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.
Miracle
Sass Jordan Lyrics
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I yearn for walking again.
I am seeking for the path of destiny,
the path leading out of stars.
The field of the last fights,
the little paths of the golden fairy forest,
full of glittering silver mists.
The paths shaded, overgrown for ages
yield to my power.
Everything is silent now
- I enter the dale which I saw in my dreams
The golden eyes' glare breaks into my heart.
The golden eyes' glare disturbs my dreams.
The golden eyes' glare is the mightest spell.
The golden eyes' glare belongs to my dream fay.
Sass Jordan’s song “Miracle” is an evocative and dreamlike song, and the lyrics explore the theme of yearning for something that is out of reach. The singer longs for a certain path that she has only seen in her dreams, one that leads to a destiny that seems just beyond her grasp. The lyrics lead the listener through a series of vivid metaphors and images that are filled with wonder and mystery, as the singer searches for this path that will lead her out of the stars.
The first verse sets the tone by describing the place the singer has strolled in her dreams, and her longing to walk there again. She seeks the path of destiny that will take her out of the stars and into a new realm of possibility. The second verse continues this theme, describing the field of the last fights and the little paths of the golden fairy forest. The imagery is surreal and otherworldly, full of glittering silver mists. The singer is searching for something beautiful and elusive.
The third verse is more concrete, describing how the paths that were once overgrown and shaded now yield to the singer’s power. The singer enters the dale that she saw in her dreams, and everything is silent. But then, in the final verse, the golden eyes’ glare breaks into the singer’s heart, disturbing her dreams and reminding her of the mightest spell and the dream fay who owns them. The singer is left with a sense of longing and unfulfilled desire.
Overall, “Miracle” captures the essence of a dream where the impossible feels possible. It speaks to the yearning we all have for that elusive something that is just out of reach. Sass Jordan’s lyrics are poetic and alluring, and the song is a haunting and beautiful tribute to the power of dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
The place I strolled in my dreams,
I long to walk again in the same place I walked in my dreams.
I yearn for walking again.
I desire to walk again in that place.
I am seeking for the path of destiny,
I am searching for the path that will lead me to my destiny.
the path leading out of stars.
It is a path that will take me beyond the stars.
The field of the last fights,
This is the field where the last battles took place.
the little paths of the golden fairy forest,
These are the small paths located in the enchanted golden forest.
full of glittering silver mists.
The paths are filled with a shining and sparkling silvery mist.
I am looking for, looking for it.
I am searching for the path I have been looking for.
The paths shaded, overgrown for ages
The paths are covered in shadows and have been neglected for a long time.
yield to my power.
The paths are giving in to my strength.
Everything is silent now
The atmosphere is completely quiet and still.
- I enter the dale which I saw in my dreams
I finally enter the valley that I saw in my dream.
The golden eyes' glare breaks into my heart.
The shining eyes' brightness pierces through my soul.
The golden eyes' glare disturbs my dreams.
The brightness of the golden eyes disturbs my sleep.
The golden eyes' glare is the mightest spell.
The brightness of the golden eyes is the most powerful enchantment.
The golden eyes' glare belongs to my dream fay.
The sparkling eyes belong to the fairy that appeared in my dream.
Contributed by Skyler R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.