This Fire by Paula Cole

This Fire, Paula Cole's second album, came out on Warner Bros. on October 15, 1996, after her first had sunk when its label folded. Cole wrote and produced it herself and cut the whole thing in about two weeks, and the rush shows in the best way: raw, passionate pop-rock with a voice that can go from a whisper to a full-throated wail.

"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" was the smash, a top ten single, and "I Don't Want to Wait" became the theme for Dawson's Creek. It went double platinum, and at the 40th Grammys it was up for seven awards, including Album of the Year. Cole won Best New Artist and became the first woman nominated for Producer of the Year without a male co-producer.

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