Sophie B. Hawkins

Sophie B. Hawkins is an American singer and songwriter, born 1 November 1967, New York, USA.

Her two biggest hits were Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover and As I Lay Me Down.

She began performing professionally as a percussionist with Bryan Ferry in the early 1980s.

Sophie's debut album, Tongues and Tails was released in 1992. It achieved both critical acclaim and worldwide commercial success. The single Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles' chart in the USA. Whaler, her second album, was released in 1994. It also contained a Top 10 hit, the song As I Lay Me Down.

The documentary The Cream Will Rise (1998) by Gigi Gaston follows her around during one of her tours and her trying to deal with a trouble past with her family, including her mother and brother. This film wonderfully intercuts her music and various scenes and riffs.

Sophie had to fight with her record company for a long time to get Timbre released. She wanted to put a banjo in the song Lose Your Way, but her company wanted her to use a different instrument, such as a guitar. She finally won with the help of a loosely knit group of Internet-based fans.

Timbre was re-released in 2001 on her own label. It was bundled with a bonus disc containing new songs, demos, remixes, and videos.

Her first independently recorded and released album, Wilderness, was released in 2004.

Discography

• Tongues and Tails (1992)
• Whaler (1994)
• Timbre (1999)
  • Timbre (enhanced, on her own label; 2001)
• The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins (2001)
• Wilderness (2004)