Lisa Maxwell (singer, songwriter)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image = File:Lisa Maxwell.jpg
| caption = Lisa performing at Kinsellas, Stand My Ground EP Launch 1993
| name = Lisa Maxwell
| birth_name = Lisa Maxwell
| alias =
| birth_date =
| label = Dance Pool, MDS
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Pop
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, performer, session musician
| years_active = 1989–present
| associated_acts = Bass Culture, Ground Level, Boxcar
}}
Lisa Maxwell is an Australian singer-songwriter who began her career doing backing vocals for acts such as Kate Ceberano, and Wendy Matthews as well as working in the Australian dance music scene, featuring on albums by Ground Level, Severed Heads and Boxcar. She later signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing...{{cite news|title=Sony Publishing Artist|date = 12 November 1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=Lisa+Maxwell+Singer&pg=PA43|page=43|website=Books.google.com}} and released her first EP "Stand My Ground" followed by the release of her first album Wish through Sony Music sub label Dance Pool{{cite book|title=Billboard Magazine 13th December 1997|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3gkEAAAAMBAJ&q=lisa+maxwell&pg=PA16|date=13 December 1997}}
Career
Maxwell started her career working with Kate Ceberano and recorded backing vocals on the Kate Ceberano's 1991 album Think About It!{{cite web|title=Kate Ceberano – Thinks About it album credits|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kate-Ceberano-Think-About-It/release/1795198|publisher=discogs}} and for Wendy Matthews.
Maxwell signed a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and released her first independent record in 1993 through MDS (Mushroom Distribution Services) titled '"Stand My Ground".{{cite web|title=Lisa Maxwell -Stand My Ground|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lisa-Maxwell-Stand-My-Ground/release/1450591|publisher=discogs}}
In 1994, Maxwell's featured on "I've Learned to Cope" with Bass Culture for their BC Nation album. It peaked at number 153 on the ARIA singles chart.{{cite web |url=https://imgur.com/a/qIivREc |title=Bass Culture (Australian group) ARIA chart history, received from ARIA |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=13 February 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. It featured on the Australian film The Sum of Us starring Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe.{{Cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31701639?q&versionId=38449940|title=Trove|website=Trove.nla.gov.au|access-date=24 May 2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/ffilms/S-FFILM/SUMOFUS.htm|title=THE SUM OF US|website=Tvmem.com|access-date=24 May 2023}}
In 1994 Maxwell was a Sony Music featured artist at Midem, a music industry event held in Cannes and at the time administered by Export Music Australia (EMA).{{cite book|title=Billboard Magazine 29th January 1994|page=60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=lisa+maxwell&pg=PA60|date=29 January 1994}} File:Lisa and Wendy Mathews.jpg
Maxwell released her original album Wish with Australian dance producers Pee Wee Ferris and Groove Terminator worked on.{{Cite web|url=http://www.epodcentral.com.au/music/gt/discography.html|title=Epodcentral - epods *unofficial* groove terminator site - discography, pics, articles, tours, gt news, links...|website=Epodcentral.com.au|access-date=24 May 2023}}{{cite news|title=Lisa Maxwell Article| url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230435119|website=Trove.nla.gov.au}} Two tracks from the album, covers of Sister Sledge song "Thinking of You" and George McCrae song "Rock Your Baby" both appeared in Tokyo's J-WAVE radio charts. "Thinking of you" at number 8 and "Rock Your Baby" number 15{{cite book|title=Billboard Magazine 24th May 1997|page=95|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=lisa+maxwell&pg=RA1-PA95|date=24 May 1997}}{{cite book|title=Billboard Magazine 6th June 1998|page=87|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bw4EAAAAMBAJ&q=lisa+maxwell&pg=PA87|date=6 June 1998}} "Thinking of you" also charted in New Zealand reaching number 50 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/|title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart|website=Nztop40.co.nz|access-date=24 May 2023}} She also released a third single off the album "Falling Back to You" which was featured on an episode of Australian television soap opera Neighbours.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=2000&episode=3479|title=Neighbours Episode 3479 from 2000|website=Neighboursepisodes.com|access-date=24 May 2023}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20170413235249/http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?special=band&bandid=110]
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of Albums, with selected details ! Title ! Details |
| scope="row" | Wish
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|---|
| scope="row" | Let It Rain
|
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Year ! colspan="2" | Chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NZ |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Stand My Ground"
| 1993 | - || - |
| scope="row"| "I've Leaned to Cope" (Bass Culture featuring Lisa Maxwell) | 1994 | 153 || - |
| scope="row"| "Thinking of You"
| 1996 | - || 50 |
| scope="row"| "Rock Your Baby"
| 1997 | - || - |
| scope="row"| "Falling Back to You"
| 1998 | - || - |
References
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Australian dance musicians