Jake Mathews
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Jake Mathews is a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer, songwriter
Songwriter
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 and performer.

Career

Jake's self-titled debut CD (Jake Mathews
Jake Mathews (album)
Jake Mathews is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Jake Mathews. It was released in 2002 by Royalty Records.-Track listing:# I'll Do You One Better - 3:35...

) garnered six nationally charted hits: "I’ll Do You One Better," "Try Again Tomorrow," "That’s How Long," "Rush," "I’m Gone" and "There Ain’t No Such Thing."

His second CD, Time After Time
Time after Time (Jake Mathews album)
Time After Time is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Jake Mathews. It was released on June 8, 2004 by Open Road Recordings.-Track listing:# "Time After Time" - 2:50...

, released in 2004, was voted Best Album by Country Music News
Country Music News
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. Singles released from the album include the title track, "Signs of You Everywhere," "Kings For A Day" and "Arizona On My Mind."

Although he is the younger brother of Gil Grand
Gil Grand
Gil Grand is a country music singer, best known for his hit "Famous First Words." Active since 1998, he has released three studio albums to date: 1998's Famous First Words, 2002's Burnin′ and 2006's Somebody's Someone...

, he has established a music career in his own right. In 2006, Jake and Gil joined forces for “Raise the Roof,” a tour that took them from B.C.
British Columbia
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 to Ontario
Ontario
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, raising awareness of Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities
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.

Albums

Title Details
Jake Mathews
Jake Mathews (album)
Jake Mathews is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Jake Mathews. It was released in 2002 by Royalty Records.-Track listing:# I'll Do You One Better - 3:35...

  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Royalty Records
    Royalty Records
    Royalty Records is a Canadian country music record label and distributor established in 1974.-Royalty artists:* Roy Acuff* After Tuesday* Colin Amey* Sharon Anderson* Eddy Arnold* Gord Bamford* Tommy Banks* Bobby Bare* Barnes/Hampton* Eli Barsi...

Time After Time
Time after Time (Jake Mathews album)
Time After Time is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Jake Mathews. It was released on June 8, 2004 by Open Road Recordings.-Track listing:# "Time After Time" - 2:50...

  • Release date: June 8, 2004
  • Label: Open Road Recordings
    Open Road Recordings
    Open Road Recordings, a division of Maple Core Ltd., is a Canadian country music record label established by Ron Kitchener in 2003 and distributed through Universal Music Canada.-Open Road artists:* Ridley Bent* Dean Brody* Doc Walker* Emerson Drive...

  • Red Tail Lights
  • Release date: July 12, 2011
  • Label: On Ramp Records
    306 Records
    306 Records is a Canadian country music record label established by Louis O'Reilly in 2005. It was named Record Company of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.-Acts on 306 Records:* Ambush* Larry Berrio* Lisa Hewitt* Shari Lynn...


  • Singles

    Year Single Peak positions Album
    CAN
    Canadian Hot 100
    The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...


    2001 "Do You One Better" Jake Mathews
    "That's How Long"
    2002 "Rush"
    "You Put Me Together Again"
    2003 "I'm Gone"
    "Try Again Tomorrow"
    2004 "Time After Time" Time After Time
    "Signs of You Everywhere"
    2005 "Kings for a Day"
    2006 "Arizona on My Mind"
    2010 "If I Had It My Way" 97 Red Tail Lights
    2011 "Forever's on Our Side"
    "Might Take All Night"A
    • ACurrent single.

    Music videos

    Year Title
    2002 "Rush"
    "You Put Me Together Again"
    2004 "Time After Time"

    Achievements

    Western Country Music Awards
    • 2005 - Nominated - Outstanding Country Recording for Time After Time
    • 2003 - Nominated - Outstanding Country Recording for Jake Mathews


    Country Music News 2004
    • Time After Time voted Best Album


    Canadian Country Music Awards
    • 2005 - Nominated - Independent Male Artist of the Year
    • 2004 - Nominated - Independent Male Artist of the Year
    • 2003 - Nominated - Rising Star Award

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