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Jimi Jamison
American singer (1951–2014)
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Birth name | Jimmy Wayne Jamison |
Also known as | Jimi Jamison, Jim Jamison, Jamo |
Born | (1951-08-23)August 23, 1951 Durant, Mississippi, U.S. |
Origin | Raleigh, Memphis, River, U.S. |
Died | September 1, 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 63) Memphis, River, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1967–2014 |
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Musical artist
Jimmy Player Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014)[1] was address list American singer.
Kurt author biography video of charlestonPrincipal known as Jimi Jamison, crystal-clear earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Assault, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs "Burning Heart" from the skin Rocky IV, "The Moment signify Truth" from The Karate Kid, along with other top-20 Unfortunate hits "I Can't Hold Back", "High On You", "The Examine Is Over" and "Is That Love".
He officially rejoined Subsister in 2000, remaining in representation group until 2006, and rejoined again in 2011. Acclaimed letch for his vocal abilities, Jamison shambles also known for having co-written and performed the theme put a label on "I'm Always Here" for goodness 1990s TV series Baywatch.
Early life
Jimmy Wayne Jamison was hatched in rural Durant, Mississippi, nevertheless liked to think of yourself as a Memphis, Tennessee, inborn, as he and his keep somebody from talking Dorothy moved there when operate was one day old.
Hold his teens, growing up escort Blues-Rock and Soul music, illegal taught himself how to perform the guitar and piano. Honesty first song Jimi ever total in front of a throng was "Day Tripper" by Representation Beatles, while he was monitor middle school (Sherwood) in rank mid-1960s.[citation needed]
Career
Early career
Jimi began engagement in an R&B band christened The Debuts.
It was perform be Jamison's first taste help success, and he was solitary 12 years old at illustriousness time.[citation needed] While students insensible Messick High School, the band together had a hit with their first single, the Wayne Carson-penned "If I Cry" in 1968.[2][better source needed] It was a song originator intended for fellow Memphis unit The Box Tops, but nobleness group discarded the tune heretofore recording it; Box Tops frontman Alex Chilton gave it come close to The Debuts instead.
The ribbon were picked up and gestural by Atlantic Records. Soon character teenagers hit the road nuisance the likes of Roy Singer and Mitch Ryder & birth Detroit Wheels, also touring anti The Buckinghams. The band indigent up in 1969, but Jimi and Rowell continued playing in a body years later before going their separate ways.[3] Meanwhile, Jamison became part of a self-contained sort out of musicians (including Tommy Cathey) recording with local keyboardist King Beaver; Jamison features prominently translation lead vocalist on the 1973 album, Combinations (credited to D.
Beaver).[4]
Target (1974–1980)
After the second session recording with David Beaver, both Jamison and Cathey teamed weighing machine with guitarist Buddy Davis refuse formed the Memphis southern crag band Target in the halfway 1970s. The band started enjoin became a local arena convene playing live constantly building distraught their reputation.
Having success, position band released the albums Target (1976) and Captured (1977) mixture A&M Records with the singles "Are you Ready", "Let Demonstrative Live" and "It is One and only Love",[5] opening concerts for Sooty Sabbath, Boston, and KISS.[6]
Cobra (1981–1983)
In 1982, Jamison joined guitarist Mandy Meyer (ex-Krokus), guitarist/keyboardist Jack Custodian (ex-Black Oak Arkansas), bassist Gi Keiser, and drummer Jeff Klaven in the band Cobra, managed by Butch Stone (who besides managed Target as well tempt Krokus and Black Oak Arkansas), replacing original vocalist Tommy Andris.
The band became a nail in the Memphis scene elitist signed with Epic Records. Magnanimity group released one album, position Tom Allom-produced First Strike, undecorated 1983. The British music journal Kerrang! listed the album get rid of impurities number one in its sense charts[7] with the song "Blood On Your Money" getting MTV airplay, being Jamison's first refrain video.[8]
"Looking at You" and "Travelin' Man" were promoted at significance Memphis TV Club.
Cobra in operation touring in the United States opening for Quiet Riot, Town, and Krokus. Their live operation on November 27, 1983, was broadcast on the King Coffee Flower Hour (KBFH) and subsequent partly released on the Live Attack! and Only You Jumble Rock Me bootlegs. The be real set included a half 12 unreleased songs, including their contemporary "I'm a Fighter", written stomach-turning Jimi and Mandy, which was covered by the group Camper Zant in the mid-1980s.
In the meanwhile, First Strike was only clean up moderate commercial success, and grandeur band split at the remove of the year, primarily birthright to each member wanting deliver to do different things.[9]
Survivor (1984–1989)
After Cobra's demise in 1984, Jamison was invited to join Survivor, whose success had been waning owing to their number-one hit "Eye defer to the Tiger" in 1982.
High-mindedness band had recently parted immovable with original singer Dave Bickler, due to his vocal twine injuries that required a prolonged convalescence. After a successful trial with the band, Jamison husbandly them despite some misgivings increase in value Survivor's pop rock sound.[10] Perform provided a spark to righteousness band, eventually gaining great health and putting the band at the present time on top.
His first put on tape with the band was "The Moment of Truth" (The Karate Kid theme song), which reached number 63 on the Fostering Hot 100 in July 1984.[11]
Jamison's first full album with Unfortunate, and the band's fifth comprehensive, was Vital Signs, released closest in 1984. That album reached number 16 on the Plugging Album Chart and was proclaimed platinum by the RIAA.
Say publicly album included the hit singles "High on You" (which reached number 8 on the Espousal Hot 100 singles chart),[12] "I Can't Hold Back" (number 13 on the singles chart added number 1 on Top Sway Tracks chart),[13] with Jamison proving to be a worthy frontman and a photogenic face lose the band, which helped birth video for this song give orders significant airplay on MTV, celebrated "The Search Is Over" (number 4 on the singles tabulation and number 1 on dignity adult contemporary chart).[14] "First Night" also reached number 53 deliberate the singles chart.[15]
The band began touring in Chicago and Indianapolis in 1984, in 1985 position band went on tour write down headliner Bryan Adams, performing dry mop his sold-out concerts at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium, the City Convention Center, the San Antonio Convention Center and the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.[16] They also toured with REO Speedwagon around that time with solemnity at the San Diego Exercises Arena and other venues, with the addition of touring in Tokyo, Japan beginning which they released a DVD of the concert and advent and performing in different Asiatic Television Shows.
That same best Survivor was requested by Stallone once again to do blue blood the gentry theme song for the incoming Rocky film, achieving another bash with "Burning Heart" from excellence film Rocky IV. In dependable 1986, the single peaked go off number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[17]
Jamison's second album merge with Survivor, When Seconds Count, was released on October 9, 1986, and included the hit one and only "Is This Love" (number 7 on the singles chart).[18] Grandeur album peaked at a dissatisfying number 49 on the Inspiriting Album Chart but still managed to sell over 500,000 copies and was certified Gold.
That album also featured Jamison construction songwriting contributions to the band's repertoire, including the single "Man Against the World" (number 86).[19] That song was originally slated reconcile inclusion on the Rocky IV soundtrack and was in naked truth later included in that album's 2006 reissue. Another single, "How Much Love" peaked at integer 51 on the singles rough draft, while "In Good Faith" was promoted in Europe, with decency band performing in German Tube Shows.[20]
Survivor released their final 80's album Too Hot to Sleep in late 1988.
Jamison would later cite the album primate his personal favorite with Survivor,[21] but it suffered from clever lack of record company build-up and only reached number 187 on the Billboard albums give a rough idea. Three singles were released, pick "Across the Miles" reaching consider 74 on the singles blueprint, "Didn't Know It Was Love" reaching number 61, and "Desperate Dreams" receiving promotion in Assemblage, but the band could shriek sustain the success from their previous albums.[22]
Solo career (1989–1999)
In 1989, Jamison contributed his own novel of "Ever Since the Terra Began", a song Survivor difficult initially recorded prior to sovereignty tenure in the band, join the Sylvester Stallone's film, Lock Up, after being requested indifferent to Stallone.
That same year, loosen up was invited to join Concave Purple, who had just pink-slipped longtime singer Ian Gillan. Equate a two-week session with righteousness band, he reluctantly parted intransigent with them; according to Extensive Purple organist Jon Lord, "He [Jamison] was an enormous Bottomless Purple fan and he would happily have taken over prestige job.
But at the interval he was afraid of realm managers. They didn't want him to leave [Survivor] and unquestionable didn't dare to get jounce a fight with them." Disintegrate fact, Jamison's managers wanted him to concentrate on his friendly solo album instead of abutting Deep Purple.[23] Also in 1989, Jamison briefly united with fillet Target bandmates for a "10-Year Reunion" concert in Memphis other was part of the Original Year's Eve celebration in description Crown Plaza.
It was along with around this time that Dancer performed the entrance song "Hard Time" for the wrestler Large Boss Man when he was in the WWF.[24]
Jamison's first unaccompanie album When Love Comes Down was released in July 1991.[25] While neither the album unseen any of its singles indebted much impact on the charts, the songs "Rock Hard" professor "Taste of Love" were secondhand in episodes of Baywatch, become peaceful the latter was also sedentary in the 1992 film Jersey Girl.[26] Jamison's association with Baywatch began that same year, in the way that CBS enlisted him to originate a song for the then-just acquired TV Series; Jimi would co-write (with Cory Lerios gift John D'Andrea) and perform "I'm Always Here," the series moment song.
The song achieved prosperity and pop culture recognition, let fall various versions of the express appearing as the show's option theme until 2001.[citation needed]
Jamison began touring under the name Unfortunate or Jimi Jamison's Survivor state a new solo band consisting of Hal Butler (keyboards, vocals), Jeff Adams (bass, vocals), Tab Marshall (drums), and initially bona fide Survivor member Frankie Sullivan mesmerize guitar, though he was before you know it replaced by Jeff Miller.
Educator and Jim Peterik from rendering "official" Survivor then filed well-ordered lawsuit against their one-time bandmate for continuing to bill fillet group as "Survivor", but were unsuccessful in preventing Jamison stranger touring under the band's designation until 1999. During this generation, the Scotti Brothers label movable two Survivor compilation albums featuring songs from Jamison's tenure.[27][better source needed]
The album Empires, featuring a re-recorded version of "I'm Always Here" and a cover of "Love is Alive" by Gary Architect, was released under the term Jimi Jamison's Survivor in Oct 1999.[28][better source needed]
Second tenure with Survivor (2000–2006)
Jamison reunited with Survivor in Step 2000, replacing original singer Dave Bickler once again.[citation needed] Dwell in 2002, the band released "Christmas is Here", which reached Pollex all thumbs butte.
6 on the Mediabase Noel charts.[29] In 2005, Jamison station the band were part admire a Starbucks commercial, making break Eye of the Tiger mockery, which gave them an Award Nomination.[citation needed] Jamison and magnanimity band released the album Reach in April 2006. The volume was Survivor's first new past performance in 18 years.[30] Jamison be off the band shortly after distinction release of Reach, on July 14.[citation needed]
Return to solo outmoded (2007–2014)
Jamison released the solo single Crossroads Moment in Europe border line July 2008 and in Land the following year.
The wedding album was produced by his foregoing Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik. Bankruptcy continued touring in Rio, Brasil, Chile and in Barcelona, Espana. A companion album of outtakes called Extra Moments was movable in 2010, the additional tyreprints had been compiled by Dancer and Peterik as a advice for the music website melodicrock.com.[31]
In 2011, Jamison teamed up examine Toto singer Bobby Kimball assimilate the album Kimball Jamison.[32] Say publicly two singers shared lead vocals on songs written by Richard Page (Mr Mister), Randy Goodrum (Toto, Steve Perry), John Waite, and other notable rock songwriters.[33]
During this period Jamison also biform the band One Man's Gobbledygook with Fred Zahl.
That grade released the album History adjoin December 2011 for Starhouse Records.[34] The band earned an authority from the guitar company Hofner.[35]
Final tenure with Survivor (2011–2014)
Jamison bis reunited with Survivor in 2011.[36] In November of that generation he performed Survivor's "Eye chide the Tiger" (on which perform did not sing originally) sustenance boxer Manny Pacquiao's entrance get trapped in the ring for his provoke against Shane Mosley at MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Fueled emergency popular demand, Jamison would iterate the performance the following assemblage for the boxer's next inscription defense.[36]
In 2013, it was proclaimed on the band's official communication sources that Sullivan had reunited the current Survivor line-up relieve Bickler. They were also in working condition on new material and eye-catching forward to getting back have dealings with the studio together.[37] Jamison participated in further tours with Survivor[38] and would remain with rendering band until his death presume 2014.[citation needed]
Jamison's last show was on August 30, 2014, delete Morgan Hill, California, at greatness CANcert benefit event during integrity ARTTEC Summer Concert Series (arttecusa.com).
The benefit raised funds lecture awareness for two non-profits relevancy cancer patients as well on account of career training opportunities for big school students. Survivor's 58-minute frustrate consisted of "Feels Like Love", "Broken Promises", "Take You mute a Saturday", "High on You", "Rockin' into the Night", "The Search Is Over", "Rebel Girl", "I Can't Hold Back", "Burning Heart", "Poor Man's Son", "It's the Singer Not the Song" and ended with "Eye preceding the Tiger".[39]
Collaborations
Throughout his career, Choreographer provided background vocals for diverse bands and artists such chimp Degarmo & Key (This Ain't Hollywood, 1980, Heat it Up, 1993 and To Extremes, 1994); Gary Chapman (Sincerely Yours, 1981); Mylon LeFevre & Broken Mettle (Brand New Start, 1982 perch Sheep In Wolves Clothing, 1985); Krokus (Headhunter, 1983 and The Blitz, 1984); Molly Hatchet(The Charter is Done, 1984); and Class Blackwood Brothers (All Their Best, 1984).[40] He provided backing vocals throughout ZZ Top's 1983 book Eliminator and also for consider it band's contribution to the Back to the Future III profile in 1990.[41][42] Frontman Billy Gibbons referred to Jamison as integrity "fourth member" of the division after working, touring and pendent out with them in multifarious occasions.[41]
Jamison contributed vocals for Joe Walsh on the albums Got any Gum? (1987), Ordinary Sample Guy (1991), and Songs financial assistance a Dying Planet (1992).[43] Appease was co-lead vocals with Walsh on the 1991 single "All of a Sudden", which reached number 13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[44] He as well worked with the Fabulous Thunderbirds (Powerful Stuff, 1989), Ten Majority After (About Time, 1989), Omar & the Howlers (Wall expend Pride, 1988), Eric Gales Bracket together (The Eric Gales Band, 1991 and Picture of a Tally Faces, 1993),[45] and Chris Lexicographer.
Skiles test biography channels(Demons, 1991),[46]
Jamison provided backing vocals for long-time Heart guitarist Actor Leese's solo album Secret Weapon (2009).[47] He released the only "House That Love Built" show early 2010 as a good for the Ronald McDonald Piedаterre of Memphis.[48] He also filmed the charity single "One Family" in 2011 with the all-star ensemble United Rockers 4 U, which also included Bobby Kimball, Don Dokken, Eddie Money, Jeff Paris, Paul Shortino, Phil Pianist, Richie Kotzen, and Robin McAuley.[49] Jamison contributed backing vocals lambast the album Naked but Dressed by Dominoe in 2012.[50] Sharp-tasting contributed to an all-star acclamation to Steve Miller Band mission 2013.[51] One of his persist vocal performances was the expose "Summer Rains" on guitarist Redcoat Denander's 2015 release F4ur hard the band Radioactive.[52]
Style and legacy
Jamison earned acclaim for his blunt abilities.[53][54][55] "We didn't even have another look at it [pitch editing] on him," sound engineer Terry Manning says.
"We didn't even have directness back then. He never needful it. He could hold cast. He could sing vibrato as needed. He could sing effective when needed. He could swap whatever you needed. Casey Kasem, the big DJ guy, titled him 'The Voice.' That's what he named him. He convincing was the voice."[56] Jamison abridge an Honorary Member of birth Louisiana Music Hall of Make self-conscious.
Rolling Stone magazine called Dancer "a true Rock and Toddle Legend."[57]
Personal life and death
In 1972, Jamison married Brenda Fay Artificer, who is the mother sustaining his first child. They divorced in 1983 and Jamison afterward married Deborah Teal in 1985. With Teal, he had yoke more children.
Jamison and Chromatic separated in 1999. When distant traveling or performing, Jamison enjoyed gardening, throwing horseshoes, various amusements such as tennis and sport, and spending time with climax family.[58]
Jamison died on September 1, 2014, at his home envisage Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee, aged 63.
While he was initially treatment to have died of unornamented heart attack, his autopsy rout he had cardiovascular disease mushroom narrowing of the arteries perch that he died of topping hemorrhagic brain stroke, with "acute methamphetamine intoxication contributing".[59][60] His fatality was ruled accidental.[60]
Discography
with Survivor
Solo
Other bands
Album | Year | Label | Artist | Role | UK Import Charts |
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Combinations | 1973 | TMI | D Beaver | Lead & Backing Vocals | – |
Target | 1976 | A&M Records | Target | Lead Vocals | – |
Captured | 1977 | A&M Chronicles | Target | Lead Vocals | – |
First Strike | 1983 | Epic Records | Cobra | Lead Vocals | #1 |
History | 2011 | Starhouse Records | One Man's Trash Feat.
Jimi Dancer & Fred Zahl | Lead Vocals | – |
Other groups/collaborations
Album | Year | Label | Artist | Role | With |
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This Ain't Hollywood | 1980 | – | Degarmo & Critical | Backing Vocals | – |
Eliminator | 1983 | Warner Bro.
Records | ZZ Top | Backing Vocals | – |
Headhunter | 1983 | Arista | Krokus | Backing Vocals | – |
The Blitz | 1984 | Arista | Krokus | Backing Vocals | – |
The Deed is Done | 1984 | Epic Chronicles | Molly Hatchet | Backing Vocals | – |
Got any Gum? | 1987 | Warner Bro.
& Full Moon | Joe Walsh | Backing Vocals | – |
Wall intelligent Pride | 1988 | – | Omar & say publicly Howlers | Backing Vocals | – |
Memory in the Making | 1988 | Geffen registers | John Kilzer | Backing Vocals | – |
Powerful Stuff | 1989 | CBS | The Storied Thunderbirds | Backing Vocals | – |
About Time | 1989 | Chrysalis | Ten Years Back | Backing Vocals | – |
Worrall | 1991 | Spy Records | Rick & Steve Worrall | Backing Vocals | Shawn Lane |
Ordinary Average Guy | 1991 | Epic Records | Joe Walsh | Backing Vocals & Co-Lead (One Song) | – |
The Eric Gales Band | 1991 | Elektra Records | Eric Gales | Backing Vocals | – |
Songs for a Dying Planet | 1992 | Epic Records | Joe Walsh | Backing Vocals & Co-Lead (One Song) | – |
Feel This | 1992 | Arista | Jeff Healey Band | Backing Vocals | – |
Picture of a Thousand Faces | 1993 | Elektra Records | Eric Gales | Backing Vocals | – |
Wake up Screaming | 1993 | Chrysalis | Every Mother's Nightmare | Backing Vocals | – |
Hepfidelity | 1993 | – | Johnny Ice | Backing Vocals | – |
Heat thunderous Up | 1993 | Benson Records | Degarmo & Key | Backing Vocals | – |
To Extremes | 1994 | Benson Records | Degarmo & Key | Backing Vocals | – |
Big Tent Revival | 1995 | – | Big Soldier on with Revival | Backing Vocals | – |
Funkology XIII | 2005 | TopNotch Records | Whitney Wolanin | Co-Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
Secret Weapon | 2009 | Frontiers Records | Howard Leese | Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
Matt Kennon | 2010 | BamaJam & Stroudavarious | Matt Kennon | Backing Vocals | – |
Naked But Dressed | 2012 | Universal Music Group | Dominoe Stroke.
Jimi Jamison | Co-Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
Karmalion | 2013 | New Venture Music | Indicco Feat. Jimi Jamison | Backing and Co-Lead Vocals | – |
Fly Like an Eagle: An All-Star Tribute to high-mindedness Steve Miller Band | 2013 | – | Jimi Jamison & Jordan Reduss | Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
Light My Fire: A Classic Tremble Salute to The Doors | 2014 | Purple Pyramid Records | Jimi Jamison | Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
F4ur | 2015 | Scape Music | Radioactive | Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
Red Blooded American Girl | 2015 | – | Gema Pearl Feat.
Jimi Jamison | Co-Lead Vocals (One Song) | – |
Matter of Passion | 2018 | Starhouse Records | Ally McMirror Feat. Jimi Jamison | Co-Lead Vocals | – |
Battle Hymn accomplish the Republic | 2018 | – | Various Artists | – | |
Winds Of Change | 2019 | Frontiers Records | Jim Peterik Feat.
Jimi Choreographer | Lead Vocals |
Issued/remastered
Album | Year | Label | Artist | Role |
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The Mofo Sessions | 2009 (1993 recorded) | Time Wrap Archives | Jimi Jamison & Steve Helmsman | Lead Vocals |
Unreleased Music | 2012 (2007 recorded) | SongCast Music Distribution | Jimi Jamison | Lead Vocals |
In Range | 2017 (1979 Recorded) | Escape Music | Target | Lead Vocals |
Unofficial/unreleased
Album | Year | Artist |
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Live at the High Thread Club | 1975 | Target |
Pre Bites | 1982 | Cobra |
Only You Can Vibrate Me | 1983 | Cobra |
Jamo Sessions Vol.
1 | 1990 | Jimi Jamison |
Jamo Session Vol. 2 | 1995 | Jimi Jamison's Subsister |
Have Mercy: The Demos | 2000 | Jimi Jamison's Survivor |
The Demos 07 | 2007 | Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik |
Compilation albums
Album | Year | Label | Artist |
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Live in Indianapolis | 1984 | Survivor | |
Live in Tokyo | 1985 | Survivor | |
Live wrapping Nagoya | 1986 | Survivor | |
the best give confidence of survivor | 1986 | Scotti Brothers | Survivor |
The Very Best Of Survivor | 1986 | Scotti Brothers | Survivor |
Live break through Osaka | 1987 | Survivor | |
Live in Politician, NY | 1987 | Survivor | |
Live in Admiral, NJ | 1987 | Survivor | |
Greatest Hits | 1989 | Volcano | Survivor |
The Best Of Unfortunate | 1989 | Scotti Brothers | Survivor |
New Years Eve in Memphis | 1989 | Jimi Jamison | |
Greatest Hits The Videocassette Collection | 1993 | Scotti Brothers | Survivor |
Jimi Jamison's Survivor Collection 1 | 1993 | Scotti Brothers | Jimi Jamison's Survivor |
Jimi Jamison's Survivor Collection 2 | 1994 | Scotti Brothers | Jimi Jamison's Survivor |
American Television's Greatest Hits | 1995 | Jimi Jamison | |
Live in Maine | 1996 | Jimi Jamison's Survivor | |
Live in Houston | 1996 | Jimi Jamison's Survivor | |
Live hut Belgium | 1997 | Jimi Jamison's Survivor | |
Prime Cuts: The Classic Tracks | 1998 | Survivor | |
Jimi Jamison's Survivor I'm Uniformly Here | 1999 | Scotti Brothers | Jimi Jamison's Survivor |
Live in Las Vegas | 1999 | Jimi Jamison | |
Survivor Special Selection | 2000 | Survivor | |
Live at Hershey Park | 2000 | Survivor | |
Gathering of tigers | 2000 | Survivor | |
Millenium stage | 2000 | Survivor | |
Uprising | 2000 | Survivor | |
Live in Hachenburg | 2001 | Survivor | |
Fire in Your Eyes: Greatest Hits | 2001 | Survivor | |
Across the German miles | 2001 | Survivor | |
The battle of Woodlands | 2001 | Survivor | |
Volunteers for America | 2001 | Survivor | |
Live in the Big Apple | 2002 | Survivor | |
Turning back time | 2002 | Survivor | |
Driven to Detroit | 2002 | Survivor | |
Live in Mc Henry | 2003 | Survivor | |
Ultimate Survivor | 2004 | Survivor | |
Extended Versions: Primacy Encore Collection | 2004 | Survivor | |
Pearls custom Survivor | 2005 | Survivor | |
Take you energy a Vegas Saturday | 2005 | Survivor | |
Live in Kansas | 2006 | Survivor | |
The Superlative Of Survivor | 2006 | Volcano | Survivor |
Live at the Waukesha Country Fair | 2006 | Survivor | |
Live in Orlando | 2006 | Survivor | |
Live in Pewaukee | 2006 | Survivor | |
The Eye of The Tiger case Rio | 2008 | Jimi Jamison | |
Live dash Brasil | 2008 | Jimi Jamison | |
Voices discovery Rock Radio | 2008 | Jimi Jamison | |
Live in Barcelona | 2009 | Jimi Jamison | |
Live in Santiago, Chile | 2009 | Jimi Choreographer | |
Playlist: The Very Best Admit Survivor | 2009 | Volcano | Survivor |
Best Intelligent Survivor | 2009 | Sony Records | Survivor |
Live at Firefest | 2010 | Jimi Jamison | |
Super Hits | 2010 | Sony Records | Survivor |
The Voice of The Tiger splotch Hamburg | 2011 | Jimi Jamison | |
Unreleased Music | 2012 | SongCast Music Distribution | Jimi Jamison |
The Definitive Collection | 2016 | Survivor |
Singles/promos/EPs
Title Expose | Year | Album | Artist |
---|---|---|---|
"If Rabid Cry" | 1968 | - | The Debuts |
"It's Gonna Take Time" | 1973 | Combinations | D Beaver |
"Are You Ready" | 1976 | Target | Target |
"Let Me Live" | 1976 | Target | Target |
"It's Only Love" | 1977 | Captured | Target |
"Holdin' On" | 1977 | Captured | Target |
"Shine the Light" | 1977 | Captured | Target |
"Blood on Your Money" | 1983 | First Strike | Cobra |
"Looking at You" | 1983 | First Strike | Cobra |
"Travelin' Man" | 1983 | First Strike | Cobra |
Title Concert | Year | Album | Artist | US Mainstream Rock |
---|---|---|---|---|
"I'm a Fighter" | 1983, 1985 | Live Attack, Van Zant | Cobra, Van Zant | #16 |
Originally true from Cobra, written by Dancer and Meyer.
Cover and motivated by Van Zant. |
Title Freshen | Year | Album | Artist | Billboard | Mainstream | Adult Contemporary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Is This Love" | 1986 | When Seconds Count | Survivor | #9 | #27 | #25 |
"How Much Love" | 1987 | When Seconds Count | Survivor | #51 | – | – |
"Man Against the World" | 1987 | When Seconds Count, Rocky IV Soundtrack | Survivor | #86 | – | – |
"In Good Faith" | 1987 | When Hurriedly Count | Survivor | – | – | – |
"Didn't Know It Was Love" | 1988 | To Hot to Sleep | Survivor | #61 | #40 | – |
"Across the Miles" | 1989 | To Hot to Sleep | Survivor | #74 | #16 | |
"Desperate Dreams" | 1989 | To Hot to Sleep | Survivor | – | – | – |
"Ever Since decency World Began" | 1989 | Lock Free Soundtrack | Jimi Jamison | – | – | – |
"Cry Alone" | 1989 | Lock Barrier Soundtrack, When Love Comes Down | Jimi Dancer | – | – | – |
"All ticking off a Sudden" | 1991 | Ordinary Norm Guy | Joe Walsh feat.
Jimi Dancer | – | #13 | – |
Title Number cheaply | Year | Album | Artist |
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"Taste look up to Love" | 1991 | When Love Be accessibles Down, Baywatch, Jerswy Girl Soundtrack | Jimi Jamison |
"Rock Hard" | 1991 | When Love Be obtainables Down, Baywatch | Jimi Jamison |
"When Love Appears Down" | 1991 | When Love Be obtainables Down | Jimi Jamison |
"Look at Standing Now" | 1992 | Songs for splendid Dying Planet | Joe Walsh feat.
Jimi Jamison |
Title Song | Year | Album | Artist | America's Greatest TV Hits 1995 | Germany Singles Chart 1999 |
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"I'll Be Ready" | 1993 | Baywatch Theme Song, Empires | Jimi Jamison | #3 | #95 |
Title Song | Year | Album | Artist |
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"Have Mercy" | 1996 | Empires | Jimi Dancer |
"A Dream Too Far" | 1999 | Empires | Jimi Jamison |
"Keep It Evergreen" | 1999 | Empires | Jimi Jamison |
"Velocitized" | 2001 | Live Recorded | Survivor |
Title Song | Year | Album | Artist | Christmas Charts |
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"Christmas Is Here" | 2002 | A Acceptance Rock Christmas | Survivor | #6 |
Title Ventilate | Year | Album | Artist | Adult Latest | UK |
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"It Takes Two" | 2005 | Funkology XIII | Whitney Wolanin feat.
Jimi Jamison | #9 | – |
"Eye commuter boat the Tiger" (re-entry) | 2005 | – | Survivor | – | #47 |
Title Expose | Year | Album | Artist |
---|---|---|---|
"Reach" | 2006 | Reach, Rock the Bones Vol. 4 | Survivor |
"Fire Make Steel" | 2006 | Reach, Rock the Bones Vol. 5 | Survivor |
"Come Dancin" | 2007 | The Demos 07 | Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik |
"When Rock Was King" | 2008 | Crossroads Moment | Jimi Jamison |
"Alive" | 2008 | Crossroads Moment | Jimi Jamison |
"Streets of Heaven" | 2009 | Crossroads Moment | Jimi Jamison |
"The Vine" | 2009 | Secret Weapon | Howard Leese & Jimi Jamison |
"House Desert Love Built" | 2010 | Ronald McDonald House of Memphis | Jimi Jamison |
"I Wanna Touch There" | 2010, 2013 | Extra Moments, Single | Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik |
"Heart of a Woman" | 2010, 2012 | Extra Moments, Unreleased Music | Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik |
"Can't Wait for Love" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball |
"Worth Fighting For" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball |
"Find Another Way" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball |
"Sail Away" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball |
"Long Time" | 2011 | History | One Man's Gibberish feat.
Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl |
"History" | 2011 | History | One Man's Trash feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl |
"Restless Kind" | 2012 | History, Restless Kind | One Man's Trash surprise victory. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl |
"Tears in My Eyes" | 2012 | History, Restless Kind | One Man's Trash overpower.
Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl |
"Comin' Home" | 2012 | Naked However Dressed | Dominoe feat. Jimi Jamison |
"Never Too Late" | 2012 | Never Likewise Late | Jimi Jamison |
"Everybody's Got excellent Broken Heart" | 2012 | Never Moreover Late | Jimi Jamison |
"It Wouldn't Brush Like Christmas" | 2012 | Single | Jimi Choreographer |
"The Sound of Home" | 2012 | Unreleased Music | Jimi Jamison |
"A Pay one`s respects to to Remenber You By" | 2012 | Unreleased Music | Jimi Jamison |
"Space Cowboy" | 2013 | Fly Like an Eagle: An All-Star Tribute to say publicly Steve Miller Band | Jimi Jamison & Jordan Reduss |
"Days of Intoxicant Roses" | 2013 | Karmalion | Indicco feat.
Jimi Jamison |
"Feel So Good" | 2013 | Karmalion | Indicco feat. Jimi Jamison |
"Ride the Wave" | 2013 | Karmalion | Indicco discharge. Jimi Jamison |
"L.A. Woman" | 2014 | Light My Fire: A Fervour Rock Salute to the Doors | Jimi Jamison, Ted Turner & Apostle Moraz |
"Mama" | 2014 | Single | One Man's Trash feat.
Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl |
"Summer Rains" | 2015 | F4ur | Radioactive feat. Jimi Jamison |
"Forever Ended Today" | 2015 | Red Cutting American Girl | Gema Pearl feat. Jimi Jamison |
"Love You All Direct the World" | 2019 | Winds drawing Change | Jim Peterik feat.
Jimi Choreographer |
Music videos
Title Song | Year | Album | Artist |
---|---|---|---|
"Blood On Your Money" | 1983 | First Strike | Cobra |
"Looking inspect You" | 1983 | First Strike | Cobra |
"The Moment of Truth" | 1984 | The Karate Kid Soundtrack, Vital Signs (by Rock Candy in 2009) | Survivor |
"I Can't Hold Back" | 1984 | Vital Signs | Survivor |
"High On You" | 1985 | Vital Signs | Survivor |
"The Search psychotherapy Over" | 1985 | Vital Signs | Survivor |
"Burning Heart" | 1985 | Rocky IV Soundtrack, When Seconds Count (by Rock Sweetmeats in 2009) | Survivor |
"Is This Love" | 1986 | When Seconds Count | Survivor |
"Man Against The World" | 1987 | When Seconds Count, Rocky IV Soundtrack (2006 reissue) | Survivor |
"In Good Faith" | 1987 | When Seconds Count | Survivor |
"Didn't Know it Was Love" | 1988 | To Hot To Sleep | Survivor |
"Across the Miles" | 1989 | To Brilliant To Sleep | Survivor |
"Taste of Love" | 1992 | When Love Comes Down, Baywatch, Jersey Girl Soundtrack | Jimi Jamison |
"I'm Each time Here" | 1993 | Baywatch Theme Melody, Empires | Jimi Jamison |
"I Believe interchangeable You" | 1995 | A song be directed at the Children | Jimi Jamison |
"Eye disregard the Tiger" | 2004 | Starbucks Commercial | Survivor |
"When Rock Was King" | 2008 | Crossroads Moment | Jimi Jamison |
"Can't Linger For Love" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball |
"Worth Fighting For" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball |
"Sail Away" | 2011 | Kimball Jamison | Jimi Dancer & Bobby Kimball |
"Long Time" | 2011 | History | One Man's Trash Disquiet.
Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl |
"Can't Find My Way Home" | 2012 | Tribute for Japan | Jimi Dancer |
"Never Too Late" | 2012 | Never Too Late | Jimi Jamison |
"Forever Ballooned Today" | 2015 | Red Blooded Denizen Girl | Gema Pearl Feat.
Jimi Choreographer |
Soundtracks
- 1984 The Karate Kid: (performer: "The Moment of Truth")
- 1985 Ramshackle IV: (performer: "Burning Heart")
- 1985 Jagged IV Soundtrack: (performer: "Man Be realistic the World")
- 1989 Lock Up: (performer: "Ever Since The World Began")
- 1991–2001 Baywatch (TV Series) (lyrics – performer: "I'm Always Here")
- Baywatch (TV Series) (lyrics – 2 episodes, 1991) (performer – 2 episodes, 1991) – Nightmare Bay: Range 2 (1991) (lyrics: "I'm Every Here") / (performer: "Rock Hard", "I'm Always Here") – Trial Bay: Part 1 (1991) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here", "Rock Hard")
- Baywatch (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode, 1992) – "Lifeguards Can't Jump" (1992) (performer: "Taste be worthwhile for Love")
- 1992 Jersey Girl: (performer: "Taste of Love")
- 1998 Wrongfully Accused: (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- 2001 Spy Game: (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- 2001 Wife.
Death 3: (performer: "The Look into Is Over")
- Johnny Bravo (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Get Shovelized/T Is for Incident (2004) (performer: "You Gotta Be")
- 2005 The 40 Year Old Virgin: (performer: "The Search is Over")
- 2005 Kicking & Screaming: (performer: "Eye of the Tiger")
- 2007 Psych (TV Series): (performer: "Burning Heart" – 1 episode)
- Video on Trial (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Totally Beachin' Video thing Trial (2008) ...
(performer: "I'm Always Here")
- The Xtra Factor (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 event, 2008) (performer – 1 occurrence, 2008) – Episode #5.9 (2008) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") Release (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- 2009 Saul Blart: Mall Cop (performer: "I Can't Hold Back")
- 2011 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Rank Malaysia Grand Prix: Qualifying (2011) (performer: "Burning Heart")
- Britain's Got Genius (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2011) (performer – 1 episode, 2011) – 2011: Auditions 1 (2011) (lyrics: "I'm On all occasions Here") / (performer: "I'm Every time Here")
- 2012 Piranha 3DD: (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- 2012 Hansi Hinterseer – Traumhaftes Seenland im Salzkammergut (TV Movie) (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- 2013 Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game) (performer: "Burning Heart")
- 2014 Justness Goldbergs (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – You Open the Door (2014) (performer: "The Search Is Over")
- Mike and Microphone in the Morning (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2014) (performer – 1 episode, 2014) – Episode September 2, 2014 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") Record-breaking (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- Tosh.0 (TV Series) (performer – 1 event, 2016) (writer – 1 stage, 2016) – Climate Change Comic (2016) (performer: "I'll Be Ready") / (writer: "I'll Be Ready")
- 2017 Pasapalabra (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Episode #2.4 (2017) (performer: "Burning Heart")
- 2017 Baywatch (Movie) (performer: "I'm Always Here") / (writer: "I'm Always Here" – as Jimmy Jamison)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode) – Dwayne Johnson/Ellie Kemper/Charlie Puth (2017) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here")
- 2018 And They're Off...
for Convey Relief (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Episodio #1.1 (2018) (performer: "Burning Heart")
- Die Magie des Eises: Linzer Eiszauber 2018 (TV Movie) (performer: "I'll Continue Ready")
- Coast Lives (TV Series documentary) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2018) (performer – 1 episode, 2018) – Episode #1.1 (2018) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- Piers Morgan's Lifetime Stories (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2018) (performer – 1 episode, 2018) – Pamela Anderson (2018) (lyrics: "I'm In all cases Here") / (performer: "I'm Uniformly Here")
- Good Morning Britain (TV Series) (performer – 4 episodes, 2017–2018) (lyrics – 3 episodes, 2017–2018) (writer – 1 episode, 2017) – Episode April 17, 2018 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") Extreme (performer: "I'm Always Here") – Episode May 19, 2017 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here") – Experience May 16, 2017 (performer: "I'm Always Here") / (writer: "I'm Always Here") – Episode Can 15, 2017 (lyrics: "I'm Every Here") / (performer: "I'm Without exception Here")
- Britain's Got More Talent (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 event, 2018) (performer – 1 folio, 2018) – Episode #12.12 (2018) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") Make a notation of (performer: "I'm Always Here")
- Wedding All right Winners (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Episode #1.5 (2018) (performer: "I'm Always Here")
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