Album · Paula Cole
Harbinger by Paula Cole
Harbinger is an album by Paula Cole, released in 1994. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 18 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Am So Ordinary”, on 14 lists with a best position of #441.
Harbinger was Paula Cole's debut, cut at Bearsville Studios with producer Kevin Killen after she had turned heads singing on Peter Gabriel's Secret World Tour. It should have been a launch pad; instead Imago Records folded just months after the release and the album was left with next to no promotion. Warner Bros. took over Cole's contract in 1995 when it absorbed Imago and put the record back out, and it has circulated with two different covers.
What's on it is a big, bruised voice riding confessional, dramatic pop rock with folk-rock in its bones. The lead single "I Am So Ordinary" got its own music video, and "Happy Home" also found its way onto the countdowns. It's the sound of an artist on the verge: her next album, This Fire, would bring her worldwide acclaim.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Harbinger on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Am So Ordinary | 14 | #441 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 2 | Happy Home | 4 | #1646 | – | 1999–2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.