Editing Traci Lords (section)

=== 1992–1996: Breakthrough, ''1000 Fires'' and ''Melrose Place'' ===
During 1992, Lords decided to emphasize her career as a recording artist. She first signed a [[Artist development deal|development deal]] with [[Capitol Records]].<ref name=bigofeature>Lim, Gerrie. [http://bigozine2.com/feature/?p=236 "Traci Lords: The Other Side of an X-Rated Star"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731191236/http://bigozine2.com/feature/?p=236 |date=July 31, 2016 }}, ''BigO'', Issue 110, February 1995.</ref> After meeting with [[Rodney Bingenheimer]] at a birthday party, she was recommended to Jeff Jacklin, who hired her to record the song "Love Never Dies" for the movie ''[[Pet Sematary Two]]'' (1992). The producer of the soundtrack, [[Gary Kurfirst]], signed Lords to his company [[Radioactive Records]]. She was later featured on the songs "[[Little Baby Nothing]]" by [[Manic Street Preachers]] and "[[Acid Eaters|Somebody to Love]]" by [[Ramones]]. During 1993, Lords was cast in the television adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[The Tommyknockers (miniseries)|The Tommyknockers]]''.<ref>Swertlow, Frank. [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/04/13/traci-lords-drug-free-and-mainstream/ "Traci Lords: Drug-free And Mainstream"], ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', April 13, 1993.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vanderknyff|first=Rick|date=February 13, 1993|title=Inquiring Minds Quiz Traci Lords : Speech: The former underage porn star spars with a raucous and mostly male crowd at Cal State Fullerton while fielding often randy questions|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-13-ca-1265-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref>

During the spring of 1994, Lords began working on her debut album. The company arranged her to fly to London and meet with producer [[Tom Bailey (musician)|Tom Bailey]]. After finishing her recording with Bailey, Lords was introduced to producer Ben Watkins of [[Juno Reactor]] with whom she recorded more [[techno]]-influenced songs. She later met Mike Edwards, the main singer of the band [[Jesus Jones]]. Around the same time, Lords was cast in the television series ''[[Roseanne]]'', appearing in three episodes. During January 1995, Lords appeared in four episodes of the television series ''[[Melrose Place]]'', where she played the part of Rikki Abbott.<ref>Svetkey, Benjamin. [http://www.ew.com/article/1995/01/27/porn-star-who-went-legit "The porn star who went legit"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', January 27, 1995.</ref><ref>McCabe, Bruce. [https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/04/23/details-profiles-actress-with-a-past-traci-lords-i-was-never-a-victim-she-says/ "Details profiles actress-with-a-past Traci Lords: 'I was never a victim,' she says"]. ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', April 23, 1995.</ref> Her debut studio album, ''[[1000 Fires]]'', was released on February 28, 1995. It received generally positive reviews and the lead single "[[Control (Traci Lords song)|Control]]" peaked at number two on the [[Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs]].<ref name=billboardchart>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/430331/traci-lords/chart "Traci Lords - chart history"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved January 26, 2015.</ref> An instrumental version of "Control" was remixed and released on the soundtrack to ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' (1995), which was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The album's second single, "[[Fallen Angel (Traci Lords song)|Fallen Angel]]", was also successful in charts, peaking at number eleven on Hot Dance Club Songs.<ref name=billboardchart/> The [[Paul Oakenfold]] remix of the song was included on the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Virtuosity]]'' (1995), in which Lords had a [[cameo appearance]]. After the release of the album, Lords embarked on a small tour performing as a [[Disc jockey|DJ]], mostly in Miami nightclubs.<ref>Goyanes, Ily (July 5, 2013). [http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2013/07/traci_lords_first_day_at_the_f.php "Traci Lords at Florida Supercon: "I Love Miami... I Packed My Bikini""]. ''[[Miami New Times]]''. Retrieved 2015-03-06.</ref> On August 12, 1995, she was the opening act of the [[Lollapalooza]] after-party, [[Enit Festival]], alongside [[Moby]], [[Sven Väth]], [[DJ Keoki]] and [[Single Cell Orchestra]].<ref>Riemenschneider, Chris (August 12, 1995). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-ca-34292-story.html "Lollapalooza Fans Can Dance Till Dawn at Post-Concert Rave"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved 2015-03-06.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-16-ca-35561-story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919061159/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-16-ca-35561-story.html  | archive-date=19 September 2020 | title=POP MUSIC REVIEW : Enit Festival a Successful Mix of Traditional, Progressive| author=Romero, Dennis | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-status=live | date=August 16, 1995 }}</ref>

By the end of 1995, Lords divorced her husband of five years, Brook Yeaton.<ref>Fink, Mitchell. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105420,00.html "The Insider"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100306/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105420,00.html |date=April 2, 2015 }}. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', April 3, 1995.</ref> In 1996, she appeared in a commercial for [[Guess (company)|Guess]] with [[Juliette Lewis]].<ref>Ryon, Ruth. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-09-re-13168-story.html "Selling a Home She Never Sees"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 9, 1996.</ref>