Saving Jane
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Saving Jane is a band from Columbus, Ohio who is most famous for writing their hit song "Girl Next Door". The band consists of Marti Dodson, Pat Buzzard, Dak Goodman, Jeremy Martin, Joe Cochran, and Brandon Hagan.
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[edit] History
It all started when Dodson and Buzzard became friends and realized that there was a musical connection between them. Then they contacted a drummer to help them record a song, and that is how they met Goodman. After that, they decided to start a band by borrowing a bass player from another band and by booking a few shows. Due to some issues between the bassist and drummer (involving flying chairs and such), they decided against the borrowed bassist. Enter Jeremy Martin. They recruited a lead guitarist, who was later replaced by Mike Ungar. Saving Jane's popularity grew because the fans loved the lyrics and the vocals. Joe Cochran was introduced to the band by a mutual friend. In February of 2006, Mike Ungar (also known as Dr. Mike) stepped down from the band for family reasons. Enter Brandon Hagan.
Their album Girl Next Door was released in October, 2005. After major radio play of the single of the same name, Universal Records picked them up. The album was re-released with 2 new tracks in April, 2006.
The single "Girl Next Door" has received much radio play, it's peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video for "Girl Next Door" debuted on MTV's Total Request Live's countdown on April 24, 2006 at #9. The song Girl Next Door has been featured on such albums as Now That's What I Call Music 22 and Kidz Bop. Their second single, Happy, was released in the mid-summer. It didn't do as well as Girl Next Door, completely missing the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100, and other Top 40 charts. Because of this, the band is releasing their third single rather quickly. "Come Down to Me" will hit radio stations in late August.
In 2006, country singer Julie Roberts recorded a version of Girl Next Door to be released on her album Men and Mascara.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | U.S. Billboard Heatseekers | ||
| 2006 | Girl Next Door | 133 | 2 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Pop 100 | U.S. Hot Digital Songs | |||
| 2006 | "Girl Next Door" | Girl Next Door | 31 | 27 | 19 |
| "Happy" | - | - | - | ||
A shortened version of the song "Girl Next Door" is used as the theme song for MTV's show Tiara Girls.
[edit] List of Songs
- Girl Next Door
- Happy
- Who's Cryin Now?
- Autumn & Me
- Change You
- Reasons Why
- Come Down To Me
- Don't Stop
- Imperfection
- Ordinary
- Mary
- The Pretender
- Sleep On It
- Hang On Sloopy
