''Hello Lisa'' is a studio album by

Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb (; born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with the number 1 hit song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film '' Reality Bites,'' the first number 1 single for an artist ...

, released on October 15, 2002 by

Artemis Records Artemis Records was a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999 by Danny Goldberg with Daniel Glass as President, and closed in April 2006. The label was acquired by E1 Entertainment. Artemis had a leading share of the U.S. i ...

. It is a re-release of the album '' Cake and Pie'', which was released by

A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

earlier that year.

Overview

Loeb's 2002 album ''Cake and Pie'' did not receive any major backing or promotion from A&M Records, resulting in it reaching No. 199 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Shortly after being dropped by A&M, Loeb purchased the rights to the master recordings of the songs and reworked the album as ''Hello Lisa''. It replaces "We Could Still Belong Together", "Kick Start", "Too Fast Driving", and "She's Falling Apart" with "Did That", "What Am I Supposed to Say", and "Take Me Back". The album is a homage to the popular character

Hello Kitty , also known by her full name , is a fictional Character (arts), character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphi ...

, of which Loeb is a huge fan. She obtained

Sanrio is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and produces products focusing on the ''kawaii'' ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories which are sold ...

's permission before releasing the album.Hello Kitty, Chococat, Badtz-Maru, Deery-Lou, and My Melody in the News

Reception

"Underdog" peaked at No. 39 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart in the fall of 2002.

Track listing

References

External links

* * 2002 albums Lisa Loeb albums Artemis Records albums Hello Kitty {{2000s-folk-album-stub