# Marc Jordan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marc_Jordan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marc_Jordan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jordan > Source revision: 1352593389 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Marc Jordan Jordan at a Canadian Film Centre Gala in 2014 Background information Born Marc Wallace Jordan (1948-03-06) March 6, 1948 (age 78) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Genres Rock, jazz fusion Occupations Musician, songwriter, record producer, actor Instruments Vocals, guitar, Keyboard Years active 1974–present Labels EMI/Blue Note, Warner Bros., RCA, CBS Website marcjordan.com Musical artist **Marc Wallace Jordan** (born March 6, 1948) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including [Diana Ross](/source/Diana_Ross), [Rod Stewart](/source/Rod_Stewart), [Cher](/source/Cher), [Bette Midler](/source/Bette_Midler), Chicago, and [Josh Groban](/source/Josh_Groban). He was named best producer with Steven MacKinnon at the [Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards_of_1994) in 1994 for "Waiting for a Miracle" from *Reckless Valentine*. In early 2014, Jordan was named Chair of Slaight Family Music Lab at Norman Jewison's [Canadian Film Centre](/source/Canadian_Film_Centre). ## Biography Born in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York, the son of [Canadian](/source/Canadians) singer [Charles Jordan](/source/Charles_Jordan_(baritone)), Marc Jordan grew up in a musical household in Toronto after his father returned to Canada. He studied film at [Brock University](/source/Brock_University) but soon turned to music, coming to public attention as a guitarist for [Bobby Vee](/source/Bobby_Vee). With the Canadian division of [CBS Records](/source/Sony_Music), Jordan released some [singles](/source/Single_(music)) in 1974, which included "It's a Fine Line", "New York Kids", "Original Sin". They were not very successful themselves, but they impressed American music producer [Gary Katz](/source/Gary_Katz), and in 1977 Jordan reached a U.S. deal with [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Music_Group).[1] This period with Warner spawned the Canadian hit songs "Marina del Rey" and "Survival" from the record *Mannequin*; a second record produced by [Jay Graydon](/source/Jay_Graydon) called *Blue Desert* was released in 1979, and is regarded as a classic of the West Coast Sound of the period. In the 1980s, Jordan was signed to [RCA](/source/RCA_Corporation) for two records. [Paul De Villiers](/source/Paul_De_Villiers) produced the first, *Talking Through Pictures*, and Kim Bullard the second, called *C.O.W.*. In 1988, Jordan sang and co-wrote the theme song to the hit Australian movie *Boulevard of Broken Dreams* which was nominated for an [AFI Award](/source/American_Film_Institute) for Best Film. In 1989, he and [Jay Gruska](/source/Jay_Gruska) received a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nomination for [Best Original Song](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Original_Song) for "Shadow Dance", a song they wrote for the film *[Shadow Dancing](/source/Shadow_Dancing_(film))*.[2] In 1994, Jordan won a [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Awards_of_1994) for "[Producer of the Year](/source/Jack_Richardson_Producer_of_the_Year_Award)" (along with co-producer Steven MacKinnon) for "Waiting for a Miracle" from his *Reckless Valentine* album. After independently releasing the critically acclaimed recordings *Reckless Valentine* and *Cool Jam Black Earth*, he was signed to Blue Note/EMI Canada in 1999, and followed up with two more [jazz](/source/Jazz)-oriented [CDs](/source/Compact_disc), *This Is How Men Cry* and *Make Believe Ballroom*. In 2014 the [Canadian Film Centre](/source/Canadian_Film_Centre) appointed Jordan as the musical director of its [Slaight Family Music Lab](/source/Slaight_Family_Music_Lab).[3] During the summer of 2016, Jordan was performing with singers [Murray McLauchlan](/source/Murray_McLauchlan), [Cindy Church](/source/Cindy_Church) and [Ian Thomas](/source/Ian_Thomas_(Canadian_musician)) in the group [Lunch At Allen's](/source/Lunch_At_Allen's), in a number of towns and small cities in Ontario, Canada.[4] He is married to fellow singer-songwriter [Amy Sky](/source/Amy_Sky). They live in Toronto and have a cottage in Muskoka with their two children, Ezra and Zoe. Jordan and Sky are both national [UNICEF](/source/United_Nations_Children's_Fund) [Goodwill Ambassadors](/source/List_of_UNICEF_Goodwill_Ambassadors) for Canada. Jordan made his acting debut in [Michael McGowan](/source/Michael_McGowan_(director))'s 2010 sports musical *[Score: A Hockey Musical](/source/Score%3A_A_Hockey_Musical)*, where he plays Edgar Gordon, a pacifist father who along with his wife ([Olivia Newton-John](/source/Olivia_Newton-John)) have a 17-year-old son who has a talent for hockey. Jordan's fifteenth and latest studio album, *Waiting for the Sun to Rise*, was released on April 21, 2023, through [Linus Entertainment](/source/Linus_Entertainment). It is Jordan's first album of original material since *On a Perfect Day* (2013).[5] In October 2023, Jordan and his long-time collaborator [John Capek](/source/John_Capek) were announced as new inductees into the [Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame).[6] ## *This is How Men Cry* First released in Canada by Blue Note/EMI on October 25, 1999, *This is How Men Cry* contains six tracks written by Jordan: "This Is How Men Cry," "Charlie Parker Loves Me" (covered by Rod Stewart on his album *Human*, released February 6, 2001), "Slow Bombing the World," "I Must Have Left My Heart," "Let's Get Lost," and "London in the Rain". There are an additional three covers: Willie Nelson's '"Crazy," Elvis Costello's "Almost Blue," and Manny Curtis' "[Let It Be Me](/source/Let_It_Be_Me_(The_Everly_Brothers_song))". The lead track, "This is How Men Cry," is a poem about how men communicate, or more often how they don't.[7] ## Personal life Marc Jordan is married to [Amy Sky](/source/Amy_Sky) and they have two children together, a son, Ezra and a daughter, Zoe. Jordan is [Jewish](/source/Jewish). His father was a [cantor](/source/Cantor).[8] Jordan is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.[9] ## Discography ### Studio albums ### Albums Year Details Peak chart position Canada [10] 1978 Mannequin Released: 1978 Label: Warner Bros. 83 1979 Blue Desert Released: 1979 Label: Warner Bros. 74 1983 A Hole in the Wall Released: 1983 Label: Sound Design – 1987 Talking Through Pictures Released: 1987 Label: RCA – 1990 Cow Released: 1990 Label: RCA 73 1993 Reckless Valentine Released: 1993 Label: Sin-Drome – 1996 Cool Jam Black Earth Released: 1996 Label: Magada International – 1999 This Is How Men Cry Released: 1999 Label: Blue Note – 2004 Make Believe Ballroom Released: 2004 Label: EMI – 2010 Crucifix in Dreamland Released: 2010 Label: EMI – 2013 On a Perfect Day Released: 2013 Label: Lettuce Head Productions – 2019 Both Sides Released: 2019 Label: Linus Entertainment – 2022 He Sang She Sang Released: 2022 Label: Linus Entertainment – 2023 Waiting for the Sun to Rise Released: 2023 Label: Linus Entertainment – ### Live albums - *Live* (1980) - *Live: Now and Then* (1999) ### Compilation albums - *Living in Marina del Rey and Other Stories* (2002) - *[Norm Amadio and Friends](/source/Norm_Amadio_and_Friends)* (2009) ### Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album CAN AC CAN CAN Country 1974 "New York Kids" — — — singles only "Original Sin" — — — "It's a Fine Line" — — 47 1978 "Survival" — 83 — Mannequin "Marina del Rey" 23 — — "One Step Ahead of the Blues" — — — 1979 "I'm a Camera" 30 80 — Blue Desert "Generalities" — — — 1980 "Secrets" — — — Live at El Mocambo "New York City" 13 81 — "Potential and Air" — — — 1981 "You Found Out" 25 — — single only 1987 "I Was Your Fool" — — — Talking Through Pictures "This Independence" 27 — — 1988 "Catch the Moon" — — — 1989 "Shadow Dance" — — — single only "Burning Down the Amazon" — — — C.O.W. (Conserve Our World) 1990 "Edge of the World" — — — 1992 "Her Body Makes Vows" (with Exchange) — — — Exchange (Exchange album) "'Til the Last Teardrop Falls" (with Exchange and Amy Sky) 13 44 — 1994 "Rhythm of My Heart" — — — Reckless Valentine "Waiting for a Miracle" — — — "Back Street Boy" — — — 1996 "Beautiful Disguise" — — — Cool Jam Black Earth 1997 "I Will Be Your Priest" — — — 1999 "Charlie Parker Loves Me" — — — This Is How Men Cry 2002 "Rockets" — — — Living in Marina del Rey and Other Stories 2003 "Everything Love Is" (with Amy Sky) — — — With This Kiss (Amy Sky album) 2008 "Every Time It Snows" — — — single only 2012 "Your Love Was All" — — — Crucifix in Dreamland ## Writing credits A list of artists who have performed songs written by Jordan include the following: - [Alfie Zappacosta](/source/Zappacosta) – Tears of Hercules - [Susan Aglukark](/source/Susan_Aglukark) - [Jim Brickman](/source/Jim_Brickman) - [Cher](/source/Cher) - [Chicago](/source/Chicago_(band)) - [Joe Cocker](/source/Joe_Cocker) - [Holly Cole](/source/Holly_Cole) - [Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole) - [Shawn Colvin](/source/Shawn_Colvin) - [Renée Geyer](/source/Ren%C3%A9e_Geyer) - [Josh Groban](/source/Josh_Groban) - [Molly Johnson](/source/Molly_Johnson) - [David Hasselhoff](/source/David_Hasselhoff) - [Jeff Healey](/source/Jeff_Healey) - [Don Johnson](/source/Don_Johnson) - [Kansas](/source/Kansas_(band)) - [Kenny Loggins](/source/Kenny_Loggins) - [The Manhattan Transfer](/source/The_Manhattan_Transfer) - [Amanda Marshall](/source/Amanda_Marshall) - [Iain Matthews](/source/Iain_Matthews) - [Olivia Newton-John](/source/Olivia_Newton-John) - [The Nylons](/source/The_Nylons) - [Robert Priest](/source/Robert_Priest) - [Bonnie Raitt](/source/Bonnie_Raitt) - [Diana Ross](/source/Diana_Ross) - [Runrig](/source/Runrig) - [Sawyer Brown](/source/Sawyer_Brown) - [René Shuman](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Shuman) - [Amy Sky](/source/Amy_Sky) - [Rod Stewart](/source/Rod_Stewart) - [Tiffany](/source/Tiffany_Darwish) - [Kim Carnes](/source/Kim_Carnes) - [Keith Harkin](/source/Keith_Harkin) - [John Paul Young](/source/John_Paul_Young) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Marc Jordan](http://www.marcjordan.com/), mardjordan.com, accessed March 11, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Genie Award Nominees 1989". *[Cinema Canada](/source/Cinema_Canada)*. February–March 1989. pp. 27–35. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-HollywoodReporter2014-03-20_3-0)** Etan Vlessing (March 20, 2014). ["Marc Jordan Named New Music Lab Chair at Canadian Film Center"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marc-jordan-named-new-music-689893). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. [Toronto](/source/Toronto). Retrieved January 8, 2019. His appointment was unveiled at a gala event in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night, attended by Jewison, CFC topper Slawko Klymkiw and music lab residents Matthew O'Halloran, Lodewijk Vos, Joseph Murray, Robyn Dell'Unto, Adaline, Rob Teehan and Erica Procunier. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Doolan, Susan (June 10, 2016). ["'Lunch' menu full of talented favourites"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160611140030/http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2016/06/10/lunch-at-allens-brings-talented-musicians-back-to-barrie). *Barrie Examiner*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2016/06/10/lunch-at-allens-brings-talented-musicians-back-to-barrie) on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Their approach to a concert is like a band, not as a singer-songwriter event. They all play on each others' songs and sing and harmonize together. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Melanson, Jenna (February 17, 2023). ["Marc Jordan announces new album, Waiting for the Sun to Rise"](https://canadianbeats.ca/2023/02/17/marc-jordan-announces-new-album-waiting-for-the-sun-to-rise/). canadianbeats.ca. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230221205405/https://canadianbeats.ca/2023/02/17/marc-jordan-announces-new-album-waiting-for-the-sun-to-rise/) from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Marc Jordan and John Capek to be Inducted Into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame"](https://celebrityaccess.com/2023/10/04/marc-jordan-and-john-capek-to-be-inducted-into-the-canadian-songwriters-hall-of-fame). *celebrityaccess.com*. October 4, 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231005211409/https://celebrityaccess.com/2023/10/04/marc-jordan-and-john-capek-to-be-inducted-into-the-canadian-songwriters-hall-of-fame) from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** LeBlanc, Larry. [Marc Jordan Makes Blue Note Debut](https://books.google.com/books?id=iAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22this+is+how+men+cry%22&pg=PT42), *Billboard*, December 11, 1999. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Songwriter Marc Jordan talks about growing up dyslexic"](https://www.cjnews.com). *Cjnews.com*. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Artists"](http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/). *Artistsagainstracism.org*. Retrieved March 3, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Peak chart positions for albums on the Canadian Albums Chart: - *Mannequin*: ["Top RPM Albums: Issue 3639"](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4610b&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.4610b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4610b). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2023. - *Blue Desert*: ["Top RPM Albums: Issue 5872"](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9462b&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.9462b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9462b). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2023. - *Cow*: ["Top RPM Albums: Issue 4089"](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8000&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.8000.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8000). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2023. ## External links - [Official site](http://www.marcjordan.com) - [Lunch at Allen's Official Site](http://www.lunchatallens.com/) - [Featured Member page](https://web.archive.org/web/20060427132659/http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/pop/MarcJordan.jsp) ([SOCAN](/source/SOCAN)) - [Marc Jordan](https://www.discogs.com/artist/307020) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Marc Jordan](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430088/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat National United States Spain Israel Artists MusicBrainz Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Marc Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jordan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jordan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.