Hardly a Sophie B. Hawkins greatest-hits collection, Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover is more an overview of Hawkins' two albums with Columbia, 1992's Tongues and Tails and 1994's Whaler, than an actual comprehensive overview (which makes sense, as the album was put out by Sony), with the first four tracks from the former record and the next seven from the latter. Of course, the title song is included here, as are her other big singles like "Only Love" (in an acoustic version), {&"I Wan...   [ read more ]

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Since she works in a genre commonly tagged as adult contemporary pop, it's easy for some critics to dismiss Sophie B. Hawkins, but she's much more adventurous than most of her adult pop peers. That wasn't immediately evident on her debut, Tongues and Tails, even if "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" playfully twisted sexual conventions, but Whaler showed significant progress. Her third album, Timbre, explores even greater territory, even if it's in subtle ways. Hawkins favors strong...   [ read more ]

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Since she works in a genre commonly tagged as adult contemporary pop, it's easy for some critics to dismiss Sophie B. Hawkins, but she's much more adventurous than most of her adult pop peers. That wasn't immediately evident on her debut, Tongues and Tails, even if "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" playfully twisted sexual conventions, but Whaler showed significant progress. Her third album, Timbre, explores even greater territory, even if it's in subtle ways. Hawkins favors strong...   [ read more ]

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