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If she had never made another record, Lisa Loeb would still go down in the record books as the first unsigned artist to top the American charts; her single "Stay" -- from the soundtrack to 1994's Reality Bites -- spent three weeks at number one soon after the film's release. Born in Dallas, Loeb studied piano as a child but later switched to guitar. At Brown University, she studied music theory and played as a duo with her roommate, Elizabeth Mitchell (who went on to indie favor with Ida). After college, she attended Boston's Berklee School of Music for one semester, but then formed a full band in 1990, christened (in tribute to J.D. Salinger) Nine Stories: Tim Bright on guitar, Jonathan Feinberg on drums, and Joe Quigley on bass.

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories began to gig around the Midwest, playing at Austin's South by Southwest seminar. Loeb then hooked up with producer Juan Patiño, and in early 1992 released the cassette-only Purple Acoustic Tape, which she sold at live shows. Several major labels showed interest in her, but Loeb remained unsigned by late 1993, when her friend Ethan Hawke asked her to contribute a song for his next picture. Director Ben Stiller decided that he liked one of Loeb's other songs even better, so "Stay" was inserted on the soundtrack. Released as a single in May 1994, it reached number one two months later and eventually sold over 750,000 copies worldwide. Loeb & Nine Stories received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Group, and won a Brit Award for Best International Newcomer. Geffen Records, which had shown interest in Loeb before "Stay," signed her later in 1994 and re-teamed her with Juan Patiño. Her debut album Tails was released just over a year after her signing, and proved successful with commercial radio as well. Firecracker appeared in 1997, scoring a hit with "I Do." Tours with the Wallflowers and Chris Isaak followed later that summer, as well as a stint with Lilith Fair.

Five years later, Loeb returned with a third effort and her debut for A&M, Cake and Pie. She co-produced the album and collaborated with an impressive cast, which included Glen Ballard, boyfriend Dweezil Zappa, Randy Scruggs (Vince Gill, Sawyer Brown, Waylon Jennings), and Peter Collins (Bon Jovi, the Indigo Girls). First single "The Way It Really Is" was a moderate hit among college radio; "We Could Still Belong Together" was also included on the soundtrack to Legally Blonde. In mid-2002, Loeb inked a deal with Artemis. She relaunched Cake and Pie under the title Hello Lisa, which featured Sanrio's signature Hello Kitty artwork on the cover, that November. The Sanrio/Loeb union proved fruitful, as it coincided with the cutesy character's popularity boom in trendy Hollywood.

For her next trick, Loeb reunited with old college pal Elizabeth Mitchell for the children's music album Catch the Moon; it featured a pleasant mix of traditionals and originals. In January 2004, Dweezil & Lisa premiered on The Food Network. It followed Zappa and Loeb in the daily lives as rockers and food lovers. Although it didn't include the single of the same name, The Way It Really Is was the title of Loeb's 2004 album, her first for the Zoe label. The Very Best of Lisa Loeb first saw release in 2005 in Japan, and then early the next year in the rest of the world. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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Selected Discography

The Very Best Of Lisa Loeb
2005

Catch The Moon
2004

Cake And Pie
2002

Firecracker
1997

Tails
1995

mwm7 says:

05-09-2008

I love her song 'Truthfully' !

heather says:

03-23-2008

I have always loved her voice since I heard Stay. She is so sweet looking too. I think she is a class act.

Dennis Escobedo says:

02-20-2008

beautiful singer/songw r i t e r , great live performer, underated.

phoenixserap h says:

02-02-2008

A lot of people consider her a "one-hit wonder", which I consider a real shame. She has such a unique sound, both in her voice itself and the composition of her songs.
In a word, Lisa Loeb's sound is purely "likeable". You hear her and you just can't help but LIKE her. She comes across as unpretentiou s . . . j u s t very real. Singing for the joy of it, the true love of it. It gives a pure quality to her music that I've enjoyed for over a decade now. Hasn't missed a beat.

rozitrea says:

01-17-2008

how come ive never heard of her?

t says:

01-14-2008

wonderfull

paulemorris. c m a . r m a says:

12-25-2007

I absolutely love her voice it's cute. Her voice matches her well. She is simply adorable. I certainly enjoyed visiting her WebSite. I wonder when she will be visiting Seattle, WA. I would love so very much to meet her. My minor in College is Music, and I can quickly tell when I hear pure talent. Lisa sure has it "Truthfully: ) ! ! ! : )
Your new Fan.
-Paul

Paul E. Morris~CMA RMA EMT
Finn Hill, Kirkland, WA

genevive charlette whoods says:

12-11-2007

i love the song "someone you should know"! great singer!