Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".
Rip It Off, Sophie B. Hawkins: The Cream Will Rise
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Just because I sing about women doesn't mean I'm gay. Just because I sing about guys doesn't mean I'm straight.
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Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 50, a daughter named Esther Ballantine Hawkins on July 7, 2015 after being implanted with her own frozen embryo (sperm was provided by a donor).
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 44, a son named Dashiell Gaston Hawkins on November 18, 2008. He was named in part for Hawkins's longtime partner and manager, Gigi Gaston, who had directed The Cream Will Rise, the documentary about Hawkins mentioned above.
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Released her 4th album, Wilderness, on April 20, 2004. [November 2004]
"Wilderness", her fourth album, was released on her own label rather than by Sony/Columbia, which distributed her first three. She spent $300,000 of her own money on it ($150,000 to produce the CD, $150,000 to market it).
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Her hit "As I Lay Me Down" was on the billboard charts for 67 weeks, one of the longest-running songs in the chart's history.
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Single: "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" from first album "Tongues & Tails", 1992.
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Co-wrote the song "Free" with Sarah Brightman for Brightman's album, "Harem.".
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Single: "As I Lay Me Down" from her album, "Whaler" (1995).
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