The Meaning of Love is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Michelle McManus. Released on 16 February 2004 by BMG, it debuted at number one on the national albums chart in her native Scotland and number three on the UK Albums Chart. 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).