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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Deborah Ruth Talan |
| Born | January 27, 1968 |
| Origin | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie folk, pop-folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Nettwerk, Happyhead Music |
| Website | theweepies |
Deborah Ruth "Deb" Talan (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for being part of the folk-pop duo the Weepies.
Born in western Massachusetts, Talan grew up in the small town of Pelham, Massachusetts and attended Amherst Regional High School (ARHS). She later attended Brown University, where she was a member of the Chattertocks, Brown's oldest all-female a cappella group, before moving to Oregon, where she was a member of Hummingfish, a Portland band, for six years.
Talan's recurring lyrical motifs include celestial objects, birds, nature, and various historical figures (e.g., Marc Chagall in "Painting By Chagall," Amelia Earhart in "Thinking Amelia," and Vincent van Gogh in "Vincent").
Jonathan Lethem’s novel Motherless Brooklyn inspired Deb Talan to write "Tell Your Story Walking". This song appears on the 2002 album Songs Inspired by Literature(Chapter One), a benefit of the organization Artists for Literacy. "Tell Your Story Walking" was the winner of Artists for Literacy’s 2002 songwriting contest.
In addition to the Weepies' albums, (Steve Tannen is the other half of the duo), Talan and Tannen collaborated with singer/actress Mandy Moore on her 2007 album Wild Hope . Together, they wrote and recorded five songs with Mandy — the single "Extraordinary," the title track "Wild Hope," "All Good Things," "Few Days Down" and "Looking Forward to Looking Back." [1]
"Forgiven" played over the closing credits of the 2001 film Lovely & Amazing .
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Songs for a Misfit Heart | Independent |
| 2000 | Something Burning | Happyhead Music |
| 2001 | Sincerely | Happyhead Music |
| 2004 | A Bird Flies Out | Independent |
| 2017 | Lucky Girl | Nettwerk |
Amanda Leigh Moore is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album, So Real (1999), received a platinum certification from the RIAA. The title single from her reissue of So Real, I Wanna Be With You (2000), became Moore's first Top 30 song in the US, peaking at #24 on the Hot 100. Moore subsequently released the studio albums Mandy Moore (2001), Coverage (2003), Wild Hope (2007), Amanda Leigh (2009), Silver Landings (2020) and In Real Life (2022). She has sold 10 million albums worldwide.
All Good Things may refer to:
Palindromes is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. Referencing Solondz's previous Welcome to the Dollhouse, it was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
"Candy" is a song by American pop singer Mandy Moore. Serving as Moore's debut single, it was released as the lead single from her first studio album, So Real (1999), on August 17, 1999, by Epic Records and 550 Music. Internationally, the song was released as the first single from I Wanna Be with You (2000). The song was written and composed by Denise Rich, Dave Katz, Denny Kleiman, and produced by Jive Jones, Tony Battaglia, and Shaun Fisher.
Steven J. "Steve" Tannen is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for being in the folk-pop duo The Weepies.
Amherst Regional High School (ARHS) is a secondary school in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, for students in grades 9–12. It is part of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, which comprises the towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury, Massachusetts. Its official colors are maroon and white. ARHS's current principal, beginning in the 2023-24 academic year, is Talib Sadiq.
Meghan Toohey is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, producer, and performer from Massachusetts who resides in New York City. After fronting a Boston-based band called The So and So's, Toohey moved to LA and switched her focus to playing guitar for other artists and working as a music producer. In 2016, Toohey began playing guitar for the Broadway musical Waitress, written by Sara Bareilles. She toured with Manolo Garcia in Spain during October 2018.
"Walk Me Home" is a song by singer Mandy Moore from her debut album, So Real (1999), and released as the album's second single in 1999. The song was featured in the film Center Stage and on the reissue of So Real, I Wanna Be with You (2000). It was written and produced by Tony Battaglia and Shaun Fisher, credited as the production duo The Wasabees. Chuck Taylor from Billboard provided a positive review of the song, describing it as "the best song Janet Jackson never recorded."
The Weepies were an American indie pop-folk band consisting of singer-songwriters Steve Tannen and Deb Talan. Their music has been described as "subtly intoxicating folk-pop".
Say I Am You is the second album released by indie folk band The Weepies and their first full-length record. It was released on Nettwerk Records on March 7, 2006. Sing Out! described the album as "tuneful, quiet pop that borrows a thing or two from folk." The thirteen tracks were co-written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, who alternate between lead and harmony vocals in various tracks.
Wild Hope is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore, her first in four years since Coverage. It was released in digitally in Australia on June 18, 2007, and on June 19, 2007, by The Firm Music, a division of EMI USA. The Australian digital version includes the bonus track "Swept Away". Musically, it embraces Folk-pop, Indie folk, and alternative-rock, sound. The album was released in Australia physically on February 23, 2008. It is Moore's first album to be fully co-written by her.
"Extraordinary" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore. It was released as the first single from her fourth studio album, Wild Hope (2007). The song was written by Moore, Deb Talan, and Steve Tannen and produced by John Algia. "Extraordinary" is a indie rhythmic folk pop, with an arrangement of acoustic guitar, drums, keyboards, and electric guitar.
Hideaway is the third album released by The Weepies. It was released on April 2, 2008 by Nettwerk. The album debuted at number 31 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.
Women & Songs 11 is the 11th album of the Women & Songs franchise.
Amanda Leigh is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore, released by Storefront Records on May 26, 2009 with distribution by Red Distribution.
The discography of The Weepies, an indie pop-folk band fronted by singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, contains five studio albums, one extended play and six singles. The Weepies released their first album, Happiness, through an independent label. After signing with Nettwerk, they released their second album in 2006, Say I Am You. In that same year, they released a Live Session featuring songs from "Say I Am You", four songs from Deb and Steve's previous work, and one song from their future album "Hideaway'". In 2008 they released their third studio album Hideaway. In 2010, they released their fourth studio album, Be My Thrill. In 2015, they released their fifth studio album, Sirens.
American singer Mandy Moore has released seven studio albums, four compilation albums, two video albums, nineteen singles, and thirteen music videos. After being spotted singing at a recording studio by an artists and repertoire representative for Epic Records, Moore was signed to Sony Music. To date Moore had sold 10 million albums worldwide, and 2.7 million in the US as of 2009. Her debut album, So Real, was released in December 1999. The album performed moderately on the charts, peaking at number thirty-one on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). According to Nielsen SoundScan, So Real had sold about 950,000 copies in the United States by June 2009. Her debut single, "Candy", peaked at number forty-one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also reached the top forty in Canada, France, Ireland, and Switzerland and the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In Australia the song peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). So Real was followed up with I Wanna Be with You, in May 2000. In North America, it was marketed as a "new version" of So Real, with remixed tracks and a few new songs. The album reached number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also went on to sell about 805,000 copies in the US by June 2009. The album spawned the single "I Wanna Be with You", which peaked at number twenty-four on the Hot 100, becoming Moore's only top-thirty song in the US and her highest peak to date. The song also reached number thirteen in Australia and was certified Gold by the ARIA.
Tatjana Mihhailova-Saar, better known as Tanja or Tanja Mihhailova is a Russian-Estonian pop singer and actress. She was born in Kaliningrad, Russia, and has lived in Estonia from a very young age. Tanja has been a member of several bands in her professional career and has performed in several stage musicals. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Amazing" and finished in 12th place in the semi-final, failing to qualify.
Sirens is the fifth and final studio album by pop-folk duo The Weepies. It was released in 2015, their first album in five years, by Nettwerk. It was recorded in 2014 during Deb Talan's battle with breast cancer.
Silver Landings is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore, released on March 6, 2020, via Verve Forecast Records. It is her first studio album in 11 years, following fifth studio album Amanda Leigh (2009). Moore was due to promote the album with a North American tour, before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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