Marc Jordan
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 itstraight to your brain. Listen. Now it's breathing you.
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
