English singer Emma Bunton has released four studio albums, sixteen singles (including one as a featured artist) and thirteen music videos. Her 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 number four on the UK Albums Chart. 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 "What Took You So Long?" as well as top-five hits "What I Am" (a cover of a 1988 song by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) and "Take My Breath Away" and the top twenty single "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight". The album sold 127,000 copies in the UK.
Bunton's second album, Free Me, was released in 2003 through 19 Entertainment and Universal Records. Four singles were taken from it: "Free Me", "Maybe", "I'll Be There" and "Crickets Sing for Anamaria". After some success in the American dance charts, the album was sold in North America. The American edition included remixes and a different cover. "Downtown" was released on 13 November 2006 and charted at number three in the UK. Life in Mono was released as Bunton's third album on 4 December 2006, and peaked at number 65 in the UK. The second and final single from the album, "All I Need to Know", was released in February 2007 and charted at 60 in the UK. In November 2012, she released the single, "I Know Him So Well" with fellow Spice Girls member, Melanie C.
Bunton's fourth studio album, My Happy Place, was released in 2019 and was preceded by the singles "Baby Please Don't Stop" and "Too Many Teardrops". Aside from the two preceding singles, the album tracks were all cover versions of Bunton's favourite songs; the singer collaborated with Will Young, Robbie Williams, Josh Kumra and her husband, Jade Jones. In 2024, Bunton released an orchestral version of the Spice Girls' "2 Become 1" as a single.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales UK AUSPeaks of albums in Australia: A Girl Like Me: My Happy Place: AUT DEN FRA GER IRE NZ SCOPeak chart positions for featured singles on the Scottish Chart: A Girl Like Me: Free Me: Life in Mono: My Happy Place: US A Girl Like Me Released: 16 April 2001 Formats: cassette, CD, digital download, LP Label: Virgin 4 86 75 23 79 67 55 21 6 — BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold UK: 127,000 World: 500,000 Free Me Released: 9 February 2004 Formats: cassette, CD, digital download Labels: Universal, 19 7 — — — — — — — 9 30 BPI: Gold UK: 140,000 Life in Mono Released: 4 December 2006 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Universal, 19 65 — — — — — — — 69 — My Happy Place Released: 12 April 2019 Formats: cassette, CD, digital download, LP Label: BMG 11 92 — — — — 88 — 7 7 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, certifications and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: For all except noted: For "What I Am": For "Maybe": GER IRE ITA NL NZ SCOPeak chart positions for featured singles on the Scottish Chart: "What I Am": "What Took You So Long?": "Take My Breath Away": "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight": "Free Me": "Maybe": "I'll Be There": "Crickets Sing for Anamaria": "Downtown": "All I Need to Know": SWE SWI "What I Am" 1999 2 65 81 14 — 94 48 10 52 — BPI: Silver Eleven to Fly "What Took You So Long?" 2001 1 10 36 9 9 56 1 1 14 25 BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold A Girl Like Me "Take My Breath Away" 5 48 — 26 16 — — 6 — 89 "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" 20 — — 62 — — — 27 — — "Free Me" 2003 5 — — 33 — — — 5 — — Free Me "Maybe" 6 56 52 17 20 88 — 4 33 93 "I'll Be There" 2004 7 — — 42 — — — 10 — — "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" 15 — — 40 — — — 18 — — "Downtown" 2006 3 — — 36 — — — 2 — — Life in Mono "All I Need to Know" 2007 60 — — 98 — — — 24 — — "Baby Please Don't Stop" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — My Happy Place "Too Many Teardrops" — — — — — — — — — — "You're All I Need to Get By" — — — — — — — — — — "Coming Home for Christmas" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan=2 "2 Become 1"2024 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, selected chart positions and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK UK Indie "I Know Him So Well" 2012 153 14 Stages
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and originating album Title Year Album "A World Without You" 2001 A Girl Like Me "A Girl Like Me" 2002
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and originating album Title Year Peak Album UK "Something Tells Me" 2006 119 Life in Mono "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" 122
Guest appearances + List of guest appearances, showing year released, collaborated artists and originating album Title Year Collaborated artist(s) Album "Where Did Our Love Go?" 1998 Live at Wembley Stadium "Sophisticated Lady" 1999 Melanie B "Word Up" "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" Pokémon: The First Movie – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Ronan Keating Wicked Women "Hotter" 2000 Melanie B Hot "I Don't Know" 2001 Damage Since You've Been Gone "Good Vibrations" 2002 Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard, Atomic Kitten Party at the Palace "Baby Love" "Sometimes" 2003 Chicken Shed The Chicken Shed Album "2 Become 1" Pepsi Silver Clef Concert
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "What I Am" 1999 Greg Masuak"What Took You So Long?" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. Virgin Records (CD single – 724389746204). 2001."Take My Breath Away" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. Virgin Records (DVD single – VSDVD1814). 2001. "What Took You So Long?" 2001 "Take My Breath Away" "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight"Phil Griffin"We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. Virgin Records (DVD single – VSDVD1821). 2001. "Free Me" 2003 Tim Royes"Free Me" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings (CD single – 602498683989). 2003. "Maybe"Harvey & Carolyn"Maybe" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings (CD single – 9812785). 2003. "I'll Be There" 2004 Giuseppe Capotondi"I'll Be There" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings (CD single – 9816268). 2004. "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" Harvey & Carolyn"Downtown" (liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings (CD single – 1717348). 2006. "Downtown" 2006 "All I Need to Know" 2007Max & Dania "Baby Please Don't Stop" 2019 Marc Klasfeld "You're All I Need to Get By" Max & Dania 2 Become 1 2024 Howard Greenhalgh
Writing credits + List of songs for other artists, with Bunton receiving writing credits, showing year released, collaborated artist and originating album Title Year Artist Album "To Have to Let Go" 2002 Nikki Webster Bliss "One Thing I Know" 2003 S Club 8 Sundown
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