Paula Cole
She wrote the Dawson's Creek theme song and was nominated for seven Grammys, which is a wild range. "I Don't Want to Wait" soundtracked a million teen melodramas, and "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" was slyly subversive.
What Genre Is Paula Cole?
GenreAlternative rock · Adult alternative · Pop
Short answer: alternative rock. In the bigger picture, Paula Cole is a strong fit artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Paula Cole also performed at Lilith Fair, the all-female festival at the heart of the genre. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.
Does Paula Cole Smoke?
Says she smoked "some substances" in her twenties and does not now — she never names cigarettes.
Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?
Key Albums
- This Fire
- Harbinger
- Courage
Listen
“I Don't Want to Wait”(This Fire, 1996)