1999 was a transitional year for the Spice Girls. Ginger was gone (to the shock and horror of millions of young girls and gaybies), and the remaining four Spices were ready to embark on solo ventures of their own. Melanie C, “the Sporty one”, had already started to cut her teeth in such avenues, having achieved a big hit with Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. ‘When You’re Gone’ was a huge international success and helped to establish her outside of the group that made her a household name. With fire under her feet, Chisholm began work on her debut album — the aptly titled Northern Star — which would become the most commercially successful solo Spice record to date.
Chisholm’s blueprint for the album was simple: an indie record inspired by Britpop chaps Blur and Suede with a dash of Madonna’s magnum opus Ray of Light. She achieved just that, pulling in the likes of producers William Orbit (Madonna, All Saints) and Rick Rubin (The Strokes, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Sporty re-emerged as Soft-Punk Spice, and grungy lead single ‘Goin’ Down’ gave the public a taste of her new sound and image. Gone were the tracksuits and black tresses of her Spice Girls persona, to be replaced by tartan skirts and spiky blonde hair.
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