Sophie B. Hawkins - The Cream Will Rise

Sophie B. Hawkins - The Cream Will Rise Review

Sophie B. Hawkins - The Cream Will Rise Feature

• With its premiere at Outfest in 1997, Sophie B. Hawkins: The Cream Will Rise proved that Sophie is more than just a gorgeous pop star. Both musical genius and enchanting performer, this singer/ songwriter/ iconoclast combines imaginative musicianship and rangy vocals with a captivating energy and raw seductiveness that have made her one of the most exciting musicians of the last decade. Since Soph

"My whole struggle in life is my ambivalence," says singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins at the beginning of this 1997 documentary. And for the next 90 minutes, we find out all about that--along with her passion, profanity, sensuality, volatility, and, yes, talent. Director Gigi Gaston's revealing, unusual film pulls no punches as it shows Hawkins both onstage and off, in videos and on tour, wrangling with her mother, rehashing her relationships, and on and on. It's a bit too much of a good thing, except when it comes to the music, of which there is way too little. Not a single complete performance is heard--not even "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," which remains Hawkins's best-known song. This extremely in-depth interview is best reserved for hard-core Hawkins fans. --Sam Graham With its premiere at Outfest in 1997, THE CREAM WILL RISE proved that Sophie B. Hawkins is more than just a gorgeous pop star. Both musical genius and enchanting performer, this singer/songwriter/iconoclast combines imaginative musicianship and rangy voca