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Linda Perry

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Linda Perry

Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer, primary songwriter, and guitarist of 4 Non Blondes, including their 1993 hit "What's Up?". She has since founded two record labels and composed and produced songs for other artists, which include: "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera; "What You Waiting For?" by Gwen Stefani; and "Get the Party Started" by Pink. Perry also contributed to albums by Adele, Alicia Keys, and Courtney Love, as well as signing and distributing James Blunt in the United States. Perry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.

Infobox

Born
(1965-04-15) April 15, 1965 Springfield, Massachusetts, U .
Occupations
Singer songwriter musician record producer
Years active
1989–present
Spouse
Sara Gilbert (m. 2014; div. 2019)
Children
1
Genres
Alternative rock pop rock
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Labels
Interscope Atlantic Kill Rock Stars Custard
Member of
4 Non Blondes

Tables

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions · Discography › Solo works › Albums
AUS
AUS
Title
AUS
Details
AUT
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NZ
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SWI
In Flight
In Flight
Title
In Flight
Details
Released: September 16, 1996 Label: Interscope
Peak chart positions
65
Peak chart positions
39
Peak chart positions
40
Peak chart positions
50
After Hours
After Hours
Title
After Hours
Details
Released: 1999 Label: Rockstar Records
Peak chart positions
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Deer Sounds (as Linda Perry + Sara Gilbert's Deer Sounds)
Deer Sounds (as Linda Perry + Sara Gilbert's Deer Sounds)
Title
Deer Sounds (as Linda Perry + Sara Gilbert's Deer Sounds)
Details
Released: 2015 Label: Custard
Peak chart positions
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Let It Die Here
Let It Die Here
Title
Let It Die Here
Details
Released: May 8, 2026 Label: Kill Rock Stars/670 Records
Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
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Title
Details
Peak chart positions
AUS
AUT
NZ
SWI
In Flight
Released: September 16, 1996 Label: Interscope
65
39
40
50
After Hours
Released: 1999 Label: Rockstar Records
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Deer Sounds (as Linda Perry + Sara Gilbert's Deer Sounds)
Released: 2015 Label: Custard
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Let It Die Here
Released: May 8, 2026 Label: Kill Rock Stars/670 Records
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List of singles, with selected chart positions · Discography › Solo works › Singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Album
AUS
NZ
"Fill Me Up"
1996
63
30
In Flight
"Freeway"
—
—
"Beautiful"
2026
—
—
Let It Die Here
"Let It Die Here"
—
—
"Balboa Park"
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· Discography › Production and songwriting
US
US
Year
US
Song
UK
Artist
GER
Peak chart positions
ITA
Peak chart positions
AUS
2001
2001
Year
2001
Song
"Get the Party Started"
Artist
Pink
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
2
Peak chart positions
2
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
1
2002
2002
Year
2002
Song
"Beautiful"
Artist
Christina Aguilera
Peak chart positions
2
Peak chart positions
1
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
8
Peak chart positions
1
2003
2003
Year
2003
Song
"Tomorrow"
Artist
Lillix
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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2004
2004
Year
2004
Song
"What You Waiting For?"
Artist
Gwen Stefani
Peak chart positions
47
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
22
Peak chart positions
2
Peak chart positions
1
"Mono"
"Mono"
Year
"Mono"
Song
Courtney Love
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
41
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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2005
2005
Year
2005
Song
"One Word"
Artist
Kelly Osbourne
Peak chart positions
121
Peak chart positions
9
Peak chart positions
60
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
38
"Idiot"
"Idiot"
Year
"Idiot"
Song
Lisa Marie Presley
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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—
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"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"
"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"
Year
"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"
Song
Unwritten Law
Artist
108
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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"Redlight"
"Redlight"
Year
"Redlight"
Song
Kelly Osbourne
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
73
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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2006
2006
Year
2006
Song
"Wonderful Life"
Artist
Gwen Stefani
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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—
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"Perfect Stranger"
"Perfect Stranger"
Year
"Perfect Stranger"
Song
Cheap Trick
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
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"Hurt"
"Hurt"
Year
"Hurt"
Song
Christina Aguilera
Artist
19
Peak chart positions
11
Peak chart positions
2
Peak chart positions
11
Peak chart positions
9
"Nothing But"
"Nothing But"
Year
"Nothing But"
Song
Skin
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
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2007
2007
Year
2007
Song
"Candyman"
Artist
Christina Aguilera
Peak chart positions
25
Peak chart positions
17
Peak chart positions
11
Peak chart positions
8
Peak chart positions
2
"Where Do We Go"
"Where Do We Go"
Year
"Where Do We Go"
Song
Ben Jelen
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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2008
2008
Year
2008
Song
"Superwoman"
Artist
Alicia Keys
Peak chart positions
82
Peak chart positions
128
Peak chart positions
43
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
57
"Next Plane Home"
"Next Plane Home"
Year
"Next Plane Home"
Song
Daniel Powter
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
70
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
"Keeps Gettin' Better"
"Keeps Gettin' Better"
Year
"Keeps Gettin' Better"
Song
Christina Aguilera
Artist
7
Peak chart positions
14
Peak chart positions
14
Peak chart positions
12
Peak chart positions
26
"My Love"
"My Love"
Year
"My Love"
Song
Celine Dion
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
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"Best of Me"
"Best of Me"
Year
"Best of Me"
Song
Daniel Powter
Artist
—
Peak chart positions
—
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2009
2009
Year
2009
Song
"La Scala (The Ladder)"
Artist
Giusy Ferreri
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
27
Peak chart positions
—
2011
2011
Year
2011
Song
"Put Your Hearts Up"
Artist
Ariana Grande
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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2015
2015
Year
2015
Song
"Hands of Love"
Artist
Miley Cyrus
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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Peak chart positions
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2020
2020
Year
2020
Song
"A Beautiful Noise"
Artist
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
2023
2023
Year
2023
Song
"Let's Take A Shot"
Artist
Pitbull & Vikina
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
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Year
Song
Artist
Peak chart positions
US
UK
GER
ITA
AUS
2001
"Get the Party Started"
Pink
4
2
2
4
1
2002
"Beautiful"
Christina Aguilera
2
1
4
8
1
2003
"Tomorrow"
Lillix
—
—
—
—
—
2004
"What You Waiting For?"
Gwen Stefani
47
4
22
2
1
"Mono"
Courtney Love
—
41
—
—
—
2005
"One Word"
Kelly Osbourne
121
9
60
—
38
"Idiot"
Lisa Marie Presley
—
—
—
—
—
"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"
Unwritten Law
108
—
—
—
—
"Redlight"
Kelly Osbourne
—
73
—
—
—
2006
"Wonderful Life"
Gwen Stefani
—
—
—
—
—
"Perfect Stranger"
Cheap Trick
—
—
—
—
—
"Hurt"
Christina Aguilera
19
11
2
11
9
"Nothing But"
Skin
—
—
—
—
—
2007
"Candyman"
Christina Aguilera
25
17
11
8
2
"Where Do We Go"
Ben Jelen
—
—
—
—
—
2008
"Superwoman"
Alicia Keys
82
128
43
—
57
"Next Plane Home"
Daniel Powter
—
70
—
—
—
"Keeps Gettin' Better"
Christina Aguilera
7
14
14
12
26
"My Love"
Celine Dion
—
—
—
—
—
"Best of Me"
Daniel Powter
—
—
—
—
—
2009
"La Scala (The Ladder)"
Giusy Ferreri
—
—
—
27
—
2011
"Put Your Hearts Up"
Ariana Grande
—
—
—
—
—
2015
"Hands of Love"
Miley Cyrus
—
—
—
—
—
2020
"A Beautiful Noise"
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
2023
"Let's Take A Shot"
Pitbull & Vikina
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—
—
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· Awards and nominations › Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2018
Best Song
Role(s)
"Girl in the Movies"
Notes
Nominated
Year
Award
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2018
Best Song
"Girl in the Movies"
Nominated
· Awards and nominations › Georgia Film Critics Association
2018
Best Original Song
Role(s)
"Girl in the Movies"
Notes
Nominated
Year
Award
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2018
Best Original Song
"Girl in the Movies"
Nominated

References

  1. Shared with Dolly Parton.
  2. As a Producer.
  3. Shared with Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Hailey Whitters.
  4. Shared with Dolly Parton and Buck Damon.
  5. "Artist Biography [Linda Perry]"
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linda-perry-mn0000285294/biography
  6. Sound On Sound
    https://www.soundonsound.com/people/linda-perry-songwriter-producer
  7. Rolling Stone
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190819102216/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/linda-perry-my-life-in-15-songs-780874/4-non-blondes-whats-up-1992-780876/
  8. "'There Was No Overnight Success': An Oral History of Third Eye Blind's Self-Titled Debut"
    https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/third-eye-blind-self-titled-debut-album-oral-history-7751391/
  9. Guitarplayer
    https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/its-not-every-day-you-write-a-song-that-will-have-a-resurgence-20-years-from-now-linda-perry-still-feels-the-power-of-whats-up-nearly-35-years-later
  10. Music database - Band
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230929073625/https://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/band/157754a30977dd5e9c89392bb9a62b96957487/biography
  11. SFist
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230929073622/https://sfist.com/2015/05/14/goodbye_paradise_lounge/
  12. Medium
    https://andrewodugas.medium.com/in-memoriam-the-paradise-lounge-373f5a8c38eb
  13. setlist
    https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/linda-perry-33d670c5.html?page=4
  14. "Women on the Urban Edge"
    http://outweek.net/pdfs/ow_28.pdf
  15. "Mix"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211230215750/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Mix-Magazine/90s/93/Mix-1993-12.pdf
  16. CHILLHOUSE MUSIC
    https://www.christahillhouse.net/?page_id=107
  17. The Advocate
    https://books.google.com/books?id=hmQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Linda+Perry%3A+The+lesbian+singer+of+4+Non+Blondes+goes+solo+with+a+bold+and+honest+album&pg=PA37
  18. The Advocate
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0001-8996
  19. Hamilton Spectator
  20. Tape Op
    https://tapeop.com/interviews/143/linda-perry/
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