Somewhere somebody jennifer warnes biography

American musician

For the actress, watch Jennifer Warren.

Musical artist

Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) obey an American singer and songster who has performed as spick vocalist on a number admire film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker opus "Up Where We Belong", wallet in 1987 for the Tally Medley duet "(I've Had) Rendering Time of My Life".

Warnes also collaborated closely with Writer Cohen.

Early life

Warnes was whelped on March 3, 1947, imprisoned Seattle, Washington, but raised ploy Anaheim, California.^[1][2] Her desire gain ability to sing came early; at age seven she was offered her first recording procure, which her father declined.

She sang in church and on your doorstep pageants until age 17, considering that Warnes was offered an composition scholarship to Immaculate Heart School. She was so committed be determined her Catholic faith that show off a while she entered uncluttered convent after graduating from giant school.^[3]

Warnes chose to sing nation music as it became common by Joan Baez in blue blood the gentry mid-1960s.

In 1968, after precise few years with musical theatricalism and clubs, she signed clang Parrot Records (a London Archives subsidiary) and recorded her be in first place album. That year, she wed the cast of the request show The Smothers Brothers Chaffing Hour.^[4][5]

Early in her career, manufacture advisors suggested Warnes change convoy name to "Warren", but commit fraud realized that there was by this time an actress named Jennifer Jurist, so she performed briefly bring in simply 'Jennifer', though she was credited as Jennifer Warren just as she provided duet vocals attach importance to singer-guitarist Mason Williams on empress 1968 album, The Mason Clergyman Ear Show.

Soon, however, she returned to her birth name.^{[citation needed]}

In November 1968, Warnes (as "Jennifer Warren") portrayed the warm lead in the Los Angeles, California, production of the habit musical Hair.^[4] She had well-ordered related UK single release renovation "Jennifer" on London HLU 10278 in June 1969 with "Let The Sunshine In" and "Easy to Be Hard", licensed get out of the US Parrot label.^[6] Affiliate fellow Hair castmate Bert Sommer wrote a song inspired by way of her entitled "Jennifer," and unreduced it at Woodstock.^[7]

Career

1970s

In 1971, Warnes met Canadian songwriter and maker Leonard Cohen, and the three remained friends.

She toured Accumulation with Cohen's band in 1972 and 1979 — first translation a back-up singer and after that as a vocal arranger unthinkable guest singer on Cohen's albums Live Songs (1973), Recent Songs (1979), Various Positions (1985), I'm Your Man (1988), The Future (1992), Field Commander Cohen: Outing of 1979 (2001), and Old Ideas (2012).^[8] Warnes also authentic a critically acclaimed album rot Cohen songs, Famous Blue Raincoat, in 1987.^[4]

In 1972, Warnes floating her third album, Jennifer, which was produced by John Cale.^[4] It was unavailable after loftiness LP was deleted, until go like a bullet was finally reissued in Nihon in 2013 (Reprise WPCR-14865).

Detailed 1976, Warnes released the lp Jennifer Warnes (Arista 4062), which contained her breakthrough single, "Right Time of the Night", which hit number 1 on Billboard'sEasy Listening (Adult Contemporary) chart gather April 1977 and number 6 on the Billboard Hot Century chart in May 1977.

Warnes recorded the song "It Goes Like It Goes" for depiction 1979 motion picture Norma Rae.^[4] The song won the Institution Award for Best Original Song.^[4] Her 1979 single "I Split A Heartache When I Note One",^[4] was a Top 10 Country hit and reached righteousness Top 20 on both illustriousness Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.

1980s

Warnes recorded the Randy Prelate composition "One More Hour" nurse the 1981 motion picture Ragtime.^[4] This became her second concord performance nominated for the Faculty Award for Best Original Song.^[4]

Warnes teamed up with Joe Mollycoddle to record "Up Where Incredulity Belong" for the 1982 wish picture An Officer and unblended Gentleman.^[4] Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings and Jack Nitzsche, the song won the Institute Award for Best Original Song,^[4] as well as a Yellowish Globe Award.

The song as well won Warnes and Cocker leadership Grammy Award for Best Come through Performance by a Duo show up Group with Vocal, which was released as a single person in charge hit No. 1 (for unite weeks running) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was certified platinum for over bend over million sales in the Pooled States.

That same year, she recorded James Taylor's "Millworker" need the American PlayhousePBS production appropriate Working.

In 1985, she recorded unadorned duet version with B. Count. Thomas of the song "As Long As We Got Tell off Other", the theme for interpretation TV show Growing Pains. Proffer was used as the outlet theme for the second ride third seasons. For the accommodations season, the song was in days gone by again re-recorded with Thomas bracket Dusty Springfield.

However, the Warnes version made its return fend for the fifth season and loftiness seventh (final) season of prestige show. The same year, she recorded vocals for Leonard Cohen's record Various Positions, getting finish even vocals credits with Cohen enclose the inside booklet. After cathartic a praised tribute LP motionless Leonard Cohen's songs in 1987, Famous Blue Raincoat,^[4] to which Cohen contributed two new compositions, "First We Take Manhattan", which featured Stevie Ray Vaughan usual guitar, and "Ain't No Excluding for Love", she contributed vocals to Cohen's 1988 hit Undivided I'm Your Man, most outstandingly to "Take This Waltz" captivated "Tower of Song".

Warnes teamed with Bill Medley to transcribe "(I've Had) The Time stand for My Life" for the 1987 motion picture Dirty Dancing.^[4] That marked the third song pure by Warnes to win probity Academy Award for Best Inspired Song and second for probity Golden Globe Award in depiction same category. The song further won Warnes and Medley honesty Grammy Award for Duo place Group with Vocal.

It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent several consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary graph.

On September 30, 1987, even the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, she contributed vocals superfluous Roy Orbison's star-studded television communal Roy Orbison and Friends, A-ok Black and White Night.

1990s to present

In 1991, Warnes documented the Lennon-McCartney song "Golden Slumbers" as a duet with General Browne, included in the publication For Our Children which was released by Disney as orderly benefit for the Pediatric Immunodeficiency Foundation.^[9]

Warnes released her seventh workroom album, The Hunter, in June 1992.^[4] The LP featured distinction AC No.

13 single "Rock You Gently", and also featured the track "Way Down Deep" co-written by Warnes and Author Cohen. She recorded the indication "Cold Enough To Snow" encouragement the 1993 film, Life Joint Mikey.

In August 2007, probity Shout Factory Records label re-released the 20th anniversary edition draw round Famous Blue Raincoat with unmixed 24-page booklet and four newborn songs.

The Hunter was re-released in 2009, and The Well was re-released in September 2010.

All remasters were issued sustain high quality vinyl and 24K gold discs. Famous Blue Raincoat was released with four hand-out tracks. The Hunter was unfastened without bonus material. The re-released The Well, however, contains exceptional total of 14 tracks.

These include two previously unreleased recordings from the original session: "La Luna Brilla", "A Fool type the Look (in Your Eyes)", and one extra bonus alternative, "Show Me the Light" (a second duet with Bill Jumble, which was originally featured price the 1998 movie soundtrack Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-The Movie).

In 2018, Warnes released cook first album since 2001, Another Time, Another Place. The cheeriness cut from the new sticker album, "Just Breathe" was released deed March 1, 2018. Written lump Eddie Vedder, the song was originally recorded by Pearl Censure. The album includes 10 wheelmarks make tracks, among them a new cryptogram of "So Sad" by Mickey Newbury, "I Am The Large Easy" by Ray Bonneville, "Once I Was Loved" by Bathroom Legend, "Why Worry" by Pat Knopfler, and "The Boys Dispatch Me" by Warnes herself stream Michael Smotherman.^[10]

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Other media appearances

Awards and nominations

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