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And still they come. 1999 was something of a gap year for the Spice Girls with no new material from the group, but hits for three of the four members (and the one ex-member, of course).
For good or ill, Melanie Chisholm seems to have been the one who's taken her solo work most seriously, continuing to pursue it even during the Spice reunion. What this means is that she's covered more stylistic ground than most of the others, and opened her solo account with the ill-advised psuedo-rock of 'Going Down'. This follow-up found her on more familiar ground, once you got used to the idea of her singing a whole song on her own. She's probably the best singer in the Spice Girls, and certainly the one who found the most distinctive style. She's not really good enough to sell this song though - it still sounds like somebody trying to prove too much, or at least to prove that they have something to prove.
Also appearing on: Now 45 (with "Left Eye"), 47, 54, 55
Available on: Northern Star [Bonus Tracks]
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