The Story Behind The Man....
Marc Jordan
The Story Behind The Man....
Born in Brooklyn, and raised in Toronto, Marc grew up in a household that abounded with music. Classically-trained Charles Jordan, a singer and radio personality, exposed Marc to everything from Woody Guthrie to Grieg, and to all of the jazz greats.
Marc studied filmmaking in university but soon slipped back into music and songwriting. Marc focused mainly on pop throughout his career, writing for a spectrum of artists including Cher, Joe Cocker, Chicago, Kenny Loggins, Natalie Cole, Manhatten Transfer, Holly Cole and Amanda Marshall. In 1992, he gave Rod Stewart a worldwide #1 hit with "Rhythm Of My Heart", as well as "This" which went Top 10. And 1999 has proven to be another stellar year for Marc. Cher recorded a second Marc Jordan composition ("Taxi Taxi") for her blockbuster album Believe, predicted to hit sales of 10 million by Christmas. Back for more, Rod Stewart has once again mined Marc's portfolio, finding two songs for his new CD due out in January 2000. When all is said and done, though, timing is everything.
Having recorded eight albums of his own and satisfied with his reputation as a songwriter, Marc confidently ambled up the path that was mapped out in his childhood. Fates colliding, as he himself would say, along came EMI Canada and the legendary jazz label, Blue Note Records. Rigid definitions of what is jazz and what is not jazz are rapidly blurring as we approach the end of the century. Marc is one of the many who simply defy traditional categorization. Coming full circle with the release of This Is How Men Cry, he is finally able to delve into his love of jazz, fusing traditional elements of the genre with his own contemporary musical viewpoint.
Listening to This Is How Men Cry, you can hear the sounds of the city. This music, these emotions, hang in the air that we breathe as we trip along the streets at midnight. It's the kind of air that makes you heady, all smoky and close on you. The pores of your skin absorb it; osmosis feeds it straight to your brain. Listen. Now it's breathing you.
Words from the official Marc Jordan website
Marc Jordan -
Mannequin
"Great debut album from Marc Jordan"
The Tracks are: Survival, Jungle Choir, Mystery Man, Marina Del Rey, Red Desert, Street Life, Dancing On The Boardwalk, Only Fools, One Step Ahead Of The Blues & Lost Because You Can´t Be Found.
Musicians on the Mannequin album: Marc Jordan, Jay Graydon, Clydie King, Brenda Russell, Tim Schmit, J.D. Souther, Biblical Gospel Singers, Steve Lukather, Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Chuck Rainey, Jim Hughart, Jai Winding, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin, David Foster, James Newton Howard, John Capek, Jeff Porcaro, Harvey Mason, Lenny Castro, Robert Greenidge, Tom Scott & Ron Hooloway.
Available from Warner Bros./Original release year: 1978
Marc Jordan -
Blue Desert
"Our inspiration to our title of this website"
The Tracks are: Generalities, I'm a Camera, Twilight, From Nowhere to This Town, Beautiful People, Lost in the Hurah, Release Yourself, Tattooed Lady & Exile
Musicians on the Blue Desert album: Marc Jordan, Jay Graydon, Michael Omartian, Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks, Abraham Laboriel, Ralph Humphreys, Ernie Watts, Greg Mathieson, Jeff Porcaro, Venette Gloud, Jim Keltner, Bill Champlin, Marcy Levy, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, Tom Kelly, Steve Porcaro, Buzz Ramar, Carmen Twillie, Chuck Findley, Pete Christlieb, Dave McMorrow & Ben Benay.
Available from Warner Bros./Original release year: 1979
Marc Jordan -
Live at El Mocambo
"The Marc Jordan live album"
The Tracks are: Secrets, I´m A Camera, Potential and Air, New York New York, You´re Not Greater Than God, Satin Dolls, Survival, Lost In The Hurrah & From Nowhere To This Town.
Musicians on the Live at El Mocambo album: Marc Jordan, Dave M. Morrow, Rick Grattan, Peter Mueller, John Johnson, Michael Farquharson, Sharon-Lee Williams & Colina Phillips.
Available from Warner Records/Original release year: 1980
Marc Jordan -
Live
"Canadian LP release"
The Tracks are: Secrets, I´m A Camera, Potential and Air, New York New York, You´re Not Greater Than God, Satin Dolls, Survival, Lost In The Hurrah & From Nowhere To This Town.
Musicians on the Live at El Mocambo album: Marc Jordan, Dave M. Morrow, Rick Grattan, Peter Mueller, John Johnson, Michael Farquharson, Sharon-Lee Williams & Colina Phillips.
Available from Rio Records/Original release year: 1980
Marc Jordan -
Secrets Live
"Japanese LP release"
The Tracks are: Secrets, I´m A Camera, Potential and Air, New York New York, You´re Not Greater Than God, Satin Dolls, Survival, Lost In The Hurrah & From Nowhere To This Town.
Musicians on the Live at El Mocambo album: Marc Jordan, Dave M. Morrow, Rick Grattan, Peter Mueller, John Johnson, Michael Farquharson, Sharon-Lee Williams & Colina Phillips.
Available from RCA Records/Original release year: 1981
Marc Jordan -
A Hole In The Wall
"The classic Marc Jordan album"
The Tracks are: Slipping Away, Margarita, She Used To Be My World, A Hole In The Wall, Where Did We Go Wrong, It´s Only Love, Love Like A Wheel, Thieves, Dance With Me & Hold On.
Musicians on the A Hole In The Wall album: Marc Jordan, Robben Ford, David Foster, Michael Baird, Michael Boddicker, David Boruff, Robbie Buchanan, Lenny Castro, Brian Eno, Steve George, Jay Graydon, Jerry Hey, Michael Landau, Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Mike Porcaro, Neil Stubenhaus, Ian Underwood & Ernie Watts.
Available from Sound Design/Original release year: 1983
Marc Jordan -
Talking Through Pictures
"The commercial break thru album"
The Tracks are: This Independence, Kensington Garden, Catch the Moon, I Cheng, Talking Through Pictures, Soldier of Furtune, Seek and You Shall Find, Inside the Galss Bead, Human Race & I Was Your Fool.
Musicians on the Talking Through Pictures album: Marc Jordan, Stuart Hamm, Graham Nash, Trevor Rabin, John Capek, Bill Andersen, Gregg Arreguin, Dee Dee Bellson, Tony Berg, Randy Bramwell, Tony Braunagel, Cece Bullard, Kim Bullard, Stan Bush, Paul DeVilliers, Deborah Dobkin, Steve Farris, Amy Knoles, Michael Landau, Tim Landers, Arno Lucas, Doug Macaskill, Pat Mastelotto, Reggie McBride, Louis Molino III, Danny Pelfrey, Tony Riparetti & Cedric Sampson.
Available from RCA Records/Original release year: 1987
Marc Jordan -
C.O.W. (Conserve Our World)
"5rd album"
The Tracks are: Big Love, Edge of the World, Guns of Belfast, Burning Down the Amazon, Bridges in the Dark, Silent Night, Inside My Piano, Can We Still Be Friends?, Power & Holding up the Sky.
Musicians on the C.O.W. (Conserve Our World) album: Marc Jordan, Brenda Russell, John Capek, David Batteau, Renee Geyer, Nicolette Larson, Martha Davis, Jane Wiedlin, Gene Black, Cece Bullard, Kim Bullard, Stan Bush, Candy Capek, Kevin Cronin, Lee Curreri, Kevin Dorsey, Steve Farris, Michael Fisher, Bruce Gaitsch, Steve George, Bruce Gowdy, Danny Jacob, Charley Jordan, Larry Klimas, Kip Lennon, Mark Lennon, Michael Lennon, Doug Macaskill, Pat Mastelotto, Stuart Mathis, George Merrill, Richard Page, Shannon Rubicam, Rick Sailon, Timothy B. Schmit, Jeddrah Schmit, Allan Scott, Billy Sherwood, Amy Sky, Billy Trudell, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Eric Williams & Billy Ward.
Available from RCA Records/Original release year: 1990
Marc Jordan -
Live at El Mocambo
"Reissue of the Marc Jordan live album"
The Tracks are: Secrets, I´m A Camera, Potential and Air, New York New York, You´re Not Greater Than God, Satin Dolls, Survival, Lost In The Hurrah & From Nowhere To This Town.
Musicians on the Live at El Mocambo album: Marc Jordan, Dave M. Morrow, Rick Grattan, Peter Mueller, John Johnson, Michael Farquharson, Sharon-Lee Williams & Colina Phillips.
Available from La Califusa Records/Original release year: 1992
Marc Jordan -
Reckless Valentine
"New music style from Jordan"
The Tracks are: Back Street Boy, Little Lambs, Waiting for a Miracle, (I) Must Have Left My Heart, All Show, Coronation Street, Same Mistake, Rhythm of My Heart, Tell Me You Love Me & I Held on Too Long.
Musicians on the Reckless Valentine album: Marc Jordan, John Capek, Renee Geyer, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, Lance Capri, Deborah Dobkin, Danny Jacob, John Johnson, David Kopatz, Steven MacKinnon, Rob Piltch, David Piltch, Theo Rosnick, Chase Sanborn, Peter Schenkman, Amy Sky, Michael Sloski, Tom Szczesniak, Toots Thielemans, Dave Whipper, Kevan McKenzie, Mike Jones & David "Doomsday" Stinson.
Available from Sin-Drome/Original release year: 1993
Marc Jordan -
Cool Jam Black Earth
"A cool jam from Marc Jordan"
The Tracks are: I´ll Be Your Priest, Spain, Let Me Be Your Boat, Beatiful Disguise, Runaway Heart, Catch The Moon, Cool Jam Black Earth, Flowers For Jane & Faith..
Musicians on the Cool Jam Balck Earth album: Marc Jordan, Steven Mackinnon, Anthony Vanderburgh, Randy Cook, Ben Grossman, George Koller, Colin Linden, Kevin Brett, Hugh Marsh, Steve Webster, David Travers-Smith, Colleen Allen, Phil Dwyer, Michael Slosky, Clif Magness, Rob Piltch, Amy Sky, The Youth Outreach Mass Choir & Silver Bullet Singers.
Available from Magada/Original release year: 1996
Marc Jordan -
Live Now & Then
"Old and new "live" recordings from 1980, 1994, 1996 and 1997"
The Tracks are: Marina del Ray, Runaway Heart, I Fall from Grace, Catch the Moon, Cool Jame Black Earth, Must Have Left My Heart, Satin Dolls, Survival, Lost in the Hurrah, New York New York & I'm A Camera.
Musicians on the Reckless Valentine album: Marc Jordan, Hugh Marsh, Hugh Cooper, Peter Mueller, Tom Szczesniak, Anthony Vanderburgh, The Holy Cows, Michael Farquharson & Randy Cooke.
Available from PEG Music/Original release year: 1999
Marc Jordan-
This Is How Men Cry
"A Jazzy Marc Jordan"
The Tracks are: This Is How Men Cry, Charlie Parker Loves Me, Crazy, Slow Bombing The World, I Must Have Left My Heart, Let's Get Lost, Let It Be Me, Almost Blue & London In The Rain.
Musicians on the This Is How Men Cry album: Marc Jordan, Steven MacKinnon, John Capek, Phil Dwyer, Dave Restivo, Kevin Breit, James McCollum, Kieran Overs, Scott Alexander, George Koller, Kevan McKenzie, Archie Alleyne, Mark Kelso, Colleen Allen, Kirk MacDonald, Phil Dwyer, Don Byron, Bob Leonard, John Johnson, Guido Basso, Josh Brown, David Travers-Smith, Chase Sanborn, Kevin Turcotte, Michael White, Toots Thielemans, Richard Armin, Hugh Marsh, Tom Szczesniak, Aruna Narayan Kalle & Sue-Ann Carwell.
Available from Blue Note Records, Canada/Original release year: 1999
Marc Jordan -
Mannequin
"Reissue of the debut album"
The Tracks are: Survival, Jungle Choir, Mystery Man, Marina Del Rey, Red Desert, Street Life, Dancing On The Boardwalk, Only Fools, One Step Ahead Of The Blues & Lost Because You Can´t Be Found.
Musicians on the Mannequin album: Marc Jordan, Jay Graydon, Clydie King, Brenda Russell, Tim Schmit, J.D. Souther, Biblical Gospel Singers, Steve Lukather, Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Chuck Rainey, Jim Hughart, Jai Winding, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin, David Foster, James Newton Howard, John Capek, Jeff Porcaro, Harvey Mason, Lenny Castro, Robert Greenidge, Tom Scott & Ron Hooloway.
Available from Cafe Productions/Original release year: 1999
Marc Jordan-
Living In Marina Del Rey and Other Stories
"Best of Marc Jordan + more"
The Tracks are: Rockets, Sex Symbol, Marina Del Rey (new remix), Survival (new remix), I'm A Camera, Catch The Moon, This Independence, I Ching, Edge Of The World, Burning Down The Amazon, Inside My Piano, Little My Lambs, Rhythm Of My Heart, Let Me Be Your Boat & Soul On Soul (duet with Amy Sky).
Musicians on the Living In Marina Del Rey and Other Stories album: Marc Jordan, Amy Sky and others.
Available from Blue Note Records, Canada/Original release year: 2002
Marc Jordan-
Make Believe Ballroom
"New studioalbum from Marc Jordan"
The Tracks are: Lulu The Acrobat, Let's Waste Some Time (Ft Molly Johnson), When Rita Takes The "A" Train, Lonesome Town, Tears Of Hercules, Shot Down My Heart, Everytime We Say Goodbye, Timbutktu, Best Part Of My Life, I Must Have Said Your Name Out Loud & From A Late Night Train.
Musicians on the Make Believe Ballroom album: Marc Jordan and others.
Available from EMI Records, Canada/Original release year: 2004
Marc Jordan -
A Hole In The Wall
"Reissue of the 1983 release"
The Tracks are: Slipping Away, Margarita, She Used To Be My World, A Hole In The Wall, Where Did We Go Wrong, It´s Only Love, Love Like A Wheel, Thieves, Dance With Me & Hold On.
Musicians on the A Hole In The Wall album: Marc Jordan, Robben Ford, David Foster, Michael Baird, Michael Boddicker, David Boruff, Robbie Buchanan, Lenny Castro, Brian Eno, Steve George, Jay Graydon, Jerry Hey, Michael Landau, Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Mike Porcaro, Neil Stubenhaus, Ian Underwood & Ernie Watts.
Available from Westwood Records, Japan/Original release year: 2005
Marc Jordan -
Live at El Mocambo + 1
"New reissue of the Marc Jordan live album"
The Tracks are: Secrets, I´m A Camera, Potential and Air, New York New York, You´re Not Greater Than God, Satin Dolls, Survival, Lost In The Hurrah, From Nowhere To This Town & Tattooed Lady (Bonus Track).
Musicians on the Live at El Mocambo + 1 album: Marc Jordan, Dave M. Morrow, Rick Grattan, Peter Mueller, John Johnson, Michael Farquharson, Sharon-Lee Williams & Colina Phillips.
Available from Vivid Sound/Original release year: 2008
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