Jules Shear discography Studio albums 12 EPs 2 Compilation albums 2 Singles 8
Jules Shear is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His discography consists of 12 studio albums, 2 compilations, 2 EPs, and 8 singles. In addition to his work with Funky Kings, Jules and the Polar Bears, Reckless Sleepers, and Shear Shazar, his compositions have been recorded by many other artists.
1986: Demo-Itis (Enigma )[ 2]
1993: Horse Of A Different Color: The Jules Shear Collection (1976–1989) (Razor & Tie )
1983: Jules (EMI America)
1992: The Trap Door (Polydor) - "The Trap Door" / "His Audience Has Gone To Sleep" / "She Makes Things Happen" / "Nothing Is Left Behind"
1983: "Whispering Your Name " / "The Longest Drink" (EMI America)
1983: "Whispering Your Name" / "I Need It" (EMI America) - 12" promo
1984: "When Love Surges (Extended Version)" / "When Love Surges (Instrumental)" (EMI America) - 12"
1985: "Steady" / "Still I See You" (EMI America)
1985: "If She Knew What She Wants" / "Chain Within Chain" (EMI America)
1994: "Listen To What She Says" (Polydor) - promo
1999: "The Last In Love" (High Street) featuring Paula Cole - promo
2000: "The More That I'm Around You" (Zoë / Rounder ) - promo
As a member of Funky Kings [ edit ]
As a member of Jules and the Polar Bears [ edit ]
1978: Got No Breeding (Columbia )
1978: Fənĕtĭks (Columbia)
1980: Bad For Business (Columbia) - not officially released until 1996[ 3] 1980: Economy Package (Columbia) 1978: "You Just Don't Wanna Know" (Columbia) - promo
1979: "Good Reason" / "All Caked Up" (Columbia)
1980: "Alive Alone" / "The Smell Of Home" (CBS)
1980: "The Smell Of Home" (CBS) - 12" promo
1980: "The Smell Of Home" / "Love Played A Game" / "Alive Alone" (CBS)
As a member of Reckless Sleepers [ edit ]
1988: Big Boss Sounds! (I.R.S.) 1988: "If We Never Meet Again (Edit)" / "When You Get That Look" (I.R.S.)
1988: "This Heart" (I.R.S.) - 12" promo
As a member of Raisins in the Sun [ edit ]
2013: Shear Shazar (CD Baby)[ 5] 2014: Mess You Up (CD Baby)
1977: Olivia Newton-John - Making a Good Thing Better (MCA ) - track 8, "So Easy to Begin"
1980: Ian Matthews - Spot Of Interference (Ariola ) - track 5, "Driftwood from Disaster"
1981: Art Garfunkel - Scissors Cut (Columbia) - track 5, "So Easy to Begin"
1983: Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Portrait ) - track 6, "All Through the Night "; track 8, "I'll Kiss You" (co-written with Cyndi Lauper)
1985: Elliot Easton - Change No Change (Elektra ) - all songs co-written with Elliot Easton
1986: Bangles - Different Light (Columbia) - track 7, "If She Knew What She Wants "
1987: The Williams Brothers - Two Stories (Warner Bros.) - track 5, "Rain Came Down"
1988: Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers - Rumble (CBS) - track 3, "If We Never Meet Again"; track 9, "Tell Me What You Want Me To Be" (co-written with Tommy Conwell )
1988: Ian Matthews - Walking a Changing Line (Windham Hill ) - wrote all songs except for "Dream Sequence"
1988: 'Til Tuesday - Everything's Different Now - track 1, "Everything's Different Now" (co-written with Matthew Sweet ); track 5, "(Believed You Were) Lucky " (co-written with Aimee Mann )
1989: Tommy Keene - Based on Happy Times (Geffen) - track 5, "When Our Vows Break"; track 9, "If We Run Away" 1991: Marshall Crenshaw - Life's Too Short (MCA) - track 9, "Everything's the Truth" (co-written with Marshall Crenshaw)
1991: Roger McGuinn - Back from Rio (Arista) - track 10, "If We Never Meet Again"
1993: Richard Barone - Clouds Over Eden (Mesa) - track 7, "Miss Jean" (co-written with Richard Barone)
1993: Aimee Mann - Whatever (Imago ) - track 4, "Could've Been Anyone" (co-written with Aimee Mann and Marty Willson-Piper )
1993: The Pursuit Of Happiness - The Downward Road (Mercury ) - track 15, "A Villa In Portugal" (co-written with Moe Berg )
1993: Soulsister - Simple Rule (EMI) - track 9, "Locks and Keys" (co-written with Jan Leyers and Paul Michiels )
1994: Alison Moyet - Essex (Columbia) - track 3, "Whispering Your Name"
1995: Jimmy Somerville - Dare to Love (London ) - track 9, "Too Much Of A Good Thing" (co-written with Jimmy Somerville)
1996: Frente! - Shape (Mushroom) - track 9, "So Mad" (co-written with Angie Hart )
1997: 10,000 Maniacs - Love Among the Ruins (Geffen) - track 2, "Love Among the Ruins"; track 9, "You Won't Find Me There"; track 11, "Shining Light" (all songs co-written with 10,000 Maniacs)
^ "Sayin' Hello To The Folks" . Valley Entertainment . Retrieved June 28, 2010 .
^ Jules Shear- Demo-Itis @Discogs.com (Released in 1986) Retrieved 2-27-2010
^ Hilburn, Robert (September 16, 1996). "Jules & the Polar Bears, "Bad for Business" " . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 6, 2017 .
^ Tucker, Ken (February 9, 2001). "Album Review: 'Raisins in the Sun' " . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 6, 2017 .
^ Easy Ed (January 16, 2013). "CD Review - Jules Shear and Pal Shazar "Shear Shazar" " . No Depression . Retrieved June 6, 2017 .
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