Jackie James
Encyclopedia
Jackie James is a British
singer, songwriter
, keyboardist
and record producer
.
James wrote the chart-topping
, "Heartbeat
" for the group Steps, and went on to write more songs for the group. She has also written songs for Celine Dion
, Jennifer Lopez
and Kylie Minogue
. Pete Waterman
, who signed James to his music publishing company, and worked closely with her, described James as the UK's
version of Carol King
.(:Source Music Weekly)
She was also founder member of MistraLE, who had success in Europe with their single
"Dance in the Moonlight" (Scorpio Records) featuring James on lead vocal. She also co-wrote the song. MistraLE toured Europe with "The Cool Breeze Tour".
James is also a member of PowerHouse Music Inc., a songwriting and production company, together with former Talk Talk
keyboard player, Ian Curnow and manager Billy Royal.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
James wrote the chart-topping
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, "Heartbeat
Heartbeat (Steps song)
"Heartbeat / Tragedy" was the fourth single released by British pop group Steps. "Heartbeat", written by Jackie James was the first ballad released as a single by the group...
" for the group Steps, and went on to write more songs for the group. She has also written songs for Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
and Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
. Pete Waterman
Pete Waterman
Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...
, who signed James to his music publishing company, and worked closely with her, described James as the UK's
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
version of Carol King
Carol King
Carol King may refer to* Carole King, American singer, songwriter and pianist* Carol Weiss King , progressive American human rights lawyer* Carol King, one of the murder victims of Charles Starkweather...
.(:Source Music Weekly)
She was also founder member of MistraLE, who had success in Europe with their single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Dance in the Moonlight" (Scorpio Records) featuring James on lead vocal. She also co-wrote the song. MistraLE toured Europe with "The Cool Breeze Tour".
James is also a member of PowerHouse Music Inc., a songwriting and production company, together with former Talk Talk
Talk Talk
Talk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....
keyboard player, Ian Curnow and manager Billy Royal.