Louise Nurding/N.Lowis) – 4:26 "New York Moon" (Barry Blue/Robyn Smith) – 4:25 "Happy Love" (Charlie Mole/Gerry D'eveaux) – 4:15 "Who Do You Love" (Peter Kearney/Steve Robson) – 4:09 "Don't Be Shy" (Graham Plato/Louise Nurding/N.Lowis) – 4:52 "Running Back for More" (Louise Nurding/Graham Plato/N.Lowis) – 3:46 "Love Will Bring You Back to Me" (Jodie Wilson/Berny Cosgrove/Kevin Clark) – 4:16 "Distraction" Japanese bonus track "How You Make Me Feel" Japanese bonus track
Tour + Tour dates for the Soft & Gentle 'No Sweat' TourSoft & Gentle 'No Sweat' TourDateCityCountryVenue 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 MeChart (1997)Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Woman in MeChart (1997)Position UK Albums (OCC) 55
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