American singer Amy Lee rose to fame as the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She has embarked on a solo venture throughout Evanescence's fame, but her solo career became more prominent during the band's hiatus in 2014. She has written and recorded material for one studio album, one extended play, one soundtrack album and featured on three tribute albums namely, Nightmare Revisited (2008).
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In the early 2000s, Lee performed collaborations with David Hodges and Big Dismal. She has also recorded guest vocals for Seether's 2004 single "Broken" and Korn's 2007 acoustic rendition of "Freak on a Leash", which reached number twenty and 89 on Billboard Hot 100 respectively. Lee has no co-writing credits on any of these collaborations.
After being released from her record label, Wind-up Records, in 2013, Lee announced on Twitter that she and Evanescence were independent artists. Thus, began embarking on her film score career by composing the soundtrack to War Story (2014), which lead to the release of Aftermath. Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer wrote most of the album together. The soundtrack reached number 47 on Billboard 200[1] and produced one promotional single called "Lockdown". Lee has also collaborated with Eggar and Palmer on the films Indigo Grey: The Passage (2015) and Blind (2017). Lee also co-wrote "Speak to Me" with Michael Wandmacher for the film Voice from the Stone (2016).[2]
In 2016, Lee released her debut extended play titled Recover, Vol. 1, which features four cover songs namely "With or Without You" by U2 and "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak. Later that year, Lee collaborated with several members of her immediate family to record a children's album titled Dream Too Much.[3] The album includes eight original songs and four covers songs. Lee has three sole-writing credits and five co-writing credits. Her sister, Lori Lee, is credited to have co-written three songs on the album. Lee's father, John Lee, and her husband, Joshua W. Hartzler, each have two co-writing credits. The title track was released as a promotional single.
"Love Exists" is an English rendition of "L'amore esiste" by Francesca Michielin released as a stand-alone single in February 2017.[4] Lee is credited to have sole writing credits for the English translation. The original Italian version was written by Fortunato Zampaglione and Michele Canova. Lee has also provided guest vocals for songs by Lindsey Stirling in 2019, and Body Count, Wagakki Band and Bring Me the Horizon in 2020, including co-writing credits.
Released songs
† | Indicates single release |
‡ | Indicates song written solely by Amy Lee |
# | Indicates promotional single release |
• | Indicates song containing non-English lyrics |
Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Release(s) | Year | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
"After" [note 1] |
Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Alice" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"All About Anna" | Cellogram (featuring Amy Lee and K'noup) |
Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Cellogram | 2018 | [7] |
"Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing [note 2] |
Amy Lee | Chris Isaak | Recover, Vol. 1 | 2016 | [8] |
"Beacon for the Blind" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Bee and Duck" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Between Worlds" [note 1] |
Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Dave Eggar Amy Lee Chuck Palmer |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
Indigo Grey: The Passage (Film score) | 2015 | [10] | |||
"Bill’s Wife Theme" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Blind Opening Theme" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Break In" | Halestorm (featuring Amy Lee) |
Lzzy Hale Aimée Proal Rob Graves Mark L. Holman |
Halestorm Reimagined | 2020 | [11] |
"Breathe" | David Hodges (featuring Amy Lee) |
David Hodges Lindy Robbins Jess Cates |
The Summit Church: Summit Worship | 2000 | [12] |
"Broken" † | Seether (featuring Amy Lee) |
Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart |
Disclaimer II | 2004 | [13] |
The Punisher: The Album | [14] | ||||
"Can't Stop What's Coming" | Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Amy Lee Chuck Palmer Dave Eggar |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Dark Water" • | Amy Lee (featuring Malika Zarra) |
Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Donkey and Chicken" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Dream of Ice" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Dream Too Much" # | Amy Lee | Amy Lee Lori Lee |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Drifter" [note 1] |
Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Amy Lee Dave Eggar |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Fall Into You" | David Hodges (featuring Amy Lee) |
Unknown [note 3] |
Musical Demonstrations Pt. 1 | 2000 | [15] |
"First Kiss" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Freak on a Leash"† | Korn (featuring Amy Lee) |
Reginald Arvizu Jonathan Davis James Shaffer David Silveria Brian Welch |
MTV Unplugged: Korn | 2007 | [16] |
"Going to California" [note 4] |
Amy Lee | Jimmy Page Robert Plant |
Recover, Vol. 1 | 2016 | [8] |
"Goodnight" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Blitz Locals | 2000 | [17] |
"Goodnight My Love" [note 5] |
Amy Lee | George Motola John Marascalco |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Halfway Down the Stairs" [note 6] |
Amy Lee | Harold Fraser-Simon Alan Alexander Milne A. A. Milne |
Muppets: The Green Album | 2011 | [18] |
"Hello, Goodbye" [note 7] |
Amy Lee | Lennon-McCartney | Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Honeypot" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"I'm Not Tired" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee Lori Lee |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"I'll Never be Ready" | Veridia (featuring Amy Lee) |
Deena Jakoub Taylor Hill |
The Beast You Feed | 2018 | [19] |
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" [note 8] |
Amy Lee | Hank Williams | We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash | 2012 | [20] |
"If You're a Star" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee Joshua W. Hartzler |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"It's A Fire" [note 9] |
Amy Lee | Geoff Barrow Beth Gibbons Adrian Utley |
Recover, Vol. 1 | 2016 | [8] |
"Little Bird" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee John Lee |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Lockdown" # | Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Amy Lee Chuck Palmer |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Love Exists" † [note 10] |
Amy Lee | Amy Lee Fortunato Zampaglione Michele Canova |
Non-album single | 2017 | [21] |
"Love Goes On and On" | Lindsey Stirling (featuring Amy Lee) |
Lindsey Stirling Alexander Seaver Amy Lee |
Artemis | 2019 | [22] |
"Mark’s Theme" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Missing You" | Big Dismal (featuring Amy Lee) |
Eric Durance Chuck She |
Believe | 2003 | [23] |
"Now I Know" [note 1] |
Renholdër (featuring Amy Lee) |
Danny Lohner | Underworld Soundtrack | 2003 | [24] |
"One Day the Only Butterflies Left Will Be in Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death" | Bring Me the Horizon (featuring Amy Lee) |
Oliver Sykes Jordan Fish Amy Lee |
Post Human: Survival Horror | 2020 | [25] |
"Push the Button" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Remember to Breathe" [note 1] |
Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Dave Eggar | Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"Resurrection" [note 1] |
Amy Lee | Unknown [note 3] |
Indigo Grey: The Passage (Film score) | 2015 | [10] |
"Rubber Duckie" [note 11] |
Amy Lee | Jeff Moss | Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"Sakura Rising" • | Wagakki Band (featuring Amy Lee) |
Yuko Suzuhana Machiya Amy Lee |
Tokyo Singing | 2020 | [26] |
"Sally's Song" [note 12] |
Amy Lee | Danny Elfman | Nightmare Revisited | 2009 | [27] |
"Shaving" [note 1] |
Amy Lee, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer | Amy Lee Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Speak to Me" † | Amy Lee | Amy Lee Michael Wandmacher |
Voice from the Stone soundtrack | 2017 | [28] |
"Stand by Me" [note 13] |
Amy Lee | Ben E. King Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"The End of the Book" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee John Lee Joshua W. Hartzler Lori Lee |
Dream Too Much | 2016 | [6] |
"The Final Leap" [note 1] |
Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Through Your Eyes" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | Blind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2018 | [9] |
"Voice in My Head" [note 1] |
Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Amy Lee Dave Eggar |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
"With or Without You" [note 14] |
Amy Lee | Bono | Recover, Vol. 1 | 2016 | [8] |
"When I'm Gone" | Body Count (featuring Amy Lee) |
Tracy Marrow Vincent Dennis Will Dorsey Amy Lee Will Putney |
Carnivore | 2020 | [29] |
"White Out" [note 1] |
Amy Lee (featuring Dave Eggar) |
Dave Eggar Chuck Palmer |
Aftermath | 2014 | [5] |
Unreleased songs
• | Indicates song scheduled to be released |
Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Originating album | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Amie" [note 15] |
Amy Lee | Craig Fuller | Dream Too Much | 2016 |
"Death Dealer's Descent" [note 16] |
Renholdër (featuring Amy Lee) |
Danny Lohner | Underworld Soundtrack | 2003 |
"Down in the Lab" [note 16] |
Renholdër (featuring Amy Lee) |
Danny Lohner | Underworld Soundtrack | 2003 |
"Find a Way" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee Dave Eggar |
Unknown | 2013 |
"I Will Follow You into the Dark" [note 17] |
Amy Lee | Ben Gibbard | — | 2016 |
"Move On Up" [note 18] |
Angélique Kidjo [note 19] |
Curtis Mayfield | — | 2011 |
"Power" [note 20] |
The Damning Well (featuring Amy Lee) |
Richard Patrick | — | 2003 |
"The Cartoon Network Song" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee ‡ | — | 2004 |
"Your Love" | Amy Lee | Amy Lee Tim McCord |
Unknown | 2009 |
Bootleg covers
The following includes bootleg recordings of live cover songs from concerts, which were not officially released by Lee or under any other legal authority.
Song | Year recorded | Original artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
"One Thing" | 2007 | Finger Eleven | Performed during Finger Eleven's opening set for Evanescence's The Open Door Tour in Providence, Rhode Island |
"Epiphany" | Staind | Performed with Aaron Lewis during My Coke Fest in Johannesburg, South Africa | |
"Break In" | 2012 | Halestorm | Performed with Lzzy Hale during the Carnival of Madness tour |
"Chains of Love" | 2013 | Ryan Adams | Performed with Paula Cole at a benefit concert in Rockport, Massachusetts |
"Old Man" | Neil Young | ||
"Green Pastures" | Emmylou Harris | ||
"Both Sides, Now" | Joni Mitchell | ||
"With a Little Help From My Friends" | The Beatles | ||
"You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | ||
"Birdcage" | 2014 | Dave Eggar | Performed with Eggar at Bluegrass Underground |
"Jacob's Visions" | |||
"Cat's in the Cradle" | 2017 | Harry Chapin | Performed during Ugly Kid Joe's set at Graspop Metal Meeting |
"Shatter Me" | 2018 | Lindsey Stirling (featuring Lzzy Hale) |
Performed during the Synthesis Live tour with Lindsey Stirling |
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Song is an instrumental track and/or contains no lyrics.
- ^ "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" is a 1996 song originally performed by Chris Isaak.
- ^ a b Writing credits for this song have not been confirmed.
- ^ "Going to California" is a 1971 song originally performed by Led Zeppelin.
- ^ "Goodnight My Love" is a 1956 song originally performed by Jesse Belvin.
- ^ "Halfway Down the Stairs" is a 1976 song originally performed by Jerry Nelson, as Robin the Frog, from The Muppet Show. It is an adaptation of "Halfway Down", a 1926 poem, by A. A. Milne.
- ^ "Hello, Goodbye" is a 1967 song originally performed by The Beatles.
- ^ Lee performed a live covered Johnny Cash's 1949 song, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" in 2012. The version that appears on We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash was recorded at a concert at the Moody Theater in Austin, USA.
- ^ "It's a Fire" is a 1994 song originally performed by Portishead.
- ^ "Love Exists" is an English translation of "L'amore esiste", a 2015 song originally performed by Francesca Michielin.
- ^ "Rubber Duckie" is a 1970 song originally performed by Jim Henson, as Ernie, from Sesame Street.
- ^ "Sally's Song" is a 1993 song originally performed by Catherine O'Hara, as Sally, from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
- ^ "Stand by Me" is a 1960 song originally performed by Ben E. King.
- ^ "With or Without You" is a 1987 song originally performed by U2.
- ^ "Amie" is a 1973 song originally performed by Pure Prairie League.
- ^ a b "Death Dealer's Descent" and "Down in the Lab" were still released on the Underworld Soundtrack in 2003 but without Lee's vocals.
- ^ "I Will Follow You into the Dark" is a 2006 song originally performed by Death Cab for Cutie.
- ^ "Move On Up" is a 1971 song originally performed by Curtis Mayfield.
- ^ All artists who performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011 joined Angélique Kidjo on stage to perform "Move On Up" as the finale.
- ^ A reworked version of "Power" was released in 2007 by Black Light Burns called "Coward".
References
- General
- "Amy Lee > Songs > All Songs". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- Specific
- ^ "Billboard 200: 2014-09-13". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 17, 2017). "Hear Evanescence Singer Amy Lee's Ghostly New Ballad 'Speak to Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Amazon Announces Lineup of Original Family Music Exclusively Streaming on Prime Music". Business Wire (Press release). June 17, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ Lee, Amy (February 10, 2017). "When I was in Italy filming the video..." Facebook.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Aftermath (inlay cover). Amy Lee. Amy Lee Music. 2014.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Cellogram EP (inlay cover). Cellogram. Cellogram Music. 2018.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d Recover, Vol. 1 (inlay cover). Amy Lee. Amy Lee Music. 2016.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Blind (film credits). Amy Lee. Amy Lee Music. 2017.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Indigo Grey: The Passage (film credits). Amy Lee. 2015.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Munro, Scott (July 31, 2020). "Listen to Halestorm's reimagined take on Break In featuring Evanescence's Amy Lee". Louder. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ The Summit Church: Summit Worship (inlay cover). David Hodges. 2000.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Disclaimer II (inlay cover). Seether. Wind-up Records. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Punisher: The Album (inlay cover). Various Artists. Wind-up Records. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Musical Demonstrations Pt. 1 (inlay cover). David Hodges. 2000.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ MTV Unplugged: Korn (inlay cover). Korn. EMI, Virgin Records. 2007.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Blitz Locals (inlay cover). Various Artists. 2000.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Muppets: The Green Album (inlay cover). Various Artists. Walt Disney Records. 2011.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Beast You Feed (inlay cover). Veridia. 2018.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (inlay cover). Various Artists. Legacy Recordings. 2012.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ “Love Exists” single (inlay cover). Amy Lee. Amy Lee Music. 2017.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Artemis (inlay cover). Lindsey Stirling. BMG Rights Management. 2019.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Believe (inlay cover). Big Dismal. Wind-up Records. 2003.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Underworld Sountrack (inlay cover). Various artists. 2003.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Post Human: Survival Horror (inlay cover). Bring Me the Horizon. Sony Music. 2020.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tokyo Singing (inlay cover). Wagakki Band. Avex Trax. 2020.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Nightmare Revisited (inlay cover). Various Artists. Walt Disney Records. 2008.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Voice from the Stone (film credits). Amy Lee. Amy Lee Music. 2017.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Carnivore (inlay cover). Body Count. Century Media Records. 2020.
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