Whaler (album)
Encyclopedia
Whaler is the second album
by American
singer-songwriter
Sophie B. Hawkins
, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music
).
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her biggest hits are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".- Career :...
, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
).
Track listing
All songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins, except where noted.- "Right Beside YouRight Beside You"Right Beside You" is a single released by American singer Sophie B. Hawkins. The single was released in autumn of 1994 and reached number 13 in the UK...
" (Chertoff, Hawkins, Lerman) – 4:47 - "Did We Not Choose Each Other" – 4:25
- "Don't Don't Tell Me No" – 4:53
- "As I Lay Me DownAs I Lay Me Down"As I Lay Me Down" is a song composed and performed by singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. It is from her album Whaler and also appears on The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins...
" – 4:08 - "Swing from Limb to Limb (My Home Is in Your Jungle)" – 4:15
- "True Romance" – 2:23
- "Let Me Love You Up" – 3:26
- "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" – 5:05
- "I Need Nothing Else" – 4:17
- "Sometimes I See" – 4:40
- "Mr. Tugboat Hello" – 5:30
Personnel
- Sophie B. Hawkins - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Neil Conti - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Louis Jardim - percussion
- Steve Lipson - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
- keyboards
Production
- Producer: Steve Lipson
- Engineer: Heff Moraes
- Programming: Sophie B. Hawkins, Steve Lipson
- Art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman
- Design: Chika Azuma, Nicky Lindeman
- Photography: Merri Cyr, Mark Hanauer
Charts
AlbumYear | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1995 | USA (The Billboard 200) | 65 |
1995 | New Zealand | 13 |
1995 | Australia | 31 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | "Right Beside You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 56 |
1994 | "Right Beside You" | Top 40 Mainstream | 24 |
1995 | "As I Lay Me Down" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
1995 | "As I Lay Me Down" | Adult Top 40 | 1 |
1995 | "As I Lay Me Down" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
1995 | "As I Lay Me Down" | Top 40 Mainstream | 3 |
1996 | "As I Lay Me Down" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 1 |
1996 | "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" | Adult Contemporary | 22 |
1996 | "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" | Adult Top 40 | 19 |
1996 | "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 49 |
1996 | "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" | Top 40 Mainstream | 22 |