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.
Desire
Sass Jordan Lyrics
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As you too will soon discover
No one will ever cross my love
Deadly consequence will rise above
Lying all alone
Visions of erotic bliss
Feel your warmth from inside your skin
A fever I can not resist
Right or wrong I'd do anything
True and pure the intensity
Every time death is next to me
Lying all alone
Visions of erotic bliss
Feel your warmth from inside your skin
A fever I can not resist
[Lead: Hanneman/King]
Anxiously feeling grotesque
Up against your flesh
Forbidden fantasies
Uncontrollable heat
Find yourself all alone and dead
Visions of corroding bliss
Feel the warmth from inside your skin
A sensation I can't resist
The song "Desire" by Sass Jordan is a love ballad that speaks to the intensity of the singer's feelings. In the opening lines, she declares the absolute certainty of her love and desire, claiming that no one could ever doubt her rapture. The lyrics continue with a warning of deadly consequences that will arise for anyone who dares to cross her love. It's clear that the singer's passion is all-consuming, as she recounts lying alone with visions of erotic bliss, feeling her lover's warmth from inside their skin, and experiencing a fever that she can't resist. She asserts that her desire is so strong that she would kill for her lover, and that every time she's been close to death, it's been because of this intense feeling.
Later in the song, the singer's passion turns darker and more grotesque as she imagines the forbidden fantasies that she can't control. She feels an uncontrollable heat, and sings about feeling herself up against her lover's flesh. Even as she risks everything, however, she can't resist the sensation that their love brings.
The overall lyric theme of the song is that love can be all-encompassing and intense, to the point of being both exhilarating and terrifying, and it can drive people to extremes of both passion and violence.
Line by Line Meaning
No one could ever doubt my rapture
I am so deeply in love with you that it is evident for everyone to see and no one would question it.
As you too will soon discover
You will soon realize the intensity of my love for you.
No one will ever cross my love
My love is so strong that no external force can get in the way of it.
Deadly consequence will rise above
I am willing to go to extreme measures to protect my love, even if it means causing harm to others.
Lying all alone
I am alone with my thoughts and feelings.
Visions of erotic bliss
I am imagining and daydreaming about sexual pleasure and satisfaction.
Feel your warmth from inside your skin
I can feel the heat and passion emanating from you, despite being physically apart.
A fever I can not resist
The intensity of my desire and passion is overwhelming, I cannot control it.
Desire I would kill for you
My desire for you is so strong that I am willing to do anything, even if it means taking a life.
Right or wrong I'd do anything
I am morally ambiguous and will act regardless of what is considered right or wrong in society.
True and pure the intensity
My love for you is genuine and untainted, and it burns with great fervor.
Every time death is next to me
My unbridled passion and desire for you is so intense that I feel like I am close to death when I think about it.
Anxiously feeling grotesque
I am feeling nervous and anxious, possibly because of societal judgements about my intense feelings.
Up against your flesh
I am physically close to you, possibly imagining an intimate situation.
Forbidden fantasies
My desires for you are considered taboo or forbidden by society, but I cannot help feeling them.
Uncontrollable heat
The passion and desire I feel for you is so intense that it is beyond my control.
Find yourself all alone and dead
You will become isolated and disconnected from everything else once you feel the intensity of my love for you.
Visions of corroding bliss
I am imagining a scenario where our passion and desire corrodes our reality, leading to utter happiness.
A sensation I can't resist
I cannot resist the sensation of desire and passion that I feel for you.
Writer(s): Cleber Alberto de Oliveira, Fabio Araujo Faria
Contributed by Ella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Vincent Chavez
This is a wonderful video, plus the song is one of my favorites. Sass Jordan is beautiful and a great singer, and yet not many comments here. Unbelievable!
GNEID BRASIL
muito bom,obrigado.
FIL 180
Must admit I prefered her grungier & rockier early vibe, but hey...we all have to move with the times and sell records!
She has always been underrated and that voice is lost a little on this commercial track...
PS: I loved the re-working of RACINE...keep on rollin!
Anmarie Uber
❤❤❤
dwayne negreiff
Really? ONE COMMENT FOR SASS JORDAN?! COME ON PEOPLE!!!