Lost & Found (Melissa Tkautz album)

Infobox Album | Name = Lost & Found
Type = Album
Artist = Melissa Tkautz


Released = December 04 2005
Recorded = The Base Studios, Melbourne 2005
Genre = Pop, Dance & Europop
Length = 57:56
Label = JRB Music
Distributed by Big Records
Producer = Paul Wiltshire, Penny Clifford & Melissa Tkautz
Reviews = *Ian Gould, "Sydney Star Observer" [http://www.ssonet.com.au/display.asp?ArticleID=4578 link]
Last album = "Fresh"
(1992)
This album = "Lost & Found"
(2005)
Next album = "Glamorous Life"
(2006)

Lost & Found is Melissa Tkautz's second album, released in 2005.

Background

In early 2005, Melissa Tkautz made a special appearance at ARQ nightclub in Sydney for the very popular Retrosexual theme night, performing re-worked versions of her hit songs "Read My Lips" and "Sexy (Is The Word)". The crowd showed that the applause and enthusiasm for Melissa was still as strong as ever and JRB Music & Management promptly signed Melissa to a new recording contract.Melissa returned to the recording studio and put down her first single in over ten years - a cover of the Prince produced, Sheila E classic, "The Glamorous Life" which debuted at Number 6 on both the ARIA Dance Chart and the ARIA Australasian Chart and reached Number 8 on the ARIA Club Chart.

Melissa officially launches her return to pop music, including the appearance of her surname Tkautz in her music name for the first time

The follow-up single, All I Want, launched Melissa's funky new sound as it tore up dancefloors and kicked into stores during November, giving fans a tempting sample of what to expect from a grown-up Melissa.

With Melissa's complete creative control and the producing talents of Paul Wiltshire (Backstreet Boys, Anthony Callea), the highly anticipated album "Lost & Found" was born. Lost & Found is the journey of a Melissa who has grown through lies, love, loss and glamour... Having co-written much of the album herself, Melissa's involvement is evident in the personal stories played out through the tracks and in the passion of Melissa's superb vocals. Lost & Found is the second studio album by Melissa Tkautz, relesead in the Australia on December 04, 2005 and was commended as an album to truly appeal to both old devotees and a whole new generation of fans.

Track listing

#"All I Want" – 5:30
#"Southern Son" – 5:48
#"Breakaway" – 4:54
#"True Love" – 4:29
#"The Glamorous Life" – 3:20
#"Blink" – 7:09
#"Waiting" – 4:22
#"Lies" – 4:15
#"Gotta Know" – 3:32
#"Goodbye Daddy" – 3:25
#"Sexy Is The Word 05*" (Radio Edit) – 4:09
#"Sexy Is The Word 05*" (Club Version) – 7:09

Notes

#M. Tkautz/Control/P.Wiltshire/Mushroom
#Mushroom Music/Hebbes Music
#Tkautz/Control/P.Wiltshire/Orient Pacific/R.Sedky/Standard
#P.Wiltshire/Orient Pacific/R.Cattania/Control
#J.Star/MCA
#M.Tkautz/Control/D.Steele/Control
#K.Minshull/Orient Pacific/P.Wiltshire/Mushroom
#M.Tkautz/Control/P.Wiltshire/Orient Pacific/R.Sedky/Standard
#M.Tkautz/Control/P.Wiltshire/Mushroom
#M.Tkautz/Control/P.Wiltshire/Mushroom
#A.King, R.Nilcholson, J.Berger, F.Koch./Orient Pacific
#A.King, R.Nilcholson, J.Berger, F.Koch./Orient Pacific
*Sexy 05 Remixes by Steve Peach

Chart positions

Credits

Personnel

*Guitar: Mario Riccioni & Robert John Sedky.
*Backing vocal: Paul Wiltshire.

Production

*Mixing: Paul Wiltshire, Victoria Wu, Richard Hinkson, Ando Antony, Steve Peach.
*Remixing, composition and additional production: Richard Hinkson (D-Code) on tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9.
*Mastering: Martin Pullan at Edensound Mastering.

Album Photography

*Front & Back cover: Photographer Pedro Virgil, Make-up & hair by Leonie Kali Naronah, Styling & Concept Grant Lee.
*Bikini Shot: Photographer Gavin O'Neal, Make-up by Rae Morris/Marie Vendrame, hair by Luke Anthony, Styling by Amanda Smith.
*Glamorous Life Photos: (Audi Car) Photographer Peter Rotezky, Hair & make-up by Rae Morris/Reuben Forbes, Clothes Fashion Assassin, Pimp Fur & Suriano Jewellery, Styling by Will Sabin & Hareth Tayem
*Father Shot: Courtesy of Melissa Tkautz.
*Melissa & Dancers: (Will Sabin, Ashley Evans & Antony Ginanadjar) Photographer Marius Luppino.

ingles

*"The Glamorous Life" was the first single from the forthcoming album "Lost & Found". When released on September 04, 2005, the single shot straight to #31 on the ARIA singles chart, #6 on ARIA club chart, #8 on ARIA dance chart and ARIA Australasian chart. The single peaked at number #20 on the Russian Chart Power Top 50. On May 06, 2006 this single reached number #29 on the World Dance/Trance Top 30 singles.

*"All I Want" was the second single to be released from melissa's second album, "Lost & Found". This single was badly promoted and when released on November 20, 2005, it peaked #72 on the ARIA singles chart, but peaked at 10# on ARIA dance chart, #19 on ARIA Australasian chart and #28 on ARIA club chart.

References

*cite web | title= National 9 News| work= Tkautz Gets Personal On New Album| url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=75350| accessmonthday=April 23 | accessyear=2006

*cite web | title= JRB Music & Management| work= Album information| url=http://jrbmusic.com/| accessmonthday= April 23 | accessyear=2006

*cite web | title= Talk About The Music| work= Aria charts information| url=http://www.talkaboutthemusic.com/group/rec.music.misc/messages/248647.html| accessmonthday= April 23 | accessyear=2006

*cite web | title= Power Top 50| work= Russian chart information| url=http://www.phr.ru/top/2005_41/page20| accessmonthday= May 26 | accessyear=2006

*cite web | title= Top40-Charts.com| work= World Dance/Trance chart information| url=http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=40&date=2006-05-06| accessmonthday= May 26 | accessyear=2006