Thursday, June 23, 2016

"I Am So Ordinary" by Paula Cole

Before her breakthrough 1996 album, "This Fire", Paula Cole replaced Sinead O'Connor on Peter Gabriel's 1993-1994 tour. Hot off the heels of this tour, the rising star released her debut album, "Harbinger". But the label folded shortly thereafter and her single, "I Am So Ordinary", likely suffered the consequences of this bad timing. It is a heartbreaking song of longing for another's affections.

But don't feel too bad for Paula Cole - her next record, "This Fire", was huge, scoring her 3 top 40 hits and the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1997. From this album, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" hit #8, "I Don't Want To Wait" hit #11 (and was used as the theme for the hit TV show Dawson's Creek), and "Me" hit #35.


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