List of songs recorded by Jennifer Love Hewitt

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American actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt has recorded songs for four studio albums as well as a number of soundtracks and other projects. Hewitt first rose to prominence in the entertainment industry for acting in television commercials and the children's television series Kids Incorporated . [1] [2] At age 10, she moved with her mother from Killeen, Texas to Los Angeles to pursue a music career, [3] and collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire on the song "One World" for the 1990 compilation album Music Speaks Louder Than Words . [4] Two years later, Hewitt recorded her first studio album Love Songs (1992) [2] [5] under the name "Love Hewitt". [6] The video game company Meldac released Love Songs exclusively in Japan, and it includes cover versions of songs by ABBA and Michael Jackson. [2] Prior to the album's release, Hewitt released the stand-alone cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" earlier in 1990. [7] According to a 2013 Rolling Stone article, Love Songs led to Hewitt becoming a pop star in Japan. [2]

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After Hewitt attracted further attention following her role in the family drama Party of Five , she released two studio albums in the United States through Atlantic. [2] [5] Let's Go Bang (1995) featured dance-pop and "light R&B", [2] and her self-titled album (1996) had R&B-inspired pop music and adult contemporary music with lyrics about "love, loss, and longing". [8] Following the two albums' poor sales, Hewitt was dropped by Atlantic [9] and went on to act in several films and television programs. [2] As well as starring in the 1998 slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer , she recorded the 1999 single "How Do I Deal" for its soundtrack, [1] which became the best-selling song of her career. [9] In 2002, Hewitt signed a record contract with Jive, [1] and her fourth studio album BareNaked was released in October that year. [10] Recording "rock-oriented" songs, [2] Hewitt collaborated with Meredith Brooks for the album. [8] Hewitt said that she had more creative freedom with BareNaked since she was "able to find [her]self as an artist". [3] She co-wrote nine of the album's thirteen songs and was involved with its arrangements and instrumentation. [3] [10]

In 2002, Hewitt wrote and recorded "I'm Gonna Love You (Madellaine's Love Song)" for the animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame II , in which she also voiced the character Madellaine. [2] She appeared in the 2004 television film A Christmas Carol, an adaptation of the original novella, [11] and contributed to its soundtrack. [12] Despite finding commercial success with BareNaked, Hewitt shifted away from music in 2004 to focus on her acting career, including the lead role in the supernatural television show Ghost Whisperer . [2] [13] Her final record was the compilation album, Cool with You: The Platinum Collection, released in Asia in June 2006. [5] [14] In 2013, she recorded five songs for the television drama The Client List, in which she starred as the lead character. [15] [16] The same year, she collaborated with Sophie B. Hawkins for a song for the comedy film Alpha Males Experiment. [17] In 2024, Hewitt released a cover of Kenny Rogers's and Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream" after it was featured on 9-1-1, a show in which she plays a lead role. [18]

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Indicates single release
Indicates songs written or co-written by Jennifer Love Hewitt
Hewitt recorded a cover of "Heart of Glass", originally performed by Blondie. Blondie1977.jpg
Hewitt recorded a cover of "Heart of Glass", originally performed by Blondie.
Deborah Gibson co-wrote a song for Hewitt's debut studio album. Debbie Gibson at Cinema City Film Festival day 2 1.jpg
Deborah Gibson co-wrote a song for Hewitt's debut studio album.
Hewitt recorded a cover of "Dancing Queen", originally performed by ABBA. ABBA - TopPop 1974 5.png
Hewitt recorded a cover of "Dancing Queen", originally performed by ABBA.
Wayne Cohen co-wrote several songs for Hewitt's second and third studio albums. Wayne.Cohen.png
Wayne Cohen co-wrote several songs for Hewitt's second and third studio albums.
Guy Erez co-wrote two songs for Hewitt's album BareNaked. Alan Parsons Concert with Guy Erez playing Bass.jpg
Guy Erez co-wrote two songs for Hewitt's album BareNaked .
Hewitt recorded a cover of "I'm a Woman", originally performed by Peggy Lee, for the television show The Client List. Peggy Lee 1950.JPG
Hewitt recorded a cover of "I'm a Woman", originally performed by Peggy Lee, for the television show The Client List .
Name of song, writers, original release, and year of release
SongWriter(s)Release(s)YearRef.
"90's Kids"Ed Grenga
Gary McLaughlin
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Love Songs 1992 [6]
"Avenue of the Stars" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
Andy Goldmark
Scot Sax
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Baby I'm-a Want You" David Gates Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"BareNaked" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
Guy Erez
Emerson Swinford
BareNaked 2002 [21]
"Bedtime Stories"Robert Etoll
Deborah Gibson
Love Songs 1992 [6]
"Ben" Don Black
Walter Scharf
Love Songs 1992 [6]
"Can I Go Now" Meredith Brooks
Livingstone Brown
Mike Stevens
BareNaked 2002 [22]
"Can't Stand in the Way of Love"Enid Levine
Wayne Cohen
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"Cool with You" Joleen Belle
Robert Palmer
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23] [24]
"Couldn't Find Another Man" Angelo Montrone Let's Go Bang 1995 [25]
"Dancing Queen" Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Stig Anderson
Love Songs 1991 [26]
"The Difference Between Us" Camus Celli
Nicky Holland
Andres Levin
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"Don't Push the River" Wayne Cohen
Billy Mann
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"Don't Turn Your Head Away"Debbie Kaye
Angelo Montrone
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"Everywhere I Go"Gerry Stober
Susan Pomerantz
Terrah Smith
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"First Taste of Love"Porter Carroll
Robert Etoll
Jerry Stober
Love Songs 1992 [6]
"First Time" Meredith Brooks
Guy Erez
Paul Goldo
Emerson Swinford
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Free to Be a Woman" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Angelo Montrone
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"The Garden" Angelo Montrone Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"The Greatest Word" Wayne Cohen
Conner Reeves
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"Heart of Glass" Debbie Harry
Chris Stein
Non-album single1990 [7]
"Hey Everybody" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
Livingstone Brown
BareNaked 2002 [27]
"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" Civilla D. Martin The Client List 2013 [15]
"How Do I Deal" Dillon O'Brian
Phil Roy
Bob Thiele
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998 [28]
"I Always Was Your Girl" Tracey Thorn
Ben Watt
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"I Believe In..."David Bryant
Fran Lucci
Dara Stewart
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"I Know You Will" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
Dave Darling
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"I Want a Love I Can See" Smokey Robinson Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"I'll Find You"Robert Etoll Love Songs 1992 [6]
"I'm a Woman" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller The Client List 2013 [16]
"I'm Gonna Love You (Madellaine's Love Song)" Jennifer Love Hewitt Disney's Superstar Hits2002 [29]
"In Another Life" Andrew Gold
Greg Prestopino
Sam Lorber
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"It's Good to Know I'm Alive"Dick Rudolph
Michael Sembello
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"Islands in the Stream" Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Non-album single2024 [18]
"Just Try" Meredith Brooks
Brian McKnight
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Kiss Away from Heaven"Peter Bliss
Angelo Montrone
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"Last Night" Wayne Cohen
Peter Zizzo
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"Let's Go Bang" Andy Goldmark
Bruce Roberts
George Lyter
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"Listen (To Your Heart)"Austin Roberts
Robert Etoll
Love Songs 1992 [6]
"A Little Jazz"Danny Young
Melanie Andrews
Love Songs 1992 [6]
"Me and Bobby McGee" Kris Kristofferson
Fred Foster
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Never a Day Goes By" [lower-alpha 1] Wayne Cohen Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"No Ordinary Love" Deborah Cox
Lascelles Stephens
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [30]
"One World"
(featuring Earth, Wind & Fire)
P.P. Oland
F. Previte
Sergey Manukyan
M. Targo
Music Speaks Louder Than Words 1990 [4]
"(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" Barry Gibb
Blue Weaver
Jennifer Love Hewitt 1996 [23]
"A Place Called Home" Lynn Ahrens
Alan Menken
A Christmas Carol 2004 [12]
"Please Save Us the World" Lance Cosgrove Love Songs 1992 [31]
"Rock the Roll" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
Paul Goldo
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Something to Talk About" Shirley Eikhard The Client List 2013 [15]
"Stand in Your Way" Meredith Brooks
Livingstone Brown
Shelly Peiken
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Stronger" Jennifer Love Hewitt BareNaked 2002 [19]
"What's It Gonna Take" Peter Margolis
Seth Mellman
Love Songs 1991 [32]
"When I'm With You" JJ Heller The Client List 2013 [15]
"When It Hurts"
(featuring Sophie B. Hawkins)
Sophie B. Hawkins
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Alpha Males Experiment2013 [17]
"When You Say Nothing at All" Paul Overstreet
Don Schlitz
The Client List 2013 [15]
"Where You Gonna Run To?" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
Paul Goldo
BareNaked 2002 [19]
"Won't U B Mine"Robert Etoll Love Songs 1992 [6]
"You Make Me Smile"L. Desmond
Ren Toppano
Let's Go Bang 1995 [20]
"You" Jennifer Love Hewitt
Meredith Brooks
BareNaked 2002 [19]

Notes

  1. An acoustic version of "Never a Day Goes By" also appears on Jennifer Love Hewitt . [23]

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