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Infobox musical artist | name = Jeffrey Gaines| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| origin = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , United States| instrument = Singing|Vocals , Guitar | genre = Rock music|Rock , Modern Rock , Pop music|Pop , Alternative Music , Folk Rock | occupation = Singer , Musician | years_active = 1990& ndash;present| label = Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis , Rykodisc , Artemis Records|Artemis | website = http://www.jeffreygaines.com/ Official Website| notable_instruments = Jeffrey Gaines is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist . Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , he was signed to the Chrysalis Records label in 1990 and released his debut album, Jeffrey Gaines , in 1992 (see 1992 in music ).
The first single off the critically acclaimedAllmusic|class=album|id=r72997|pure_url=yes Jeffrey Gaines was "Hero In Me". Gaines performed that song live on Good Morning America and the song received some radio and MTV airplay, but it would be the b-side to his second single that would eventually give him his biggest hit. "Scares Me More" featured an acoustic live version of Peter Gabriel 's " In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes ", which Gabriel had taken to #26 on the Hot 100 in 1986. Re-released by Gabriel in 1989 after a resurgence in popularity due to the song's inclusion in a key scene in the film Say Anything... , Gabriel's single recharted but failed to hit the Top 40. Gaines' acoustic version received some radio attention but neither side of the single managed to chart nationally in 1992.
A fan favorite, Gaines re-recorded both live and studio versions of "In Your Eyes" in 2001 for his fourth album, the independent release Always Be , and the song was released to radio. This time Gaines hit #22 on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chartAllmusic|class=artist|id=p78486/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com and the slow-burning hit remained on the 40-place chart for 22 weeks. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp? cfi=343& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+Adult+Top+40+Tracks& ci=3043294& cdi=7777489& cid=10%2F27%2F2001 Gabriel's own version of the ballad also continued to smolder, being certified as Gabriel's first U.S. Gold single to date in 2005, 19 years after its release. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS
Gaines was one of the artists invited to contribute vocals to the benefit CD "We are Family", produced by Nile Rodgers after the September 11, 2001 attacks with profits going to the families affected by the tragedy and "dedicated to the vision of a global family" and respect and understanding of cultural diversity. http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/mission The single peaked at #9 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in late 2001 and #32 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 2002. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp? cfi=353& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales& ci=3044301& cdi=7813807& cid=01%2F26%2F2002 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp? cfi=359& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play& ci=3044749& cdi=7829817& cid=03%2F09%2F2002
Gaines has performed his original compositions live on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien , VH-1 , Friday Night Videos '' and A& E Network|A& E 's Breakfast with the Arts .
Gaines has toured with artists including Paula Cole , Tori Amos , Tracy Chapman ,Melissa Etheridge, Sting (musician)|Sting , Shawn Colvin , Edwin McCain , The Bacon Brothers , Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson and Stevie Nicks . http://jgcafe.tripod.com/id2.html In addition to the Gabriel song Gaines' sets of original material occasionally include covers of songs by other artists as diverse as Elvis Costello , The Monkees , Traffic (band)|Traffic and Roberta Flack , and he continues to perform live, with several dates announced throughout 2012. http://gainesjeffrey.blogspot.com/
"We Are Family" (with Various Artists, 2001 Tommy Boy Entertainment )
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http://www.jeffreygaines.com/ The Official Jeffrey Gaines Website
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/gaines_jeffrey/artist.jhtml VH1's page about the artist
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