This Fire (album)

This Fire (album)

This Fire is Paula Cole's second album and was a commercial success. Writing and producing the album herself, she recorded the record in roughly 2 weeks. According to the RIAA, the album has gone double platinum, selling over 2 million copies in United States and peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to the booklet, the album is dedicated to "the inner fire of all life. May our seeds of light open, brighten, and sow peace on earth".

Cole released a total of three (official) singles from the album. The first, Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?, (1997) peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 4 on the Adult Top 40). The single, I Don't Want to Wait, (1997) peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was used as the theme song for the teen drama Dawson's Creek. The third and final single, Me, was released in mid-1998 but did not track as well as Cole's prior two singles. The song, Feelin' Love, was featured on the original motion picture soundtrack to the movie City of Angels.

The album was a critical success and was nominated for seven awards at the 40th Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Pop Album, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Cole was also nominated for Producer of the Year and Best New Artist, winning the latter.