By David DeRocco Marc Jordan has very quietly done something few Canadians have ever done; he’s written songs that have appeared on more than 35 million records. From his own solo hits like the AM radio staple “Marina Del Rey,” to smash hit albums by Cher, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler and Chicago, the American born Canadian superstar walks in rarified air when it comes to songwriting success. As a performer, Jordan has continued to release his own solo projects. And

By Lenny Stoute | May 3, 2019 He has written hits across many genres for the likes of Diana Ross, Josh Groban, Cher, Bette Midler, Joe Cocker, Chicago, Amy Sky and Rod Stewart (including his worldwide hit, “Rhythm of my Heart”). He’s a Juno-winning producer, an artist with a sturdy international following, a musical visionary with a cinematic bent, a nuanced vocalist, proficient guitarist, Musical Director of the Slaight Family Music Lab and with Amy Sky, a national UNICEF Go

"Marc Jordan knows a lot about songwriting and performing. No wonder, he’s been doing it for over fifty years. Both Sideshas a sampling of a couple of Marc's compositions but its true musical footprint is the aural snapshot he's taken of the music written by others. Shopworn standards have been a part of the music arsenal for sometime however Marc presents a twist on this tradition. He's redefining the standards repertoire, moving it from Hollywood musicals and the Broadway s

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By Rick Keene | Mar. 28, 2019 Marc Jordan has appeared on thirty-five million CDs. Put that in your MP3 player and smoke it … Marc has written for or co-written with the who is who of the music business. Rod Stewart, Josh Groban, Diana Ross, Chicago, Kansas, Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Loggins, Amanda Marshal, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Roch Voisine, Canadian Tenors, Shawn Colvin, Olivia Newton-John, Joe Cocker and Bonnie Raitt. To name ‘just’ a few. An amazing body of work wh

By Vickie van Dyke The one thing I know for a fact about Marc Jordan is that when he takes on a song - any song - he makes it his own. ALL his own. Never losing sight of its birthright and always with respect for the integrity of the original, Marc's interpretations are as unique as they are reverent. Never tedious, always compelling, always ... Marc. So when Marc tackles (most gently) a whole new set of old songs, you just know you're in for treat. Maybe because he's written

At the heart of Marc Jordan's new album are three unlikely song choices — the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses," Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," and Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now." It's not that they aren't great songs. Indeed, they represent cultural milestones of late '60s and early '70s. They just don't seem to fit together, especially on an album backed by a full symphony orchestra. "Both Sides," which also happens to be the title of Jordan's new album, is Mitchell at a

By Mark Clairmont | Apr. 7, 2019 GRAVENHURST — Both Sides is the perfect metaphor for Marc Jordan’s latest CD and concert tour to launch it. It encapsulates not only the contrasting nine tracks and Jordan’s two act show, but also his life as a song writer and singer. Saturday night at the Opera House both sides were presented with equal ease. And an older audience enjoyed him sitting relaxed on a stool in the first half, playing and talking to them as if they were listening t

By Cathy Riches | Apr. 26, 2019 Listing all of Marc Jordan’s songwriting credits, awards and accolades would take up the whole word count of this review, so let me simply say that the man knows his way around a song. And since this album is mostly covers – only two of the tracks are originals – his mighty interpretative skills are a key component here. The other key component of Both Sides is Lou Pomanti, who produced, arranged and orchestrated all the tracks. These two men a

By Edwardo Blanco | Sept.18, 2019 American-born Canadian singer and songwriter Marc Jordan, who covers a wide range of genres, including jazz, unveils his first album since 2013 with one of his finest recordings to date on the soft and breezy balladic Both Sides. Containing lush romantic jazz arrangements of contemporary standards and recorded with the Prague Symphony Orchestra featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker among others, this is one masterpiece of a recording that speaks