Jack Savoretti
With his husky voice, a head full of catchy tunes and a story to tell, Jack… Read Full Bio ↴With his husky voice, a head full of catchy tunes and a story to tell, Jack Savoretti would seem to have everything it takes.
Yet, just one year ago - with two albums already to his name, a raft of rave reviews, and a legion of fans from five years of solid gigging - Jack was about to pack it all in.
Having left his former label and management, he had become thoroughly disillusioned with the music biz at the age of 27. “I was seriously thinking about giving it all up,” he admits. He had just gotten married, had a kid on the way, and hadn't written a song in months.
Then, contemplating his next move last summer, a song came into his head. “I was thinking my career was over before it had really begun. Then this song came along and made me realise I wanted to make another album.”
That song, 'Knock Knock,' is one of the 13 self-penned songs that make up 'Before the Storm.' It's Jack's third album, but he sees it as a new beginning. “For me this is like starting all over again. The first two albums came from my imagination, but for this one I have drawn on my personal experience.”
The songs on 'Before the Storm' chart a turbulent relationship, and articulate the emotional dilemma of a young man torn between enjoying his freedom and settling down with the love of his life. There are fast songs and slow songs, sad ones and happy ones, songs about wild nights on the town and dark nights of the soul. What they share is the honesty of the lyrics and the catchiness of the tunes.
The son of a Polish-German model, whose own parents had fled the Holocaust, and an Italian actor who fled home to escape terrorist death threats, he grew up in London, Italy and Switzerland. Having spent school days “looking out of the window”, he first planned to become a footballer.
Next came a plan to study film in California, prompted by seeing 'The Graduate' at the age of 16, and falling in love with its Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack. That ambition was dramatically thwarted by Jack leaving home on September 11, 2001. “I woke up on a plane halfway across the Atlantic with military jets outside the window and the captain telling us the Pentagon had been hit, and the Twin Towers were no longer standing.” Fourteen frightening hours after taking off in Zurich, he was landing in Geneva. “My California dream came to a pretty abrupt end.”
When he finally made it to Los Angeles, he found a nation in shock, but fell in love with the city and its music. Encouraged by his mother, who had hung out with Hendrix and the Stones in her modelling years, he picked up a guitar and began to write tunes for the poetry he had written at school.
The outcome was 'Between The Minds', a debut album that showcased Jack's husky voice and knack for a catchy tune. Radio 2 loved it and he was invited to tour Europe with Corinne Bailey Rae, culminating in a gig in front of 9,000 fans at Hammersmith Apollo.
But Jack and his indie label were fighting to be heard against the machine of the industry. “It was just the wrong time for me to try to break through.”
A headline tour of Caffe Nero branches around Britain helped generate a buzz about Jack, but his second album, 'Harder than Easy,' failed to reach the audience it deserved when he parted ways with his first label.
Fast-forward to the Spring of 2012 and Jack is in the studio around the corner from his home. Recorded in just four days at KensalTown Studios, 'Before the Storm' is produced by Martin Terefe and The Suppliers, the Scandinavian collective behind a host of hits for artists including James Morrison and Jason Mraz.
“After eight years I have finally found my sound,” says Jack. “I feel like this is my first album. The first two felt like my education and my college years, and this feels like my first real job. I sat down and decided I wanted to make a great album, where every song could stand alone and yet be part of a great album. I think we've achieved it. I am very proud of this album.”
http://www.jacksavoretti.com/
Yet, just one year ago - with two albums already to his name, a raft of rave reviews, and a legion of fans from five years of solid gigging - Jack was about to pack it all in.
Having left his former label and management, he had become thoroughly disillusioned with the music biz at the age of 27. “I was seriously thinking about giving it all up,” he admits. He had just gotten married, had a kid on the way, and hadn't written a song in months.
Then, contemplating his next move last summer, a song came into his head. “I was thinking my career was over before it had really begun. Then this song came along and made me realise I wanted to make another album.”
That song, 'Knock Knock,' is one of the 13 self-penned songs that make up 'Before the Storm.' It's Jack's third album, but he sees it as a new beginning. “For me this is like starting all over again. The first two albums came from my imagination, but for this one I have drawn on my personal experience.”
The songs on 'Before the Storm' chart a turbulent relationship, and articulate the emotional dilemma of a young man torn between enjoying his freedom and settling down with the love of his life. There are fast songs and slow songs, sad ones and happy ones, songs about wild nights on the town and dark nights of the soul. What they share is the honesty of the lyrics and the catchiness of the tunes.
The son of a Polish-German model, whose own parents had fled the Holocaust, and an Italian actor who fled home to escape terrorist death threats, he grew up in London, Italy and Switzerland. Having spent school days “looking out of the window”, he first planned to become a footballer.
Next came a plan to study film in California, prompted by seeing 'The Graduate' at the age of 16, and falling in love with its Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack. That ambition was dramatically thwarted by Jack leaving home on September 11, 2001. “I woke up on a plane halfway across the Atlantic with military jets outside the window and the captain telling us the Pentagon had been hit, and the Twin Towers were no longer standing.” Fourteen frightening hours after taking off in Zurich, he was landing in Geneva. “My California dream came to a pretty abrupt end.”
When he finally made it to Los Angeles, he found a nation in shock, but fell in love with the city and its music. Encouraged by his mother, who had hung out with Hendrix and the Stones in her modelling years, he picked up a guitar and began to write tunes for the poetry he had written at school.
The outcome was 'Between The Minds', a debut album that showcased Jack's husky voice and knack for a catchy tune. Radio 2 loved it and he was invited to tour Europe with Corinne Bailey Rae, culminating in a gig in front of 9,000 fans at Hammersmith Apollo.
But Jack and his indie label were fighting to be heard against the machine of the industry. “It was just the wrong time for me to try to break through.”
A headline tour of Caffe Nero branches around Britain helped generate a buzz about Jack, but his second album, 'Harder than Easy,' failed to reach the audience it deserved when he parted ways with his first label.
Fast-forward to the Spring of 2012 and Jack is in the studio around the corner from his home. Recorded in just four days at KensalTown Studios, 'Before the Storm' is produced by Martin Terefe and The Suppliers, the Scandinavian collective behind a host of hits for artists including James Morrison and Jason Mraz.
“After eight years I have finally found my sound,” says Jack. “I feel like this is my first album. The first two felt like my education and my college years, and this feels like my first real job. I sat down and decided I wanted to make a great album, where every song could stand alone and yet be part of a great album. I think we've achieved it. I am very proud of this album.”
http://www.jacksavoretti.com/
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Jack Savoretti Lyrics
Any Other Way She can′t help but get it right All I do is…
APOLOGIES Well it's too late for apologies my dear I've been living…
Back to Me These crazy waters, I'm living in Got me feeling like I'm…
Back Where I Belong Take me out of my mind I once could see but…
Before The Storm Now there's something In the sound of her name I can't hel…
Better Off Without Me When I get home And you're lying there Crying in the bedroom…
Between The Minds I've never been the one to shout because I listen I…
Blackrain A dirty rain is falling at my feet And people walk…
Breaking News This is the end of the world Like never before What the…
Breaking The Rules Sick and tired of getting older I keep getting lost trying…
Broken Glass Broken glass on the floor by my bed Lying next to…
Candlelight Play with me Do what you want with me You won't see…
Catapult Following the headlights Got to find a way back to you I…
Changes Changes All of these changes But I'm here to tell…
Chemical Courage Tonight has been long, I've smoked every breath, Tryin to…
Christmas Morning Christmas morning I′ll be here With the sun I'll watch you…
come shine a light Dressing up in black and blue like I have been…
Crazy Fool I'm just a man flesh and bones Feeling guilty feels like…
Dancing In The Living Room Don't say goodbye, stay up all night We don't have to…
Deep Water Acoustic No I won't give up But I might give in Leave it…
Deep Waters No, I won't give up But I might give in Give it…
Don't Mind Me The touch in my bones is a little too cold The…
Dr Frankenstein The Dr. Frankenstein, with all the things you've brought to…
Dreamers There was a time and place Not far from here…
Dying for Your Love I've dreamt of you my whole life and now I've…
Each And Every Moment How long will you keep me waiting for a sign? I…
Fight 'Til the End We don't know how to pray We don't know what to…
For The Last Time I don't want to hear what you have to say I've…
Gypsy Love Well they came from different stories But met on the same…
Harder Than Easy So you think that I′m harder than easy And you find…
Helpless Gotta face the music These things I've done I can't forget I…
Home Out of sight, out of mind In the darkness there's no…
Human I did my best to notice When the call came down…
I Remember Us Do you remember me? And how you used to look at…
I'm Yours I had no master plan I had no grand design I got…
Jack in a Box Take me out of my mind I once could see but…
Killing Man If I said I was sorry Would you forget the things…
Knock Knock It was half past nothing on a nowhere night And…
Lifetime We will all say goodbye But that's alright Happens to everyo…
Lost America Calling out for change The American way Find somebody else t…
Love Is On The Line Love is on the line When the same mistakes are made Over…
Love Of Your Life I placed my bets to win I won the moment you…
Lovely Fool In the silence of your mind You should ask yourself What i…
Lullaby Loving Blades on my tongue Hearts on my sleeve Leave you with nothi…
Map of the World With a map of the world in your pocket and…
More Than Ever Like the first snow of December Like a photograph helps to…
Mother They killed a man for doing wrong today When all he…
No One's Awake There's a boat sailing out there To an island no one's…
No One's Aware There's a boat sailing out there To an island no one's…
Nobody 'cept you There's nothing 'round here I believe in 'Cept you, yeah you…
Northern Sky I never felt magic crazy as this I never saw moons…
Not Worthy Rollin' and a rockin' on a late night Trying to beat…
Once Upon A Street There once was a writer He liked to write songs…
One Man Band Gotta get my stuff together I'm heading out Gotta do the t…
Only You Traveled far to get ourselves here Left our indifference beh…
Patriot If I don't choose, I'm choosing isolation If I don't believ…
Ring Of Fire I've is a burning thing And it makes a fiery ring Bound…
Russian Roulette How I survived the massacre I'll never understand I've fou…
Secret Life Down where the shadows can offer me darkness I like to…
Sleep No More I feel you slip, out of my hand I'm holding on,…
Soldier Lately I've been wondering what's been going on I've been he…
Soldiers Eyes Lately I've been wondering what's been going on I've been h…
Songs from Different Times Has it always been hard for you? Are you scared of…
Start Living in the Moment You're burning your bridges You're building up walls You can…
Sweet Hurt Summer Time everywhere i turn tonight Looks like paradise h…
Take Me Home There's a full moon on the rise And a sadness growing…
The Hunger Stung Down to my bones Looking up at heaven I am petrified T…
The Other Side Of Love The girl Alone in her head The tears After what he said …
the proposal Living in your absence I see memories when I cry I hear…
The Way You Said Goodbye Like I said would, I picked you up at eight We…
Things I Thought I'd Never Do We′re giving it all away for nothing Such a foolish thing…
Tie Me Down Tie me down, I′ll go wild, I'll go wild You can′t hold…
Tight Rope When I'm down and out Bruises on my knees Emptiness and lone…
Too Much History I know that you know me better than anyone Anyone I've…
Troubled Souls Never gonna break my silence Never burden the ones I love Ne…
Vagabond Oh, hey Sailed across the open water Slow danced along the…
War Of Words I dream of a world you want to see But it…
Wasted This is your disaster, waiting on a change But I'm not…
We Are Bound Planned a great escape Keep the wolves away Together we can …
What More Can I Do In these moments of silence I see your two sides Your inner…
When We Were Lovers I remember dancing in the pouring rain Calling you up just…
When You’re Lonely When we first met, we'd talk for hours You wore that…
Whiskey Tango Huh, huh, huh, huh Huh, oh, oh Whiskey tango From the top I…
Who's Hurting Who When you come after me and I go after you When…
Without When I get home And you're lying there Crying in the bedroom…
Wonder Tell my stories to the ones I love Hide my fears…
Written In Scars There's a rising on the street tonight, Every woman, man, an…
Youth And Love Last night I found a photograph Like a ghost from the…