Jesse Rae
Jesse Rae is a Scottish singer from St Boswells.[1] His single "Over the Sea", reached number 65 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985.[2][3] The video for the single – which features a kilted, helmeted, claymore-brandishing Rae in both New York City and the Scottish Highlands – won a Vira award.[4] An album entitled The Thistle was released in 1987 on WEA but failed to chart.
As a songwriter, he is best known for the 1982 Odyssey hit single, "Inside Out".[5][6]
In 2007, he stood for the Scottish Parliament as an independent in the Scottish Borders electoral constituency of Roxburgh and Berwickshire.[7] He gained 318 votes for a 1.2% share of the vote.[8] He stood again in 2011 as an independent candidate in the expanded seat of Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire this time polling 308 votes for a 1.1% share.
On 21 October 2010, Rae opened for Adam Ant at The Union Chapel in London, playing a half hour set. Also earlier in the year, The Thistle album saw a digital reissue on Savage Hospitality Records.[9] On 23 May 2011, he was one of the support acts for Adam Ant at the O2 Academy in Glasgow and played two "live music video shows" at Edinburgh's 'Voodoo Lounge' bar.[10]
2012 sees the release of Rae's compilation album, Best O', on CD.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "D.E.S.I.R.E." / "Skydiver" - (1979 U.S. 12" single / 1981 UK 7" & 12" single)
- "Rusha" / "Desire" - (1982 12" single)
- "(It's Just) The Dog In Me" / "Be Yourself" - (1984 12" single)
- "Over The Sea" / "Party Crackers" (edit) / "Over The Sea" (Instrumental Version)* - (1985 7", 7" picture disc & 12" single*)
- "Hou-di-ni" (edit / full version*) / "Idio-syn-crazy" - (1987 7" & 12" single*)
- "That Kind O' Girl" (Scottish Additional Mix*) / "Friend-Ship" - (1987 7" & 12" single*)
- "Body Blastin" / "Life's A Killer Dog" / "Jacob's Pillow" - (1993 10" single - 1000 copies only)
[edit] Albums
- The Thistle - (1987 LP & Cassette) - limited LP copies included free 7" single of "Over The Sea" (Video Soundtrack Mix) / "Party Crackers" (edit)
- Compression - (1996 CD)
- Greatest Funk Hits - (with the Space Cadets) - (2000 CD-R)
- Greatest Hits - (2001 CD-R)
- No Surrender - (2003 CD-R)
- The Thistle - (2004 CD reissue with bonus DVD)
- The Best O' - (2012 CD)
[edit] References
- ^ "Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Roxburgh & Berwickshire". Scottish Politics. Alba Publishing. http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07constit/s08.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Jesse Rae – Over The Sea". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=12476. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 888. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ib4MyAIpe3MC&pg=PA888&dq=%22jesse+rae%22&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U3JpwyQEPozrxt8IGgc07ljtxNfzg.
- ^ Fairburn, Robert (2004-09-19). "The chop for Rae's claymore". Sunday Mirror (Mirror Group Newspapers). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040919/ai_n12906436. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Townsend eyes Borders return". BBC Sport (BBC). 2002-01-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/celtic/1754844.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Sword taken from singer at court". BBC News (BBC). 2004-09-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3672706.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ Rinaldi, Giancarlo (2007-04-12). "Tartan rocker seeks election role". BBC News (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/6549377.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Scottish elections 2007: Roxburgh & Berwickshire.". BBC News (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/490.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Jesse Rae | Savage Hospitality Records". Savage-hospitality.com. 2010-10-21. http://www.savage-hospitality.com/jesse-rae/. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "Jesse Rae at The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh". Thevoodoorooms.com. http://www.thevoodoorooms.com/event-detail-nu.php?guest-name=Jesse+Rae&date_id=1320. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
