Jade Anderson is an English singer-songwriter, born in London as the youngest daughter of former
Yes
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Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...
frontman
Jon Anderson
John Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across thre ...
. After a childhood during which she met and performed with famous musicians, she moved out at age 16 to live with friends and work on her own music.
In 2002, she released her debut and best-known single, "
Sugarhigh," which drew critical praise and became a minor chart hit in the United States, peaking within the top 40 of that country's
dance chart and giving Anderson her first
Hot 100
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entry. It also gave Anderson a top 100 hit in the
Netherlands
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. Later that year, she released her debut studio album, ''Dive Deeper'', on
Columbia Records
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, and toured to promote it.
Early life
Anderson was born in London as the youngest daughter of vocalist singer Jon Anderson, the frontman of progressive-rock band
Yes
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* An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no
Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...
.
She performed
Jingle Bells
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on her father’s 1985 holiday themed album
3 Ships
''3 Ships'' is the fourth solo album by Yes (band), Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released on Elektra Records in 1985. It includes versions of traditional Christmas carols as well as original material by Anderson. The album title references t ...
.
Anderson recalled performing with
Ringo Starr
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when she was 8 years old, at her father's urging.
She told ''
Billboard
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'' that growing up with a celebrity father, she was exposed to many different kinds of people, which fostered in her a sense of openness.
At the age of 16, Anderson left home and moved in with some friends in public housing in London; the same year, she joined a "female teen pop group."
She also began writing poetry at this time; she retrospectively described it as "a way of
..dealing with all the confusion of being a teenager."
Anderson eventually left the pop group and began collaborating with
Eg White
Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the cowpunk band Yip Yip Coyote in the 1980s and then formed Brother Beyond with his brother, David White, in the late ...
(also known as, simply, "Eg"), a London songwriter.
Career
In 2002, Anderson released her debut studio album, ''Dive Deeper'', on
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
. She had recorded the album with White in her basement, and it was produced at his London studio.
Anderson wrote and recorded the album, and then was signed to Columbia, reportedly without her father's involvement.
The album was initially slated to be released in Fall 2001, but its release was delayed, and it eventually came out on 14 May 2002.
Stylistically, the record was noted for its mixture of ballads and dance-oriented songs, its extensive use of keyboards, and its Spanish influence.
It has been classified as
rock
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,
pop, and
pop-soul
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.
The song "Constant Talking" criticizes gossip and is interspersed with chattering voices; it was thematically compared by AllMusic to The Go-Go's "
Our Lips are Sealed
"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three.
It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '' Beauty and the Beat'' (1 ...
".
The song "Sweet Memories" (sometimes called "Sunset Memories"), meanwhile, used a rhythm guitar in lieu of keyboards.
In March 2002, it was announced that Anderson would soon embark on tour to promote the album.
Anderson's biggest and only charting single, "
Sugarhigh," reached the ''Billboard''
Hot 100
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and
Dutch Singles Chart
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and was featured on several pop and dance compilations including ''
Now That's What I Call Music! 10''.
Her second single, "Sweet Memories", received a favorable critical evaluation, but failed to impact the charts which "Sugarhigh" had entered.
Vocals
Anderson has been noted for her vocal performance, which ''Vibe'' described as an "exquisite soprano."
Her voice has also been noted for its "noticeable lisp," which AllMusic suggested might be "a marketing point to set her apart."
Discography
Studio album
Singles
See also
*
Deborah Anderson
Deborah Leigh Anderson (born 16 December 1970) is an English musician, photographer, and film director. Her early music work was as a vocalist on her father Jon Anderson's albums. Her 1995 single "Feel the Sunshine" was her first song that char ...
(sister)
References
External links
Jade Andersonon
Myspace
Official Sony Music page (Japan)
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Living people
1980 births
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers