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Toby Lightman

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Toby Lightman
Lightman 2015
Lightman 2015
Background information
Born1978 (age 45–46)[1]
OriginCherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresPop, rock, acoustic
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2002–present
Labels
Websitewww.tobylightman.com

Toby Lightman is an American singer-songwriter. Her first album, Little Things, was released in 2004 on Lava/Atlantic. Her second album, Bird on a Wire was released in 2006.

Biography

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Raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Lightman began playing the violin as a child. She was a member of the orchestra at Cherry Hill High School East and started singing when a friend urged her to join a vocal workshop class. The audience response to a solo performance in which Lightman sang a gospel version of Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water led her to pursue her talents as a singer after she graduated from high school in 1996.[2]

Bird on a Wire, Lightman's second record, was released on July 25, 2006, on Atlantic Records. "My Sweet Song" was featured near the end of the Boston Legal episode, "Desperately Seeking Shirley" while also featuring in the closing scene of the Bones episode, "The Maggots In The Meathead". It was also featured in the soundtrack to the movie P.S. I Love You. The song "Slippin'" appeared on ABC's Brothers & Sisters. Lightman performed the opening theme to Fox Sports' coverage of the NASCAR racing season with a song titled "NASCAR Love (Let's Go Racing)".[3]

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Title Peak chart positions
US
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US
Heat.

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2004 Little Things 200 14
2006 Bird on a Wire 30
2008 Let Go
2010 Know Where I'm From
2014 Every Kind of People
2022 After All

Extended plays

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Year Title
2013 Holding a Heart
2015 Holiday Lights
2016 Long Hard Day

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Adult
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2003 "Devils and Angels" 17 Little Things
2004 "Everyday"
"Real Love" 35
"Operator" Non-album single
2006 "Holding Me Down" Bird on a Wire
"Sleigh Ride" Non-album singles
2008 "Waiting"
2010 "Snow Day"
2018 "Spaces"
2018 "Breathe In"
2022 "Help Me Get Over This"[5]

References

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  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Toby Lightman – Biography – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Strauss, Robert. "In Person; More Than Getting By With Help of Friends", The New York Times, December 26, 2004. Accessed October 27, 2018. "The 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Cherry Hill is home for a visit... And her big coup was singing a gospel chorus of Bridge Over Troubled Water at Cherry Hill High School East, where she graduated from in 1996."
  3. ^ "NASCAR Love (Let's Go Racing) – Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Toby Lightman – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022.
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