Rock On The Net: Billie Myers (original) (raw)

| | Billie Myers | Billie Myers Info Page | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | FAQs | | | button.gif (123 bytes) BIRTHDAY: June 14, 1971 button.gif (123 bytes) BIGGEST SINGLE: "Kiss The Rain" (1998) button.gif (123 bytes) BIGGEST LP: Growing Pains (1997) button.gif (123 bytes) GRAMMY AWARDS: 0 | |

TIMELINE

Billie Myersbutton.gif (123 bytes) Billie Myers was born on June 14, 1971, in Coventry, England. A childhood that encompassed poetry, culture and music led Billie eventually to a music career (after brief stints as a nurse and insurance agent).

1997...

button.gif (123 bytes) Billie's musical break came after being spotted dancing at a club by a producer, which eventually resulted in a contract with Universal Records.

November
Billie Myers - Growing Painsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Billie released her debut LP, Growing Pains.

1998... # 20 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Billie hit the Top 40 with "Kiss The Rain." The single was co-written by Eric Bazilian of The Hooters.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Billie hit the Top 10 with "Kiss The Rain."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Billie hit the Top 40 with "Tell Me."

June
Billie Myers - Vertigobutton.gif (123 bytes) Billie toured as part of the Lilith Fair package tour.

2000...

June
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2001...

Billie split from Universal Records.

LPs

Billie Myers - Growing Pains Growing PainsReleased: November, 1997 Billboard peak: # 91 Tracks: "Kiss The Rain" - "Few Words Too Many" - "Tell Me" - "You Send Me Flying" - "Please Don't Shout" - "First Time" - "Mother, Daughter, Sister, Lover" - "Shark And The Mermaid" - "Having Trouble With The Language" - "Opposites Attract" - "Much Change Too Soon"
Billie Myers - Vertigo VertigoReleased: June, 2000 Tracks: "Am I Here Yet? (Returned To Sender)" - "Should I Call You Jesus?" - "Vertigo" - "Without My Consent" - "Room Full Of View" - "Flexible" - "Where Romeo Never Dies" - "Never Let Them See You Cry" - "Roll Over Beethoven" - "Afraid Of Spiders" - "Bitter Fruit (Dead Weight)"

POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY[based on The ARC Weekly Top 40 (listing explanation)

1 Kiss The RainGrowing Pains 3 18 1998 **[** LISTEN / BUY **] [** LYRICS ]
2 Tell MeGrowing Pains 11 9 1998 **[** 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).