Tightrope (album)

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Tightrope
Studio album by Stephanie McIntosh
Released	September 9, 2006 (Australia) March 17, 2007 (re-release)
Recorded	2004-2006
Genre	Pop
Length	45:05
Label	Universal
Producer(s)	Tom Nichols
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	Tightrope (2006)

Tightrope is the debut album from Australian pop singer Stephanie McIntosh, which was released on September 9, 2006.

Contents 1 Album information 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 Singles 4.1 Mistake 4.2 Tightrope 4.3 So Do I Say Sorry First? 5 Recorded, Not On The Album 6 References

[edit] Album information

McIntosh worked on her debut album with award winning songwriter/producer Tom Nichols who has written and produced songs for the likes of Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Kylie Minogue, S Club 7 and Atomic Kitten.

Nichols has co-written and produced McIntosh’s debut album along with Max Martin, Rami, Greg Kurstin and Guy Roche. The writing and recording process found McIntosh travelling all over the world to studios in LA, London and Sweden along with her hometown of Melbourne. The album, Tightrope was two years in the making, and McIntosh had a film crew following her around the world documenting the journey. The result was The Steph Show which debuted on Channel 10 at 6pm on July 28, 2006

The album features a cover of the hit song, "Wishin' and Hopin'. McIntosh co-wrote one track on the album, "So Do I Say Sorry First?" which is a guitar driven rock track. Most of Tightrope was recorded at the beginning of 2006. The album title, Tightrope was decided by McIntosh and Nichols (producer/co-writer) because McIntosh stated she felt her life was like she was walking a tightrope.

On September 5 the full album was available for play on ninemsn music. The album leaked onto the internet on September 6. It was assumed that it leaked because of the ninemsn first. The album debuted at #80 on the iTunes charts after not even one day of downloads.

Tightrope debuted at #4 on the ARIA Charts and #1 on the Australasian Charts. On its second week in the chart it stayed at the number four place and went Gold.

Tightrope was the 92nd biggest selling album of 2006.

Tightrope was re-released on the 19th March 2007.^[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "So Do I Say Sorry First?" (McIntosh, Tom Nichols, Klaus Derendorf) – 3:01
2. "Mistake" (Rami, Arnthor Birgisson, Nichols) – 3:20
3. "Tightrope" (Nichols, Greg Kurstin) – 3:19
4. "You Should Have Lied" (Nichols, Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk) – 3:30
5. "Wishin' and Hopin'" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:20
6. "Out in the Rain" (Nichols, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant) – 3:26
7. "You Don't Love Me" (Nichols, Quiz & Larrossi) – 3:10
8. "A Change Is Coming" (Nichols, Guy Roche) – 4:03
9. "God Only Knows" (Nichols, Falk) – 2:59
10. "Overcome" (Nichols, Peter Zizzo) – 3:55
11. "Sink Like a Stone" (Derendorf, Nichols, Jeeve) – 4:12
12. "The Night of My Life" (Desmond Child, Nichols) – 3:09
13. "I'd Be You" (hidden track) (Nichols, Thom Pierce) – 3:05

• iTunes digital download

14. Stephanie McIntosh - The Story So Far (video) - 9:54

15. "Mistake" (music video) - 3:27

• Special Edition Bonus Tracks [1]

14. "Catching My Breath"

15. "Mistake" (Jewels & Stone remix)

16. "Tightrope" (Black Fras extended remix)

17. "So Do I Say Sorry First?" (Steve Mac electrik disko mix)

[edit] Charts

Chart	Position
Australian ARIA Top 50 Album Chart [2]	4
ARIA End Of Year Chart	92
Australasian Top 20 Album Chart	1
Australian Sanity Albums	4
Australian HMV Albums	10

[edit] Singles

[edit] Mistake

Released on 29 July, 2006

[edit] Tightrope

Released on 21 October, 2006

[edit] So Do I Say Sorry First?

Released on 03 March, 2007

[edit] Recorded, Not On The Album

• "Kiss Me Or Die"
• "Catching My Breath" (Klaus Derendorf/Laurent Proneur/Tom Nichols)

NOTE: "Kiss Me Or Die" was later covered by Girlband. McIntosh's version currently remains unreleased.

[edit] References