Fresh was the first album by Australian actress, singer and model Melissa Tkautz

Melissa Tkautz

Melissa Natalie Tkautz is an Australian-Maltese actress, singer, songwriter and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. Tkautz was married on Friday 6 February 2009 to her partner of 5 years, Kwesi Nicholas.- Early career :...

, released in Australia in 1992.

In 1992, Tkautz was a 17 year-old was playing the role of Nikki Spencer on E-Street in Channel 10's drama soap, E-Street, and like many TV stars before her, ventured into the music world. Melissa's debut single, "Read My Lips", caused a storm with provocative lyrics such as "if you want to wait till later then hands off my detonator".

"Read My Lips" took 6 weeks to climb to number one - making it one of the fastest climbing Australian chart toppers of 1991. The single spent 2 weeks at number one, 11 weeks in the top 10 and 20 weeks in the top 50. Tkautz's debut single ended up as the 6th highest selling song in Australia for 1991 and in South Australia, where the local charts were heavily biased towards dance and pop music, only Bryan Adams

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' mega worldwide smash "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You

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" managed to outsell Melissa's "Read My Lips" in that year. Tkautz's next release, "Sexy (Is The Word)

Sexy (Is the Word)

"Sexy " is a pop song recorded by Australian Artist, Melissa .The song was the performer's second single following the success of her first, "Read My Lips", and like "Read My Lips", it was launched via the television series that Tkautz was starring in at the time, E Street. It was featured on her...

", took four weeks to peak at number 3, spending almost two months in the top 10.

Her third single, released in 1992, "Skin To Skin", peaked at number 16 and was released around the time Fresh was released which didn't perform well.

Track listing

1. "Sexy (Is the Word)
   Sexy (Is the Word)
   "Sexy " is a pop song recorded by Australian Artist, Melissa .The song was the performer's second single following the success of her first, "Read My Lips", and like "Read My Lips", it was launched via the television series that Tkautz was starring in at the time, E Street. It was featured on her...
   
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2. "Let's Get Pumping"
3. "My Imagination"
4. "Skin to Skin
   Skin to Skin
   Skin To Skin is a pop song recorded by Australian recording artist Melissa Tkautz. The Song was recorded in 1992, and was the first release by Melissa after leaving the Australian soap opera, E Street....
   
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5. "If We Live Forever"
6. "Read My Lips"
7. "Tonight's The Night"
8. "My House"
9. "Something About You"
10. "Ain't No Saint"

Chart positions

Chart	Peak Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	#15

Singles

• "Read My Lips" was the first single to be released from the album "Fresh". Released in 1991, "Read My Lips" shot to number #1 for 2 weeks on the ARIA singles chart and #1 on the Aria Australasian chart, this single attained platinum sales in a matter of weeks. "Read My Lips" video won the Aria Award "Most Popular Music Video".

• "Sexy (Is The Word)" was the second single to be released from melissa's first album, "Fresh". Released in 1991, the single went to #3 on the ARIA singles chart. "Sexy (Is The Word)" reached gold sales.

• "Skin To Skin" was the third single to be released from the album "Fresh" and peaked at number #16 when released on 1992 on the ARIA singles chart.

• "My House" was the fourth and final single to be released from the album "Fresh". Due to limited Airplay, My House failed to chart.

See also

• Lost & Found Album (2005)