Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1999
Lose Your Way (song)
Buy Lose Your Way (song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
"'Lose Your Way'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, which was released in 1999 as the sole single from her third studio album 'Timbre'. The song was written and produced by Hawkins. "Lose Your Way" peaked at No. 26 on the US 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart.
Shortly prior to its release as a single and on 'Timbre', "Lose Your Way" was featured in a 1999 episode of the American teen drama television series 'Dawson's Creek' and was included on the show's first soundtrack album 'Songs from Dawson's Creek'. In 2000, it was featured in the American romantic drama film 'Bounce' and included on its soundtrack release.
Background
Despite its release in 1999, Hawkins' third album 'Timbre' was completed for an expected release during 1996. On hearing Hawkins' new material, which she produced herself, Columbia disapproved of the album's musical direction and also felt Hawkins needed a new image. Wishing to maintain her artistic integrity, a lengthy battle between Hawkins and Columbia followed. Columbia had initially picked "No Connection" to be the album's single, but this was later changed to "Lose Your Way". Although the label requested the song's banjo be replaced, Hawkins refused. She told 'Billboard' in 1999: "I put banjo on that song because that's what I heard, and I am the songwriter, right? Without the banjo, it sounded like Muzak."
In response to Columbia's pressure, Hawkins had "Lose Your Way" played during a radio interview in Florida. Listener reception was positive and a subsequent internet campaign saw 200,000 emails sent to Sony Music (Columbia's parent company) in support of the artist. The company then agreed to give Hawkins control over her musical direction and 'Timbre' was released in 1999, with "Lose Your Way" as a promotional single. After 'Timbre' saw limited commercial success, Hawkins left Columbia in 2000 and had the album re-released independently (with distribution by Rykodisc) in 2001.
Critical reception
On its release, Chuck Taylor of 'Billboard' described "Lose Your Way" as a "lovely, folk-rinsed track" with an "exquisitely written lyric that vows lifetime of love". He noted Hawkins' "gentle, ambling vocal" and the use of "quirky banjo". In a review of 'Timbre', Sandra Sperounes of the 'Edmonton Journal' considered the song a "lovely, bittersweet ballad" and added: "Banjo isn't known for being the most delicate of instruments, but [here] it gracefully mingles with a tinkling piano and Hawkins' quavering voice."
Track listing
;CD single (US promo)
#"Lose Your Way" - 4:03
Personnel
'Production'
* Sophie B. Hawkins - producer, engineer
* Kevin Killen - mixing, engineer
* Mark Endert - additional engineer
* Chris Fuderich, Al Sanderson - assistant engineers
* Bob Ludwig - mastering
Charts
References
Category:1999 songs
Category:1999 singles
Category:Sophie B. Hawkins songs
Category:Songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins
Category:Columbia Records singles
Buy Lose Your Way (song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1999