Jude (singer)

Jude
Birth name Michael Jude Christodal
Born October 16, 1969 (1969-10-16) (age 42)
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Indie, acoustic, rock
Years active 1997—present
Labels Fish of Death (1997)
Maverick 1998-2001
Naive Records (2004-present)
Associated acts Low Stars
Website http://www.judemusic.com/

Jude (born Michael Jude Christodal, October 16, 1969, Boston, Massachusetts), is an American singer and songwriter. His music ranges from acoustic to pop, featuring poetic lyrics, Beatles-esque melodies, and memorable vocals.

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History

Jude's debut album, 430 N. Harper Ave was released independently by the Fish of Death label in 1997. This caught the attention of Madonna's record label, Maverick, who signed Jude and released his second album, No One Is Really Beautiful - which contained several re-recordings of some of the debut album's tracks. Jude enjoyed a short-lived radio term on select stations throughout the US, featuring two tracks from No One is Really Beautiful, "I'm Sorry Now" (#33 Billboard Adult Top 40 Chart) and "Rick James" (#29 Billboard Adult Top 40 Chart, #28 Billboard Modern Rock Chart).

Jude first brushed with wide acclaim when his song "I Know" was featured on the multi-platinum City of Angels soundtrack, which hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Chart, selling over five million copies in the U.S. alone. The song "I Do" from No One Is Really Beautiful was used in several television shows and is a fan favorite (and features on the first three of Jude's albums in various incarnations). During this time, Jude also toured with Alanis Morissette, Ben Folds Five, The Cranberries, Dido, Tori Amos, Better Than Ezra, Train, and Chris Isaak.

His follow-up album, King of Yesterday, seems to have been a classic struggle between artist and label, and was unceremoniously released on September 11, 2001. The album featured a cover of Bread's "Everything I Own". Jude soon parted ways with Maverick and produced his subsequent albums independently (Sarah in 2004 and Redemption in 2006). When Sarah was issued via CD Baby, it hit #1 on their charts for over a month and is still one of the highest selling CDs in their history.

Currently, Jude is signed with Naive records in Paris, France (where Jude toured several times and has attracted a loyal fanbase). Naive released Redemption in Europe in September 2006, and released the single "Save Me" via iTunes in October. The whole album was released stateside in November 2006, and it became available for download via iTunes in December.

In 2006, Jude, Chris Seefried, Jeff Russo, and Dave Gibbs formed the band Low Stars. They released an eponymous CD through the Starbucks Hear music label in 2007. The song "Calling All Friends", which appears on the album and was penned by Jude, is the theme for the ABC drama What About Brian. In August 2007, Jude left the Low Stars after deciding to focus on his own career.

He is currently based in Los Angeles, writing songs for film and television while preparing another studio album.

Use in other media

Non-album work

Jude has also done many musical works outside of his albums, among them—

Discography

Albums

  1. I Will Not Die – 3:06
  2. Out of L.A. – 3:14
  3. You Mama You – 2:20
  4. George – 2:52
  5. Paper Towel – 4:44
  6. In Between 3:16
  7. Prophet – 3:45
  8. Life Lays Me Down / Shoes My Size – 5:26
  9. Baby Ruth in Atlanta – 5:19
  10. Love Letters – 3:10
  11. Cammie – 5:19
  12. More Than I Wanted – 4:18
  1. Brad and Suzy (remix) – 4:05
  2. Prophet (live) – 4:17
  3. I'm Sorry Now (live) – 3:43
  4. Homerun Hillary – 3:18
  5. Out of L.A. (live) – 4:48
  6. The Asshole Song – 4:03
  1. You Mama You – 2:20
  2. Charlie Says – 4:20
  3. I'm Sorry Now – 4:23
  4. Rick James – 4:42
  5. Battered Broken – 4:58
  6. I Do – 4:50
  7. Prophet – 4:04
  8. Out of L.A. – 4:01
  9. I Know – 4:34
  10. She Gets the Feeling – 4:26
  11. George – 3:21
  12. Brad and Suzy – 4:37
  13. The Asshole Song – 4:04
  1. King of Yesterday
  2. Everything's Alright (I Think It's Time)
  3. Red Room
  4. The Not So Pretty Princess
  5. Everything I Own
  6. Sit Ups
  7. Indian Lover
  8. Oh Boy
  9. I Do
  10. I Will Not Die
  11. Teenage Girlfriend
  12. King of Yesterday (radio remix)
  1. Madonna – 3:48
  2. Perfect Plank – 3:16
  3. You and Me – 4:39
  4. Crescent Heights – 2:46
  5. If You Need – 3:36
  6. Your Love is Everything – 4:45
  7. Living Together – 1:57
  8. Black Superman – 4:06
  9. Isn't It Over – 4:24
  1. All I Want to Do – 4:24
  2. Save Me – 3:53
  3. Dreaming – 4:15
  4. Love Love Love – 3:24
  5. Run to My Room – 3:27
  6. End of My Rainbow – 3:50
  7. Your Eyes – 3:21
  8. Breakup Song – 2:37
  9. She's Getting Married – 4:12
  10. Stay – 4:20
  11. Money – 3:57
  12. Beautiful Loser – 2:21
  13. Fly Again – 3:12
  14. Taking More and Giving Less (live) – 5:06
  1. Cuba
  2. Beautiful Bleached-Out Blonde
  3. The Rider Comes
  4. The Rider Comes 2
  5. In The Country
  6. Everybody Party On The Dance Floor
  7. Helmut Dance
  8. One of These Days
  9. Outside My Window
  10. Prima Ballerina
  11. G-Blues
  12. My Bonnie

References

  1. ^ Have-dog.com

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