{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{short description|British singer-songwriter from the 2000s|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{for|the Canadian dancer and choreographer|Hollywood Jade}} {{Infobox person | name = Jade Anderson | birth_place = London, England<ref name="allmusic" /> | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2001–2003 | father = Jon Anderson | relatives = Deborah Anderson (sister) | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B|rock}}<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Vibe1" /><ref name="AM review" /> | instrument = Vocals | label = Columbia}} }}
'''Jade Anderson''' is an English singer-songwriter, born in London as the youngest daughter of former Yes frontman Jon Anderson. After a childhood during which she met and performed with the famous musicians, she moved out at age 16 to live with friends and work on her own music.
In 2002, she released her debut and the best-known single, "Sugarhigh," which drew critical praise and became a minor chart hit in the United States, peaking within the top 40 of that country's dance chart and giving Anderson her first Hot 100 entry. It also gave Anderson a top 100 hit in the Netherlands. Later that year, she released her debut studio album, ''Dive Deeper'', on Columbia Records, and toured to promote it.
==Early life== Anderson was born in London as the youngest daughter of vocalist Jon Anderson, the frontman of progressive-rock band Yes.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jade-anderson-mn0000125005/biography|title=Jade Anderson|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> She performed "Jingle Bells" on her father's 1985 Christmas album, ''3 Ships''.
Anderson recalled performing with Ringo Starr when she was 8 years old, at her father's urging.<ref name="Vibe1" /> She told ''Billboard'' that growing up with a celebrity father, she was exposed to many different kinds of people, which fostered in her a sense of openness.<ref name="Radio">{{cite magazine|last1=Flick|first1=Larry|date=March 23, 2002|title=Continental Drift|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=jade+anderson+dive+deeper&pg=PA17|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=12|page=17|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
At the age of 16, Anderson left home and moved in with some friends in public housing in London; the same year, she joined a "female teen pop group."<ref name="Vibe1" /><ref name="allmusic" /> She also began writing poetry at this time; she retrospectively described it as "a way of [...] dealing with all the confusion of being a teenager."<ref name="Vibe1" /> Anderson eventually left the pop group and began collaborating with Eg White (also known as, simply, "Eg"), a London songwriter.<ref name="allmusic" />
==Career== In 2002, Anderson released her debut studio album, ''Dive Deeper'', on Columbia Records. She had recorded the album with White in her basement, and it was produced at his London studio.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Vibe1" /> Anderson wrote and recorded the album, and then was signed to Columbia, reportedly without her father's involvement.<ref name="Vibe1">{{cite journal |last1=Weingarten |first1=Marc |title=Jade Anderson: Self-Made Woman |journal=Vibe |date=July 2002 |volume=10 |issue=7 |page=70 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zSUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=jade+anderson+dive+deeper&pg=PA70 |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> The album was initially slated to be released in Fall 2001,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Columbia Records Promo |magazine=Billboard |date=11 August 2001 |volume=113 |issue=32 |pages=3–4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRIEAAAAMBAJ&dq=jade+anderson+dive+deeper&pg=PA3 |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> but its release was delayed, and it eventually came out on 14 May 2002.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Billboard promo">{{cite magazine |title=Update: Jade's as Good as Gold |magazine=Billboard |date=4 May 2002 |volume=114 |issue=18 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5xAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=jade+anderson+dive+deeper&pg=SL153-PA44 |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> Stylistically, the record was noted for its mixture of ballads and dance-oriented songs, its extensive use of keyboards, and its Spanish influence.<ref name="AM review" /><ref name="Sugarhigh review">{{cite magazine |last1=Taylor |first1=Chuck |title=Reviews & Previews – Singles: New & Noteworthy |magazine=Billboard |date=6 April 2002 |volume=114 |issue=14 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=Jade+Anderson |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> It has been classified as rock, pop, and pop-soul.<ref name="Vibe1" /><ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Vibe2" /> The song "Constant Talking" criticizes gossip and is interspersed with the chattering voices; it was thematically compared by AllMusic to The Go-Go's "Our Lips are Sealed".<ref name="AM review" /><ref name="Vibe2">{{cite journal |last1=Askew |first1=Sonya |title=Sam Goody's Got Its Ear to the Street |journal=Vibe |date=July 2002 |volume=10 |issue=7 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zSUEAAAAMBAJ&q=Jade+Anderson |access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> The song "Sweet Memories" (sometimes called "Sunset Memories"), meanwhile, used a rhythm guitar instead of keyboards.<ref name="AM review" /> In March 2002, it was announced that Anderson would soon embark on a tour to promote the album.<ref name="Radio" />
Anderson's biggest and only charting single, "Sugarhigh," reached the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Dutch Singles Chart and was featured on several pop and dance compilations, including ''Now That's What I Call Music! 10''.<ref name="Now 10">{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Review: Now That's What I Call Music! 10 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000660736 |website=Allmusic |publisher=RhythmOne |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1=David |title=Review: Everybody Dance Now! Remixed, Remodeled & Remade |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everybody-dance-now%21-remixed-remodeled-remade-mw0000149957 |website=Allmusic |publisher=RhythmOne |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Monger |first1=James Christopher |title=Review: Fitmix: Walking |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fitmix-walking-mw0000321704 |website=AllMusic |publisher=RhythmOne |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Monger |first1=James Christopher |title=Review: Pop and Soul Divas [Box Set] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pop-and-soul-divas-box-set-mw0000662350 |website=AllMusic |publisher=RhythmOne |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> Her second single, "Sweet Memories", received a favorable critical evaluation, but failed to impact the charts, which "Sugarhigh" had entered.<ref name="AM review" /><ref name="Charts">{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Jade Anderson|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jade-anderson/chart-history|access-date=2 December 2002|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="Dutch">{{cite web|title=Sugarhigh - Jade Anderson|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Jade+Anderson&titel=Sugarhigh&cat=s|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=Dutch Charts}}</ref>
==Vocals== Anderson has been noted for her vocal performance, which ''Vibe'' described as an "exquisite soprano."<ref name="Vibe1" /> Her voice has also been noted for its "noticeable lisp," which AllMusic suggested might be "a marketing point to set her apart."<ref name="AM review">{{cite web |last1=Widran |first1=Jonathan |title=Review: 'Dive Deeper' – Jade Anderson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dive-deeper-mw0000754507 |website=AllMusic |access-date=2 December 2002}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio album=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:18em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Dive Deeper'' | * Released: 14 May 2002<ref name="AM review" /><ref name="Billboard promo" /> * Label: Columbia<ref name="Releases">{{cite web |title=Releases: Dive Deeper — Jade Anderson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dive-deeper-mw0000754507/releases |website=Allmusic |publisher=RhythmOne |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> * Formats: CD *Track listing: #Intro #Sugarhigh #Constant Talking #Love Without Gold #Down #Falling #Sweet Memories #Forbidden Fruit #For Your Lessons #Nothing More #Before It Starts Again #Dive Deeper #Who's Loving You Now? #What I'd Do #You Held Me |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US<br/><ref name="Charts" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US <br/>Dance<br/><ref name="Dance">{{cite magazine |title=Chart History: Dance Club Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jade-anderson/chart-history/dsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL<br/><ref name="Dutch" /> |- ! scope="row"| "Sugarhigh" | rowspan="3"| 2002 | 96 || 37 || 85 | rowspan="2"| ''Dive Deeper'' |- ! scope="row"| "Sweetest Memories" | — || — || — |- |}
== See also == * Deborah Anderson (sister)
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://myspace.com/jadeamusic Jade Anderson] on Myspace * [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/JadeAnderson/ Official Sony Music page (Japan)]
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