Save Your Kisses is the debut studio album by Danish singer Natasha Thomas, released on 5 July 2004 by Epic Records. The album had impact in some European countries and South America, particularly in Brazil, where the song "It's Over Now" became popular following its inclusion on the soundtrack to the telenovela Her Own Destiny. In Japan, the album was released in 2005 with a different cover art and a slightly altered track listing; in it, "Save Your Kisses for Me" was replaced with "Let Me Show You (The Way)", which has the same arrangement, but with different lyrics, and the song "I'm Just a Little Bit Shy" was replaced with a single mix of "Save Your Kisses for Me".

Save Your Kisses
Studio album by
Released5 July 2004 (2004-07-05)
Length52:00
LabelEpic
Producer
Natasha Thomas chronology
Save Your Kisses
(2004)
Playin' with Fire
(2006)
Singles from Save Your Kisses
  1. "Why (Does Your Love Hurt So Much)"
    Released: 21 July 2003
  2. "It's Over Now"
    Released: 2 February 2004
  3. "Save Your Kisses for Me"
    Released: 7 June 2004

Track listing edit

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Introducing Natasha/Loving You Is Not Easy (Uh La La)"

"Loving You Is Not Easy (Uh La La)": lyrics by Sugar Daddy
Christensen4:27
2."Save Your Kisses for Me"
  • Christensen
  • Steffen Häfelinger
Christensen3:46
3."Young Hearts"
Christensen3:00
4."Why (Does Your Love Hurt So Much)"Christensen4:01
5."More and More"
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:39
6."Sunshine After Rain"
  • Christensen
  • Könemann
Christensen3:50
7."It's Over Now"
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:37
8."Suddenly"
  • Christensen
  • Könemann
  • Rune Gardell
  • Anders Bergström
  • Dan Attlerud
Christensen3:45
9."I'm Just a Little Bit Shy"
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:13
10."Hold Me Closer"
  • Christensen
  • Jens Klein
Christensen2:59
11."Young and Carefree"
WCA3:29
12."Can't Turn Back Time"
WCA3:41
13."Rollercoaster Ride"
  • Sardorf
  • Barnewitz
  • Davidsen
WCA4:07
14."More Than Friends"
  • Sardorf
  • Barnewitz
  • Davidsen
WCA4:26
Total length:52:00
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Introducing Natasha/Loving You Is Not Easy (Uh La La)"
  • "Introducing Natasha": Christensen
  • Könemann

"Loving You Is Not Easy (Uh La La)": lyrics by Sugar Daddy
Christensen4:27
2."Let Me Show You (The Way)"
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:45
3."Young Hearts"
  • Björklund
  • Sahlén
  • Andreasson
Christensen3:00
4."Why (Does Your Love Hurt So Much)"
  • Rodgers
  • Edwards
Christensen4:01
5."More and More"
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:39
6."Sunshine After Rain"
  • Christensen
  • Könemann
Christensen3:50
7."It's Over Now" (single mix)
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:35
8."Suddenly"
  • Christensen
  • Könemann
  • Gardell
  • Bergström
  • Attlerud
Christensen3:45
9."Save Your Kisses for Me" (single mix)
  • Christensen
  • Häfelinger
Christensen3:45
10."Hold Me Closer"
  • Christensen
  • Klein
Christensen2:59
11."Young and Carefree"
  • Barnewitz
  • Sardorf
WCA3:29
12."Can't Turn Back Time"
  • Sardorf
  • Barnewitz
  • Davidsen
WCA3:41
13."Rollercoaster Ride"
  • Sardorf
  • Barnewitz
  • Davidsen
WCA4:07
14."More Than Friends"
  • Sardorf
  • Barnewitz
  • Davidsen
WCA4:26
Total length:52:31

Personnel edit

Musicians edit

  • Natasha Thomas – lead vocals (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 11–14)
  • Alex Christensen – all instruments (tracks 1–10); keyboards (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
  • Peter Könemann – all instruments, keyboards (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
  • Steffen Häfelinger – all instruments (tracks 1–10); keyboards, guitars (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
  • Jens Klein – all instruments, keyboards (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
  • Jürgen Leydel – guitars (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
  • Daniel Davidsen – guitar (tracks 12–14)
  • Linda Holmberg – background vocals (tracks 11, 13, 14)
  • Thomas Sardorf – background vocals (track 12)
  • Susanne Palsbøll – background vocals (track 12)

Technical edit

  • Alex Christensen – production, mixing (tracks 1–10); executive production
  • Andrew Nightline – executive production
  • Steffen Häfelinger – mixing (tracks 1–10); editing (track 7); vocal editing (tracks 3–6, 8–10)
  • Le Koma – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8–10); vocal editing (tracks 3–6, 8–10)
  • Mr. Minimal – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8–10); vocal editing (tracks 3–6, 8–10)
  • WCA – production (tracks 11–14)
  • Peter Mark – mixing (tracks 11–14)

Artwork edit

  • Thomas Leidig – photography
  • Joaquim Justo – photography
  • Markus Nass – photography
  • Marc Schilkowski – artwork

Charts edit

Chart performance for Save Your Kisses
Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 67

Release history edit

Release history for Save Your Kisses
Region Date Label Ref.
Germany 5 July 2004 Epic [5]
Japan 24 March 2005 Sony [6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Natasha Thomas – Save Your Kisses" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Natasha Thomas – Save Your Kisses" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ Natasha Thomasのアルバム売り上げランキング [Natasha Thomas album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Natasha Thomas – Save Your Kisses". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Natasha Thomas – Save Your Kisses". CDstarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ セイヴ・ユア・キッス | ナターシャ・トーマス [Save Your Kiss | Natasha Thomas] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 23 August 2022.