Lisa Loeb - The Very Best of Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb had only one big hit and it was with her first single "Stay (I Missed You)" -- a tune that took her from obscurity to minor celebrity when it was included on the soundtrack of Reality Bites. Although she never had another smash hit, "Stay" was hardly the end of her career: she continued to release records every few years, racking up five additional chartings singles that usually appeared in the lower reaches of Billboard's Hot 100, and a bit higher on their Adult Top 40 charts: 1995's "Do You Sleep?," 1996's "Waiting for Wednesday," 1997's "I Do," 1998's "Let's Forget About It," and 2002's "Underdog." All six of those charting singles, along with album tracks and significant soundtrack contributions (like "How," which wound up on both the Twister soundtrack, where it was originally intended, and on Jack Frost the Michael Keaton classic about a jazz musician who is reincarnated as a giant talking snowman so he can set things right with his son), on 2006's The Very Best of Lisa Loeb, which also includes the brand new "Single Me Out," the theme song from her '06 reality show #1 Single. While Loeb never strayed very far from the sweet, gentle template she laid down with "Stay (I Missed You)," she always was friendly, melodic, and rather ingratiating. These qualities are better heard on The Very Best of Lisa Loeb than on her proper albums, which can tend to be a little samey and sugary. Those tendencies aren't completely absent here, but distilled to her best songs, Loeb is an endearing folk-pop singer/songwriter, as this enjoyable collection proves. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abraham Laboriel Drums Adam Marcello Drums Alan Grunfeld Violin Anatoly Rosinsky Violin Ann Kim Violin Anne Chalez Violin Armen Garabedian Violin Bar Josef, Nurit Violin Ben Loeb Conductor, String Arrangements Bill Merryfield Design Bob Clearmountain Mixing Bob Salcedo Assistant Engineer Brian Malouf Producer, Mixing Bruce Dukov Violin Chad Nini Assistant Engineer Charlie Bisharat Violin Colin Jacobsen Violin Conway Kuo Viola Dan Coleman Orchestral Arrangements, Conductor, Orchestration Dan Littleton Guitar (Electric) Dan Seiden Guitar (Electric) Dave Reitzas Engineer David Bianco Engineer David Boucher Engineer David Gresham Clarinet Dayna Pink Stylist Dweezil Zappa Producer, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Elizabeth Mitchell Vocal Harmony Endre Granat Violin Eric Gaenslen Cello Erick Labson Digital Remastering Greg Gasperino Assistant Engineer Helen Jeffers Make-Up Helen Kim Violin Howard Karp Assistant Engineer Jack Joseph Puig Mixing Jacqueline Brand Violin James Murray Engineer Jamie Muhoberac Keyboards Janet Sung Violin Jason Wormer Overdub Assistant, Assistant Tracking Engineer Jeff Rothschild Mixing, Engineer Jennifer Frautschi Violin Jesse Harris Guitar (Acoustic) Jim Cox Keyboards, Organ (Hammond) Jimmy Harry Guitar, Keyboards, Engineer, Producer, Bass Joe Quigley Bass Joe Travers Drum Fills Joe Zook Assistant Engineer Joel Derouin Violin John Shanks Guitar, Producer, Bass, Vocal Harmony, Keyboards, Mixing Jonathan Feinberg Drums, Percussion Joseph Lim Violin Juan Patino Engineer, Vocal Arrangement, Loop, Piano, Tambourine, Vocal Harmony, Drums, Shaker, String Arrangements, Percussion, Producer Kenny Decarlo Trumpet Kevin Harp Assistant Engineer, Assistant Kevin Westenberg Photography Larry Corbett Cello Lars Fox Engineer Leland Sklar Bass Leo Suzuki Viola Lindy Robbins Vocal Arrangement Lisa Loeb Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background), Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Compilation Producer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Harmony Mario Diaz de Leon Violin Mark Spencer Guitar (Electric) Mark Valentine Engineer Marlo Fisher Viola Martin Sher Viola Matt Chamberlain Drums Matthew Herren Cello Michael C. Ross Engineer Michael Sherwood Piano (Grand) Michael White Drum Engineering Mike Nuceder Assistant Engineer Mike Ragogna Compilation Producer Mike Zainer Overdub Assistant Naomi Katz Violin Natalie Leggett Violin Nick Marshall Assistant Engineer Nina Lee Cello Oren Hadar Engineer Pamela Goldsmith Viola Patty McDougall Assistant Engineer Paul Redman Trombone Pauline Kim Violin Peter Collins Producer Pitnarry Shin Cello Randy Scruggs Producer, Guitar (Electric) Ronny Crawford Drums, Percussion Rory Romano Assistant Engineer Rusty Anderson Guitar (Electric) Ryan Freeland Assistant Engineer, Engineer Sara Perkins Violin Shannon Steckloff Production Coordination Shelly Peiken Vocal Harmony Simon Oswell Viola Stacey Lauers Stylistic Advisor Stephen Erdody Cello Steve Deutsch Digital Editing Steve Forman Percussion Suzanne Dyer Assistant Engineer Suzanne Kapa Assistant Engineer Téa Brenna Computer Editing Tiffany Hu Violin Tim Bright Guitar (Electric) Tim Donovan Assistant Engineer Timothy Landauer Cello Tom Chiu Violin Tom Lazarus Engineer Tony Berg Guitar (Electric) Trent Hellerstein Bass Yosuke Kawasaki Violin