Melissa Emery (album)

Melissa Emery is the self-titled debut (and currently only) studio album by Kuboian-Swiss actress and singer Melissa Emery, released on 9th April 1995 through Telltale Records when Emery was fifteen years old. The album was supported by four singles and topped the Karuboia charts, becoming the best-selling album in the country that year. Mike P. Morrison served as the album's executive producer.

Although it is to date Emery's only studio album, it is not her only venture into music, and she continues to make music sporadically.

Background
Through her voice acting work, Emery had built up a following in Kuboia in the early 90s. She noted "People didn't recognise me, but when they heard my voice, they immediately recognised Tenet and were asking me for autographs." In the spring of 1994, Emery was approached by Mike P. Morrison, who asked if she could sign a contract for Telltale Records to release music. Emery signed the contract impulsively without telling her parents, and her father, Luca Meier, was angry when he found it out, believeing that Morrison was exploiting Emery for money, though he eventually calmed down after Morrison ensured Emery would have freedom over how her music is used and distributed.

Melissa Emery is for the most part a europop album, although the lead single "Emerald Utopia" is a progressive pop rock song. Notably, the album features a cover of "Sonic Boom" from the 1993 video game Sonic CD, featuring a similar instrumental and rhythm but altering some of the lyrics to make the song relatable to Emery herself.

Emery intentionally asked for the tracks to be arranged in a particular order so they could tell a story about a teenage girl who imagines a perfect paradise to distract herself from an unhappy life. Some of the early tracks, such as "Twisted Mind", feature themes such as rebellion, peer pressure and being in a dysfunctional family whilst most of the later tracks are more self-indulgent. According to Morrison, this went "completely over his head", only noticing the structure Emery suggested after the album was released.

Track listing

 * 1) "Twisted Mind"
 * 2) "Runaway"
 * 3) "Set Me Free"
 * 4) "Emerald Utopia"
 * 5) "Let's Dance"
 * 6) "Dreams"
 * 7) "Save the World"
 * 8) "Stay with Me"
 * 9) "Sonic Boom"
 * 10) "One Chance"