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BLP sources|date=December 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Jennifer Warnes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jennifer Jean Warnes| birth_date = birth date and age|1947|03|03| origin = Anaheim, California , United States | genre = pop music|Pop , country music|Country , Rhythm and Blues , Opera | associated_acts = Bill Medley , Joe Cocker , Leonard Cohen , Randy Newman | occupation = Singing|Singer , Songwriter , Arranger , Record producer Concert performer, Television performer| years_active = 1967present (singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)| label = CISCO , BoxStar Impex Records, Shout Factory| website = http://www.jenniferwarnes.com/ Official website Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an United States|American singing|singer , songwriter, arranger, and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks. She is a close friend of and collaborator with Canada|Canadian singer-songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen .
Between 1979 and 1987, Warnes surpassed Frank Sinatra as the vocalist performing the most songs to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (four times) and to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song (three times). Her biggest hits include " Up Where We Belong " (a duet with Joe Cocker from the 1982 film, An Officer and a Gentleman ) and " (I've Had) The Time of My Life " (a duet with Bill Medley from the 1987 film, Dirty Dancing ).
Biography
Warnes was born in Seattle, Washington , and raised in Anaheim, California . cite web| url = http://www.jenniferwarnes.com/ | title = Biography | work =JenniferWarnes.com | publisher = Porch Light LLC | accessdate =December 20, 2009 Her desire and ability to sing came early; at age seven she was offered her first recording contract, which her father turned down. She sang in church and local pageants until age 17 when Warnes was offered an opera scholarship to Immaculate Heart College . She chose to sing folk music as it became popularized by Joan Baez in the mid-1960s. In 1968, after a few years with musical theatre and clubs, she signed with Parrot Records (a London Records subsidiary) and recorded her first LP. That year, she joined the cast of the television show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour .
Early in her career, industry advisors suggested she change her name to Warren, but then realized that there was already an actress named Jennifer Warren , so she performed for a short time under the single name Jennifer, but soon returned to using her birth name Warnes".
In November 1968, Warnes (as "Jennifer Warren") portrayed the female lead in the Los Angeles, California production of the stage musical Hair (musical)|Hair . She had a related UK single release as "Jennifer" on London HLU 10278 in June 1969 with "Let The Sunshine In" c/w "Easy To Be Hard", licensed from US Parrot label.
In 1971, she met Canadian songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen , and the two have remained lifelong friends. She would eventually tour Europe with Cohen's band, first as a back-up singer and then as a vocal arranger and guest singer on Cohen's albums, Live Songs , Various Positions , '' I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen album)|I'm Your Man , The Future (Leonard Cohen album)|The Future , Field Commander Cohen , and Recent Songs . Death of a Ladies' Man (1979) CD booklet. New York: CBS Records Inc. The liner notes for the album note that Warnes performed all "Harmony" vocals on the album, including the duet. Warnes would later (1987) record a critically acclaimed audiophile album of Cohen songs, Famous Blue Raincoat (album)|Famous Blue Raincoat .
In 1972, she released her third album, Jennifer , which was produced by John Cale and has yet to be reissued.
In 1976 Warnes released the album which would contain her breakthrough single, " Right Time of the Night ", hitting No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in April 1977 and No. 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in May 1977.
Warnes recorded the song, " It Goes Like It Goes ", for the 1979 motion picture, Norma Rae . The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Her 1979 single, "I Know A Heartache When I See One", was a Top 10 Country hit and reached the Top 20 on both the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.
Warnes recorded the Randy Newman composition "One More Hour" for the 1981 motion picture Ragtime (film)|Ragtime . This became her second performance of a song to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Warnes teamed up with Joe Cocker to record "Up Where We Belong" for the 1982 motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman . Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie , Will Jennings and Jack Nitzsche , the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as a Golden Globe Award . The song also won Warnes and Cocker the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal . The million-selling Gold-certified 45 was released as a single and hit No. 1 (for three weeks running) on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and stands as Jennifer's biggest selling disc being certified 'Platinum' for over two million sales in the United States alone. The same year, she recorded a moving performance of James Taylor 's Millworker for the American Playhouse Public Broadcasting Service|PBS production of Working (musical)|Working .
Warnes teamed up with Bill Medley to record " (I've Had) The Time of My Life " for the 1987 motion picture Dirty Dancing . This marked the third song performed by Warnes to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award . The song also won Warnes and Medley the Grammy Award for Duo or Group with Vocal. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
On September 30, 1987, at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles , she contributed background vocals for Roy Orbison 's star-studded television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night .
She recorded a duet version with B. J. Thomas of the song "As Long As We've Got Each Other", the theme for the TV show Growing Pains . It was used as the opening theme until the fourth season, when the song was once again re-recorded with Thomas and Dusty Springfield . However, it made its return for the fifth and final seasons of the show.
In August 2007, the Shout Factory Records label re-released the 20th anniversary edition of Famous Blue Raincoat (album)|Famous Blue Raincoat , with a 24-page booklet and four additional songs. The Hunter (Jennifer Warnes album)|The Hunter was re-released in 2009, and The Well was re-released in September 2010.
All remasters were high quality 24K Gold discs and high quality vinyls. "Famous Blue Raincoat" was released with 4 bonus tracks. "The Hunter" was released without bonus material. The re-released "The Well," however, contains a total of 14 tracks. These include two recordings from the original session that had never before been heard publicly: "La Luna Brilla", "A Fool for the Look (in Your Eyes", and one extra bonus selection, "Show Me the Light" (a second duet with Bill Medley which was originally featured on the 1998 movie soundtrack "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-The Movie").
Warnes has contributed to tribute recordings to Ian Tyson , Warren Zevon and Alejandro Escovedo . In 2009, she conducted a much awaited tour of the west and northwest, and was in top vocal form singing CD favorites and new material. In 2010, Warnes started work on a new solo recording of original and cover songs at Capitol Records. The title of this album had not been revealed as of June 2010, nor had a release date for it been announced by that time.Citation needed|date=June 2010 In September 2011, Warnes is again touring Canada.
Best: First We Take Manhattan unauthorized (Germany) 2000
Platinum and Gold Collection with errors in actual tracks, not Warnes singing, 2004 (recalled)
Other appearances
Year
Song / Album
1988
Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night
1994
(live version with Joe Cocker ) ''Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III cite web>url=http:/ / www.amazon.com/ dp/ B000002IY3/
References
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External links
http://www.jenniferwarnes.com/ Official site
IMDB name|0912620
Persondata | NAME =Warnes, Jennifer | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer | DATE OF BIRTH =March 3, 1947 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Warnes, Jennifer Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:American female singers Category:Songwriters from Washington (state) Category:People from Los Angeles, California Category:People from Seattle, Washington Category:Grammy Award winners
