Empires (Jimi Jamison album)

Empires
Studio album by Jimi Jamison
Released October 17, 1999 (re-released in 2000)
Recorded Blue Danube Studio, Hollywood, CA US
Venue Bossa Nova Hotel Studios, San Fernando, CA US
Genre Hard Rock
Length 68:03
Label Scotti Brothers, Frontiers Records
Jimi Jamison chronology
When Love Comes Down
(1991)When Love Comes Down1991		 Empires
(1999)		 Crossroads Moment
(2008)Crossroads Moment2008
Singles from Empires
  1. "I'm Always Here"
    Released: 1999 (originally from 1993)
  2. "Have Mercy"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Empires"
    Released: 1999 with Lisa Frasier
  4. "Love is Alive"
    Released: 1999 (cover from Gary Wrigth, 1976)
  5. "Keep it Evergreen"
    Released: 1999

The music album Empires was the second solo album from the american rock singer-songwriter Jimi Jamison, released under the name Jimi Jamison's Survivor in October 17, 1999[1] for Scotti Brothers and distributed in Germany by Soulfood Music. In 2000, after a battle in court over access to the name Survivor, this album would be re-released under his own name for Frontiers Records. Is a very solid, old-school AOR album, better than his previous, full of ballads and love anthems. The album highlight is the Baywatch hit theme song. Jamison carries the album with his warm and powerful voice.[2] As bonus tracks, it appears 3 live versions from his touring ("Burning Heart", "Rebel Son" and "Too Hot to Sleep") plus "Keep it Evergreen" (Christmas song) and he covers the number 2 hit song of the 1976 "Love is Alive" from Gary Wright.[3]

Track Listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry Tough"Carl Curtis3:58
2."Run From The Thunder"Kenny Mims4:25
3."I'm Always Here"Jimi Jamison, Cory Lerios & John d'Andrea4:03
4."Empires"Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frank Sullivan6:40
5."First Day Of Love"Mike Lawler & Kenny Mims3:55
6."Have Mercy"Jimi Jamison, Kenny Mims & Kevin Stewart4:23
7."Just Beyond The Clouds"Kenny Mims5:13
8."A Dream Too Far"Kenny Mims4:16
9."Love is Alive"Kent Robbins4:16
10."November Rain"Jimi Jamison & Kenny Mims3:42
11."Calling America" 4:11
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Keep it Evergreen"Bobby Hart & Jimi Jamison4:19
13."Too Hot to Sleep"Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan5:29
14."Burning Heart"Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan4:20
15."Rebel Son"Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan4:57
Total length:68:03

Personnel

Additional Musician

  • Hal Butler - bass
  • Rudy Richardson - Strings And Horns, Drums
  • Bobby Kimball - backing vocals
  • Lisa Frazier - backing vocals, co-lead singer (track 4)
  • Jorgen Carlsson - bass
  • Michael Sembello - Drums
  • Rudy Richardson - piano, Keyboards, Strings & Horns

Facts

  • Jamison co-wrote and sang "I'm Always Here", the theme of the 1990s hit TV series Baywatch in 1991 for all the seasons and episodes from September 23, 1991 - May 14, 2001 (except for the first season of the TV Series, it replaced "Save Me"). Jamison is credited as the lyricist on this song along with Joe Henry, who co-wrote the Rascal Flatts hit "Skin" (this is not the Joe Henry who wrote Madonna's "Don't Tell Me"). The music is credited to Cory Lerios and John D'Andrea. With the line, "I won't let you out of my sight," this is an appropriate song for a TV series about lifeguards. The song itself is more likely a commitment to a girl, telling her that he will always be there for her. An instrumental version of was used as the ending theme of seasons 6 to 9 and a different instrumental version was used as the theme for season 10 (the first season of Baywatch: Hawaii).[4]
  • It took 8 years for the second album released, this was because of Jamison being touring with the band (Jimi Jamison's Survivor) and for working in different projects with other musicians and artists.
  • Jamison recorded many sessions and demos throughout the 1990s and part of those demos were material that ended up in this album.
  • "Empires" was a survivor song from the album Too Hot To Sleep but didn't surface at the moment, this album version shows Lisa Frasier as the co-lead singer.
  • The songs "Just Beyond The Clouds", "First Day of Love" and "A Dream Too Far", were originally recorded between 1989-1995.
  • All the demos and sessions Jimi did can be found as Jamo Sessions, Have Mercy: The Demos and The Mofo Sessions.[5]
  • The version of "I'm Always Here" is not the original one, this version has been made so it can be suit the album's style and year update.
  • He worked on projects with Steve Cox, Joe Walsh, Gary Belz, Jim Gaines, Greg Archilla, Terry Manning, John "The Chicago Kid" Ryan, Kenny Mims, John Hampton, Keith Sykes, Bobby Kimball (Toto), Ron Nevison, Bill Ham.

References

  1. ↑ "'80s - Survivor (2006)". Russell Trunk's Exclusive Magazine. Russell Trunk's Exclusive Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jimi Jamison's Survivor - Empires". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. ↑ "It's My Life: 2011 | Jimi Jamison Official Website". 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Baywatch", Wikipedia, 2018-08-20, retrieved 2018-10-07
  5. ↑ Heaven, The (2012-03-02). "KISSMAR: Jimi Jamison- Jamo Sessions Vol. 2 Demo (Melodic Rock/AOR) USA". KISSMAR. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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