Loeb was discovered by actor and friend Ethan Hawke, who lived in an apartment next to her in New York City. Before contributing Stay to Reality Bites, Loeb had developed a following from her acoustic performances in a New York City coffeehouse. Originally a duet act with Elizabeth Mitchell, the albums Liz and Lisa and Liz and Lisa - Days Were Different were released independently, as was a solo project called The Purple Tape.
Though Stay was her break-through song, Loeb had moderately successful radio hits with other songs from Tails including Do You Sleep?, Taffy and Waiting For Wednesday. Tails was released in 1995 and achieved platinum status.
In 1997 a second album called Firecracker was released. Though critically praised it did not have the commercial success of Tails, but the single I Do was very popular on radio and music television. The song How was contributed to the soundtrack for the film Twister. At this point Lisa dropped her support band Nine Stories. The single Let's Forget About It was also released.
Loeb did not return to studio recording until 2002's Cake and Pie. The album was a commercial failure and did not receive any major backing or promotion from her record label. She was eventually dropped, and she bought the rights to the masters of the songs from that album. It was re-released independently in late 2002 with the songs rearranged and some deletions/additions. New packaging was also featured, and it was retitled Hello Lisa. In 2003 a children's album, called Catch the Moon, was independently released. Videos from this album have been featured on the Noggin TV network for children, alongside those of Laurie Berkner and Dan Zanes, rockers who have crossed over much further into the children's music field.
Loeb also dabbles in the acting field. Her debut was in a guest appearance on the television show The Nanny in 1997. She played the voice of a newborn baby in The Rugrats Movie in 1998, and in 1999 was featured as a news reporter in the horror film House on Haunted Hill. 2004 brought about the release of the film Serial Killing 4 Dummies which featured Loeb in her largest acting role yet. On January 16, 2004, her television show Dweezil & Lisa first aired on Food Network, in which she shared title billing with her longtime boyfriend Dweezil Zappa. In 2005 she appeared on the Colbert Report as herself as part of a small gag wherein the eponymous host was mentioning the lyrics of one of her songs only to have her suddenly appear.
In May 2004, Loeb announced that her relationship with Dweezil Zappa was over. She also was featured as the voice of Mary-Jane Watson in the MTV produced animated show Spider-Man. In 2004, Loeb changed record labels once again, due to a lack of promotion from her former label Artemis Records. She was signed to the independent label Zoe/Rounder, and The Way It Really Is was released August 2004. The album was Loeb's fifth studio recorded album. Despite poor sales, Loeb still toured the country to promote the album thus causing her fan base to grow.
On November 15, 2005, it was officially announced by the E! Channel, that Lisa would star in her very own reality show called " #1 Single." Filming in the fall and winter of 2005, in New York City where she worked on her album. The show format was Lisa "dipping her toe into the dating pool for the first time since college," and also highlighted her "one-of-a-kind approach to life." The core of the show focused on her quest for love, success, career and family.
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