Jane Child

Infobox Musical artist


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Name =Jane Child
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name =Jane Richman
Born = birth date and age|1967|02|15
Origin = Flagicon|Canada Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian
Genre = Synth Pop, Dance-pop, Rock
Associated_acts =
Occupation = singer-songwriter, record producer
Years_active = 1988–present (singer)
Label = Warner Bros. Records (1989-1994), Sugarwave (2000-present)
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Jane Child (aka Jane Hyslop) (born 15 February 1967, Toronto) is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician.

Career

Child is best known for her 1990 hit song "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", which peaked at #2 on "Billboard"'s Hot 100 chart for three weeks in the spring of that year. She was known for her eclectic fashion style, which included spiked hair with long braids and wearing a chain linking a nose ring to an earring. [http://janechild.com/press_gavin.html] Her follow-up single, "Welcome to the Real World", was a modest hit, peaking at #49. These originated from her self titled debut album, which peaked at #49 on The Billboard 200. In 1992, she contributed a track titled "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the soundtrack of "Freejack", a sci-fi action thriller starring Emilio Estevez, which was included on her second album release, "Here Not There", one year later. This album was a departure from her debut, in that she mixed standard-issue New jack swing elements along with hard rock tracks, and using outside songwriters on several songs. Because of an illogical single release schedule coupled with limited publicity ("Here Not There" was the first single instead of the energetic Dance-pop song, "Do Whatcha Do"), the record enjoyed only limited success. However, since then, the album has become a favourite, receiving critical acclaim from most who own it.Fact|date=July 2008

Child disappeared from the music scene for several years, but kept herself busy working with obscure bands and Japanese projects. In 1996, she began recording and writing her next album, as well as continuing to work on side projects and playing small gigs. Her third album "Surge" was released in 2001 via her own website on her own record label. "Surge" features two singles "Almost Beautiful" and "Nice Day" which have surfaced on some radio & internet radio station playlists. That same year she re-recorded her peace anthem "World Lullabye", included in her first album, and sold the single on her website, all proceeds donated to the Twin Towers Fund. Her last published work was a cover of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" on a Tina Turner tribute album issued in 2004. Child is currently working on her fourth record, as well as several side projects, including movie soundtracks.

As of January 2007, Child was in the recording studio finishing her fourth record.

Personal life

Jane is married to fellow musician and multi-instrumentalist Cat Gray. Their marriage wasn't widely known about until Wayne Brady publicly announced it during Jane's appearance on "The Wayne Brady Show" in 2002 where she performed "Words I Know" and "Don't Wanna Fall In Love". Cat is currently the musical director for Wayne Brady's show in residency at the Venetian Hotel and Casino complex, Las Vegas. Pussycatt Doll Kymberly Wyatt has recently remade Jane's signature anthem "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" for a Deluxe Version of their new set "Doll Domination". Her husband Cat was recently riding the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart on Wayne Brady's latest album "A Long Time Coming" on the track "I Ain't Moving" on which Cat is featured.

Discography

Albums

* "Jane Child" 1989 Warner Bros. Records (U.S. Pop: #49)
* "Here Not There", 1993 Warner Bros. Records
* "Surge", 2002 Sugarwave Records
* "Surge Remixed", 2002 Sugarwave Records
* "TBA" 2008

ingles

* "Welcome To The Real World", 1989 Warner Bros. Records
* "Don't Wanna Fall In Love", 1990 Warner Bros. Records (U.S. Pop #2, U.S. Dance #1, U.S. R&B #6, UK #22)
* "Welcome To The Real World" (re-release), 1990 Warner Bros. Records (U.S. Pop #49)
* "Mona Lisa Smiles" 1992 Warner Bros. Records
* "Here Not There", 1993 Warner Bros. Records
* "Do Whatcha Do", 1993 Warner Bros. Records
* "All I Do", 1994 Warner Bros. Records (U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #25)
* "World Lullabye 2001", 2001 Sugarwave Records
* "Almost Beautiful" 2002 Sugarwave Records
* "Nice Day" 2002 Sugarwave Records
* "We Don't Need Another Hero" 2004

External links

* [http://www.janechild.com - Jane's Official site]
* [http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/C/Child_Jane.html Jane Child page from "The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia" website]
* [http://www.janechild.org - The JaneChild.org Fansite.