Jimi Jamison

Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014)[1] was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Jamison was the frontman of the platinum-selling[2] rock band Survivor from 1984 to 1989, a short period in 1992, from 2000 to 2006, and from 2011 until his death. Jamison is also known for having co-written and performed the theme song "I'm Always Here" for the 1990s TV series Baywatch.

Jimi Jamison
Jimi Jamison performing at the Rainbow
Background information
Birth name	Jimmy Wayne Jamison
Also known as	Jimi Jamison, Jim Jamison, Jamo
Born	(1951-08-23)August 23, 1951 Durant, Mississippi, U.S.
Origin	Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	September 1, 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 63) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Rock, hard rock, AOR, pop rock, heavy metal, country
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1967–2014
Labels	Scotti Bros., Frontiers, Epic, A&M, ATCO
Associated acts	Survivor, Cobra, Target, Jim Peterik, Bobby Kimball
Website	www.jimijamison.com

Early years

Jimmy Wayne Jamison was born in rural Durant, Mississippi but self-identified as a Memphis, Tennessee native, as he and his mother moved there when he was one day old. In his teens, he learned by himself to play the guitar and piano. In middle school (Messick Jr.) he played in an R&B band called the Debuts and released his first single "If I Cry" in 1967, making his debut in the musical business.

While finishing his college studies at The University of Memphis in Radio/TV and Journalism[3] he was part of the band D-Beaver, which released the album Combinations in 1971.

Target (1974-1980)

Jamison fronted the Memphis southern rock band Target in the early 1970s. The band released the albums Target (1976) and Captured (1977) on A&M Records with the singles "Are you Ready", "Let Me Live" and "It's Only Love".[4] They opened concerts for Black Sabbath, Boston, and KISS.[5]

Cobra (1982-1984)

In 1982, Jamison teamed up with guitarist Mandy Meyer (ex-Krokus), guitarist/keyboardist Jack Holder (ex-Black Oak Arkansas), bassist Tommy Keiser, and drummer Jeff Klaven to form the band Cobra. This band became a fixture in the Memphis scene and signed with Epic Records. The group issued their lone album, the Tom Allom-produced First Strike, in 1983. The British music magazine Kerrang! listed the album at number one in its import charts.[6] The song "Blood On Your Money" got MTV airplay.[7] Cobra opened concerts for Quiet Riot, Nazareth, and Krokus.[8]

Survivor

After Cobra's demise in 1984, Jamison was invited to join Survivor, whose success had been waning since their number-one hit "Eye of the Tiger" in 1982. The band had recently parted ways with original singer Dave Bickler, due to his vocal cord injuries that required a lengthy convalescence. Jamison joined despite some misgivings about Survivor's pop rock sound.[9] His first recording with the band was "The Moment of Truth" (The Karate Kid theme song), which reached number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1984.[10]

Jamison's first full album with Survivor, and the band's fifth overall, was Vital Signs, released later in 1984. That album reached number 16 on the Billboard Album Chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album included the hit singles "High on You" (which reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart),[11] "I Can't Hold Back" (number 13 on the singles chart and number 1 on Top Rock Tracks chart),[12] and "The Search Is Over" (number 4 on the singles chart and number 1 on the adult contemporary chart).[13] "First Night" also reached number 53 on the singles chart.[14]

In 1985 the band went on tour with headliner Bryan Adams, performing at his sold-out concerts at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium, the Dallas Convention Center, the San Antonio Convention Center and the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.[15] They also toured with REO Speedwagon around that time with appearances at San Diego sports arena and other venues. In early 1986, Survivor achieved another hit with "Burning Heart" from the film Rocky IV. The single peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[16] The song also topped the charts in Switzerland and Belgium.

Jamison's second album with Survivor, When Seconds Count, was released on October 9, 1986 and included the hit single "Is This Love" (number 9 on the singles chart).[17] The album peaked at a disappointing number 49 on the Billboard Album Chart but still managed to sell over 500,000 copies and was certified Gold. This album also featured Jamison making songwriting contributions to the band's repertoire, including the single "Man Against the World" (number 86).[18] This song was originally slated for inclusion on the Rocky IV soundtrack and was in fact later included in that album's 2006 reissue. Another single, "How Much Love" peaked at number 51 on the singles chart.[19]

Survivor released the album Too Hot to Sleep in late 1988. Jamison named the album as his personal favorite with Survivor,[20] but it suffered from a lack of record company promotion and only reached number 187 on the Billboard albums chart. The song "Across the Miles" reached number 74 on the singles chart and "Didn't Know It Was Love" reached number 61.[21] After that album, group founders Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik put the band on hiatus, reviving the band in 1993 with original singer Dave Bickler. Jamison continued to tour with new sidemen under the Survivor name, resulting in a lengthy court battle regarding rights to the name.

Solo career

In 1989, Jamison contributed his own version of "Ever Since the World Began", a song Survivor had initially recorded prior to his tenure in the band, to the film Lock Up. That same year, he was invited to join Deep Purple, who had just fired longtime singer Ian Gillan. According to Deep Purple organist Jon Lord, "He [Jamison] was an enormous Deep Purple fan and he would happily have taken over the job. But at the time he was afraid of his managers. They didn't want him to leave [Survivor] and he didn't dare to get into a fight with them." In fact, Jamison's managers wanted him to concentrate on his upcoming solo album instead of joining Deep Purple.[22] Also in 1989, Jamison briefly united with his Target bandmates for a "10-Year Reunion" concert in Memphis.

Jamison's first solo album When Love Comes Down was released in July 1991, produced by Shel Talmy, Kenny Mims and Jim Gaines.[23] Neither the album nor any of its singles charted, though the songs "Rock Hard" and "Taste of Love" were used in episodes of Baywatch, and the latter was also used in the 1992 film Jersey Girl.[24] Also in 1991, Jamison co-wrote (with Cory Lerios and John D'Andrea) and performed "I'm Always Here," the theme song for Baywatch. Various versions of the song were used as the show's opening theme until 2001.

In 1992, Jamison began touring under the names Survivor or Jimi Jamison's Survivor with a new solo band. The other members of Survivor filed a lawsuit but were unable to prevent Jamison from using the name until 1999. During this period, the Scotti Brothers label released two Survivor compilation albums featuring songs from Jamison's tenure.[25]

The solo album Empires was released under the name Jimi Jamison's Survivor in October 1999.[26] The album included the Baywatch theme song and a cover of "Love is Alive" by Gary Wright.[27] After the legal battle over the rights to the name Survivor finally ended in 1999, the album would be re-released under Jamison's name only.

Second tenure with Survivor (2000–06)

Jamison reunited with Survivor in March 2000, replacing original singer Dave Bickler once again. The band then began recording material for a new album.

For 2002, they recorded "Christmas is Here", which reached No. 6 on the Mediabase Christmas charts.[28]

Jamison and the band released the album Reach in April 2006, which was Survivor's first new album in 18 years.[29] Some of the album's songs dated back to the band's early years, before Jamison had joined them. Jamison quit the band shortly after the release of Reach, on July 14.

Return to solo work (2007–2014)

Jamison released the solo album Crossroads Moment in Europe in July 2008 and in America the following year. The album was produced by his former Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik. A companion album of outtakes called Extra Moments was released in 2010. The extra tracks had been compiled by Jamison and Peterik as a benefit for the music website melodicrock.com.[30]

In 2011 Jamison teamed up with Toto singer Bobby Kimball for the album Kimball Jamison.[31] The two singers shared lead vocals on songs written by Richard Page (Mr Mister), Randy Goodrum (Toto, Steve Perry), John Waite, and other notable rock songwriters.[32]

During this period Jamison also formed the band One Man's Trash with Fred Zahl. That group released the album History in December 2011 for Starhouse Records.[33] The band earned an endorsement from the guitar company Hofner.[34] One Man's Trash broke up when Jamison again returned to Survivor in 2011.

His final solo album Never Too Late was released in November 2012 and features an appearance by his daughter Lacy E. Jamison on backing vocals.[35] An album of country-flavored outtakes from this project, Unreleased Music, was issued in December 2012.

Final tenure with Survivor (2011–2014)

Jamison again reunited with Survivor in 2011.[36] In November of that year he performed Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" (on which he did not sing originally) for boxer Manny Pacquiao's entrance into the ring for his bout against Shane Mosley at MGM Grand Las Vegas. Fueled by popular demand, Jamison would repeat the performance the following year for the boxer's next title defense.[36]

In 2013 it was announced on the band's official media sources that Sullivan had reunited the current Survivor line-up with Bickler. "Our fans are the best and I can't think of a better way to give them our best. With this line-up, and both Dave and Jimi in the band, we can perform ALL of our hits," he said. They were also working on new material and looking forward to getting back into the studio together.[37] Jamison participated in further tours with Survivor[38] and would remain with the band until his death in 2014.

Jamison's last show was on August 30, 2014, in Morgan Hill, California, at the CANcert benefit event during the ARTTEC Summer Concert Series (arttecusa.com). The benefit raised funds and awareness for two non-profits supporting cancer patients as well as career training opportunities for high school students. Survivor's 58-minute set consisted of "Feels Like Love", "Broken Promises", "Take You on a Saturday", "High on You", "Rockin' into the Night", "The Search Is Over", "Rebel Girl", "I Can't Hold Back", "Burning Heart", "Poor Man's Son", "It's the Singer Not the Song" and ended with "Eye of the Tiger".[39]

Collaborations and later career

Throughout his career, Jamison provided background vocals for several bands and artists such as Degarmo & Key (This Ain't Hollywood, 1980, Heat it Up, 1993 and To Extremes, 1994); Gary Chapman (Sincerely Yours, 1981); Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart (Brand New Start, 1982 and Sheep In Wolves Clothing, 1985); Krokus (Headhunter, 1983 and The Blitz, 1984); Molly Hatchet (The Deed is Done, 1984); and The Blackwood Brothers (All Their Best, 1984).[40] He provided backing vocals throughout ZZ Top's 1983 album Eliminator and also for that band's contribution to the Back to the Future III soundtrack in 1990.[41][42] Frontman Billy Gibbons referred to Jamison as the "fourth member" of the group.[41]

Jamison contributed vocals for Joe Walsh on the albums Got any Gum? (1987), Ordinary Average Guy (1991), and Songs for a Dying Planet (1992).[43] He sang co-lead vocals with Walsh on the 1991 single "All of a Sudden", which reached number 13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[44] He also worked with the Fabulous Thunderbirds (Powerful Stuff, 1989), Ten Years After (About Time, 1989), Omar & the Howlers (Wall of Pride, 1988), Eric Gales Band (The Eric Gales Band, 1991 and Picture of a Thousand Faces, 1993),[45] Chris Bailey (Demons, 1991),[46] the Jeff Healey Band (Feel This, 1992), Every Mother's Nightmare (Wake up Screaming, 1993), and Johnny Diesel (Hepfidelity, 1993).

Jamison performed the theme song "Hard Time" for the wrestler Big Boss Man when he was in the WWF.[47] In 2005 he collaborated with soul singer Whitney Wolanin on the song "It Takes Two", and provided backing vocals for the album Reflection Of Something by Todd Agnew. In 2007 he formed the Jimi Jamison Band, which played songs by all of Jamison's bands plus ZZ Top. He also did some additional recording with Jim Peterik during this period, resulting in the album The Demos 07.

Jamison provided backing vocals for Howard Leese (Secret Weapon, 2009).[48] He released the single "House That Love Built" in early 2010 as a benefit for the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis.[49] He also recorded the charity single "One Family" in 2011 with the all-star ensemble United Rockers 4 U, which also included Bobby Kimball, Don Dokken, Eddie Money, Jeff Paris, Paul Shortino, Phil Lewis, Richie Kotzen, and Robin McAuley.[50] Jamison contributed backing vocals to the album Naked but Dressed by Dominoe in 2012.[51] He contributed to an all-star tribute to Steve Miller Band in 2013,[52] and an all-star tribute to The Doors in 2014.

Posthumous releases (2015–2019)

After Jamison's death in 2014, some additional solo recordings and collaborations were released. Outtakes from the 2011 album by Jamison's band One Man's Trash appeared in 2014. A collaboration with the band Radioactive was released in early 2015.[53] Singer Gema Pearl released a tribute song to Jamison in 2015 called "Forever Ended Today". Material recorded by his early band Target in 1979 was released in 2017 as the album In Range. A collaboration with singer Ally McMirror appeared on the album Matter of Passion in 2018. And finally, Jamison had been a member of an all-star project that released a version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 2018. Jim Peterik released the single "Love you all over the world" in April 2019 for his album Winds of Change, performed by Jamison.

Style and legacy

"The music was so much fun, so much joy," said Jamison about his career.[54] He earned critical acclaim for his vocal abilities, having been praised by such luminaries as Casey Kasem (who called him "The Voice"),[55] former Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik,[56] and many others.[57] "We didn't even consider it [pitch editing] on him," sound engineer Terry Manning says. "We didn't even have it back then. He never needed it. He could hold pitch. He could sing vibrato when needed. He could sing straight when needed. He could do whatever you needed. Casey Kasem, the big DJ guy, called him 'The Voice.' That's what he named him. He just was the voice."[58] Jamison is an Honorary Member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine called Jamison "a true Rock and Roll Legend."[59]

Personal life

In 1972, Jamison married Brenda Fay, who is the mother of his daughter Amy. They divorced in 1983 and Jamison later married Debbie Teal in 1985. With Teal, he had two more children, James and Lacy. Jamison and Teal separated in 1999 but remained married until his death. When not traveling or performing, Jamison enjoyed gardening, throwing horseshoes, various sports such as tennis and golf, and spending time with his family.[60] He called his mother the most influential person in his life, reportedly saying she did everything she could to help and support him and his musical career.

Death

Jamison died on September 1, 2014 at his home in Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee. His autopsy said he had cardiovascular disease and narrowing of the arteries and that he died of a hemorrhagic brain stroke, with "acute methamphetamine intoxication contributing." [61] Lyrics from his song "I'm Always Here" are written on his gravestone.

Discography

With Survivor

Album	Year	Label	US Billboard 200	Swiss	Ger	Swe	Certification RIAA	Certification
Vital Signs	1984	Scotti Bro. & Volcano	#16	#27	–	#48	Platinum	Gold
When Seconds Count	1986	Scotti Brothers	#49	–	–	#30	Gold	–
Too Hot to Sleep	1988	Scotti Brothers	#187	#23	#55	#48	–	–
Reach	2006	Frontiers Records	–	–	–	–	–	–

Solo

Album	Year	Label	With	Album of The Year
When Love Comes Down	1991	Scotti Bro. & Top Notch Records	–	–
Empires	1999	Scotti Bro. & Frontiers Records	Lisa Fraiser (One Song)	–
Crossroads Moment	2008	Frontiers Records	Jim Peterik	#3
Extra Moments	2010	MelodicRock Records	Jim Peterik	–
Kimball/Jamison	2011	Frontiers Records	Bobby Kimball	–
Never Too Late	2012	Frontiers Records	–	–

Other Bands

Album	Year	Label	Artist	Role	UK Import Charts
Combinations	1973	TMI	D Beaver	Lead & Backing Vocals	–
Target	1976	A&M Records	Target	Lead Vocals	–
Captured	1977	A&M Records	Target	Lead Vocals	–
First Strike	1983	Epic Records	Cobra	Lead Vocals	#1
History	2011	Starhouse Records	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl	Lead Vocals	–

Other Groups/Collaborations

Album	Year	Label	Artist	Role	With
This Ain't Hollywood	1980	–	Degarmo & Key	Backing Vocals	–
Eliminator	1983	Warner Bro. Records	ZZ Top	Backing Vocals	–
Headhunter	1983	Arista	Krokus	Backing Vocals	–
The Blitz	1983	Arista	Krokus	Backing Vocals	–
The Deed is Done	1984	Epic Records	Molly Hatchet	Backing Vocals	–
Got any Gum?	1987	Warner Bro. & Full Moon	Joe Walsh	Backing Vocals	–
Wall of Pride	1988	–	Omar & the Howlers	Backing Vocals	–
Memory in the Making	1988	Geffen records	John Kilzer	Backing Vocals	–
Powerful Stuff	1989	CBS	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Backing Vocals	–
About Time	1989	Chrysalis	Ten Years After	Backing Vocals	–
Worrall	1991	Spy Records	Rick & Steve Worrall	Backing Vocals	Shawn Lane
Ordinary Average Guy	1991	Epic Records	Joe Walsh	Backing Vocals & Co-Lead (One Song)	–
The Eric Gales Band	1991	Elektra Records	Eric Gales	Backing Vocals	–
Songs for a Dying Planet	1992	Epic Records	Joe Walsh	Backing Vocals & Co-Lead (One Song)	–
Feel This	1992	Arista	Jeff Healey Band	Backing Vocals	–
Picture of a Thousand Faces	1993	Elektra Records	Eric Gales	Backing Vocals	–
Wake up Screaming	1993	Chrysalis	Every Mother's Nightmare	Backing Vocals	–
Hepfidelity	1993	–	Johnny Diesel	Backing Vocals	–
Heat it Up	1993	Benson Records	Degarmo & Key	Backing Vocals	–
To Extremes	1994	Benson Records	Degarmo & Key	Backing Vocals	–
Big Tent Revival	1995	–	Big Tent Revival	Backing Vocals	–
Funkology XIII	2005	TopNotch Records	Whitney Wolanin	Co-Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Secret Weapon	2009	Frontiers Records	Howard Leese	Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Matt Kennon	2010	BamaJam & Stroudavarious	Matt Kennon	Backing Vocals	–
Naked But Dressed	2012	Universal Music Group	Dominoe Feat. Jimi Jamison	Co-Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Karmalion	2013	New Venture Music	Indicco Feat. Jimi Jamison	Backing and Co-Lead Vocals	–
Fly Like an Eagle: An All-Star Tribute to the Steve Miller Band	2013	–	Jimi Jamison & Jordan Reduss	Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors	2014	Purple Pyramid Records	Jimi Jamison	Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
F4ur	2015	Scape Music	Radioactive	Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Red Blooded American Girl	2015	–	Gema Pearl Feat. Jimi Jamison	Co-Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Matter of Passion	2018	Starhouse Records	Ally McMirror Feat. Jimi Jamison	Co-Lead Vocals (One Song)	–
Battle Hymn of the Republic	2018	–	Various Artists		–
Winds Of Change	2019	Frontiers Records	Jim Peterik Feat. Jimi Jamison	Lead Vocals

Issued/Remastered

Album	Year	Label	Artist	Role
The Mofo Sessions	2009 (1993 recorded)	Scape Music	Jimi Jamison & Steve Cox	Lead Vocals
In Range	2017 (1979 Recorded)	Scape Music	Target	Lead Vocals

Unofficial/Unreleased

Album	Year	Artist
Live at the High Cotton Club	1975	Target
Live Attack	1983	Cobra
Jamo Sessions Vol. 1	1990	Jimi Jamison
Jamo Sessions Vol. 2	1995	Jimi Jamison's Survivor
Have Mercy: The Demos	2000	Jimi Jamison's Survivor
The Demos 07	2007	Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik

Compilations/Releases

Album	Year	Label	Artist
Live in Indianapolis	1984		Survivor
Live in Tokyo	1985		Survivor
Live in Nagoya	1986		Survivor
the best collection of survivor	1986	Scotti Brothers	Survivor
The Very Best Of Survivor	1986	Scotti Brothers	Survivor
Live in Osaka	1987		Survivor
Live in Jackson, NY	1987		Survivor
Live in Nelson, NJ	1987		Survivor
Greatest Hits	1989	Volcano	Survivor
The Best Of Survivor	1989	Scotti Brothers	Survivor
New Years Eve in Memphis	1989		Jimi Jamison
Greatest Hits The Video Collection	1993	Scotti Brothers	Survivor
Jimi Jamison's Survivor Collection 1	1993	Scotti Brothers	Jimi Jamison's Survivor
Jimi Jamison's Survivor Collection 2	1994	Scotti Brothers	Jimi Jamison's Survivor
American Television's Greatest Hits	1995		Jimi Jamison
Live in Maine	1996		Jimi Jamison's Survivor
Live in Houston	1996		Jimi Jamison's Survivor
Live in Belgium	1997		Jimi Jamison's Survivor
Prime Cuts: The Classic Tracks	1998		Survivor
Jimi Jamison's Survivor I'm Always Here	1999	Scotti Brothers	Jimi Jamison's Survivor
Live in Las Vegas	1999		Jimi Jamison
Survivor Special Selection	2000		Survivor
Live at Hershey Park	2000		Survivor
Gathering of tigers	2000		Survivor
Millenium stage	2000		Survivor
Uprising	2000		Survivor
Live in Hachenburg	2001		Survivor
Fire in Your Eyes: Greatest Hits	2001		Survivor
Across the German miles	2001		Survivor
The battle of Woodlands	2001		Survivor
Volunteers for America	2001		Survivor
Live in the Big Apple	2002		Survivor
Turning back time	2002		Survivor
Driven to Detroit	2002		Survivor
Live in Mc Henry	2003		Survivor
Ultimate Survivor	2004		Survivor
Extended Versions: The Encore Collection	2004		Survivor
Pearls of Survivor	2005		Survivor
Take you on a Vegas Saturday	2005		Survivor
Live in Kansas	2006		Survivor
The Best Of Survivor	2006	Volcano	Survivor
Live at the Waukesha Country Fair	2006		Survivor
Live in Orlando	2006		Survivor
Live in Pewaukee	2006		Survivor
The Eye of The Tiger in Rio	2008		Jimi Jamison
Live in Brasil	2008		Jimi Jamison
Voices of Rock Radio	2008		Jimi Jamison
Live in Barcelona	2009		Jimi Jamison
Live in Santiago, Chile	2009		Jimi Jamison
Playlist: The Very Best Of Survivor	2009	Volcano	Survivor
Best Of Survivor	2009	Sony Records	Survivor
Live at Firefest	2010		Jimi Jamison
Super Hits	2010	Sony Records	Survivor
The Voice of The Tiger in Hamburg	2011		Jimi Jamison
Unreleased Music	2012	SongCast Records	Jimi Jamison
The Definitive Collection	2016		Survivor

Singles/Promos/EPs

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist
"If I Cry"	1968	-	The Debuts
"It's Gonna Take Time"	1973	Combinations	D Beaver
"Are You Ready"	1976	Target	Target
"Let Me Live"	1976	Target	Target
"It's Only Love"	1977	Captured	Target
"Holdin' On"	1977	Captured	Target
"Shine the Light"	1977	Captured	Target
"Blood On Your Money"	1983	First Strike	Cobra
"Looking at You"	1983	First Strike	Cobra
"Travelin' Man"	1983	First Strike	Cobra

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist	US Mainstream Rock
"I'm A Fighter"	1983, 1985	Live Attack, Van Zant	Cobra, Van Zant	#16
Originally recorded from Cobra, written by Jamison and Meyer. Cover and used by Van Zant.

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist	Billboard	Mainstream	Adult	Year-end 1985
"The Moment of Truth"	1984	The Karate Kid Soundtrack, Vital Signs (by Rock Candy in 2009)	Survivor	#63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
"I Can't Hold Back"	1984	Vital Signs	Survivor	#13	#1	–	#73	#93	#80	–	#18
"High On You"	1985	Vital Signs	Survivor	#8	#8	–	–	–	–	–	–
"The Search is Over"	1985	Vital Signs	Survivor	#4	–	#1	#48	#60	–	#21	–
"First Night"	1985	Vital Signs	Survivor	#53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist
"Burning Heart"	1985	Rocky IV Soundtrack, When Seconds Count (by Rock Candy in 2009), Empires	Survivor, Jimi Jamison
Region	Chart Pos. 1985–86	Year-End 1986 Region	Chart Pos. 1985–86
Billboard 100	#2	Billboard 100	#8
Mainstream	#11	Netherland	#12
Singles Chart	#5	Swiss	#15
Singles Chart	#6	France	#17
Dutch Mega Top 100	#2	Dutch Top 40	#17
Hot 100	#1	Belgium	#19
SNEP singles chart	#2	Germany	#30
Singles Chart	#6	Italy	#47
Singles Chart	#2	Top 100	#58
South Africa	#27	Certification	Sales
Swedish	#5	France Gold	1.000.000+
Swiss	#1
Canada	#14
Ultratop 50 singles	#1
Australia	#55
Finland	#2
Italy	#5
Japanese	#46
Japanese (International)	#1

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist	Billboard	Mainstream	Adult Contemporary
"Is This Love"	1986	When Seconds Count	Survivor	#9	#27	#25
"How Much Love"	1987	When Seconds Count	Survivor	#51	–	–
"Man Against The World"	1987	When Seconds Count, Rocky IV Soundtrack	Survivor	#86	–	–
"In Good Faith"	1987	When Seconds Count	Survivor	–	–	–
"Didn't Know it Was Love"	1988	To Hot To Sleep	Survivor	#61	#40	–
"Across the Miles"	1989	To Hot To Sleep	Survivor	#74		#16
"Desperate Dreams"	1989	To Hot To Sleep	Survivor	–	–	–
"Ever Since the World Began"	1989	Lock Up Soundtrack	Jimi Jamison	–	–	–
"Cry Alone"	1989	Lock Up Soundtrack, When Love Comes Down	Jimi Jamison	–	–	–
"All of A Sudden"	1991	Ordinary Average Guy	Joe Walsh Feat. Jimi Jamison	–	#13	–

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist
"Taste of Love"	1991	When Love Comes Down, Baywatch, Jerswy Girl Soundtrack	Jimi Jamison
"Rock Hard"	1991	When Love Comes Down, Baywatch	Jimi Jamison
"When Love Comes Down"	1991	When Love Comes Down	Jimi Jamison
"Look At Us Now"	1992	Songs for a Dying Planet	Joe Walsh Feat. Jimi Jamison

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist	America's Greatest TV Hits 1995	Germany Singles Chart 1999
"I'm Always Here"	1993	Baywatch Theme Song, Empires	Jimi Jamison	#3	#95

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist
"Have Mercy"	1996	Empires	Jimi Jamison
"A Dream too Far"	1999	Empires	Jimi Jamison
"Keep it Evergreen"	1999	Empires	Jimi Jamison
"Velocitized"	2001	Live Recorded	Survivor

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist	Christmas Charts
"Christmas Is Here"	2002	A Classic Rock Christmas	Survivor	#6

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist	Adult Contemporary	UK
"It Takes Two"	2005	Funkology XIII	Whitney Wolanin Feat. Jimi Jamison	#9	–
"Eye Of The Tiger" (Re-Entry)	2005	–	Survivor	–	#47

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist
"Reach"	2006	Reach, Rock the Bones Vol. 4	Survivor
"Fire Make Steel"	2006	Reach, Rock the Bones Vol. 5	Survivor
"Come Dancin"	2007	The Demos 07	Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik
"When Rock Was King"	2008	Crossroads Moment	Jimi Jamison
"Alive"	2008	Crossroads Moment	Jimi Jamison
"Streets of Heaven"	2009	Crossroads Moment	Jimi Jamison
"The Vine"	2009	Secret Weapon	Howard Leese & Jimi Jamison
"House That Love Built"	2010	Ronald McDonald House of Memphis	Jimi Jamison
"I Wanna Touch There"	2010, 2013	Extra Moments, Single	Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik
"Heart of a Woman"	2010, 2012	Extra Moments, Unreleased Music	Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik
"Can't Wait For Love"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Worth Fighting For"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Find Another Way"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Sail Away"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Long Time"	2011	History	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl
"History"	2011	History	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl
"Restless Kind"	2012	History, Restless Kind	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl
"Tears in My Eyes"	2012	History, Restless Kind	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl
"Comin' Home"	2012	Naked But Dressed	Dominoe Feat. Jimi Jamison
"Never Too Late"	2012	Never Too Late	Jimi Jamison
"Everybody's Got a Broken Heart"	2012	Never Too Late	Jimi Jamison
"It Wouldn't Feel Like Christmas"	2012	Single	Jimi Jamison
"The Sound of Home"	2012	Unreleased Music	Jimi Jamison
"A Kiss to Remenber you By"	2012	Unreleased Music	Jimi Jamison
"Space Cowboy"	2013	Fly Like an Eagle: An All-Star Tribute to the Steve Miller Band	Jimi Jamison & Jordan Reduss
"Days Of Wine Roses"	2013	Karmalion	Indicco Feat. Jimi Jamison
"Feel So Good"	2013	Karmalion	Indicco Feat. Jimi Jamison
"Ride The Wave"	2013	Karmalion	Indicco Feat. Jimi Jamison
"L.A. Woman"	2014	Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors	Jimi Jamison, Ted Turner & Patrick Moraz
"Mama"	2014	Single	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl
"Summer Rains"	2015	F4ur	Radioactive Feat. Jimi Jamison
"Forever Ended Today"	2015	Red Blooded American Girl	Gema Pearl Feat. Jimi Jamison
"Love you all over the world"	2019	Winds Of Change	Jim Peterik Feat. Jimi Jamison

Music Videos

Title Song	Year	Album	Artist
"Blood On Your Money"	1983	First Strike	Cobra
"Looking at You"	1983	First Strike	Cobra
"The Moment of Truth"	1984	The Karate Kid Soundtrack, Vital Signs (by Rock Candy in 2009)	Survivor
"I Can't Hold Back"	1984	Vital Signs	Survivor
"High On You"	1985	Vital Signs	Survivor
"The Search is Over"	1985	Vital Signs	Survivor
"Burning Heart"	1985	Rocky IV Soundtrack, When Seconds Count (by Rock Candy in 2009)	Survivor
"Is This Love"	1986	When Seconds Count	Survivor
"Man Against The World"	1987	When Seconds Count, Rocky IV Soundtrack (2006 reissue)	Survivor
"In Good Faith"	1987	When Seconds Count	Survivor
"Didn't Know it Was Love"	1988	To Hot To Sleep	Survivor
"Across the Miles"	1989	To Hot To Sleep	Survivor
"Taste of Love"	1992	When Love Comes Down, Baywatch, Jerswy Girl Soundtrack	Jimi Jamison
"I'm Always Here"	1993	Baywatch Theme Song, Empires	Jimi Jamison
"I Believe in You"	1995	A song for the Children	Jimi Jamison
"Eye of the Tiger"	2004	Starbucks Comercial	Survivor
"When Rock Was King"	2008	Crossroads Moment	Jimi Jamison
"Can't Wait For Love"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Worth Fighting For"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Sail Away"	2011	Kimball Jamison	Jimi Jamison & Bobby Kimball
"Long Time"	2011	History	One Man's Trash Feat. Jimi Jamison & Fred Zahl
"Can't Find My Way Home"	2012	Tribute for Japan	Jimi Jamison
"Never Too Late"	2012	Never Too Late	Jimi Jamison
"Forever Ended Today"	2015	Red Blooded American Girl	Gema Pearl Feat. Jimi Jamison

Popular culture

Soundtracks

• 1984 The Karate Kid: (performer: "The Moment of Truth")
• 1985 Rocky IV: (performer: "Burning Heart")
• 1985 Rocky IV Soundtrack: (performer: "Man Against the World")
• 1989 Lock Up: (performer: "Ever Since The World Began")
• 1991 – 2001 Baywatch (TV Series) (lyrics – performer: "I'm Always Here")
• Baywatch (TV Series) (lyrics – 2 episodes, 1991) (performer – 2 episodes, 1991) – Nightmare Bay: Part 2 (1991) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "Rock Hard", "I'm Always Here") – Nightmare Bay: Part 1 (1991) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here", "Rock Hard")
• Baywatch (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode, 1992) – "Lifeguards Can't Jump" (1992) (performer: "Taste of Love")
• 1992 Jersey Girl: (performer: "Taste of Love")
• 1998 Wrongfully Accused: (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• 2001 Spy Game: (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• 2001 Mrs. Death 3: (performer: "The Search Is Over")
• Johnny Bravo (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Get Shovelized/T Is for Trouble (2004) (performer: "You Gotta Be")
• 2005 The 40 Year Old Virgin: (performer: "The Search is Over")
• 2005 Kicking & Screaming: (performer: "Eye of the Tiger")
• 2007 Psych (TV Series): (performer: "Burning Heart" – 1 episode)
• Video on Trial (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Totally Beachin' Video on Trial (2008) ... (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• The Xtra Factor (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2008) (performer – 1 episode, 2008) – Episode #5.9 (2008) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• 2009 Paul Blart: Mall Cop (performer: "I Can't Hold Back")
• 2011 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – The Malaysia Grand Prix: Qualifying (2011) (performer: "Burning Heart")
• Britain's Got Talent (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2011) (performer – 1 episode, 2011) – 2011: Auditions 1 (2011) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• 2012 Piranha 3DD: (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• 2012 Hansi Hinterseer – Traumhaftes Seenland im Salzkammergut (TV Movie) (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• 2013 Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game) (performer: "Burning Heart")
• 2014 The Goldbergs (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – You Opened the Door (2014) (performer: "The Search Is Over")
• Mike and Mike in the Morning (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2014) (performer – 1 episode, 2014) – Episode September 2, 2014 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• Tosh.0 (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode, 2016) (writer – 1 episode, 2016) – Climate Change Comedian (2016) (performer: "I'll Be Ready") / (writer: "I'll Be Ready")
• 2017 Pasapalabra (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Episode #2.4 (2017) (performer: "Burning Heart")
• 2017 Baywatch (Movie) (performer: "I'm Always Here") / (writer: "I'm Always Here" – as Jimmy Jamison)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode) – Dwayne Johnson/Ellie Kemper/Charlie Puth (2017) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here")
• 2018 And They're Off... for Sport Relief (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Episodio #1.1 (2018) (performer: "Burning Heart")
• Die Magie des Eises: Linzer Eiszauber 2018 (TV Movie) (performer: "I'll Be Ready")
• Coast Lives (TV Series documentary) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2018) (performer – 1 episode, 2018) – Episode #1.1 (2018) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2018) (performer – 1 episode, 2018) – Pamela Anderson (2018) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• Good Morning Britain (TV Series) (performer – 4 episodes, 2017 – 2018) (lyrics – 3 episodes, 2017 – 2018) (writer – 1 episode, 2017) – Episode April 17, 2018 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here") – Episode May 19, 2017 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here") – Episode May 16, 2017 (performer: "I'm Always Here") / (writer: "I'm Always Here") – Episode May 15, 2017 (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• Britain's Got More Talent (TV Series) (lyrics – 1 episode, 2018) (performer – 1 episode, 2018) – Episode #12.12 (2018) (lyrics: "I'm Always Here") / (performer: "I'm Always Here")
• Wedding Day Winners (TV Series) (performer – 1 episode) – Episode #1.5 (2018) (performer: "I'm Always Here")

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• Allmusic – Jimi Jamison biography
• Jimi Jamison on IMDb

External links

• Official website
• Jim Peterik Interview, honoring Jimi Jamison. From August 2015 with Pods & Sods