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Released in the summer of 2003, The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins is the first retrospective on the adult alternative singer/songwriter, and it's not without its quirks -- which might be appropriate for this particular singer/songwriter. The biggest quirk is that even though it contains all of her hits -- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," "Right Beside You," "As I Lay Me Down," "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" -- it completely overlooks her third album, Timbre, which is a bit odd, especially since it contains two new songs in "California Here I Come" and a cover of the Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," not to mention the Butcher Brothers' remix of "As I Lay Me Down." This is a problem, but it's not a major one, since Tongues & Tails (represented with five tracks) and Whaler (represented with six) are her two most popular albums, and they make for good companions, particularly since the best moments are distilled here, making it both a good summary and introduction to a singer/songwriter who often gets overlooked because she's too mainstream for alternative and too unusual for the mainstream.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Cafe ., Percussion - Eric Bazilian, Guitar - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Gary Lucas, Guitar - Mark Egan, Bass - Mino Cinelu, Percussion - Omar Hakim, Drums - Ralph Schuckett, Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett, Producer - Rick Chertoff, Producer - Rick DiFonzo, Guitar - Roger Greenwalt, 12 String Guitar - Sammy Meredino, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Composer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cafe ., Percussion - Eric Bazilian, Guitar - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Gary Lucas, Guitar - Mark Egan, Bass - Mino Cinelu, Percussion - Omar Hakim, Drums - Ralph Schuckett, Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett, Producer - Rick Chertoff, Producer - Rick DiFonzo, Guitar - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Cafe ., Percussion - Eric Bazilian, Guitar - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Gary Lucas, Guitar - Mark Egan, Bass - Mino Cinelu, Percussion - Omar Hakim, Drums - Ralph Schuckett, Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett, Producer - Rick Chertoff, Producer - Rick DiFonzo, Guitar - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Cafe ., Percussion - Eric Bazilian, Guitar - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Gary Lucas, Guitar - Mark Egan, Bass - Mino Cinelu, Percussion - Omar Hakim, Drums - Ralph Schuckett, Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett, Producer - Rick Chertoff, Producer - Rick DiFonzo, Guitar - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Cafe ., Percussion - Eric Bazilian, Guitar - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Gary Lucas, Guitar - Mark Egan, Bass - Mino Cinelu, Percussion - Omar Hakim, Drums - Ralph Schuckett, Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett, Producer - Rick Chertoff, Producer - Rick DiFonzo, Guitar - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Dylan, Composer - B. Dylan, Lyricist - Cafe ., Percussion - Eric Bazilian, Guitar - Fred Zlotkin, Acoustic Cello - Gary Lucas, Guitar - Mark Egan, Bass - Mino Cinelu, Percussion - Omar Hakim, Drums - Ralph Schuckett, Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett, Producer - Rick Chertoff, Producer - Rick DiFonzo, Guitar - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Louis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums - Peter Vettese, Keyboards - Rick Chertoff, Composer - Rick Chertoff, Lyricist - S. Lerman, Composer - S. Lerman, Lyricist - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Percussion - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Programmer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Acoustic Bass - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Programmer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Louis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums - Peter Vettese, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Composer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Percussion - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Programmer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Acoustic Bass - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Programmer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Louis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums - Peter Vettese, Keyboards - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Percussion - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Programmer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Acoustic Bass - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Programmer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Louis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums - Peter Vettese, Keyboards - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Percussion - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Programmer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Acoustic Bass - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Programmer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Louis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums - Peter Vettese, Keyboards - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Percussion - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Programmer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Acoustic Bass - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Programmer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Robertson, Lyricist - R.Robertson, Composer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Producer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Louis Jardim, Percussion - Neil Conti, Drums - Peter Vettese, Keyboards - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Keyboards - Sophie B. Hawkins, Percussion - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Programmer - Sophie B. Hawkins, Vocal - Stephen Lipson, Acoustic Bass - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Stephen Lipson, Programmer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Joe Nicolo, Producer - S.B. Hawkins, Composer - S.B. Hawkins, Lyricist - Sophie B. Hawkins, Performer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Released in the summer of 2003, The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins is the first retrospective on the adult alternative singer/songwriter, and it's not without its quirks -- which might be appropriate for this particular singer/songwriter. The biggest quirk is that even though it contains all of her hits -- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," "Right Beside You," "As I Lay Me Down," "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" -- it completely overlooks her third album, Timbre, which is a bit odd, especially since it contains two new songs in "California Here I Come" and a cover of the Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," not to mention the Butcher Brothers' remix of "As I Lay Me Down." This is a problem, but it's not a major one, since Tongues & Tails (represented with five tracks) and Whaler (represented with six) are her two most popular albums, and they make for good companions, particularly since the best moments are distilled here, making it both a good summary and introduction to a singer/songwriter who often gets overlooked because she's too mainstream for alternative and too unusual for the mainstream.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:14
- Main artists: Sophie B. Hawkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1992, 1994, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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