''Woman in Me'' is the second studio album by English singer Louise, released by

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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

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), 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 ''

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'' 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

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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" (

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) – 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" (

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/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

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