Lisa Loeb 448947 223983683 2008-07-06T20:37:40Z 90.197.35.33 /* External links */ {{Infobox musical artist 2 |Name = Lisa Loeb |Img =LisaLoebBorders2008.jpg |Img_capt = Performing in 2008 |Birth_name = Lisa Anne Loeb |Background = solo_singer |Born = {{birth date and age|1968|3|11}}<br />[[Bethesda, Maryland]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] |Origin = [[Dallas, Texas]]. [[United States|U.S.A.]] |Genre = [[folk music|Contemporary Folk]] / [[Rock music|Rock]] / [[Indie (music)|Indie]] |Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]],solo singer, [[guitarist]], composer, [[actress]] |Years_active = 1989 - present |Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]] |First_album = ''[[Liz and Lisa]]'' |Latest_album = ''[[The Very Best of Lisa Loeb]]'' |Notable_albums = ''[[Tails (Lisa Loeb album|Tails]]'', ''[[Firecracker (Lisa Loeb album)|Firecracker]]'', ''[[The Way It Really Is]]'' |Notable songs = "[[Stay (I Missed You)]]", "[[I Do]]", "[[You Don't Know Me]]" |Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]<small> (1995-1999)</small><br />[[A&M Records|A&M]]<small> (2000-2002)</small><br />[[Artemis Records|Artemis]]<small> (2002-2004)</small><br />[[Zoe Records|Zoe]]<small> (2004-present)</small> |Associated_acts = [[Liz and Lisa]] |URL = [http://www.lisaloeb.com/ Lisa Loeb Official Site] }} '''Lisa Anne Loeb''' (born [[March 11]], [[1968]]) is an American [[singer-songwriter]] and [[actor|actress]]. In 1994, she had her first hit with the song "[[Stay (I Missed You)]]". The song today still remains her biggest hit and most well-known song. Recently, she has moved into other endeavors, such as [[television]]. In 2006, she had her own reality TV show on the [[E!]] channel. ==Early years== Loeb was born to [[Jew]]ish parents in [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]], [[Maryland]], and raised in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] where she attended [[The Hockaday School]], an all-girls [[private school]]. Her parents still live in Dallas, where mother is a homemaker and her father, Peter Loeb, is a [[gastroenterologist]]. She has three siblings -- Benjamin Loeb, [[Debbie Loeb]], and Philip Loeb. After graduating from high school in 1986, she went to [[Brown University]], where she graduated in 1990 with a degree in [[comparative literature]]. At Brown, she and [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell]] formed a band named [[Liz and Lisa]], featuring future singer/songwriter and Brown classmate [[Duncan Sheik]] as a guitarist as well as the upcoming influential jazz/rock bassist Rick Lassiter while contemplating band names such as Nine Stories and Soto Voce'. The duo released the albums ''Liz and Lisa'' and ''Liz and Lisa - Days Were Different'' independently. Loeb had also developed a following from her solo acoustic performances on the [[New York City]] [[coffeehouse]] circuit, where she sold a collection of her songs referred to as ''The Purple Tape''. Loeb's big break came when she was discovered by actor and friend [[Ethan Hawke]], who lived in an [[apartment]] across the street from her in New York City. She met Hawke through mutual friends in the NYC theater community. Hawke gave a tape of Loeb's song "[[Stay (I Missed You)]]" to director [[Ben Stiller]] during the making of the 1994 film ''[[Reality Bites]]''. Stiller subsequently agreed to use the song in the film and on the film's [[soundtrack]]. "Stay" ultimately went on to become a number one hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|American charts]]. When her song hit number one, Loeb earned the distinction of being the only artist to top the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label. ==Recording career== In September 1995, Loeb's debut album, ''[[Tails (Lisa Loeb album)|Tails]]'', was released. The album was co-produced by Juan Patiño, her longtime, then-boyfriend. Although none of the singles from ''Tails'' could quite match the breakthrough appeal of "Stay" (which was also included on this album), Loeb still managed a top 20 hit with "Do You Sleep?" and two moderately successful radio hits with "Taffy," and "Waiting for Wednesday". ''Tails'' went on to achieve Gold status. In 1997, a second major-label album, ''[[Firecracker (Lisa Loeb album)|Firecracker]]'', was released. At this point, Loeb dropped the name of her support band, Nine Stories, which was named after the [[Nine Stories (Salinger)|J. D. Salinger collection]], and performed under her own name. Though critically praised, ''Firecracker'' did not have the commercial success of ''Tails'', but the single "[[I Do (Lisa Loeb song)|I Do]]" was popular on radio (it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100) and music television. The song "How" was featured on the soundtracks for the films ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' and ''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]'', and was featured in the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy]] episode [[Homecoming (Buffy episode)|"Homecoming"]]. In 2000, she participated on the [[Ozzy Osbourne]] tribute album ''Bat Head Soup'' performing [[Goodbye to Romance]] with [[Dweezil Zappa]] on guitar. Loeb's next project was ''[[Cake and Pie]]'' the release of which was delayed until 2002. The album was a commercial failure (despite excellent reviews) and did not receive any major backing or promotion from her record label. She was eventually dropped, and she bought the rights to the masters of the songs from that album. It was re-released by [[Artemis Records]] in late 2002, with the songs rearranged and some deletions/additions. Featuring new packaging, it was retitled ''[[Hello Lisa]]''. A children's album called ''Catch the Moon'' was independently released in 2003. Videos from this album have been featured on the [[Noggin (TV channel)|Noggin]] TV network for children, alongside those of [[Laurie Berkner]] and [[Dan Zanes]], rockers who have crossed over much further into the children's music field. [[Image:LisaLoebBorders2008.jpg|thumb|Performing in 2008]] In May 2004, Loeb announced that her longtime relationship with [[Dweezil Zappa]] was over. In 2004, Loeb changed record labels once again, due to a lack of promotion from her former label, Artemis Records. She was signed to the independent label [[Zoe Records|Zoe/Rounder]], and ''[[The Way It Really Is]]'' was released August 2004. The album was Loeb's fifth studio-recorded album. Her greatest hits album, ''[[The Very Best of Lisa Loeb]]'', was released in January 2006. More recently, Loeb has contributed vocals to [[New Found Glory]]'s cover of "Stay", which was featured on their 2007 LP ''[[From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II]]'', as well as performing the song live with the band. Loeb also guest performed on the song "Anti-Hero" on all-female [[Japan]]ese musical group [[Rin']]'s album ''[[Inland Sea]]''. When not touring, or doing other promotional work, she resides in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Loeb is an avid collector of [[Hello Kitty]] items, including a [[Hello Kitty Stratocaster]], manufactured by [[Squier]]. She was featured on the American [[Sanrio]] website. According to Loeb's official website, her next release will be 'Camp Lisa', a set of 21 new children's songs featuring an array of guest stars. A new studio album will also follow in 2008.<ref>Press Release (October 9, 2007). [http://www.lisaloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=1 The Purple Acoustic Tape CD]. LisaLoeb.com. Accessed 2008-05-22.</ref> Her song "Fools like Me" was played in an episode of ABC's hit show [[Grey's Anatomy]] ==Acting and reality television== Loeb has had several guest appearances on television shows, such as ''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]'' in 1997. In 1998, she played the voice of a newborn baby in ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'' and played a musician in an episode of ''[[Cupid (TV series)|Cupid]]''. In 1999, Loeb was featured as a news reporter in the horror film ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''. In 2004, she was featured in ''[[Serial Killing 101]]''. On [[January 16]], [[2004]], her reality show ''[[Dweezil & Lisa]]'' first aired on [[Food Network]], in which she shared title billing with her now ex-boyfriend [[Dweezil Zappa]]. The show featured the two musicians touring the country together, stopping at different restaurants and sampling unique and diverse dishes. In the opening for each episode of ''[[Dweezil & Lisa]]'', she claimed to be a [[vegetarian]] who enjoyed eating the occasional serving of [[bacon]]. In 2005, she appeared on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' as herself as part of a small gag in which the eponymous host could not remember all the lyrics of "Stay," and asked Loeb, who was standing by a camera with her guitar, how it went. She sang and strummed a little to jog Colbert's memory. She has been the voice of [[Mary Jane Watson]] in the animated show ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'', broadcast on [[MTV]]. She also did voice acting for the character of Lutina in the video game ''[[Grandia Xtreme]]''. On Friday, [[May 18]], [[2007]] she did the voice of a character on the [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Shorty McShorts' Shorts]]''. In the fall and winter of 2005, Loeb taped a reality show, ''[[Number 1 Single (TV series)|#1 Single]]'', for the [[E!]] Channel, in New York City. The show focused on her quest for love, success, career and family. It premiered on the E! Channel in January 2006 in an eight-part series, coinciding with the release of Loeb's new album, ''The Very Best of Lisa Loeb''. On [[August 2]], [[2006]], Lisa Loeb co-hosted ''[[The View]]''. In the episode, she defended a "woman's right to choose, a right to control her body, and have an alternative... something that's safe", clashing with regular co-host [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]] on more than one exchange. On Monday, [[May 12]], [[2008]], Lisa Loeb made a guest appearance on [[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]], performing [[Stay (I Missed You)]]. ==Style== Loeb is known for wearing distinctive cat-eye shaped [[Tortoiseshell material|tortoiseshell]] [[glasses]]. She says she is allergic to [[contact lens]]es. She has stated in numerous interviews she is very [[nearsighted]] with a [[Eyeglasses prescription#Amount of refractive error and degree of blur|prescription]] near -6.00D.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} ==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" ! width="auto" rowspan="2"| Year ! width="auto" rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="5"| Chart Positions ! width="auto" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="50"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]] ! width="50"| <small>[[Adult Top 40|US Adult]]</small> ! width="50"| <small>[[Top 40 Mainstream|US<br />Top 40 Main.]]</small> ! width="50"| <small>[[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US AC]]</small> ! width="50"| <small>[[Modern Rock Tracks|US Rock]]</small> |- | 1994 | "[[Stay (I Missed You)]]" | align="center"|1 | align="center"|1 | align="center"|5 | align="center"|1 | align="center"|7 | rowspan="4"|''Tails'' |- | rowspan="2"|1995 | "[[Do You Sleep? (Lisa Loeb Song)|Do You Sleep]]" | align="center"|18 | align="center"|26 | align="center"|16 | align="center"|30 | align="center"|20 |- | "[[Taffy (song)|Taffy]]" | align="center"|106 | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; |- | 1996 | "[[Waiting for Wednesday (Lisa Loeb song)|Waiting for Wednesday]]" | align="center"|83 | align="center"|36 | align="center"|33 | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; |- | rowspan="1"|1997 | "[[I Do (Lisa Loeb song)|I Do]]" | align="center"|17 | align="center"|3 | align="center"|11 | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|22 | rowspan="3"|''Firecracker'' |- | rowspan="2"|1998 | "[[Let's Forget About It (Lisa Loeb song)|Let's Forget About It]]" | align="center"|71 | align="center"|38 | align="center"|39 | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; |- | "Truthfully" | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | "Someone You Should Know" | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | rowspan="2"|''Cake and Pie'' |- | "Underdog" | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|39 | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; |- | 2004 | "Fools Like Me" | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | ''The Way It Really Is'' |- | 2006 | "Anti-Hero" <small>(w/ [[Rin']])</small> | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|36 | ''Inland Sea'' |- | 2007 | "Jenny Jenkins" | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | align="center"|&ndash; | single only |} ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- | '''Year''' || '''Album''' || '''Chart Position'''<ref>[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LISA|LOEB&sql=11:4ad6vw9va9ek~T5 Lisa Loeb Albums Charts]. ''AllMusic.com''. Accessed 2008-05-22.</ref> |- | 1989 || ''[[Liz and Lisa]]'' ||<center>- |- | 1990 || ''[[Liz and Lisa - Days Were Different]]'' ||<center>- |- | 1992 || ''[[Purple Tape]]'' ||<center>- |- | 1995 || ''[[Tails (Lisa Loeb album)|Tails]]''|| <center>30 |- | 1997 || ''[[Firecracker (Lisa Loeb album)|Firecracker]]'' || <center>88 |- | 2002 || ''[[Cake and Pie]]'' || <center>199 |- | 2002 || ''[[Hello Lisa]]'' || <center>- |- | 2003 || ''[[Catch the Moon]]'' || <center>- |- | 2004 || ''[[The Way It Really Is]]'' || <center>- |- | 2006 || ''[[The Very Best of Lisa Loeb]]''|| <center>- |- | 2007 || ''[[Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves]]'' (EP) || <center>- |- | 2007 || ''[[Cherries (Lisa Loeb)|Cherries]]'' (EP) || <center>- |- | 2008 || ''[[Purple Tape|Lisa Loeb: The Purple Tape]]'' (2-discs: CD re-issue plus interview disc) || <center>- |- | 2008 || ''[[Camp Lisa]]'' || <center>- |- | 2008 || '''TBC''' || <center>- |- |} ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://www.lisaloeb.com/ Official Site] *[http://www.lisaloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=29 Discography] *{{MySpace|lisaloebmusic}} *{{imdb name|id=0005160}} *[http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Bios/LisaLoab.cfm Interview with UnRatedMagazine.com] {{Lisa Loeb}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Loeb, Lisa}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American female guitarists]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:American pop singers]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Berklee College of Music alumni]] [[Category:Brown University alumni]] [[Category:Feminist artists]] [[Category:Jewish actors]] [[Category:Jewish American musicians]] [[Category:Jewish singers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Maryland]] [[ca:Lisa Loeb]] [[de:Lisa Loeb]] [[es:Lisa Loeb]] [[fr:Lisa Loeb]] [[nl:Lisa Loeb]] [[ja:リサ・ローブ]] [[simple:Lisa Loeb]] [[fi:Lisa Loeb]] [[sv:Lisa Loeb]]