The Meaning of Love (album)

The Meaning of Love is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Michelle McManus, released on 16 February 2004 via BMG, 19 and S. The album was supported by the release of its lead single, "All This Time", which was released in January 2004. A commercial success, it debuted atop the singles charts in both the United Kingdom and her native Scotland, spending three weeks atop the charts and subsequently becoming Silver certified by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). McManus became the first Scottish female recording artist to have a debut single enter the singles charts in the United Kingdom and number one.

Following the albums release in February 2004, it was supported by a second and final single, the albums title track. It failed to match the prominence experienced by "All This Time", and was a moderate success in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, whilst in Scotland, it debuted at number seven and spent five weeks within the Scottish Singles Charts Top 100. The album was a commercial success, particularly in her native Scotland where it debuted at number one on the national albums chart. In the United Kingdom, it achieved similar commercial prominence, debuting at number three on the UK Albums Chart, whilst it stalled in Ireland, reaching a peak of number sixty-four.

It was initially certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2004, before being awarded Gold certification by the BPI on the same day, indicating sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The album spawned the release of two singles – "All This Time" (5 January 2004) and the title track (5 April 2004).