"She's...in the tradition of Bob Dylan, of Billie Holiday, of letting her unorthodox tonality
shine through to become her immediately recognizable calling card. When she wraps
that charming singing voice around the dozen songs of hers found here, the results are
often hypnotic, and always beguiling."
-North County Times, Feb. 2008
"Melissa Vaughan’s debut album is...good quality voice and piano...there are subtle
flourishes that add to its dynamic. ‘How Could You’ goes beyond the standard
accompaniment of piano and strings and places the sounds of a restaurant in the
background; ‘The Yard Part Two’ brings the album to an abrupt end after showcasing
Vaughan’s understated yet impressive vocal talents. Well worth a listen or two, or
three…"
-Holly Wild, www.subba-cultcha.com
"Once upon a time I sat for hours scribbling at a little music composition book my grandmother gave me. I clearly remember my first lyrics: 'Running the race of life'... I was seven at the time. It was my big dream to be able to grow up and write music and be a singer, and I'm kind of surprised at myself for ending up doing what I wanted... it's so simple, though. Run after your dreams as fast as you can..."
-Melissa Vaughan
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haha yea girl go 2 a place where men wear skirts awesome idea .. go where they re already confused lol... or we could go 2 an indian resort ... haha how ya feeling?
Hello miss melissa vaughan...how are you?! droppin' by to hear some of your sweet tunes and I discovered the live version of the "romance" song with Kenny... I'm diggin' that version of it, for sure! Your voice is sounding sooooo pretty. That's all for now. Chao! Hope all is well.-lorelei
Hi Melissa, this is Jason from the band Fred Jones (we played together at Starbucks in Vista awhile back), I wanted to send you a message but for some reason it wouldn't go through, I'll try to send you an email. Just wanted to let you know :).
