Sass Jordan
Sass Jordan (born 23 December 1962 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) i… Read Full Bio ↴Sass Jordan (born 23 December 1962 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Canadian rock singer/songwriter with a Juno award under her belt.
Her debut album Tell Somebody was released in 1988. In 1992 she sang a duet with Joe Cocker, "Trust In Me", for the movie The Bodyguard. While her debut was musically a pop album, her follow up "Racine" was more pop/rock oriented and her third album "Rats" was plain raw rock. She collaborated with godfather of P-funk George Clinton on a track off the album called "Ugly".
Jordan lived in the US for a while. During her tenure in LA, Jordan became friends with Eddie Van Halen who lived down the street from the singer and often went over to their rehearsal spit for frequent jams. Unbeknownst to Jordan, Van Halen was searching for a new lead singer and once this realization came up in conversation, Jordan put the brakes on and ensured Eddie that having a female vocalist would be the worst career move that Van Halen could make. Jordan moved back to Canada in 1996.
Jordan is also an accomplished actress, who starred in the lead role of Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit, "Love Janis." Jordan has guest starred on NBC's Sisters and was featured in the Toronto and Winnipeg productions of "The Vagina Monologues."
She is currently a judge on Canadian Idol. Due to her easygoing manner, she's often compared with American Idol's Paula Abdul.
In 2009, Jordan entrusted her husband Derek Sharp with producing her album From Dusk 'til Dawn. The album was recorded in only three weeks and was mixed in Los Angeles. In discussing the songwriting for From Dusk ‘til Dawn, Jordan explained, "I was thinking about how human beings seem to be more sensitive and worried about things from sunset to sunrise. When you're alone is when the fear of death really hits you, and I was trying to write songs that were related to the fears of the middle of the night."
In 2011, Jordan recorded the studio project album S.U.N.: Something Unto Nothing featuring Brian Tichy and Michael Devin of Whitesnake, and Tommy Stewart. The album began when Jordan reunited with Tichy at his Santa Clarita home studio to write songs. Something Unto Nothing marked the first collaboration between Jordan and Tichy since Rats. "Burned" was the first song that Jordan and Tichy wrote together for the project, which soon evolved into a full album.
In 2017, 25 years after the release of Racine, Jordan recorded Racine Revisited featuring reimagined versions of the songs from the original 1992 album. "We pushed the sound back to the Misty Mountain Hop days of the 1970s and made it as if we were actually recording back then," said Jordan. "We would all live together in the studio and record live off the floor [without] Auto-Tune or click track or anything like that". Of the recording process, Sass Jordan said that Racine Revisited was "the most fun I’ve had in a while making a record." "Instead of taking Racine from 1992 to 2017, we went from 1992 to 1976".
In 2020, Sass Jordan released Rebel Moon Blues, her first blues album. Rebel Moon Blues features covers of blues classics, as well as the original "The Key". In discussing "The Key" on SXMCanadaNow, Jordan said, "That song was written about three weeks before we went into recording. Derek and I realized we should have at least one song that we wrote together on here, and so we came up with "The Key". The whole song came together in an hour. When it's meant to happen it really just flows out." Rebel Moon Blues was critically acclaimed upon release, with American Blues Scene writing, "After three decades in the business, many singers lose that certain something that may have launched their career. Not so with Sass Jordan. Not only is her voice as muscular as ever, I think, like fine wine, it's improved over the years." The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart.
Her second blues album called Bitches Blues, featuring the song Still Alive and Well, was released on June 3, 2022.
In April 2023, Sass Jordan’s much anticipated live album featuring Taylor Hawkins on drums in 1994 will be available on streaming and vinyl pre-orders. Album is called Live in New York Ninety-Four. First single is High Road Easy Live.
Her debut album Tell Somebody was released in 1988. In 1992 she sang a duet with Joe Cocker, "Trust In Me", for the movie The Bodyguard. While her debut was musically a pop album, her follow up "Racine" was more pop/rock oriented and her third album "Rats" was plain raw rock. She collaborated with godfather of P-funk George Clinton on a track off the album called "Ugly".
Jordan lived in the US for a while. During her tenure in LA, Jordan became friends with Eddie Van Halen who lived down the street from the singer and often went over to their rehearsal spit for frequent jams. Unbeknownst to Jordan, Van Halen was searching for a new lead singer and once this realization came up in conversation, Jordan put the brakes on and ensured Eddie that having a female vocalist would be the worst career move that Van Halen could make. Jordan moved back to Canada in 1996.
Jordan is also an accomplished actress, who starred in the lead role of Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit, "Love Janis." Jordan has guest starred on NBC's Sisters and was featured in the Toronto and Winnipeg productions of "The Vagina Monologues."
She is currently a judge on Canadian Idol. Due to her easygoing manner, she's often compared with American Idol's Paula Abdul.
In 2009, Jordan entrusted her husband Derek Sharp with producing her album From Dusk 'til Dawn. The album was recorded in only three weeks and was mixed in Los Angeles. In discussing the songwriting for From Dusk ‘til Dawn, Jordan explained, "I was thinking about how human beings seem to be more sensitive and worried about things from sunset to sunrise. When you're alone is when the fear of death really hits you, and I was trying to write songs that were related to the fears of the middle of the night."
In 2011, Jordan recorded the studio project album S.U.N.: Something Unto Nothing featuring Brian Tichy and Michael Devin of Whitesnake, and Tommy Stewart. The album began when Jordan reunited with Tichy at his Santa Clarita home studio to write songs. Something Unto Nothing marked the first collaboration between Jordan and Tichy since Rats. "Burned" was the first song that Jordan and Tichy wrote together for the project, which soon evolved into a full album.
In 2017, 25 years after the release of Racine, Jordan recorded Racine Revisited featuring reimagined versions of the songs from the original 1992 album. "We pushed the sound back to the Misty Mountain Hop days of the 1970s and made it as if we were actually recording back then," said Jordan. "We would all live together in the studio and record live off the floor [without] Auto-Tune or click track or anything like that". Of the recording process, Sass Jordan said that Racine Revisited was "the most fun I’ve had in a while making a record." "Instead of taking Racine from 1992 to 2017, we went from 1992 to 1976".
In 2020, Sass Jordan released Rebel Moon Blues, her first blues album. Rebel Moon Blues features covers of blues classics, as well as the original "The Key". In discussing "The Key" on SXMCanadaNow, Jordan said, "That song was written about three weeks before we went into recording. Derek and I realized we should have at least one song that we wrote together on here, and so we came up with "The Key". The whole song came together in an hour. When it's meant to happen it really just flows out." Rebel Moon Blues was critically acclaimed upon release, with American Blues Scene writing, "After three decades in the business, many singers lose that certain something that may have launched their career. Not so with Sass Jordan. Not only is her voice as muscular as ever, I think, like fine wine, it's improved over the years." The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart.
Her second blues album called Bitches Blues, featuring the song Still Alive and Well, was released on June 3, 2022.
In April 2023, Sass Jordan’s much anticipated live album featuring Taylor Hawkins on drums in 1994 will be available on streaming and vinyl pre-orders. Album is called Live in New York Ninety-Four. First single is High Road Easy Live.
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Sass Jordan Lyrics
Breakaway Well she should have left him standing behind that little…
Breakin' I can feel it breakin' Feel the whole world shakin' I can…
Coming Back Again On the east side of St. Lawrence Boulevard There's a whole…
Cry Baby No one takes a fall Quite as hard the second time…
Damaged Ain't no way around it lately I've had enough I've had…
Desire No one could ever doubt my rapture As you too will…
Do What I Can Misery is dead, and pain has resurrected me, because hell…
Do What Ya Want I know they say that you're a problem child But you…
Double Trouble See it comin', double trouble I was getting worried, ever…
Even Is it even – you and me? I can't live up…
Everything's Better The crow sat on my tree & looked at me…
Forever Way up at the mighty mountains deep into the woods we are…
Game of Another Kind Daniel wants to take a turn But we don't wanna know…
Give Didn't really want to say What I said to you today 'Cause…
Goin' Back Again On the east side of St. Lawrence Boulevard There's a whole…
Have You Ever Seen The Rain Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm,…
Head (Breathing) Why am I asleep Everything around is so unreal (…
Hi Time Tonight Who's that standing up against the bar I think you know…
High Road Easy Got a pocket full of power Got a handle on control Take…
Honey I been slidin' round the snake oil of my baby's…
How Do I Get It Right Is it possible to know If what I'm feeling's good for…
I Do I just gotta tell you how You turn my live around It's…
I Spy You are the perfect guy - not too handsome You've got…
I Want More When will I die When will I marry Why do I cry…
I'm Not I guess it's over now Things are back to normal somehow…
If It's Up to Me People say you make the bed you're lying in Sliding in…
If You're Gonna Love Me She's getting married - looking at her life Every time she…
Love's Like Rain It's been so dry since before the fall The wind is…
Make You A Believer Let me tell you all a story 'bout this time…
Miracle The place I strolled in my dreams, I yearn for walking…
Monday Morning Feel only broken legs and razor blades No subtleties to stim…
More to Life I'm packing up my bags today I'm getting out Cos I…
My Friend Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareru Zutto mitsume…
Natural Disaster Can you look me in the eye And tell me all…
No More Dark in the alleyway Light from the window filters down Do…
Ol' 55 Well my time went so quickly I went lickety-splickly out to…
People Talk You like to sleep without your clothes on Would you like…
Pissin I was crawlin' on the way home that morning I was…
Present Time is passing like a river And all you want to…
Shuffle Stay off the grid in the summer Sleep in the fields…
Slave Big wheels have turned Crossing your empty, your hell And La…
So Hard Well I spend the nights holding back holding tight But it's…
So Long I know that it's been a long Time since I've been…
Steel On Steel Steel on steel And black on black There are some boys who…
Stranger Than Paradise Strange stranger than paradise Water is turning into ice Don…
Sun's Gonna Rise You know I've seen that face before I'm not sure if…
Sun's Gotta Rise You know I've seen that face before I'm not sure if…
Tell Somebody Beats down and dirty beats in my soul Sometimes I feel…
Terminally Yours I don't wanna break like a pane of glass I don't…
The Feeling's Gone I woke up to the sound of crying Baby says he's…
Time Flies I've had the blues and I had the breaks I had…
Torn In Two What you got – ain't so fine What you are –…
Ugly Some dogs got big eyes And some got dirty hair And some…
Waste of Time Tonight - the clock is softly ticking Right down the hall I'…
What I Need Misery is dead, and pain has resurrected me, because hell be…
What's Wednesday Want Half past nine in the middle of a wednesday morning…
Where There's A Will You been holding up your banner Saying who's the master plan…
Who Do You Think You Are Sun's going down now I'm one day older got to spread…
Why Did You Is it love and our pace (?) Cause its something I…
Windin' Me Up Is there a reason why You're so handy with the knife You…
Wish Original sin - I know what you like And sinners ain't…
You Don't Have To Remind Me Wind blows through this empty room Like blood from an open…