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Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. Among her hits include “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone,” “Me,” “I Am So Ordinary,” “I Believe In Love,” and the theme to the WB’s hit series “Dawson’s Creek,” “I Don’t Want to Wait.”

Cole released her debut album, Harbinger, in 1994 with Imago Records. She so entranced the industry with her vocals that she was asked to tour as an opening act for Peter Gabriel; she also appeared with Melissa Etheridge to sing a duet on VH1 though she was not well-known at the time.

Harbinger featured songs dwelling on Cole’s personal experience with discrimination and unhappiness. The songs were musically lush but driven and bleak. The accompanying artwork featured photographs of Cole with a boyishly short haircut, wearing loose fitting black sweatclothes, combat boots and nose ring. Unfortunately the Imago label folded and promotion of Harbinger was limited, affecting its sales. A single, “I Am So Ordinary”, was released with a bleak, low-budget black and white video that reflected the album’s artwork.

In late 1996 Cole released her sophomore album on Warner Brothers, This Fire, which she entirely self produced. The song’s debut single “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” became an instant smash radio and music television hit, and it shot to the top of the pop charts. The follow up single, “I Don’t Want To Wait”, was another #1 hit, thanks in part to the fact that it was made the theme song to the popular teen drama Dawson’s Creek. (The song was considered by so many to be so overplayed that it was lampooned on various sketch comedy shows.

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1	I Don't Want to Wait full track	1,417
2	Feelin' Love	1,004
3	El Greco full track	339
4	14 full track	246
5	Comin' Down full track	225
6	It's My Life full track	206
7	Safe In Your Arms full track	187
8	Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?	183
9	Lovelight full track	165
10	Hard To Be Soft full track	153
11	Where Have All the Cowboys Gone	112
12	Lonelytown full track	94
13	In Our Dreams full track	89
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BN84 wrote:
last week

She has a beautiful voice. Music with a spirit...

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SweetLullaby22 wrote:
last week

14, good song

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Bebopz wrote:
22 days ago

is there a way I can fav. this artist?

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konraaad wrote:
26 days ago

great news!!! ;)

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Zach216 wrote:
last month

New record will be called "Ithaca" and come out next summer... I'm so stoked!

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TheamandaRene wrote:
last month

Was googling for audio samples of tracks found on Amen & I discovered that you can actually listen to albums completely with unlimited full-track streaming on myspace. Well what can I say? AMEN it is!

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Peptalk wrote:
last month

if you're boring? The Boring Group

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Zach216 wrote:
last month

In addition to singing Paula uses numerous different instruments throughout her songs, performing many herself such as her main instrument piano, Juno, Juno bass, tube Wurlitzer, harmonium, beat boxing vocals, toy xylophones, didjeridu, clarinet, Rhodes, Rhodes bass, Moog, and low tuned-electric guitar in different songs.

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Inmensidad_Azul wrote:
September 2009

Damn Mississippi

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Zach216 wrote:
September 2009

My Live CD from the Hard Rock Live show came today! So exciting, this performance is unreal

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J1O2A3O4GAUER wrote:
September 2009

O SOM TRANSMITE UMA INFINIDADE DE SENTIMENTOS

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Zach216 wrote:
September 2009

The Amen album needs more plays, one of the most fantastic albums I've ever heard.

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aswesleepx wrote:
August 2009

where have all the cowboys gone <3

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remcodv wrote:
August 2009

Accoustic cover of Paula Cole's 'Carmen'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzokMJ_XpD4 Lead singer: http://www.last.fm/music/Marije+de+Vries

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Zach216 wrote:
August 2009

"...and when I cascaade to the ground, I will NOT be Dunnn!"

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alexeivalyugin wrote:
July 2009

I especially love the "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" track.

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konraaad wrote:
June 2009

fantastic main pic!

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natashakozaily wrote:
May 2009

Hey! Just finished my Demo CD! Check it out! http://www.last.fm/music/Natasha+Kozaily Thanks!

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Z3R0FiR3 wrote:
May 2009

I forgot how great her voice is.

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Zach216 wrote:
May 2009

Oh yeah forgot to mention she has THEE best voice with an incredible range.

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