Jude Cole

Jude Anthony Cole (born June 18, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent manager. After signing to Reprise Records, Cole's solo career began with his eponymous debut studio album in 1987, which was followed up with four subsequent releases until 2000. From then on, he outsourced his talent onto managing, producing, and co-writing for the alternative rock band Lifehouse. This led to Cole having production credits on many of their singles throughout the 2000s including "You and Me", "First Time", "Whatever It Takes" and "Halfway Gone", all of which became hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, and Adult Contemporary charts.

Jude Cole
Birth nameJude Anthony Cole
Born (1960-06-18) June 18, 1960
Carbon Cliff, Illinois, U.S.
GenresBlue-eyed soul, pop, rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • record executive
  • talent manager
Years active1978–present
Labels
Formerly ofThe Records

He is the co-founder of the Ironworks music label along with actor Kiefer Sutherland, which was founded in 2003. Lifehouse signed to the label in 2013 to release their seventh album, Out of the Wasteland (2015).

Career

After spending two years as guitarist and backing vocalist for Moon Martin and The Ravens, Cole joined UK-based band The Records for their second album Crashes in 1980. However, Cole remained in the US when the band returned to Britain to pursue a career as a solo recording artist.[1] His first three solo albums, Jude Cole (1987), A View from 3rd Street (1990) and Start the Car (1992) were released on Reprise Records and contained the singles "Baby, It's Tonight", "Time for Letting Go", "Compared To Nothing" and "Start the Car". The albums were met with minimal domestic success upon release, however they would reach success with their singles, most notably "Baby It's Tonight" which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth album, I Don't Know Why I Act This Way was released by Island Records in 1995, while his fifth album Falling Home was released on his own label, Watertown Records in 2000.

The same year, Cole departed from his recording career to manage the alternative rock band Lifehouse for DreamWorks Records. During the same time, he would also manage singer Lindsay Pagano for Warner Records. He chose Irving Azoff as a business partner and spent the next four years working on behalf of his company, Azoff Management.

In 2003, Cole and business partner, actor Kiefer Sutherland formed Ironworks Studio and Ironworks Records (rebranded from Watertown Records), which would go on to sign musical acts including Billy Boy on Poison, Ron Sexsmith, and honeyhoney. Lifehouse would also eventually sign to Ironworks upon parting ways with Geffen Records in 2013.[2] In 2005, Cole contributed segments to the entertainment television program Extra as music critic, interviewing artists like The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger and others.[3]

Cole is also credited for his contributions to the soundtrack or musical score for the films Bratz: The Movie (2007), Where the Boys Are '84 (1984), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Last Light (1993), Navy SEALs (1990), and Back to School (1986). He performed the titular theme song for the latter featured heavily in the film, which became one of Cole's most popular songs in retrospect.[4]

In 2019, Cole wrote, produced and engineered a record for Kiefer Sutherland but aside from production was not credited. The album starts with Cole's "Open Road" from his 1992 album, Start the Car.

On January 20, 2021, Cole returned to his recording career with his sixth album Coup De Main, his first new album in over 20 years.[5] The album consists of nine tracks and was made available on all streaming platforms.[6] He later released a cover album, Coolerator, on July 27, 2021.[5]

Personal life

Cole was married to Lori Pfeiffer (born 1965), the younger sister of actress Michelle Pfeiffer, with whom he has two sons.[7]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Single US Hot 100 US Main Rock US R&R Pop Australia [8]
1990 "Baby It's Tonight" 16 3 10 106
"Time For Letting Go" 32 33 22 118
"House Full Of Reasons" 69 - 69 -
1992 "Start The Car" 71 6 31 59
"Tell The Truth" 57 - 25 -
1993 "It Comes Around" - 19 - -
"Worlds Apart" - - 58 -

Musical credits

References

  1. "Jude Cole | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lifehouse-singer-jason-wade-i-feel-like-were-starting-all-over-again/
  3. "Warner Bros". telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com.
  4. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/822874%7C0/Jude-Cole
  5. "JUDE COLE Releases First New Album In 21 Years 'Coup De Main'". BroadwayWorld. August 18, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. Cole, Jude (January 20, 2021). "Jude Cole on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. "Jude Cole's House". Virtual Globetrotting. March 13, 2013.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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