Sass Jordan | |
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Background information | |
Born |
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
December 23, 1962
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, Television Personality |
Instruments | Vocals, Bass |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | Aquarius Records, MapleMusic Recordings, Impact |
Website | SassJordan.com |
Sarah "Sass" Jordan (born December 23, 1962) is a British-born Canadian rock singer from Montreal, Quebec.
Prior to releasing her first album as a singer, Jordan was a backing vocalist for The Box and a songwriter for other artists, most notably writing Michael Breen's hit single "Rain".
She released her debut album, Tell Somebody, in 1988 on Atlantic Records, and had hit singles in Canada with "Double Trouble", "Stranger Than Paradise" and the title track. In 1989, her cover of the rhythm & blues song "Rescue Me" was featured on the soundtrack to the film American Boyfriends.
She followed up in 1992 with Racine, and had further hits with "Make You a Believer", "I Want to Believe", "You Don't Have to Remind Me" and "Goin’ Back Again". In the same year, Jordan performed a duet with Joe Cocker for the soundtrack of the motion picture The Bodyguard.
Her third album, Rats (1994), featured the singles "High Road Easy" and "Sun's Gonna Rise", but underperformed on the charts compared to her first two albums. At her record label's request, she adopted a more pop-oriented sound for her next two albums, Present (1997) and Hot Gossip (2000), but failed to replicate her earlier success.
Jordan then played the lead role of Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit Love, Janis in 2001, guest starred on Sisters and Corner Gas, and performed in the Toronto and Winnipeg productions of The Vagina Monologues.