Rock On The Net: Meredith Brooks (original) (raw)
| | Meredith Brooks | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | FAQs | | | BIGGEST SINGLE: "Bitch" (1997) BIGGEST LP: Blurring The Edges (1997) GRAMMY AWARDS: 0 | |
TIMELINE
Meredith was born in Oregon. Her 1st taste of musical fame came with the band,The Graces, who had a small hit in 1989 with "Lay Down Your Arms." It wasn't until the mid-90s that Meredith focused on her own career as a solo artist - after leaving professional music for awhile to marry and helping her husband run a restaurant.
# 18 Singles Artist of the Year
Meredith released her debut solo LP - Blurring The Edges.
Meredith hit the Top 40 with "Bitch."
Meredith hit #1 for 3 weeks with "Bitch."
Blurring The Edges went platinum.
Meredith toured with the Lilith Fair.
Meredith was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best New Artist ("Bitch").
Meredith hit the Top 40 with "What Would Happen."
A collection of track Meredith recorded in 1984 was released as See It Through My Eyes.
# 56 Singles Artist of the Year
Meredith hit the Top 10 again with "What Would Happen."
Meredith was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female and Best Rock Song (songwriting with Shelly Peiken) ("Bitch").
Opening for the Rolling Stones is considered an honor, but can also be hazardous. Meredith Brooks found that out on March 30th in Argentina when the crowd demanded to see the Stones during her set and threw bottles and other objects at the stage. Brooks abandoned her set after 2 songs as the crowd yelled "come on Stones". The next day Brooks showed reporters bruises to her eye and ankle and stated: "They have taken away my greatest moment. I was playing with the Stones, something I never imagined I would do... and now I think I'll cancel the rest of my shows in Latin America. I have no intention of continuing to expose myself to this kind of barbaric behavior... not me, not my band, not my crew."
Meredith hit the Top 40 with "Stop."
Meredith released Deconstruction.
Meredith released Bad Bad One.
Meredith's song "Shine" from her LP Bad Bad One will be used as the theme song to The Dr. Phil Show.
# 393 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "Bitch" at # 79.
LPs
Blurring The EdgesReleased: May, 1997 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 22 Tracks: "I Need" - "Bitch" - "Somedays" - "Watched You Fall" - "Pollyanne" - "Shatter" - "My Little Town" - "What Would Happen" - "It Don't Get Better" - "Birthday" - "Stop" - "Wash My Hands" | |
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See It Through My EyesReleased: November, 1997 Tracks: "Pick It Up" - "Look" - "You're Gonna Miss My Loving" - "See It Through My Eyes" - "Thunder And Lightning" - "Video Idol" - "Jessica" - "Company Man" - "Your Attention" - "Who's Fooling Who" | |
DeconstructionReleased: September, 1999 Tracks: "Shout" - "Lay Down" - "I Have Everything" - "Cosmic Woo Woo" - "Nobody's Home" - "All For Nothing" - "I Said It" - "Back To Eden" - "Bored With Myself" - "Careful What You Wish For" - "Sin City" - "Back To Nowhere" - "Little Slice" | |
Bad Bad OneReleased: May, 2002 Tracks: "Crazy" - "High" - "Bad Bad One" - "Pleasure" - "Pain" - "You Don't Know Me" - "Where Lovers Meet" - "Walk Away" - "Your Name" - "Shine" - "Lucky Day" - "Stand" |
POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY[based on The ARC Weekly Top 40 (listing explanation)
1 | BitchBlurring The Edges | 1(3) | 18 | 1997 | iTunes Amazon.mp3 |
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2 | What Would HappenBlurring The Edges | 6 | 15 | 1998 | **[** LISTEN / BUY **] [** LYRICS ] |
3 | StopBlurring The Edges | 36 | 2 | 1998 | **[** LISTEN / BUY **] [** LYRICS ] |
I NeedBlurring The Edges | ** | ** | 1997 | **[** LISTEN / BUY **] [** LYRICS ] | |
Lay DownDeconstruction | ** | ** | 1999 | **[** LISTEN / BUY **] [** LYRICS ] |
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples). |
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