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Lauren
wrote and sang the international hit song “Fallen,” from the movie
Pretty Woman which sold over 18 million copies. She also wrote and sang,
“Please Don’t Leave” a #3 AC hit duet with Michael mcdonald. sang
the theme song for hit TV sitcom, “Just Shoot Me.”
The inviting intimacy of Lauren Wood’s burnished voice has entranced
millions of listeners. World-renowned singer/songwriter, musician,
producer and voice-over artist, she is best known for her smash hit song;
“Fallen” from the award-winning, Pretty Woman soundtrack which sold a
mind blowing 18 million copies and continues to receive airplay -
worldwide. Lauren enjoys a career of extraordinary diversity, having
recorded with artists like Frank Zappa while her duet with Michael
McDonald, “Please Don’t Leave,” a top 3 AC hit – was released on
one of her four CDs for Warner Bros. Records.rnrnWood has written Top 20
hits and other songs for everyone from Cher to Sammy Hagar; added her
voice to network themes for Just Shoot Me; commercials for Nike,
Budweiser, Nintendo, Cadillac; penned songs for feature films like Police
Academy; daytime drama Days of Our Lives and recently, Extras and The
Black Donnellys. In between she’s appeared on television shows, voiced
characters for animation and even founded a greeting card company, “Cat
Tricks,” featuring her cats.rnrnRecently Wood has produced two
independent CDs for her own label, Bad Art Records: “Lauren Wood,” and
“Love, Death & Customer Service,” just released this year. Her
list of collaborators is testimony to Wood’s enduring personal and
professional relationships; co-writers like Melissa Manchester, Jenny
Yates, Randy Edelman, and Allee Willis (The Color Purple) plus musical
cohorts including Little Feat’s Billy Payne, Stephen Bishop, Jeff Hull
(“Piano in the Dark”), The Tonight Show band’s Vickie Randle and
Wood’s cousin and long-time musical compatriot, viola virtuoso Novi
Novog.rnrnLauren says inspiration for her signature vocal style came from
when she was a kid singing in the basement late at night and not wake her
family. Of her work: “When I was younger I was so shy I couldn’t speak
to express myself. That’s one of the reasons I became a songwriter. I
don’t write as much now because it’s easier … to communicate
verbally, but still, where my music comes from is the deepest part of
me.” And, “I try to add a poignancy that you can read between the
lines; I want my recordings to sound like I’m whispering in your
ear.”rnrnOne quote:rnrn“There are artists and songs that get us to
move our feet or hum along. There are a few that make us drive dangerously
leaning over to turn them up. And then there are those songs you hear the
first time that stop you in your tracks.rnrnLauren Wood’s “Fallen”
was one of those songs. I’d like to have a nickel for everyone who, like
me, had to stop to turn it up more times than they care to admit. Later,
as I worked my way through Cat Trick and Lauren Wood CD’s (1979 &
1999), I found it wasn’t about that one song as much as the artist. Her
ability to crystallize a thought or emotion with notes and words, wrapped
in a voice that can soar, turn to whiskey, then a whisper, is beyond
simple musicianship.rnrnIf you haven’t indulged yet, …Lauren Wood’s
work will change the way you listen to music.”rnrn-Anonymous Fan from
iTunesrn
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