She used to play
Stephanie Mills on the popular '70s television sitcoms All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place, but singer/songwriter
Danielle Brisebois is not that innocent little girl she once portrayed. Most known for her cut on the As Good As It Gets soundtrack, Brisebois' breezy yet cathartic vocals are hauntingly similar to those of another dominating female musician,
Alanis Morissette. Brisebois is a raging woman with burning desires and disgusts, and such fire was captured on her debut
Arrive All Over You. Released in 1994, a year prior to
Morissette's mega-successful
Jagged Little Pill,
Arrive All Over You was lost in the slew of lingering grunge and harkening R&B artists.
Arrive All Over You, which credits heavy collaborations with singer/producer/songwriter
Gregg Alexander, did catch a brief buzz in Europe. Four years later, Brisebois was still working with Alexander, playing keyboards in his alterna-pop/rock group
the New Radicals. They released one album, the multi-platinum
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, but sudden stardom scared Alexander back to the production seat and pushed Brisebois back to the solo scene. Again joining forces with Alexander,
Danielle Brisebois released her sophomore effort
Portable Life in 1999. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide