Jesus Jones
Encyclopedia
Jesus Jones are a British
rock
band
. The Wiltshire
-based group, formed in late 1988, recorded
and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. They are best remembered for their track, "Right Here, Right Now
", an international hit and subsequently globally appropriated for promotional and advertising campaigns. They are also well-remembered for the songs "Real Real Real
" and "International Bright Young Thing."
styles such as house
and techno to an indie rock
format, along with fellow British groups such as The Shamen
, Pop Will Eat Itself
and EMF
, Jesus Jones were one of the leading purveyors of the early 1990s indie dance scene. The band is led by Mike Edwards. In late 1988, while on holiday in Spain
, Mike Edwards, Iain Baker, and Jerry DeBorg decided to leave the band they were currently in, and form their own band. The name of the band came about when they realised that they were three "Joneses" sitting on a beach in Spain surrounded by people called Jesus.
They achieved initial critical acclaim with their 1989 album
Liquidizer
, and in particular, the single
"Info Freako", which featured buzzing rock
guitar
s with sample
s and a hip-hop
sensibility, relatively new at the time. The track was particularly championed by Bruno Brookes
on his BBC Radio 1
programme.
, but their record label
was forced to delay its release until the beginning of 1991. The album sold well, due to the success of their best-known hit "Right Here, Right Now
". The song is about the swift end of the Cold War
, and was a #2 hit in the US
but reached only #31 in the UK
. It was resurrected in 2006 as an advertising jingle
for the American
retailer Kmart
, an image campaign for CBS News
, and was used in promotional advertisements for the now defunct television channel, TechTV
. Ford Motors was using "Right Here, Right Now" in their 2010 televisual advertising campaign. The song was also remixed by The Feelers
to be used in advertising for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
. In June 1990, Jesus Jones appeared at the Glastonbury Festival
.
Other singles from the Doubt album included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing", which became two of their biggest hit single
s in the UK, reaching #19 and #7 respectively in the UK Singles Chart
. In 1991, Jesus Jones were the only UK winners when they won the 'Best Newcomer' award at the MTV Awards. In April 1991, the British
music magazine, NME
, reported that their US tour had sold out before Jesus Jones arrived in the country.
The follow-up to Doubt was Perverse
(1993) which, although a big seller, did not reach the worldwide hit status of Doubt. Perverse properly lays claim to being the first rock album recorded entirely digitally.
until December 1996. After the recording of their fourth album, drummer Gen left the band before the album was released. They released their fourth album, titled Already
, in 1998 after which Jesus Jones and their record label
EMI
parted company. The band remained in contact and came back with a new drummer Tony Arthy with the low-selling London
in 2001 on the indie
record label Mi5 Recordings. EMI issued Never Enough: the Best of Jesus Jones, a greatest hits
compilation album
whilst, in the meantime, the band moved from the North American-only Mi5 to the newly established Mi5 Recordings UK.
".
Since the mid-2000s, Jesus Jones have continued performing live off and on. To date, no new material from the band has been announced.
"Right Here Right Now" being used as the backing track for the 2011 Rugby World Cup ticket tv commercial in New Zealand. The cover version by
kiwi band "The Feelers" is being used.
In 2010, a series of download albums were released to Amazon.co.uk. They were six different albums by Jesus Jones
containing 'in concert' performances at the BBC
. Most of them were EPs but some were live albums.
They are due to be releasing a new compilation album in 2011 which will contain many of their B-side tracks and some unreleased rarities.
In August of 2011 the band went on a short tour (dubbed on one poster "The World's Smallest World Tour"), playing 3 shows in various Australian cities before closing with a show in Japan. There has also been a suggestion of the possibility of new material in the near future, but that's speculation on the part of the band member maintaining the band's Facebook page (likely Iain Baker).
In November 2011 the band will be performing in Birmingham, UK (1st of November) and London, UK (2nd of November).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
. The Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
-based group, formed in late 1988, recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. They are best remembered for their track, "Right Here, Right Now
Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song)
"Right Here, Right Now" is a song written by Mike Edwards and recorded by the British band Jesus Jones from the album, Doubt. A single was released in September 1990, peaking at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart...
", an international hit and subsequently globally appropriated for promotional and advertising campaigns. They are also well-remembered for the songs "Real Real Real
Real Real Real
"Real Real Real" is the second single taken from UK band Jesus Jones' 1991 album Doubt. It followed the Billboard Top 10 hit "Right Here, Right Now" . "Real Real Real" did better, reaching a peak of #19 on the UK Singles Chart and was also their second Top 10 US hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard...
" and "International Bright Young Thing."
Formation and Liquidizer (1986-1989)
Incorporating elements of electronic musicElectronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
styles such as house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and techno to an indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
format, along with fellow British groups such as The Shamen
The Shamen
The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, from 1985–1999, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. The founding members are Colin Angus , Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie...
, Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
and EMF
EMF (band)
EMF were an indie dance band from the United Kingdom. The band, from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s. During its initial eight year run , EMF had released three studio albums and had gone on hiatus and reformed twice...
, Jesus Jones were one of the leading purveyors of the early 1990s indie dance scene. The band is led by Mike Edwards. In late 1988, while on holiday in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Mike Edwards, Iain Baker, and Jerry DeBorg decided to leave the band they were currently in, and form their own band. The name of the band came about when they realised that they were three "Joneses" sitting on a beach in Spain surrounded by people called Jesus.
They achieved initial critical acclaim with their 1989 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Liquidizer
Liquidizer (album)
Liquidizer was the first album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1989. Single releases were "Info Freako", "Never Enough" and "Bring It On Down".-Track listing:All songs written by Mike Edwards, except where noted.# "Move Mountains" - 3:20...
, and in particular, the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Info Freako", which featured buzzing rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s with sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
s and a hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
sensibility, relatively new at the time. The track was particularly championed by Bruno Brookes
Bruno Brookes
Bruno Brookes is a British radio presenter who became prominent in the 1980s.-Early life and career:...
on his BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
programme.
Doubt and Perverse (1990-1995)
In the spring of 1990, Jesus Jones recorded their second album, DoubtDoubt (album)
Doubt is the second album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991 through Food Records, distributed by SBK Records and via Parlophone. The album reached #25 in the US and topped the UK chart....
, but their record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
was forced to delay its release until the beginning of 1991. The album sold well, due to the success of their best-known hit "Right Here, Right Now
Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song)
"Right Here, Right Now" is a song written by Mike Edwards and recorded by the British band Jesus Jones from the album, Doubt. A single was released in September 1990, peaking at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart...
". The song is about the swift end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, and was a #2 hit in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
but reached only #31 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was resurrected in 2006 as an advertising jingle
Jingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
for the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
retailer Kmart
Kmart
Kmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
, an image campaign for CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
, and was used in promotional advertisements for the now defunct television channel, TechTV
TechTV
TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
. Ford Motors was using "Right Here, Right Now" in their 2010 televisual advertising campaign. The song was also remixed by The Feelers
The Feelers
The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
to be used in advertising for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
. In June 1990, Jesus Jones appeared at the Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
.
Other singles from the Doubt album included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing", which became two of their biggest hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
s in the UK, reaching #19 and #7 respectively in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. In 1991, Jesus Jones were the only UK winners when they won the 'Best Newcomer' award at the MTV Awards. In April 1991, the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
music magazine, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, reported that their US tour had sold out before Jesus Jones arrived in the country.
The follow-up to Doubt was Perverse
Perverse (album)
Perverse is the third album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1993. Releases were "The Devil You Know", "The Right Decision" and "Zeroes and Ones"...
(1993) which, although a big seller, did not reach the worldwide hit status of Doubt. Perverse properly lays claim to being the first rock album recorded entirely digitally.
Already and London (1996-2003)
After the release of the Perverse album, Jesus Jones took an extended hiatus and did not return to the recording studioRecording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
until December 1996. After the recording of their fourth album, drummer Gen left the band before the album was released. They released their fourth album, titled Already
Already (album)
Already is the fourth album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1997. The last EMI album. Singles released were "The Next Big Thing" and "Chemical #1".EMI re-issued on the album on 1 March 2003.-Track listing:*All songs written by Mike Edwards...
, in 1998 after which Jesus Jones and their record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
parted company. The band remained in contact and came back with a new drummer Tony Arthy with the low-selling London
London (album)
London is the fifth and most current album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 2001 through Koch Records. Two EP's were released from it: "Nowhere Slow" and "In the Face Of All This".-Track listing:*All songs written by Mike Edwards...
in 2001 on the indie
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
record label Mi5 Recordings. EMI issued Never Enough: the Best of Jesus Jones, a greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
whilst, in the meantime, the band moved from the North American-only Mi5 to the newly established Mi5 Recordings UK.
Recent activities (2004-present)
In 2004 they released the EP "Culture VultureCulture Vulture (album)
Culture Vulture is the sixth release by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 2004. This is an EP, not an album. The EP also contained 7 additional tracks splitting up the original Culture Vulture track into its components. This was done to encourage their fans to remix the song...
".
Since the mid-2000s, Jesus Jones have continued performing live off and on. To date, no new material from the band has been announced.
"Right Here Right Now" being used as the backing track for the 2011 Rugby World Cup ticket tv commercial in New Zealand. The cover version by
kiwi band "The Feelers" is being used.
In 2010, a series of download albums were released to Amazon.co.uk. They were six different albums by Jesus Jones
Jesus Jones
Jesus Jones are a British rock band. The Wiltshire-based group, formed in late 1988, recorded and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. They are best remembered for their track, "Right Here, Right Now", an international hit and subsequently globally appropriated for...
containing 'in concert' performances at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. Most of them were EPs but some were live albums.
They are due to be releasing a new compilation album in 2011 which will contain many of their B-side tracks and some unreleased rarities.
In August of 2011 the band went on a short tour (dubbed on one poster "The World's Smallest World Tour"), playing 3 shows in various Australian cities before closing with a show in Japan. There has also been a suggestion of the possibility of new material in the near future, but that's speculation on the part of the band member maintaining the band's Facebook page (likely Iain Baker).
In November 2011 the band will be performing in Birmingham, UK (1st of November) and London, UK (2nd of November).
Band members
- Mike Edwards (born Michael James Edwards, 22 June 1964, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. - Jerry De Borg (born 30 October 1960, Kentish TownKentish TownKentish Town is an area of north west London, England in the London Borough of Camden.-History:The most widely accepted explanation of the name of Kentish Town is that it derived from 'Ken-ditch' meaning the 'bed of a waterway'...
, London) - guitars. - Al DoughtyAl DoughtyAl Doughty is an English musician and bassist who is currently based in Chicago, Illinois with his wife.Doughty attended Beechen Cliff School in Bath, England between 1977 and 1982....
(born Alan Jaworski, 31 January 1966, PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. - Iain Baker (born Iain Richard Foxwell Baker, 29 September 1965, CarshaltonCarshaltonCarshalton is a suburban area of the London Borough of Sutton, England. It is located 10 miles south-southwest of Charing Cross, situated in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the centre of the village. The combined population of the five wards...
, SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
) - keyboards, programming and now on NME RadioNME RadioNME Radio is the radio station from NME magazine, that broadcasts in a new commercially oriented alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008.- History :...
. - Tony Arthy 2001–present (LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Gen 1988 - 1997 (born Simon Matthews, 23 April 1964, DevizesDevizesDevizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
, WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
) - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, additional percussion
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Certification |
| 1989 | Liquidizer Liquidizer (album) Liquidizer was the first album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1989. Single releases were "Info Freako", "Never Enough" and "Bring It On Down".-Track listing:All songs written by Mike Edwards, except where noted.# "Move Mountains" - 3:20... |
Food/SBK Records | UK: Silver |
| 1991 | Doubt Doubt (album) Doubt is the second album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991 through Food Records, distributed by SBK Records and via Parlophone. The album reached #25 in the US and topped the UK chart.... |
Food/SBK Records | UK: Silver US: Platinum |
| 1993 | Perverse Perverse (album) Perverse is the third album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1993. Releases were "The Devil You Know", "The Right Decision" and "Zeroes and Ones"... |
Food/SBK Records | |
| 1993 | Scratched (Japan only) | EMI | |
| 1997 | Already Already (album) Already is the fourth album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1997. The last EMI album. Singles released were "The Next Big Thing" and "Chemical #1".EMI re-issued on the album on 1 March 2003.-Track listing:*All songs written by Mike Edwards... |
Food | |
| 1999 | Greatest Hits Album (Japan only) | EMI | |
| 2001 | London London (album) London is the fifth and most current album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 2001 through Koch Records. Two EP's were released from it: "Nowhere Slow" and "In the Face Of All This".-Track listing:*All songs written by Mike Edwards... |
Mi5 Recordings/Koch | |
| 2002 | Never Enough: the Best of Jesus Jones Never Enough: The Best of Jesus Jones Never Enough: The Best of Jesus Jones is a compilation album/greatest hits album by British alternative rock/dance band Jesus Jones, released by the band's former record label EMI on 27 May 2002.... |
EMI | |
| 2004 | Culture Vulture Culture Vulture (album) Culture Vulture is the sixth release by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 2004. This is an EP, not an album. The EP also contained 7 additional tracks splitting up the original Culture Vulture track into its components. This was done to encourage their fans to remix the song... |
Mi5 Recordings UK |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Main. |
US Alt. |
|||
| 1989 | "Info Freako" | 42 | — | — | — | Liquidizer |
| "Never Enough" | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| "Bring It On Down" | 46 | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Real Real Real Real Real Real "Real Real Real" is the second single taken from UK band Jesus Jones' 1991 album Doubt. It followed the Billboard Top 10 hit "Right Here, Right Now" . "Real Real Real" did better, reaching a peak of #19 on the UK Singles Chart and was also their second Top 10 US hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard... " |
19 | 4 | — | 26 | Doubt |
| "Right Here Right Now Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song) "Right Here, Right Now" is a song written by Mike Edwards and recorded by the British band Jesus Jones from the album, Doubt. A single was released in September 1990, peaking at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart... " |
31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| "International Bright Young Thing" | 7 | — | — | 6 | ||
| 1991 | "Who? Where? Why?" | 21 | — | — | — | |
| "Right Here Right Now Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song) "Right Here, Right Now" is a song written by Mike Edwards and recorded by the British band Jesus Jones from the album, Doubt. A single was released in September 1990, peaking at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart... " re-release |
31 | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "The Devil You Know" | 10 | — | — | 1 | Perverse |
| 1993 | "The Right Decision" | 36 | — | — | 12 | |
| "Zeroes And Ones Zeroes And Ones "Zeroes And Ones" is the second single from UK band Jesus Jones'1993 album, Perverse. The single did not do as well as previous album Doubt's singles had, but managed to enter the UK Top 40, eventually peaking at #30. It remains one of the band's last major hits.... " |
30 | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "The Next Big Thing" | 49 | — | — | — | Already |
| "Chemical No.1" | 71 | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Nowhere Slow" | — | — | — | — | London |
| "Come On Home" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In The Face Of All Of This" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Right Here Right Now" (Robbie Rivera Robbie Rivera Roberto "Robbie" Rivera is a prolific house music producer and DJ born in Puerto Rico. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from Tribal to Progressive House, as well as incorporating Garage and Latin elements. He and his wife Monica Olabarrieta... featuring Jesus Jones) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Other
- 1989, The Food Christmas EP 1989 (EP with Crazy Head and Diesel Park West)
- 1990, LiveLive (Jesus Jones album)Live is a live album by British band Jesus Jones, recorded in the US in 1989/1990 and released in 1990 in the US only. It is also considered an extended play due to its short length.-Track listing:#"Move Mountains" - 3:56#"What's Going On" - 3:30...
(a.k.a. Move Mountains & 4 More) (US-only live EP) - 1991, Who? Where Why? (Crisis Mix) (Remix EP)
- 1991, Live in Alaska (German-only live VHS)
- 1993, A Perverse Conversation with Jesus Jones (US-only interview promo)
- 1993, Zeroes & Heroes (Double EP)
- 1997, 4 Track Sampler for Promo Only (Promo EP)
- 1998, Back 2 Back Hits (US-only 'Best of' with EMF)
- 2002, Never Enough The Best of Jesus Jones (Videos DVD)
- 2003, Live at the Marquee (Live DVD)
- 2008, The Remixes (Remix download album)
- 2010, BBC in Concert 26th February 1991 (Live download album)