The following is a detailed discography for American rock music singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, including her work as Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories. Loeb has released a total of 15 studio albums, 1 compilation album, and 2 EPs. She has also released over 30 singles.
In the beginning of her career, Loeb began as a young singer-songwriter with friend, Elizabeth Mitchell, with whom she recorded two albums. In 1994, her self-penned song, "Stay (I Missed You)" was featured in the soundtrack of Reality Bites, after which it gained widespread airplay on radio. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also reached the Top 10 on both the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. She released her first major label studio album the following year with Tails, and had continued success in the United States, along with her third studio album, Firecracker.
Loeb began the new millennium focused on children's music and has since recorded several albums in the genre, including Camp Lisa. 2013 saw the return of adult material with the release of studio album No Fairy Tale. Loeb returned again to children's albums with Nursery Rhyme Parade!, which was made available on October 16, 2015.
Albums
Studio albums Year Album details Chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Taffy": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. CANLisa Loeb - Tails peak Canada RPMLisa Loeb - Firecracker peak Canada RPM NL NZ SWE UKUK chart peaks: Top 100 peaks: N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks (with exclusion rules applied) for singles between numbers 76–100. Top 200 peaks to December 2010: N.B. This site displays singles chart peaks with no exclusion rules applied between numbers 76–200, for the period January 1995 to May 2001. 1992 Purple Tape Released: 1992 (Cassette) Re-Released: January 22, 2008 (CD) Label: self-released — — — — — — — 1995 Tails (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) Released: September 26, 1995 Label: Geffen 30 42 15 85 6 44 39 CAN: Platinum US: Gold 1997 Firecracker Released: November 11, 1997 Label: Geffen 88 182 53 — 31 57 157 CAN: Gold US: Gold 2002 Cake and Pie Released: February 26, 2002 Label: A&M 199 — — — — — — Hello Lisa Released: October 8, 2002 Label: Artemis — — — — — — — 2004 The Way It Really Is Released: August 10, 2004 Label: Zoë — — — — — — — 2012 No Fairy Tale Released: December 12, 2012 Label: 429 Records — — — — — — — 2017 Lullaby Girl Released: October 6, 2017 Label: Furious Rose — — — — — — — 2020 A Simple Trick to Happiness Released: February 28, 2020 Label: Furious Rose — — — — — — — — denotes releases that did not chart.
Children's albums Year Album details 2003 Catch the Moon (Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell) Released: May 25, 2004 Label: Artemis 2008 Camp Lisa Released: September 16, 2008 Label: Furious Rose 2011 Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs Album included with children's hardcover book Released: October 4, 2011 Label: Sterling Publishing 2013 Lisa Loeb's Songs For Movin' And Shakin': The Air Band Song And Other Toe-Tapping Tunes Album included with children's hardcover book Released: 2013 Label: Sterling Publishing 2015 Nursery Rhyme Parade! Released: October 16, 2015 Label: Furious Rose Productions2016 Feel What U Feel Released: October 7, 2016 Label: Amazon Music
Compilation albums Year Album details 2005 The Very Best Of Lisa Loeb Released: April 26, 2005 (JP), Jan 26, 2006 (U.S.) Label: Universal Japan, Geffen Records
With Liz and Lisa Year Album details 1989 Liz and Lisa Released: 1989 Label: 1990 Liz and Lisa – Days Were Different Released: 1990 Label:
EPs Year Album details2007 Cherries Released: April, 2007 Label: Geffen2008 Live at Lime with Lisa Loeb Released: 2008 Label: Lime Wire LLC
Singles As lead artist Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAdult US Pop AUS CANSearch for Canadian peaks GERGerman chart peaks: "Stay (I Missed You)": "I Do": "Let's Forget About It": ICEPeak chart positions for singles on the Icelandic Singles Chart (Íslenski Listinn): "Stay": "Do You Sleep?": "Let's Forget About It": NZ SWE UK 1994 "Stay (I Missed You)" 1 5 1 6 1 59 9 14 38 6 US: Gold UK: Gold Reality Bites: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1995 "Do You Sleep?" 18 30 13 49 8 — 26 — — 45 Tails "Taffy" 106 — — 96 61 — — 39 — — 1996 "Waiting for Wednesday" 83 36 29 — 23 — — — — — 1997 "I Do" 17 3 10 85 1 81 — — — 83 Firecracker 1998 "Let's Forget About it" 71 38 34 — 21 100 23 — — — "Truthfully" — — — — — — — — — — 2002 "Someone You Should Know" — — — — — — — — — — Cake and Pie "Underdog" — 39 — — — — — — — — 2004 "Fools Like Me" — — — — — — — — — — The Way It Really Is 2007 "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "Jenny Jenkins" — — — — — — — — — — 2013 "No Fairy Tale" — — — — — — — — — — No Fairy Tale "A Holiday Song" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 2014 "Light" — — — — — — — — — — 2015 "Champagne (I'm Ready)" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 2016 "3, 2, 1, Let Go" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single(from Helicopter Mom) "11 Planets" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "Feel What U Feel" — — — — — — — — — — Feel What U Feel "Moon Star Pie (It's Gonna Be Alright)" — — — — — — — — — — 2017 "Wanna Do Day" — — — — — — — — — — "The Sky Is Always Blue" — — — — — — — — — — "Don't Stop" — — — — — — — — — — Lullaby Girl "O-o-h Child" — — — — — — — — — — 2018 "All the Young Dudes" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "Rainbow Connection" — — — — — — — — — — Lullaby Girl 2019 "First Day of My Life" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "Love Never Dies" — — — — — — — — — — "Sing Out" — — — — — — — — — — A Simple Trick to Happiness "Skeleton" — — — — — — — — — — 2020 "This is My Life" — — — — — — — — — — — denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As featured artist Year Song Artist US Mod. Rock Album 2006 "Anti-Hero" Rin' 36 Inland Sea 2019 "Stay (I Missed You)" Walk Off the Earth — Non-album single
Other appearances YearTitleAlbumArtist 2004 "Jingle Bells" Maybe This Christmas Tree Various Artists 2004 "High Hopes" (Renee and Friends featuring Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell) Kindred Renee and Friends 2021 "Return" (Open Hand feat. Lisa Loeb) Weirdo Open Hand 2024 "Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves" An All-Star Tribute To Cher Various Artists
Music videos YearTitleAlbum 1994 "Stay (I Missed You)" Reality Bites Soundtrack 1996 Taffy Tails 1997 "I Do" Firecracker "Let's Forget About It" 2003 "Catch the Moon" Catch the Moon 2017 "Don't Stop" Lullaby Girl "Dream a Little Dream" "Tomorrow" "Say Hello" Feel What U Feel "Wiggle" "Feel What U Feel" "Inch Worm" 2018 "Rainbow Connection" Lullaby Girl 2019 "Skeleton" A Simple Trick to Happiness 2020 "This Is My Life" "Another Day" "For the Birch" "Shine" "The Upside"
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