While playing the Los Angeles clubs, she enlisted bassist Tal Herzberg and guitarist Jimmy Khoury. In 1993, Hart appeared on Ed McMahon's Star Search several times.
"Beth Hart and the Ocean of Souls" was recorded in 1993. It includes "Am I the One" (re-worked on later album Immortal (1996)) and a pop-rock cover of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Hart released her album Immortal with her band Beth Hart Band in 1996.
Her next album, Screamin' for My Supper (Atlantic, 1999), featured "LA Song (Out of This Town)," a top-5 Adult Contemporary Chart hit. At the same time, Hart was singing the lead role in "Love, Janis," an Off-Broadway musical based on Joplin's letters home to her mother.
Hart's Leave the Light On was released in 2003. European releases of the album include extras such as the ballad "Learning to Live" and a duet with Barry Hay, "I Don't Want to Be."
Hart released "Live at Paradiso" in 2005. The DVD version includes a bonus documentary covering "a day in the life" of Hart. She has also recorded with Born ("It Hurts"), Les Paul and Neal Schon ("I Wanna Know You"), and released a number of music video singles not available on CD, including "Shine," "Boogeyman," and "Setting Me Free."
Beth Hart's album 37 Days was released in Europe July 2007.
Hart did a song with Slash called "Mother Maria." That song is on the iTunes version of Slash's solo album, Slash.
Beth's new single was released in May 2010, the track, "Learning to Live," is from an upcoming album of the same name and will be used as the theme song to "Losing It with Jillian" on NBC. this album marks Beth's first new American studio release since 2003.
In 2011 she worked with Joe Bonamassa, first providing vocals for the track "No Love On The Street" on his album Dust Bowl (March 2011). They also worked on an entire album of blues classics together, entitled Don't Explain(released on September 27, 2011).
Beth Hart is married and currently resides in Los Angeles. Her band includes lead guitarist Jon Nichols, bassist Tom Lilly, and drummer Todd Wolf. Her manager is David Wolff.
State Of Mind
Beth Hart Lyrics
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It's all the same to me
Too late, too far behind
I can't tell what's on your mind
Life's a state of mind
Gimme gimme time
As I lie beneath the sky
And with every passing fear
I speak to fireflies
My sorrow disappears
Colors in my tears
Change thought out the years
Oh gimme time
Gimme gimme time
oh gimme time
la la la yi la
No lesson here
No lesson
I speak to fireflies
And with every passing fear
As I lie beneath the sky
My sorrow disappears
Slowly disappears
Colors in my tears
Gimme gimme time
oh give me time
Oh give me time
Gimme gimme time
In “State of Mind,” Beth Hart uses dreamy and introspective language to describe her state of mind. The song features the singer trying to understand the complex and often-changing psychology of someone else. She admits that she cannot tell what's on the person's mind, and that everything seems the same to her. Beth Hart is consumed with thoughts of needing more time to fully understand the state of mind of the person she is singing about.
In the second verse, she speaks to fireflies, and in doing so, is able to make her sorrows disappear. She finds herself lying beneath the sky, gazing upwards at the colors in her tears. Beth Hart is looking for escape, or at least a release from the uncertainties that are troubling her.
“State of Mind” is a classic introspective ballad that highlights one of Beth Hart's key strengths as a songwriter. Beth's haunting voice, coupled with the slow and ethereal instrumentation, evokes feelings of dreaminess and introspection.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't tell between the two
The singer is having difficulty distinguishing between two things.
It's all the same to me
The singer sees no difference between the two things.
Too late, too far behind
The singer feels like it is too late to catch up, she's too far behind.
I can't tell what's on your mind
The singer cannot determine what another person is thinking.
Life's a state of mind
The singer believes that life is dependent on the attitude that one has towards it.
Gimme gimme time
The singer is asking for more time.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Beth Hart, Jimmy Khoury, Tal Herzberg
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Oh I LOVE This and.. I Love Beth!! xxxxx
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M A S T E R P I E C E (got it in 96!!!! 25 years birthday. Time goes fast)
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Beth Hart <3 <3 <3 idol !!!
@PoppaMark
Beth Hart is awesome. What's wrong with radio? I'd love to hear a real artist on the radio once in ahile.