Plumb (singer)
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Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian
singer-songwriter who uses the stage name
Plumb. She has performed several different genres of music, including alternative rock
and Christian alternative rock
and a few of her remixes have appeared on dance
charts.
Plumb
. In 1999, she released her second studio album "candycoatedwaterdrops
", which won the 2000 Dove Award for "Modern Rock
Album of the Year". Two tracks from it were hits for other artists; "Stranded" was a hit for Jennifer Paige
, and "Damaged" was a big dance hit in 2003 in the United Kingdom
for Plummet.
Plumb was marketed as a band during the first three album releases on Essential Records
. The band was named after the Suzanne Vega
song "My Favorite Plum".
record in 2000 despite the fact she had only released two albums previously. She signed to Curb Records
as a solo artist in 2003, releasing the album Beautiful Lumps of Coal
. The lead single from Plumb's 2003 Beautiful Lumps of Coal, called "Real", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart
.
Her album Chaotic Resolve
entered the Billboard Top 200
album chart at No. 177 on March 9, 2006. Better reached No. 1 on the U.S. Christian airplay chart. The Bronleewe & Bose remix of her follow-up, "Cut", hit No. 1 on XM's dance hits channel BPM
, and No. 5 on Billboard's Dance Charts Hot Dance Airplay
.
Her third solo album Blink was released on October 9, 2007. "In My Arms
", the first single off the album, was remixed by Kaskade, Scotty K, Bronleewe & Bose, Gomi, and Bimbo Jones and hit the number one spot on the Billboard Dance Charts.
On May 19, 2009 she announced that she was recording a new album titled Beautiful History due out in the fall.
The first single off of Beautiful History, "Hang On" reached number one in US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2009 and additionally became the first single of 2010 to reach the top spot in Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart.
Plumb's music has been heard on major film soundtracks (Bruce Almighty
, Just Married
, View from the Top
, Brokedown Palace
, Drive Me Crazy
, The Perfect Man
, Mom at Sixteen
, etc.) and TV series (Dawson's Creek
, Felicity, ER
, Roswell
, One Tree Hill
, The Vampire Diaries
, etc.).
She has also written songs for artists such as Michelle Branch
, Kimberley Locke
, and Mandy Moore
. Amy Lee
(no relation) of Evanescence
mentioned that Plumb was one of her inspirations.
, Tennessee
with their three children.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
singer-songwriter who uses the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Plumb. She has performed several different genres of music, including alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre...
and a few of her remixes have appeared on dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
charts.
1997-2000: Band years
In 1997, Plumb released her self-titled debut albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Plumb
Plumb (album)
Plumb is the debut studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Plumb. The album was not only a huge success for herself, but also for Matt Bronleewe. This was Bronleewe's first CD producing...
. In 1999, she released her second studio album "candycoatedwaterdrops
Candycoatedwaterdrops
candycoatedwaterdrops is the second album of Christian singer Plumb which features the hit songs "Stranded", "God-Shaped Hole", "Late Great Planet Earth", "Here With Me" and "Damaged". The album has been critically acclaimed, and singles have appeared on major motion picture soundtracks such as...
", which won the 2000 Dove Award for "Modern Rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
Album of the Year". Two tracks from it were hits for other artists; "Stranded" was a hit for Jennifer Paige
Jennifer Paige
Jennifer Paige is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success with the 1998 pop hit "Crush". She is considered to be one of the 1990s' biggest one-hit wonders.-Biography:...
, and "Damaged" was a big dance hit in 2003 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for Plummet.
Plumb was marketed as a band during the first three album releases on Essential Records
Essential Records (Christian)
Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of a major label, Sony Music Entertainment.-History:...
. The band was named after the Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
song "My Favorite Plum".
2000-present: Solo career
Plumb wanted to leave the music industry after the 2000 album. Lee received a note from a girl a few hours before what she thought to be her final concert. The letter was about the Plumb song "Damaged" that Tiffany had written and recorded about a girl coping with being molested as a child. The note said "'Whatever you do, I just want you to never forget that you have changed someone's life." The note inspired Tiffany to remain in the music industry. In order to leave Essential Records, Plumb had to fulfill her contract obligations, and this led to The Best of PlumbThe Best of Plumb
The Best of Plumb is a greatest hits album by Christian singer Plumb which features 12 hit songs and a couple of remixes.-Track listing:# "Here With Me"# "Sobering"# "Stranded"# "Endure"# "Late Great Planet Earth"# "Who Am I?"# "Phobic"# "Crazy"...
record in 2000 despite the fact she had only released two albums previously. She signed to Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
as a solo artist in 2003, releasing the album Beautiful Lumps of Coal
Beautiful Lumps of Coal
Beautiful Lumps of Coal is the third album by Christian singer Plumb. After undergoing many member changes, a record label change and marriage, Tiffany Arbuckle Lee decided to go solo...
. The lead single from Plumb's 2003 Beautiful Lumps of Coal, called "Real", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Her album Chaotic Resolve
Chaotic Resolve
Chaotic Resolve is the fourth album by Christian singer Plumb which features the hit songs, "I Can't Do This", "Better", "Bittersweet", "Blush" and "Cut". It also features a remake of Michael W...
entered the Billboard Top 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart at No. 177 on March 9, 2006. Better reached No. 1 on the U.S. Christian airplay chart. The Bronleewe & Bose remix of her follow-up, "Cut", hit No. 1 on XM's dance hits channel BPM
BPM (XM)
BPM is one of four Dance/Electronic music satellite channels offered by Sirius XM Radio, operating on XM channel 51 , Sirius channel 51 and Dish Network channel 6036. DirecTV carried this channel on channel 859 until February 9, 2010...
, and No. 5 on Billboard's Dance Charts Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
.
Her third solo album Blink was released on October 9, 2007. "In My Arms
In My Arms (Plumb song)
"In My Arms" is the lead single from Plumb's lullaby album Blink. The song was the 19th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in the U.S. in 2007 according to R&R magazine. It was also on the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, and is the first song to appear on both charts...
", the first single off the album, was remixed by Kaskade, Scotty K, Bronleewe & Bose, Gomi, and Bimbo Jones and hit the number one spot on the Billboard Dance Charts.
On May 19, 2009 she announced that she was recording a new album titled Beautiful History due out in the fall.
The first single off of Beautiful History, "Hang On" reached number one in US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2009 and additionally became the first single of 2010 to reach the top spot in Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart.
Plumb's music has been heard on major film soundtracks (Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. It stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck TV reporter who complains to God that He isn't doing His job correctly, and is then offered the chance to try...
, Just Married
Just Married
Just Married is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper starring Ashton Kutcher and the late Brittany Murphy. In its opening week, the film was number one, making $17 million at the box office. It stayed in the Top 10 for 4 weeks.-Plot:The film starts...
, View from the Top
View from the Top
View from the Top is a 2003 romantic comedy film about a young woman from a small town who sets out to fulfill her dream of becoming a flight attendant...
, Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace is an American film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for drug smuggling. Because it presents a critical view of the Thai legal system, most scenes were filmed in the Philippines;...
, Drive Me Crazy
Drive Me Crazy
-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...
, The Perfect Man
The Perfect Man
The Perfect Man is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Mark Rosman and written by Gina Wendkos. It stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth. Filming of the movie began in May 2004...
, Mom at Sixteen
Mom at Sixteen
Mom at Sixteen is a 2005 Lifetime Television film about a sixteen-year-old mother, dealing with problems at school and her decaying relationship with her mother, because of her seeing her boyfriend for the first time since before Charley was born.-Plot:...
, etc.) and TV series (Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
, Felicity, ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
, One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
, The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW Television Network on September 10, 2009, and is currently in its third season that...
, etc.).
She has also written songs for artists such as Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch
Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003...
, Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Dawn Locke is an American singer-songwriter and model. She has recorded in the dance, pop and adult contemporary music genres....
, and Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
. Amy Lee
Amy Lee
Amy Lynn Hartzler , best known as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She cites influences ranging from classical musicians such as Mozart to modern artists Björk, Tori Amos, Danny Elfman and...
(no relation) of Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
mentioned that Plumb was one of her inspirations.
Personal life
Tiffany is married to Jeremy Lee (founder of FlatRock Management). They currently reside in the suburbs of NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
with their three children.
Discography
Studio albums- 1997 – PlumbPlumb (album)Plumb is the debut studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Plumb. The album was not only a huge success for herself, but also for Matt Bronleewe. This was Bronleewe's first CD producing...
- 1999 – candycoatedwaterdropsCandycoatedwaterdropscandycoatedwaterdrops is the second album of Christian singer Plumb which features the hit songs "Stranded", "God-Shaped Hole", "Late Great Planet Earth", "Here With Me" and "Damaged". The album has been critically acclaimed, and singles have appeared on major motion picture soundtracks such as...
- 2003 – Beautiful Lumps of CoalBeautiful Lumps of CoalBeautiful Lumps of Coal is the third album by Christian singer Plumb. After undergoing many member changes, a record label change and marriage, Tiffany Arbuckle Lee decided to go solo...
- 2006 – Chaotic ResolveChaotic ResolveChaotic Resolve is the fourth album by Christian singer Plumb which features the hit songs, "I Can't Do This", "Better", "Bittersweet", "Blush" and "Cut". It also features a remake of Michael W...
- 2007 – BlinkBlink (Plumb album)Blink is the fifth album by Christian singer Plumb. It was released in 2007 via Curb Records. The album includes the single "In My Arms."- Track listing :# "My Sweet, My Lovely" – 4:01# "God Will Take Care of You" – 4:55...
- 2011 – Faster Than a Bullet
External links
- Official site of Plumb
- Artist at Jesus Freak HideoutJesus Freak HideoutJesus Freak Hideout is a Christian music website. The website specializes in reviewing, previewing, and selling Christian albums. The website is known for its album reviews, independent music, artist interviews, concert dates and ministry through devotionals and prayer...