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| − | {{ | + | |artist name = Jill Jones |
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| − | + | |birth date = 11 July 1962: Lebanon, Ohio, USA | |
| − | + | |activity = Singer, Vocalist. | |
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| − | + | |activity w/prince = From 1982 to 1990 | |
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| − | + | |previous bio = [[Kirk Johnson]] | |
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| + | |introduction = Jill Jones is an American singer and vocalist. After collaborating with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie], she started to work with [[Prince]] as a background vocalist and released her first album on [[Paisley Park Records]] in 1987. | ||
| − | + | She continued her musical career after leaving [[Prince]] by working with numerous artists and released two collaborative albums in the early years of 2000 and her second solo album in 2016. | |
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| − | + | [[Prince]] wrote the song [[She’s Always In My Hair]] about her. | |
| + | |early life = Jill Jones' mother was a model and a singer and her stepfather was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordy_family#Fuller_Berry_Gordy Fuller Gordy], brother of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy Berry Gordy], the founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown Motown Records]. | ||
| − | + | At a very young age she was exposed to a lot of music. Barely into her teens, Jill moved to California where she dived a bit more into the music business. She often witnessed studio sessions and became familiar with the way a record session is organized, and how producers and engineers worked. | |
| + | |before working w/prince = Soon after Jill Jones' mother started managing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie], one of Jones' cousins, Teena moved into their house. She and Jill would sometimes write songs together, and thus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie] influenced Jill’s own willingness to pursue in the musical direction. | ||
| − | + | Jill practiced on the piano, and writing her own material, up to the point when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie] asked her to sing backing vocals for her. Shortly after, at age 15, she decided to leave school and start a professional career as backing singer. | |
| − | + | She met [[Prince]] in 1980 at age 18, when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie] was the opening act during his [[Dirty Mind Tour]]. | |
| + | |work w/prince = [[Prince]] encouraged Jones to sing, and stayed in touch with her. | ||
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| − | + | '''First steps''' | |
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| − | + | After she finished high school, she made contact with him and asked for a job. Prince invited her to the [[Sunset Sound| Sunset Sound recording studios]] in 1982, to sing backing vocals for several tracks on his forthcoming [[Album: 1999|1999]] album. | |
| + | She also got a part in the music videos for the songs [[Video: 1999|1999]] and [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]], and then joined [[1999 Tour]] to sing backing vocals with [[Vanity 6]] and with Prince’s band. | ||
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| − | + | After the tour, she moved to Minneapolis and became [[Prince]]’s on-and-off again girlfriend as well as a regular on studio sessions, singing on many different projects. | |
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| − | + | Between 1983 and 1987 she recorded backing vocals for the albums released by [[Album: The Glamorous Life|Sheila E.]], [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|The Time]], [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], [[Album: Mazarati|Mazarati]]. | |
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| − | + | She also contributed vocals (albeit often uncredited) to [[Baby I’m A Star]], [[We Can Fuck]], [[Manic Monday]], [[The Dance Electric]], [[Hello]], the extended version of [[Kiss]], [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], [[Good Love]]. | |
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| − | + | In addition, Jill sang on tracks that remains unreleased to this day, including songs intended for her album ([[Rough]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Killin’ At The Soda Shop]], [[Married Man]], [[Living Doll]], [[My Baby Knows]] and [[My Sex]]). | |
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| − | [[Category: Biographies]] | + | In 1984, she had a small part in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] as the waitress at the First Avenue club and played in the short unreleased film [[Film: Hard Life|Hard Life]] in 1987. |
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| + | In 1990 she appeared in [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], where she had a small role as The Kid’s girlfriend. | ||
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| + | '''Debut album''' | ||
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| + | Her solo debut on [[Prince]]’s newly established [[Paisley Park Records]] materialized in 1987, with the release of her eponymous album [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]]. | ||
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| + | The album included many withdrawn songs from former projects, such as [[G-Spot]] (previously intended for a second [[Vanity 6]] album that never materialized). It also featured an unreleased rock effort by [[Prince]], [[All Day, All Night]], and a cover of [[With You]] (recorded without any input from [[Prince]]). | ||
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| + | On top of this, [[Prince]] wrote original material specially tailored for Jill Jones. Some of the tracks were recorded in Minneapolis and the rest at Electric Lady Studios in New York with the help of [[David Rivkin]]. | ||
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| + | Apart from [[With You]], [[Prince]] was credited as a co-writer with Jill Jones on four tracks, leaving the other three songs credits to her. In fact, as for his previous protégées records, he wrote all the songs himself, and registred them at the library of congress under the pseudonym of [[Joey Coco]]. | ||
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| + | Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from critics, but was not a commercial success in the USA, failing to enter the Billboards Pop and Black Top 100 charts. | ||
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| + | The three singles issued from it, [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]], [[Single: G-Spot|G-Spot]] and [[Single: For Love|For Love]] did not make any impact on the US charts either despite a short tour as a support act for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Watley Jody Watley]. | ||
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| + | In contrast, with the help of WEA International Inc., the album did well in Europe and Jill spent considerable time over there doing interviews and making TV appearances. A sepia video shot in Mexico by French director and photographer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino] was regularly broadcast by MTV and made [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] a minor hit in Europe. | ||
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| + | '''I guess it’s all over''' | ||
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| + | In the autumn of 1988, Jill Jones went to England to work on songs intended for a second [[Paisley Park Records|Paisley Park]] album. | ||
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| + | Several songs were recorded or revamped with the help of [[Prince]]: [[Boom, Boom (Can’t U Feel The Beat Of My Heart)]], [[Flesh And Blood]] and [[My Baby Knows]]. | ||
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| + | [[4 Lust]], formely a duet with [[Prince]], was re-recorded with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Ware Martyn Ware] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_League The Human League] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_17 Heaven 17] producing. | ||
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| + | A video was filmed for the track [[Boom, Boom (Can’t U Feel The Beat Of My Heart)]] which was intented as the lead-off single, but the [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|album]] could not be completed, as [[Prince]] and [[Jill Jones]] disagreed on the direction of the album; [[Jill Jones]] wanted to sing more mature songs than [[Prince]] was providing. | ||
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| + | Her contract with [[Paisley Park Records]] was due to expire in april 1993. However, she worked with non-Prince camp artists during the remainder of it. | ||
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| + | Jill collaborated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Rodgers Nile Rodgers] on a song for the "Earth Girls Are Easy" Soundtrack and with Japanese avant-garde musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuichi_Sakamoto Ryuichi Sakamoto] on the track "You Do Me," for his album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_(Ryuichi_Sakamoto_album) Beauty], released in 1989. | ||
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| + | |after working w/prince = After leaving the [[Prince]] camp, Jill returned to England to work on demos with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Simenon Tim Simenon] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_the_Bass Bomb The Bass] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Reynolds_(musician) John Reynolds]. | ||
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| + | Later, Jill sang backing vocals on "Oil For The Lamps Of China", the debut single by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Listening_Pool The Listening Pool], an English band comprised of three former members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)], which subsequently appeared on their debut album "Still Life". | ||
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| + | '''Collaborative efforts''' | ||
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| + | Jill’s friendship with Tim Simenon led her to front an English band called "Baby Mother", which was a collaborative effort with two former members of Liverpool band "The River City People". The group became very popular throughout the club scene in England and was offered recording contracts from several record labels. | ||
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| + | "Baby Mother" decided to sign with London Records, but the group disbanded without releasing a single. Jill was busy in New-York helping her mother to fight cancer and asked to be released from the project. | ||
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| + | Jill co-wrote and produced "The Great Pretender" for Lisa Lisa’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LL77 LL77] album and worked on a song with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rustichelli Paolo Rustichelli] for his album "Mystic Man" (featuring contributions by Carlos Santana, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock); Paolo Rustichelli also co-wrote and co-produced the club-friendly song "Bald", her only single released under her own name in the nineties. | ||
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| + | In 1996, she toured with Chic as co-lead vocalist. The last show, featuring Bernard Edwards who died the following day, was released three years later on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_the_Budokan_(Chic_album) Live at the Budokan]. | ||
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| + | The following years, Jill Jones started to work with Chris Bruce (a bassist and guitarist who had previously work with Wendy & Lisa) on a record that would be published in 2001, called "Two" (under the name Jill Jones & Chris Bruce). | ||
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| + | In 2004, she formed the duo "The Grand Royals" with Ian Ginsberg and released the album "Wasted" on Peace Bisquit label. | ||
| + | |current work = In 2016, Jill released a club-music oriented album called "I Am" on Peace Bisquit label, her second solo album since 1987. | ||
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| + | After [[Prince]]’s passing, she wrote a tribute song to him called "I Miss You". | ||
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| + | |first live appearance = [[04 December 1980|04 December 1980, Buffalo, Shea’s Buffalo]] as the support act with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie] | ||
| + | * [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982, Chattanooga, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium]] as a band member | ||
| + | |performed regularly on = '''[[1999 Tour]] ''': band member | ||
| + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1988|1988]] | ||
| + | <!-- discography --> | ||
| + | |records w/prince = '''Singles''':<br> | ||
| + | :1982: [[Single: 1999|1999]] | ||
| + | :1983: [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]] | ||
| + | :1985: [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] | ||
| + | :1985: [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] on the non-album track [[Hello]] | ||
| + | :1986: [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] on the extended version | ||
| + | *'''Albums''': | ||
| + | :1984: [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | ||
| + | :1987: [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] | ||
| + | :1998: [[Album: Crystal Ball| Crystal Ball]] | ||
| + | :2017: [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] | ||
| + | |records w/associates = '''Singles''':<br> | ||
| + | :1984: [[Sheila E.]] - [[Single: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]] | ||
| + | :1985: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles] - [[Single: Manic Monday| Manic Monday]] | ||
| + | :1985: [[Andre Cymone]] - [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]] | ||
| + | :1985: [[Sheila E.]] - [[Single: Noon Rendezvous| Noon Rendezvous]] on the b-side [[Oliver’s House]] | ||
| + | :1986: [[Mazarati]] - [[Single: Players’ Ball|Players’ Ball]] on the b-side [[I Guess It’s All Over]] | ||
| + | *'''Albums''':<br> | ||
| + | :1984: [[Sheila E.]] - [[Album: The Glamorous Life| The Glamorous Life]] | ||
| + | :1984: [[The Time]] - [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] | ||
| + | :1984: [[Apollonia 6]] - [[Album: Apollonia 6| Apollonia 6]] | ||
| + | :1985: [[Andre Cymone]] - [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] | ||
| + | :1985: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles] - [[Album: Different Light|Different Light]] | ||
| + | :1986: [[Mazarati]] - [[Album: Mazarati|Mazarati]] | ||
| + | :1990: [[The Time]] - [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] | ||
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| + | |self productions = '''Singles''': | ||
| + | :1987: [[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca]] | ||
| + | :1987: [[Single: G-Spot|G-Spot]] | ||
| + | :1987: [[Single: For Love|For Love]] | ||
| + | *'''Albums''':<br> | ||
| + | :1987: [[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones]] | ||
| + | <!-- other info --> | ||
| + | |trivia = Jill’s uncle, [[Earl Jones]], was [[Prince]]’s hairdresser from 1983 to 1989. | ||
| + | |see also = '''[[Album: Jill Jones|Jill Jones (album)]]'''<br> | ||
| + | * [[Album: Jill Jones (1990)|Jill Jones]] unreleased 1990 album | ||
| + | [[File:Jilljones_album.jpg|50px|border|link=Album: Jill Jones]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Single: Mia Bocca|Mia Bocca (single)]]'''<br> | ||
| + | [[File:Miabocca_single.jpg|50px|border|link= Single: Mia Bocca]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Single: G-Spot|G-Spot (single)]]'''<br> | ||
| + | [[File:Gspot_single.jpg|50px|border|link= Single: G-Spot]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Single: For Love|For Love (single)]]'''<br> | ||
| + | [[ File:Forlove_single.jpg |50px|border|link= Single: For Love]] | ||
| + | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
| + | |references = <b>Social medias</b>: [https://www.facebook.com/JillJonesUniverse Facebook]; [https://twitter.com/ jilldjones Twitter]; | ||
| + | *<b>Biography elements</b>: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Jones Wikipedia: Jill Jones page]; [http://www.peacebisquit.com/#/jill-jones/ peace bisquit Jill Jones page]; | ||
| + | *<b>Book</b>: [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) | ||
| + | *<b>Discography</b>: [https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/30285-Jill-Jones Discogs]; [http://www.heaven17.de/diot0009.htm Heaven17] | ||
| + | *<b>Press</b>: | ||
| + | :[http://beautifulnightschitown.blogspot.fr/2013/02/the-question-of-u-jill-jones-talks-2.html ''' The Question of U: Jill Jones Talks 2 Beautiful Nights ''' by '' K Nicola Dyes'' (beautifulnightschitown.blogspot.fr: 17 February 2015)] | ||
| + | <!-------CATEGORIES -------> | ||
| + | |categories = [[Category:Biographies]][[Category:Related_Artists]] | ||
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