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Jules Shear (07 Mar 1952 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (16)

Official

Album

  1. Watch Dog 1983
  2. The Eternal Return 1985
  3. Demo-itis 1986
  4. The Third Party 1989
  5. The Great Puzzle 1992
  6. Healing Bones 1994
  7. Between Us 1998
  8. Allow Me 2000
  9. Sayin’ Hello to the Folks 09 Mar 2004
  10. Dreams Don't Count 14 Mar 2006
  11. Slower 13 Nov 2020

Album - Compilation

  1. Horse of a Different Color 1993

Single

  1. When Love Surges 1984
  2. Steady 1985

Promotion

Album

  1. Unplug This 1991

EP

  1. The Trap Door 1992

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Jules & The Polar Bears original, lead vocals, guitar
  2. ’Til Tuesday
  3. Funky Kings
  4. Reckless Sleepers

Married

  1. Pal Shazar

Romantically Involved With

  1. Aimee Mann

Recordings by (125)

  1. Whispering Your Name 3:43 (1983)
  2. Standing Still 4:25 (1983)
  3. All Through the Night 3:39 (1983)
  4. I Need It 3:45 (1983)
  5. The Longest Drink 6:41 (1983)
  6. Never Fall 4:08 (1983)
  7. I Know I Know 3:41 (1983)
  8. She’s in Love Again 3:53 (1983)
  9. Love Will Come Again 4:50 (1983)
  10. Marriage Made in Heaven 7:41 (1983)
  11. When Love Surges (Extended Version) 7:24 (1984)
  12. When Love Surges (Instrumental) 4:42 (1984)
  13. Still I See You 4:00 (1985)
  14. If She Knew What She Wants 3:42 (1985)
  15. Stand Tall 3:00 (1985)
  16. Steady 3:30 (1985)
  17. Change (Change) 4:32 (1985)
  18. The Fever's On 4:32 (1985)
  19. Here She Comes 3:16 (1985)
  20. Memories Burn Hard 3:26 (1985)
  21. You're Not Around 5:15 (1985)
  22. Empty Out the House (Throw It All Away) 3:52 (1985)
  23. Every Time I Get the Feeling 4:12 (1985)
  24. Deliver Love ?:?? (1986)
  25. Chain Within a Chain ?:?? (1986)
  26. Trained for Glory ?:?? (1986)
  27. Different Sands ?:?? (1986)
  28. Eligible for Parole ?:?? (1986)
  29. She's in Love Again ?:?? (1986)
  30. I Didn't Know Your Smile ?:?? (1986)
  31. You Are My Heartache ?:?? (1986)
  32. He Tore My World Apart ?:?? (1986)
  33. Take the Risk ?:?? (1986)
  34. I Know You're Not Alive ?:?? (1986)
  35. I Don't Want It Now 3:28 (1989)
  36. The First Freeze After the Fall 3:41 (1989)
  37. Leave Town 5:10 (1989)
  38. This Primal Fire 3:15 (1989)
  39. Open Your Eyes 3:55 (1989)
  40. Big Kid Face 3:42 (1989)
  41. This Girl's on Fire 3:31 (1989)
  42. And That Was Yesterday 3:12 (1989)
  43. The Once Lost Returns 2:59 (1989)
  44. She Don't Understand You Now 3:28 (1989)
  45. Repetition, Repetition, Repetition 3:28 (1989)
  46. Following Every Finger 4:55 (1991)
  47. If We Never Meet Again 5:06 (1991)
  48. Jewel in a Cobweb 5:46 (1991)
  49. The Sad Sound of the Wind 5:09 (1991)
  50. Never Again or Forever 4:09 (1991)
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On Recordings (34)

Performer

  1. Safeside 3:08 James McMurtry feat. Jules Shear (1994)
  2. Darling Be Home Soon 3:36 Jules Shear (1999)

Instruments

  1. I Got a Good Mind 3:03 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  2. Brazilian Magazines 2:57 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  3. Talk About Horses 3:02 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  4. Spring in Fialta 3:20 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  5. Stuck in Transit 3:02 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  6. She's Like America 3:25 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  7. Home Life 2:54 Slow Children (1981) guitar
  8. Too Weak to Eat 3:03 Slow Children (1981) guitar

Vocals

  1. Girls Just Want to Have Fun 3:51 Cyndi Lauper (14 Oct 1983) background vocals
  2. Too Soon Gone 3:59 The Band (02 Nov 1993)
  3. Too Much of a Good Thing 4:11 Jimmy Somerville (23 Jun 1995) background vocals
  4. Shining Light 4:06 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  5. Even With My Eyes Closed 3:56 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  6. Girl on a Train 4:10 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  7. More Than This 4:05 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  8. You Won’t Find Me There 4:08 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  9. All That Never Happens 4:58 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  10. Big Star 3:07 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  11. Green Children 4:13 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  12. Rainy Day 4:46 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  13. Love Among the Ruins 4:01 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  14. A Room for Everything 3:56 10,000 Maniacs (17 Jun 1997) background vocals
  15. Morning Glory 2:56 Chrissie Hynde (1999) background vocals
  16. Burn You Up, Burn You Down 4:31 Big Blue Ball (Jun 2008) background vocals

Produced

  1. Talk About Horses 3:02 Slow Children (1981)
  2. I Got a Good Mind 3:03 Slow Children (1981)
  3. Spring in Fialta 3:20 Slow Children (1981)
  4. Brazilian Magazines 2:57 Slow Children (1981)
  5. Home Life 2:54 Slow Children (1981)
  6. Too Weak to Eat 3:03 Slow Children (1981)
  7. She's Like America 3:25 Slow Children (1981)
  8. Stuck in Transit 3:02 Slow Children (1981)

Credited as (19)

  1. Jules Shear
  2. James McMurtry feat. Jules Shear
  3. Jules Shear feat. Paula Cole
  4. Jules Shear feat. Rosanne Cash
  5. Jules Shear feat. Ron Sexsmith
  6. Jules Shear feat. Susan Cowsill
  7. Jules Shear feat. Patty Griffin
  8. Jules Shear feat. Suzzy Roche
  9. Jules Shear feat. Angie Hart
  10. Jules Shear feat. Rob Wasserman
  11. Jules Shear feat. Freedy Johnston
  12. Jules Shear feat. Carole King
  13. Jules Shear feat. Rob Shear
  14. Jules Shear feat. Curtis Stigers
  15. Jules Shear feat. Mary Ramsey
  16. Jules Shear feat. Margo Timmins
  17. Jules Shear feat. Amy Rigby
  18. Elvis Costello feat. Jules Shear & Aimee Mann
  19. The Smithereens feat. Graham Parker & Jules Shear

Works (54)

Wrote

  1. Love Among the Ruins
  2. You Won’t Find Me There
  3. Shining Light
  4. Save Time for Me
  5. Too Soon Gone
  6. The High Price of Love
  7. Everything’s Different Now
  8. (Believed You Were) Lucky
  9. I’ll Kiss You
  10. Echoes
  11. Whispering Your Name
  12. (She Made It) New for Me
  13. I Want You
  14. The Hard Way
  15. Fight My Way to Love
  16. Change
  17. Wide Awake
  18. Tools of Your Labor
  19. Help Me
  20. (Wearing Down) Like a Wheel
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Composed

  1. Tombstone
  2. Alive Alone
  3. Om du var här
  4. Could’ve Been Anyone
  5. Dreams Don’t Count
  6. Romance
  7. Don’t Leave These Goodbyes
  8. Om du var her
  9. If We Never Meet Again
  10. Only a Motion
  11. So Easy to Begin
  12. If She Knew What She Wants
  13. Nothing Was Exchanged
  14. Let Me Go
  15. 眠らないままで
  16. Steady
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Lyrics

  1. All Through the Night
  2. So Easy to Begin
  3. Let Me Go
  4. Alive Alone
  5. Dreams Don’t Count
  6. Tombstone
  7. If She Knew What She Wants
  8. 眠らないままで
  9. Only a Motion
  10. Romance
  11. Still I See You
  12. If We Never Meet Again
  13. Don’t Leave These Goodbyes
  14. Steady
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. SXSW 2006, day 1: Hilton 406 time

Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.julesshearshow.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/jules_shear
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134520882
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92033539
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/containsVIAFID/23792041

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/233861

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000308968

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/23792041

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6306023

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1686

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NEZJBSrARPOusiStgoIQ9

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC7b5Aca8eZ_iD8OSw8F4Kmg