1. Nina Gordon co-founded the alternative rock band Veruca Salt and played on their first two studio albums, American Thighs and Eight Arms to Hold You.
14 Facts About Nina Gordon
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Nina Gordon then rejoined Veruca Salt for their album Ghost Notes.
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Nina Rachel Gordon Shapiro was born November 14,1967, in Washington, DC Her father was a law student at the time of her birth.
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Nina Gordon was raised along with her brother, Jim Shapiro, in several different locations, moving between Washington, DC, and Madison, Wisconsin, before settling in Chicago when Gordon was a teenager.
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Nina Gordon has commented that her parents had a turbulent relationship and eventually divorced in her childhood.
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Nina Gordon attended high school at the Latin School of Chicago.
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The Nina Gordon-penned "Benjamin" was released internationally as the third and last commercial single from the album despite having no video and no promotion.
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However, the tension between the two soon came to a head, and after an argument with Post, Nina Gordon left the band in early 1998.
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Nina Gordon toured with David Gray as an opening act, and did a headlining tour with Paloalto.
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However, she did not get into the studio again until late 2003, and Nina Gordon said it was because she wanted to write a lot of great material.
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Nina Gordon began recording her second album with Ethan Johns in late 2003, and via her website stated she was excited with the direction the album was going, even though it was very mellow and sad.
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Nina Gordon finished recording with Johns in early 2004 and stated that she had named it Even the Sunbeams.
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Nina Gordon wrote a song with Fefe Dobson titled "Get You Off" for Dobson's album Sunday Love, as well as a song for Courtney Jaye's album Traveling Light titled "This Is the Day," which she wrote with her boyfriend Jeff Russo.
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Still seeing promise in the material from Even the Sunbeams, Nina Gordon booked producer and long-time friend Bob Rock to record an album in 2005.