Jack Jersey

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{short description|Dutch singer, composer, arranger, lyricist and record producer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jack Jersey | image = Jack jersey-1456061757.png | caption = Jack Jersey recording live album in one of the Nashville recording studios with The Jordanaires, 1974. | image_size = | birth_name = Jack Willem de Nijs | alias = Jack Jersey, Ruby Nash | birth_date = 18 July 1941 | birth_place = Tjimahi, Dutch East Indies | death_date = 26 May 1997 (aged 55) | death_place = Roosendaal, Netherlands | instrument = ukulele, piano, guitar, vocals | genre = country rock, pop rock, pop | occupation = Composer, lyricist, arranger, music producer, singer, musician | years_active = 1960–1997 | label = Polydor, EMI, Universal Music | associated_acts = | website = {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.jackjersey.nl/ Jack Jersey official website] }} '''Jack (Willem) de Nijs''', artist name '''Jack Jersey''' (18 July 1941 – 26 May 1997), was a Dutch singer, composer, arranger, lyricist and record producer of light music (popular music) who worked for national and international artists. He had his own production company, J.R. (Jeetzi-Rah) which means "Creation" / "Creational world" in Hebrew. He discovered artists such as André Moss, Nick MacKenzie and Frank & Mirella. During his life, Jack de Nijs and the artists he represented were good for selling more than twenty million records.<ref name="Jip Golsteijn 9-4-1988"/>

== Biography == === The first years === Jack de Nijs was born in 1941 at Tjimahi in West Java, Indonesia. At the age of seven he received a Ukulele as a present, and was soon allowed to play in the local village band. At a young age he showed talent as a musician and composer. In 1951 the family moved to the Netherlands, where he came into contact with a different life and music style. During high school he started his first band, named The Dixie Stampers, with jazz and dixieland music.

thumb|left|130px|Elly and Jack de Nijs After leaving high school, he went to a college for Higher Hotel Management in Maastricht. Here he formed his second band, a quartet known as ''The Four Sweeters'' and afterwards he continued in ''Jack & Woody''. All together they released more than ten records. According to the record company Bovema/EMI the song called ''Paulette'' of ''Jack & Woody'' climbed to the top in the charts of Singapore and also in Peru. ''The Four Sweeters'' with the song ''I'll be lonely'' became a success in Belgium.

After Jack & Woody he became the lead singer of ''The Losers'', from 1964 to 1967. They were signed by CNR that promoted them and some other bands as ''Beat from Holland''. In 1965 their first single ''Since You're Gone'' / ''Mexico'' was released. Only the first, however, is a beat song. The second is a cover version of Elvis Presley from his film ''Fun in Acapulco'' (1963). It was written by the Peruvian composer Francis Lopez. Over there, in Peru, this song became a number No. 1 hit.<ref>20 jaar The sound of The Sixties 1975–1995, 20th year, nr. 86 {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

After receiving his diploma for Higher Hotel Management (BBA), Jersey gave up his aspiration to make a success of the music business. In the meantime he married Ella and started to work for a multinational. {{Clearleft}}

=== Return === [[File:Roel Kruize, Bhaskar Menon, Jack Jersey and Theo Roos (cropped).jpg|235px|thumb|Roel Kruize, Bhaskar Menon, Jack Jersey and Theo Roos, 1974]] [[File:Roel Kruize, Bhaskar Menon and Jack Jersey.jpg|thumb|235px|Roel Kruize, Bhaskar Menon and Jack Jersey, 1974]] Music was much too appealing and he decided to give it a try again. He changed his approach and started working as a producer and composer for a record company. After teaming up with Henk Voorheijen he got a contract with Polydor Records for 500 Dutch Guilders a month. His first hit ''Oh...Antoinette'' was released by Leo den Hop. One of the following hits was ''Gina Lollobrigida'' (about the so called actress). He released ''Sofia Loren'' (1970) on a single. Both songs were recorded by the singer Ray Miller (Rainer Müller) as well who had two hits with them in Germany.

In 1971, De Nijs recorded ''Blame It on the Summersun'' under the artist name Ruby Nash. This was his first English language recording. He started his own production company, and Henk Voorheijen participated for business matters. Meanwhile, he was father of a son and a daughter who he, however, hardly saw.

=== Jack Jersey === A couple of singles later he changed his name to Jack Jersey and continued singing in English. Jersey refers to the British island near France. It heralded a successful period in his music career, with some international hits.

His first English single ''I'm Calling'' (1973) was declared ''Alarm Disc'' at ''Radio Veronica'' and became his first major hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. Hits that followed were ''In The Still of the Night'', ''Papa Was A Poor Man'' and ''Blue Brown Eyed Lady''. His biggest hit was ''Sri-Lanka ... My Shangri-La'' that charted in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

In 1973 he was member of the group Brabants Bont, with artists like Yvonne de Nijs, Leo den Hop, Jan Boezeroen en Wil de Bras.<ref>Rate Your Music, [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/brabants_bont Brabants Bont]</ref> In 1974 his album ''In The Still of the Night'' peaked at No. 3 in the album top of ''Radio Hilversum 3''.<ref name="Muziekencyclopedie" /><ref name="Dutch Charts Albumtop" />

=== Nashville === Invited by Capitol Records he recorded ''a live-album'' in 12 hours in Nashville with The Jordanaires, the group that had accompanied Elvis Presley for many years. (This entire live-album recording took only 12 hours, while in the Netherlands that applies to a recording of only 1 song.) For the European market it was released as ''I Wonder'' and for the American market as ''Honky Tonk Man''.

In the meantime he wrote, composed and produced many songs for many other artists, like Nick MacKenzie, André Moss, Jan Boezeroen, Ria Valk and Frank en Mirella. He wrote the Dutch lyrics and produced the song Comment ça va of The Shorts. They had international hits with songs of Jack de Nijs. His songs were recorded by, among others, Zangeres Zonder Naam, Andy Tielman and the Tielman Brothers and the American singer Donna Lynton.

During his life, Jack de Nijs and the artists he represented were good for selling more than twenty million records.<ref name="Jip Golsteijn 9-4-1988">Jip Golsteijn, [http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=%22Jack+Jersey%22+%22Jip+Golsteijn%22&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd%3A110610738%3Ampeg21%3Aa1253&resultsidentifier=ddd%3A110610738%3Ampeg21%3Aa1253 Jack Jersey weer terug], 9 April 1988</ref>

=== Radio Veronica Jingle ===

Radio Veronica was the first radio station in the Netherlands to introduce jingles. Of the thousands of jingles used by Veronica, 100 jingles were selected and they were released on an LP record in 1977. Jack Jersey also appeared on a jingle on this elpee/LP.

This jingle '''His latest flame''' is sung in Dutch, better said, spoken, like several jingles on this elpee/LP: ''8 januari is Elvis dag op 538''. (In English: 8 January, it's Elvis day on 538)<ref>Mediasite, Veronica-gerelateerd, [https://www.mediasite.tv/jingles.htm jingles1], [https://www.mediasite.tv/8%20jan%20is%20elvis%20dag%20op%20538.mp3 jingles2]</ref> The compilation of this elpee/LP was made by two well known Dutch disc-jockeys, Lex Harding and Adje Bouman.

=== Honour === thumb|left|130px|Jack Jersey and mayor of Llança In May 1982, he had a hit with ''Puerto de Llansa (Lady Rose)'' in the Netherlands.<ref name="Dutch Charts singles" /> Just a couple of months later he was appointed Honorary citizen for it by the Mayor of Llançà, a fishing village on the Costa Brava in Spain.<ref>La República del Cap de Creus, [https://republicadelcapdecreus.blogspot.nl/2012/03/recordant-o-descobrint-jack-jersey.html Recordant o descobrint Jack Jersey], 18 March 2002</ref> thumb|Jack Jersey, Missatger de Llança

=== Tour de France === 1978: Certificate signed by Frie Thijs (secretary) and Rini Wagtmans (chairman) on behalf of the organizing committee, as a token of gratitude, because Jack Jersey's cooperation has made it possible to realize the Tour de France arrival in St. Willebrord. (The prologue in Leiden, the 1st stage part A from Leiden to St. Willebrord that was won on 30 June 1978 by Jan Raas.) <ref>De Stem, [https://krantenbankzeeland.nl/issue/stm/1978-06-16/edition/null/page/11?query=Jack Aankomst Tour zorgt voor veel spektakel in St.Willebrord], 16 juni 1978</ref><ref>Westbrabants Archief, [https://westbrabantsarchief.nl/collectie/beeldbank/detail/e7958403-5177-e86d-fdf3-67c51a2464c9/media/8bdf5fdf-b515-4104-6b2b-c78aef88a777?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=Jack%20Jersey&rows=1&page=16 Fotoarchief Ben Steffen], 30 juni 1978</ref>

=== Illness === In 1985, and again in 1986, polyps were observed on his vocal folds. A couple of years later, in 1988, he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his pharynx and larynx.

He underwent surgery and radiation treatments several times. After these heavy treatments, he lived on a daily regimen of significant medication, including analgesics, but he never recovered completely. Nine years later, on 26 May 1997, he died of the complications of his disease in the arms of his wife at 55 years old.

Although already severely ill, in February 1997 he agreed with Ton van Beusekom of EMI to release a double-cd, entitled '''''Thanks For All The Years'''''. He knew that this album would probably be his last. He chose songs about countries he had visited. He included the song ''My Father's House'' which he wrote especially about his parental home in which he was born, some songs as a tribute/an ode to Elvis Presley and further hits such as ''I'm Calling'' (1973), ''In The Still of the Night'' (1974), ''Gone Girl'' (1975), ''Papa Was A Poor Man'' (1974) and ''Sri Lanka ... my Shangri-La'' (1980).<ref>Muziekweb, [https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/HDX4916/Thanks-for-all-the-years Thanks for all the years], achtergrond</ref>

After he died, his music was still recorded by various artists, such as Frans Bauer and Marianne Weber: ''Wat ik zou willen'' (What I would want) and René Schuurmans, but also internationally, by Frank Michael.

=== Posthumous (tribute) === thumb|Graffiti painting in his former residence Roosendaal, 2018 In early 2007 EMI released his collection ''Asian Dreams and Greatest Hits''. In addition to two CDs, it includes a DVD containing, among other things, the musical voyage report he made for the Dutch AVRO Television in 1977 by his native Indonesia directed by ''Theo Ordeman'', a well-known Dutch television director. In addition, there are TV clips from historical television programs, such as from ''TopPop'' (The Netherlands) and '' Musikladen '' (Germany).

On 24 May 2009, a Jack Jersey Festival was held for the first time in the center of his hometown of Roosendaal, on the Oude Markt and in the Raatskelder. Various artists performed in his honor, including his discoveries ''Frank & Mirella'' and ''Nick MacKenzie''. The Raatskelder has a historical connection with the singer-songwriter, because he had a music studio there in the attic in the sixties.<ref>Omroep Brabant, [http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/118513702/Eerste+Jack+Jersey+festival+in+Roosendaal.aspx Eerste Jack Jersey festival in Roosendaal], 24 May 2009 {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

In May and August 2017, at the ceiling of the museum ''Tongerlohuys'' in his hometown, an exhibition was sent to numerous ''well-known Roosendaal icons'', as well as to him. During this tribute, 26 May was also the day he died 20 years ago.<ref>BN/De Stem, [http://www.bndestem.nl/roosendaal/gezichten-van-roosendaal-een-woud-van-hangende-iconen-in-tongerlohuys~a696c865/ Gezichten van Roosendaal, een woud van hangende iconen in Tongerlohuys], 23 May 2017 {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

On 10 March 2018, on the occasion of the celebration of ''750 years Roosendaal'' under the motto:''The DNA of Roosendaal''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/hetdnavanroosendaal/ | title=Het DNA van Roosendaal (@hetdnavanroosendaal) • Instagram photos and videos }}</ref> a portrait of Jack was also made by 15 professional graffiti-artists.<ref>{{Cite web| last = de Bruin| first = Alfred| title = Graffiti-artiesten versieren Kadetunnel voor 750 jaar Roosendaal met iconen| work = BN DeStem| access-date = 2023-11-22| date = 2018-03-10| url = https://www.bndestem.nl/roosendaal/graffiti-artiesten-versieren-kadetunnel-voor-750-jaar-roosendaal-met-iconen~a9204ce9/| language = nl}}</ref>

In 2020, his own song ''Una Noche Mexicana'' appeared in Soulmates (TV series) broadcast by AMC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/soulmates/season-1/101653|title = Music from Soulmates S1E04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/amc-soul-mate-anthology-drama-series-will-bridges-brett-goldstein-1202615831/|title = AMC Greenlights Soulmate Anthology Drama Series from Will Bridges & Brett Goldstein|date = 16 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2023 appears the song ''Rub It In'' of Jack Jersey and The Jordanaires in Sex Education (TV series) season 4 (episode 5) which will be broadcast by Netflix.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/sex-education-season-4-soundtrack-songs/ | title=Sex Education season 4 soundtrack: Every song in final episodes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/every-song-sex-education-season-four-netflix-3501862 | title=Here's every song in 'Sex Education' season four | website=NME | date=21 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=den Ridder |first=Henk |date=2023-07-21 |title=Jack Jersey in Sex Education en op Spotify |url=https://www.bndestem.nl/roosendaal/jack-jersey-in-sex-education-en-op-spotify~a07dd5c1/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=BN DeStem |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://soundtracki.com/es/series/sex-education-temporada-4-banda-sonora#episode5 | title=Sex Education Temporada 4 Banda Sonora | date=21 September 2023 }}</ref>

Certifications as a singer and or songwriter and or music producer:

===1969=== * Gold for ''Oh Antoinette'' by Leo den Hop for more than 50.000 sold copies in The Netherlands. * Platinum for Ray Miller in Germany with also the song ''Oh Antoinette'' for more than 600.000 sold copies.

===1970=== *Gold for the song ''Sophia Loren'' by Ray Miller in Germany for more than 300.000 sold copies. * Platinum for the song ''Gina Lollobrigida'' by Tony Bass for more than 132.000 sold copies in The Netherlands. * Platinum and Gold for the song ''Gina lollobrigida'' by Ray Miller for more than 900.000 sold copies in Germany. *Gold for the song ''Zuster o zuster'' by Sjakie Schram for more than 46.000 sold copies in The Netherlands. *Platinum for the song ''De Fles'' by Jan Boezeroen for more than 96.000 sold copies in The Netherlands.

===1971=== *Platinum for the song ''Mira'' by Cock van der Palm, for more than 75.000 sold copies. *Platinum for the song ''Oei, oei'' by Jan Boezeroen, for more than 90.000 sold copies.

===1972=== *''Gold ballpoint pen and Gold fillet pencil (brand: Cross).'' *Awarded, rated for quality, artistic value and popularity within the Netherlands by Conamus (Buma Cultuur) *for the song ''Ze zeggen...'' by Jan Boezeroen, for more than 90.000 sales.

===1973=== *Platinum for the single ''One is One'', EMI, by Nick MacKenzie for more than 300.000 sold copies. *Gold for the single ''Juanita'' by Nick MacKenzie, EMI for more than 100.000 sold copies. *Gold for the single ''Juanita'' by Nick MacKenzie, EMI in Germany for more than 300.000 sold copies.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux5K9pePGpk Youtube] hitparade Germany</ref> *Platinum for ''Ella'', André Moss, Bovema.

===1974=== *'''January''' *The single ''Don't break this heart'' lands in both Dutch charts and that of Flanders, Belgium. *'''February''' *Gold for the single ''Peaches on a tree'' by Nick MacKenzie, EMI for more than 100.000 sold copies. *Gold for the LP record ''Oei, Oei'' by Jan Boezeroen for more than 40.000 sold copies, Bovema. *'''March''' *Gold for the LP record ''Ella'', by André Moss, Bovema. *Gold for the LP record ''Rosita'' by André Moss, EMI *Two times Gold for the LP records ''Op Losse Groeven'', EMI each for more than 250.000 sold copies in The Netherlands. *'''April''' *Gold for the single ''In the Still of the Night'', Jack Jersey, EMI Belgium for more than 100.000 sold copies. *Golden Lion award from Belgian Television (BRT) given for the most popular recording artist in the Benelux. *Gold for the single ''In the Still of the Night'', Jack Jersey, EMI for more than 100.000 sold copies in The Netherlands. *'''July''' *Gold for the single ''Papa was a poor man'', Jack Jersey, EMI *'''August''' *The album LP record ''In The Still of the Night'' of Jack Jersey begins a ''19-week tour'' of the Dutch album chart. *'''September''' *Gold for the LP record ''In The Still of the Night'', Jack Jersey, EMI/Bovema in the Netherlands. *'''November''' *The ''live-recorded'' single ''Rub it in'' by Jack Jersey and The Jordanaires, climbs the Dutch and Belgian charts and becomes a gold record. *'''December''' *2nd time Gold for the LP record ''Rosita'' by André Moss, EMI for more than 50.000 sold copies in The Netherlands.

===1975=== *'''January''' *Platinum for the LP record ''In The Still of the Night'', Jack Jersey, EMI/Bovema for more than 100.000 sold copies. * His Master's Voice Award for Jack Jersey, EMI. *'''March''' * "Golden Dog" alias His Master's Voice for more than 100.000 sold copies for the LP record ''Ella'' by André Moss, EMI. This song was also the Dutch television and radio ''TROS''-tune. * "Golden Dog" alias His Master's Voice ''In the Still of the Night'' by Jack Jersey, EMI, for more than 100.000 sold copies. *2nd time Platinum for the LP record ''Ella'' by André Moss, for more than 100.000 sold copies, EMI/Bovema. *Platinum for the LP record ''Rosita'' by André Moss, EMI/Bovema. *3rd time Platinum for the LP record ''Ella'' by André Moss, for more than 100.000 sold copies, EMI/Bovema The Netherlands. *'''May''' *Gold music cassette Ella, André Moss, EMI/Bovema, for more than 100.000 sold copies. *Gold Music Cassette in the Still of the Night, Jack Jersey, EMI, for more than 100.000 sold copies. *'''June''' *''Bovema'' Director Roel R. Kruize handed Jack de Nijs ''the well-known porcelain Bovema gramophone'' with the logo His Master's Voice, which is only awarded by high exception. *'''September''' *Gold Dog Alias His Master's Voice for the LP record ''Rosita'', André Moss, for over 100.000 sales, EMI / Bovema.

===1976=== *Jack de Nijs is named the most popular artist in the Netherlands, a shared first place with André van Duin. *'''September''' *Gold for the single ''Blue Brown Eyed Lady'', Jack Jersey, EMI.

===1977=== *'''March''' *Gold Music Cassette ''Rosita'', André Moss, EMI. *Gold Music Cassette ''My Spanish Rose'', André Moss, EMI. *Gold for the Gramophone record / LP record ''My Spanish Rose'', André Moss, EMI / Bovema. *Two times Gold for the LP record ''I wonder'', Jack Jersey, EMI. *Two times Gold Music Cassette ''I Wonder'', Jack Jersey, EMI. *Two times Gold for the LP record ''Sings country'', Jack Jersey, EMI. *Gold for the LP record ''Forever'', Jack Jersey, EMI. *Two times Gold for the LP record ''A Christmas show'', Jack Jersey, EMI. *'''November''' *Two times Gold for the LP record ''Asian Dreams'', Jack Jersey, EMI, for more than 100.000 sold copies. *Also in 1977, ''In Haarlem, a special, unprecedented silver plaque on marble foot was awarded to Jack de Nijs by Bovema manager Kees den Daas, which he appreciates the "artistic and productive gifts" of De Nijs, whose work at EMI is more than three-quarters Million singles and 1 1/2 million LP records Gramophone record were sold.'' *This special music prize has never been awarded before.

===1978=== *Gold for the LP record ''Viva Mexico'', EMI.

===1980=== * Platinum for the single ''Sri Lanka...My Shangri-La'', Jack Jersey, on record label ''Goena Goena Records'', for more than 300.000 sold copies. *An NVPI certificate – IFPI – awarded to Jack Jersey.

===1981=== *Platinum for the LP record ''The Best of Jack Jersey'', EMI for more than 100.000 sold copies.

===1983=== *Gold for the single ''Comment ça va'' of The Shorts for more than 100.000 sold copies. *Platinum for the single Comment ça va of The Shorts for more than 200.000 sold copies. The single stands for five weeks at the top in the National Hit parade of The Netherlands. It is the best-selling single in the Netherlands of this year. *Platinum for the single Comment ça va of The Shorts for more than 1.000.000 (1 million) sold singles/copies in France. EMI. *Receives in the same year for this international number 1-hit ''Comment ça va'' of ''The Shorts'', EMI, the Export price, Buma Export Award of the ''Buma Culture Foundation'', Buma Cultuur, formerly CONAMUS Foundation.<ref>Leidse Courant, [https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1983-12-30/edition/0/page/8 Conamus Exportprijs voor Shorts en Golden Earring], 30 December 1983, (All people on this photo received the Conamus Export Prize for ''Comment ça va''. Jack de Nijs the producer and writer of the lyrics in Dutch is the 2nd at the left on this photo, with The Shorts. Also E. de Heer received one, but is not on this photo.</ref> *Also the successor '' Je suis, tu es'' by ''The Shorts'' becomes Platinum, for more than 100.000 sales. It will be a number 3 hit.

===1989=== *Gold for the LP record ''Close To You'', Jack Jersey, Dino Music, with at least 78.051 sold copies in Poland.

==Discography== {{See also|List of songs of Jack Jersey}}

=== Albums === The Album Top was compiled by ''Radio Veronica'' (organizer of the Dutch Top 40) and followed up by the Album Top 100 (organizer of the National Hitparade / Single Top 100). These two are in this following order combined in the next list.<ref name="Muziekencyclopedie">Muziekencyclopedie, [http://en.muziekencyclopedie.nl/action/entry/Jack+Jersey?name=Jack+Jersey& Jack Jersey – Discography] (Veronica album top)</ref><ref name="Dutch Charts Albumtop">Dutch Charts, [http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=Jack+Jersey Album Top 100]</ref> {| class=wikitable ! Year !! album !! |Top 100 !! comments |- align=center |1970||align=left|''Jack de Nijs zingt Sofia Loren''|| – || align=left| |- align=center |1974||align=left|''In The Still of the Night''|| 3 (29 weeks)|| align=left| Platinum |- align=center |1975||align=left|''Honky Tonk Man''|| – || align=left|American edition with The Jordanaires, live-album |- align=center |1975||align=left|''I Wonder''|| 7 (13 weeks)|| align=left|European edition with The Jordanaires, live album, double gold |- align=center |1975||align=left|''Christmas Show''|| 31 (3 weeks)|| align=left|TV-special (filmed in Austria), broadcasting by Dutch television, double gold |- align=center |1976||align=left|''Jack Jersey Sings Country''|| 15 (12 weeks)|| align=left|TV-special (filmed in Belgium and The Netherlands), broadcasting by Dutch television, double gold |- align=center |1976||align=left|''The Best Of Jack Jersey''|| 2 (19 weeks)|| align=left|TV clips of six songs from this album were filmed in Spain, broadcasting by Dutch television. Platinum |- align=center |1977||align=left|''Forever''|| 22 (10 weeks)|| align=left|TV clips of three songs from this album were filmed in Spain, broadcasting by Dutch television. |- align=center |1977||align=left|''Asian Dreams''|| 5 (20 weeks)|| align=left|TV-special (filmed in Indonesia), broadcasting by Dutch television. Double gold |- align=center |1978||align=left|''Mexico''|| 17 (10 weeks)|| align=left|TV-special (filmed in Mexico), broadcasting by Dutch television. Gold. |- align=center |1979||align=left|''The King And I''|| 25 (12 weeks)|| align=left|TV-special (filmed in Tunisia and Amsterdam), broadcasting by Dutch television. Released after official permission<ref>Note: Jack Jersey only wanted to release the album ''The King And I'', when it was officially approved. He received this approval on 8 Februari 1979, signed by the Dutch Elvis Presley Fanclub.</ref> |- align=center |1979||align=left|''Accept My Love''|| 37 (2 weeks)|| align=left| |- align=center |1980||align=left|''Sri Lanka My Shangri-La''|| 38 (8 weeks)|| align=left| Platinum |- align=center |1981||align=left|''Jack Jersey Show''|| 28 (8 weeks)|| align=left|TV-special (filmed in Sri Lanka), broadcasting by Dutch television. (Jack Jersey with Lisa MacKeag and Maurice de la Croix) |- align=center |1982||align=left|''Dreamer''|| 28 (9 weeks)|| align=left| |- align=center |1988||align=left|''Close To You''|| 39 (8 weeks)|| align=left| Gold |- align=center |1997||align=left|''Thanks For All The Years''|| – || align=left|2 CD's |- align=center |2007||align=left|''Asian Dreams And Greatest Hits''|| 51 (5 weeks)|| align=left|DVD and 1 CD, Released by record company EMI Netherlands as a posthumous tribute to Jack. Gold. |}

=== Singles === Here follows a compilation of singles of Jack Jersey. At the beginning he released records under his own name Jack de Nijs and the alias Ruby Nash.<ref>Dutch Top 40, [https://www.top40.nl/zoeken?search=Jack+de%20Nijs Jack de Nijs] / [https://www.top40.nl/ruby-nash/ruby-nash-blame-it-on-the-summer-sun-4758 Ruby Nash] / [https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/jack-jersey Jack Jersey]</ref><ref name="Dutch Charts singles">Dutch Charts, National Hitparade, [http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=Jack+de+Nijs Jack de Nijs] / [http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=Ruby+Nash Ruby Nash] / [http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Jack%20Jersey&cat=s Jack Jersey]</ref><ref>Ultratop, [http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Jack%20jersey&cat=s Flemish Ultratop 30]</ref><ref>VRT Radio 2, [https://radio2.be/top-30 Top 30]()</ref><ref>Chartsurfer.de, [https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/jack-jersey/songs-nng.html Jack Jersey]</ref> "Hitparade" in the list refers to the ''National Hitparade'', although this name has changed several times in history. Former names were Hilversum 3 Top 30 (1969–71), Daverende Dertig (1971–74), Nationale Hitparade (1974–89) and National Top 100 (1989–93). In 1987 the National Hitparade evolved from a top 50 to a top 100.

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Single !! Top 40 !! Hitparade !! BRT 30 !! opmerkingen |- align=center | 1970 || align=left | ''Sofia Loren'' || 23 (3 weeks) || 21 (2 weeks) || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs |- align=center | 1970 || align=left | ''Al Ben Ik Mister Mundy Niet'' || tip || – || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs |- align=center | 1971 || align=left | ''Oh Daar Heb Je Ze Weer'' || 36 (4 weeks) || – || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs |- align=center | 1971 || align=left | ''Blame It on the Summersun'' || 35 (2 weeks) || – || – || align=left | as Ruby Nash |- align=center | 1972 || align=left | ''Ay, Ay, Waar Blijft Maria'' || 25 (4 weeks) || 28 (1 week) || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs |- align=center | 1972 || align=left | ''Helena'' || 28 (3 weeks) || – || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs |- align=center | 1972 || align=left | ''Marian'' || tip || – || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs Sextet |- align=center | 1973 || align=left | ''Hee Dans Met Mij'' || tip || – || – || align=left | as Jack de Nijs Sextet |- align=center | 1973 || align=left | ''I'm Calling'' || 13 (7 weeks) || 12 (5 weeks) || 10 (10 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1973 || align=left | ''Don't Break This Heart'' || 17 (6 weeks) || 18 (4 weeks) || 4 (6 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1974 || align=left | ''In The Still of the Night'' || 6 (11 weeks) || 5 (11 weeks) || 2 (15 weeks) || align=left | {{Flagicon|Germany}} 21 (6 weeks) number 726 in the Evergreen Top 1000 ('''2017''')of NPO Radio 5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nporadio5.nl/evergreen-top1000|title = Bekijk de Evergreen Top 1000}}</ref> |- align=center | 1974 || align=left | ''Papa Was A Poor Man'' || 5 (11 weeks) || 5 (13 weeks) || 3 (12 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1974 || align=left | ''Rub-It In'' || 14 (6 weeks) || 13 (5 weeks) || 8 (6 weeks) || align=left | with The Jordanaires |- align=center | 1975 || align=left | ''I Wonder'' || 11 (7 weeks) || 11 (5 weeks) || 6 (11 weeks) || align=left | with The Jordanaires |- align=center | 1975 || align=left | ''Mary Lee'' || 38 (3 weeks) || 28 (2 weeks) || 18 (4 weeks) || align=left | with The Jordanaires |- align=center | 1975 || align=left | ''Silvery Moon'' || 22 (3 weeks) || 22 (4 weeks) || 16 (5 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1975 || align=left | ''Gone Girl'' || 11 (7 weeks) || 12 (5 weeks) || 7 (8 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1976 || align=left | ''Me and Bobby McGee'' || 22 (5 weeks) || 17 (4 weeks) || 16 (5 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1976 || align=left | ''(After Sweet Memories) Play Born to Lose Again'' || 17 (7 weeks) || 16 (4 weeks) || 16 (3 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1976 || align=left | ''Blue Brown-Eyed Lady'' || 6 (11 weeks) || 6 (8 weeks) || 4 (11 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1976 || align=left | ''Lonely Christmas'' || – || – || 18 (3 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1977 || align=left | ''Lonely Me'' || 21 (6 weeks) || 24 (3 weeks) || 22 (4 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1977 || align=left | ''On This Night A Thousand Stars'' || tip || tip || 25 (3 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1977 || align=left | ''Forever'' || tip || tip || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1977 || align=left | ''She Was Dynamite'' || 18 (6 weeks) || 22 (4 weeks) || 11 (7 weeks) || align=left | |- align=center | 1977 || align=left | ''Asian Dreams'' || – || – || 29 (1 week) || align=left | |- align=center | 1980 || align=left | ''Sri Lanka... My Shangri-La'' || 4 (10 weeks) || 3 (12 weeks) || 2 (11 weeks) || align=left | {{Flagicon|Germany}} 34 (5 weeks)<ref>Bert van Breda, ''Asian dreams and greatest hits'' (album cover), 2007</ref> {{Flagicon|Austria}} 6 (12 weeks) {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} 8 (6 weeks) |- align=center | 1980 || align=left | ''Woman'' || 28 (4 weeks) || 39 (4 weeks) || 21 (1 week) || align=left | |- align=center | 1981 || align=left | ''Shanah'' || 26 (5 weeks) || 27 (7 weeks) || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1981 || align=left | ''Lonely Street'' || tip || – || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1982 || align=left | ''Puerto de Llansa (Lady Rose)'' || 26 (5 weeks) || 35 (5 weeks) || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1982 || align=left | ''Papa Was A Poor Man'' (live) || tip || – || – || align=left | live in Indonesië |- align=center | 1985 || align=left | ''All I Do Is Dream'' || tip || tip || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1988 || align=left | ''Lady'' || tip || 59 (9 weeks) || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1988 || align=left | ''Happy Xmas (War Is Over) /'' ''Gelukkig Kerstfeest'' || 15 (5 weeks) || – || – || align=left | Artists for the Ronald McDonald House |- align=center | 1989 || align=left | ''Hurry Home'' || tip || 76 (6 weeks) || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1990 || align=left | ''Here Comes Summer'' || tip || 63 (7 weeks) || – || align=left | |- align=center | 1991 || align=left | ''Blame It on the Summersun /'' ''Op Dat Eiland in De Zon'' || tip || 65 (5 weeks) || – || align=left | |}

== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed"> Goudenplaat Jack Jersey en Andre Moss, 1977 - 10.jpg|Unknown person, Jack de Nijs, Cees den Daas and André Moss Goudenplaat Jack Jersey en Andre Moss, 1977 - 09.jpg|Jack de Nijs and Cees den Daas </gallery>

== See also == * List of musicians signed to EMI

== External links == * {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.jackjersey.nl/ Jack Jersey official website] * {{See also|List of songs of Jack Jersey}} * Lists (incomplete) of songs and productions of Jack de Nijs: [https://dutchcharts.nl/showperson.asp?name=Jack+de+Nijs Dutch Charts], [https://www.discogs.com/artist/452257-Jack-De-Nijs?limit=500&filter_anv=0&subtype=Writing-Arrangement&type=Credits&page=1 Discogs]

== References == {{Reflist}}

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