Jonatha Brooke

Jonatha Brooke and fellow Bostonian Jennifer Kimball began playing music together in the 1980s after having met at Amherst College The two friends were promptly signed to the independent Green Linnet label, which, in 1991, issued the duo's debut full-length album, "Grace in Gravity". It was not long before the larger label Elektra Records signed The Story and re-issued their debut. Their second album, "The Angel in the House", was released in 1993. Both albums featured dissonant vocal harmonies to an extent not found in most albums in the genre.

In 1995, she released her first solo album, "Plumb". This was followed by "10 Cent Wings", which also marked a shift from her earlier folk-pop to more of a radio-friendly style. This shift continued onto her next release "Steady Pull", a more rock-influenced album which was co-produced by Jonatha Brooke and renowned studioman Bob Clearmountain (who has worked with Bryan Adams, The Rolling Stones, The Corrs, Hall & Oates, and other major artists).

Beginning in the late 1990s, Jonatha's albums were issued via her own record label, Bad Dog. "Back in the Circus", released in 2004, features new material along with covers of songs by Alan Parsons Project ("Eye in the Sky"), The Beach Boys ("God Only Knows"), and James Taylor ("Fire and Rain"). The album was also released in the UK in 2005, combining some of its tracks with some from "Steady Pull".
In August 2006, she released a combination CD and DVD titled "Live" in New York.

In 2002, she performed a pair of songs on Disney's Return to Never Land soundtrack, contributing an original composition ("I'll Try") and a cover ("The Second Star to the Right").

Jonatha has been featured as a guest vocalist with artists such as Lisa Loeb, Chris Botti and Patty Larkin, and has co-written tracks for Joe Sample's The Pecan Tree.

Her studio album, "Careful What You Wish For", was released on April 3rd, 2007 via Rykodisc distribution. Brooke's song "Because I Told You So" (from Ten Cent Wings) was covered by Nick Lachey on the European release of his 2006 album "What's Left of Me". Her song "Inconsolable" (from Plumb) was featured in an episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer entitled "Prophecy girl".
"Landmine" (from Ten Cent Wings) was featured in an episode of Ally McBeal.

In February 2008, Jonatha entered the studio once again to record "The Works", which was released in August 2008. The set is a collection of Woody Guthrie inspired songs. Jonatha's song "Your House" from her album "Steady Pull" was featured on an episode of the ABC series Once and Again. The episode was entitled Moving On.

The song "What You Don't Know" is currently the theme of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse (new TV series on Fox).

Discography:
  • Plumb (1995)
  • 10 Cent Wings (1997)
  • Live (1999)
  • Steady Pull (2001)
  • Back in the Circus (2004)
  • Live In New York (CD/DVD set) (2006)
  • Careful What You Wish For (2007)
  • The Works (2008)


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