Editing Lisa Loeb (section)

===''Tails'' and ''Firecracker'' (1995–1999)===
{{Main|Tails (album)|Firecracker (Lisa Loeb album)}}

In September 1995, Loeb's debut album, ''[[Tails (Lisa Loeb album)|Tails]]'', credited to Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, was released on [[Geffen Records]]. The album was co-produced by Juan Patiño, her then longtime boyfriend.<ref name="idalld">{{cite web|title=''Tails''|first=Stephen|last=Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tails-mw0000175869|website=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> "Stay" was included on the album, and Loeb managed a top 20 hit with "[[Do You Sleep? (Lisa Loeb song)|Do You Sleep?]]" and two moderately successful radio hits with "[[Taffy (song)|Taffy]]" and "[[Waiting for Wednesday (Lisa Loeb song)|Waiting for Wednesday]]". The album was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] on December 1, 1995.<ref name="gold"/> Critics were favorable to the album, with Ken Tucker of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', in particular, noting, "Loeb has an undeniable gift for creating an air of intimacy and vulnerability, which may well be enough for 'Stay' fans looking for additional doses of contemplative melancholy".<ref name="idalld"/><ref name="tucker">{{cite magazine|title=''Tails'' Review|first=Ken|last=Tucker|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=Issue 294|date=September 29, 2005}}</ref> After the release of ''Tails'' Tim Bright and Jonathan Feinberg left Nine Stories and were replaced with [[Mark Spencer (guitarist)|Mark Spencer]] and Ronny Crawford respectively.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In 1997, Loeb released a second major-label album on Geffen, ''[[Firecracker (Lisa Loeb album)|Firecracker]]'', and began experimenting more with orchestrations done with [[Dan Coleman (composer)|Dan Coleman]]. At this point, Loeb started going under her own name for the albums instead of using the band name, although she still continued to tour worldwide with Nine Stories, as well as acoustically as she had done from the start.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} ''Firecracker'' included hit singles such as "[[I Do (Lisa Loeb song)|I Do]]", which received radio success, peaking at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and music television.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} The album was certified Gold on June 10, 2008.<ref name="gold"/> She subsequently toured with [[The Wallflowers]] and [[Chris Isaak]], and performed at [[Lilith Fair]].<ref name="amg"/>