Jake Mathews
Jake Mathews | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Jacques Lagrandeur March 14, 1971 |
| Origin | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Royalty, Open Road |
| Website | www.jakemathews.com |
Jake Mathews (born Jacques Lagrandeur born March 14, 1971, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and performer.
Career
[edit | edit source]Jake's self-titled debut CD (Jake Mathews) 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, released in 2004, was voted Best Album by Country Music News. 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, he has established a music career in his own right. In 2006, Mathews and Grand joined forces for "Raise the Roof," a tour that took them across Canada, raising awareness of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Details |
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| Jake Mathews |
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| Time After Time |
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| Red Tail Lights |
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Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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| 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" | 19 | — | Time After Time |
| "Signs of You Everywhere" | 23 | — | ||
| 2005 | "Kings for a Day" | 19 | — | |
| 2006 | "Arizona on My Mind" | 24 | — | |
| 2010 | "If I Had It My Way" | 9 | 97 | Red Tail Lights |
| 2011 | "Forever's on Our Side" | 47 | — | |
| "Might Take All Night" | 36 | — | ||
| 2012 | "Red Tail Lights" | 41 | — | |
| 2013 | "Beer Necessities" | 19 | — | Non-album singles |
| "A Woman and a Song" | 36 | — | ||
| 2014 | "In Our Own Backyard" | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Road and the Radio" | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Workin' On Me" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart "×" indicates that no relevant chart existed or was archived | ||||
Music videos
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2002 | "Rush" | |
| "You Put Me Together Again" | ||
| 2004 | "Time After Time" | |
| 2012 | "Red Tail Lights" | |
| 2014 | "In Our Own Backyard" | Jeth Weinrich |
Awards and achievements
[edit | edit source]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
- 2005 – Nominated – Independent Male Artist of the Year
- 2004 – Nominated – Independent Male Artist of the Year
- 2003 – Nominated – Rising Star Award
- 2002 – Nominated – Rising Star Award
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Peak positions from Radio & Records from 2004 to 2006, and Canada Country from 2010 to present.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Peak positions for country singles of Jake Mathews in Canada:
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External links
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