Jake Mathews
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Jake Mathews 1.JPG |
| name | Jake Mathews |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth_name | Jacques Lagrandeur |
| birth_date | |
| origin | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| genre | Country |
| occupation | Singer, songwriter |
| years_active | 2001–present |
| label | Royalty, Open Road |
| website | www.jakemathews.com |
| :: |
| image = Jake Mathews 1.JPG | name = Jake Mathews | background = solo_singer | caption = | birth_name = Jacques Lagrandeur | birth_date = | origin = Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | Instruments = | genre = Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2001–present | label = Royalty, Open Road | website = www.jakemathews.com
Jake Mathews (born Jacques Lagrandeur born March 14, 1971, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and performer.
Career
Jake's self-titled debut CD (Jake Mathews) garnered six nationally charted hits: "I’ll Do You One Better," "Try Again Tomorrow," "That's How Long," "Rush," "I’m Gone" and "There Ain't No Such Thing."
His second CD, Time After Time, released in 2004, was voted Best Album by Country Music News. Singles released from the album include the title track, "Signs of You Everywhere," "Kings for a Day" and "Arizona on My Mind."
Although he is the younger brother of Gil Grand, he has established a music career in his own right. In 2006, Mathews and Grand joined forces for "Raise the Roof," a tour that took them across Canada, raising awareness of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Discography
Albums
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| Title | Details | Jake Mathews | Time After Time | Red Tail Lights |
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Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | CAN Country Peak positions for country singles of Jake Mathews in Canada: | CAN | "Do You One Better" | "That's How Long" | "Rush" | "You Put Me Together Again" | "I'm Gone" | "Try Again Tomorrow" | "Time After Time" | "Signs of You Everywhere" | "Kings for a Day" | "Arizona on My Mind" | "If I Had It My Way" | "Forever's on Our Side" | "Might Take All Night" | "Red Tail Lights" | "Beer Necessities" | "A Woman and a Song" | "In Our Own Backyard" | "Road and the Radio" | "Workin' On Me" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2001 | × | — | Jake Mathews | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | × | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002 | × | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | × | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2003 | × | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | × | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2004 | 19 | — | Time After Time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005 | 19 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006 | 24 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | 9 | 97 | Red Tail Lights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | 47 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | 41 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | 19 | — | Non-album singles}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart "×" indicates that no relevant chart existed or was archived | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
Music videos
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| Year | Title | Director | "Rush" | "You Put Me Together Again" | "Time After Time" | "Red Tail Lights" | "In Our Own Backyard" |
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| 2002 | |||||||
| 2004 | |||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2014 | Jeth Weinrich | ||||||
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Awards and achievements
Western Country Music Awards
- 2005 – Nominated – Outstanding Country Recording for Time After Time
- 2003 – Nominated – Outstanding Country Recording for Jake Mathews
Country Music News 2004
- Time After Time voted Best Album
- 2005 – Nominated – Independent Male Artist of the Year
- 2004 – Nominated – Independent Male Artist of the Year
- 2003 – Nominated – Rising Star Award
- 2002 – Nominated – Rising Star Award
Notes
References
References
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