Since being discovered by BT in the mid 1990s's, Jan Johnston has frequently performed as guest vocalist on many dance tracks, the majority of which have been released, with others that have not been. A full list is set out below. Jan Johnston wrote all the songs. She is the songwriter and vocalists
Collaborations (Singles)
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Libra presents Taylor | "Anomaly – Calling Your Name" | BT–produced track which samples "The Prayer" ("Paris" B-side) UK No. 71 |
| 1997 | Submerge | "Take Me By the Hand" | UK No. 28 |
| BT | "Remember" | UK No. 27 | |
| 1998 | Freefall | "Skydive" | Single release, re-issued in 2000 and 2001 UK No. 75 (1998) UK No. 43 (2000) UK No. 35 (2001) |
| 1999 | BT | "Mercury & Solace" | UK No. 38 |
| Libra presents Taylor | "Anomaly" | Remix/re-release with new video UK No. 43 | |
| 2000 | Tomski | "Love Will Come" | UK No. 31 |
| 2002 | Cosmic Gate | "Raging (Storm)" | UK No. 48 |
| 2003 | DJ Cor Fijneman | "Venus" | UK No. 109 |
| Paul van Dyk | "Nothing But You" | Also featuring Hemstock & Jennings and Kym UK No. 14 | |
| Svenson & Gielen | "Beachbreeze" | UK No. 163 (through import sales) Originally titled "Ocean" | |
| 2004 | Serge Devant | "Transparent" | |
| 2005 | Cosmic Gate | "I Feel Wonderful" | An update of her song recorded with "Skydive" UK No. 122 |
| 2006 | Leama & Moor | "Waiting" | Originally titled "UR My Book" |
| 2007 | DJ Shah | "Beautiful" | |
| R&Y | "It's Cold Outside" | ||
| J Joy | "Rush" | ||
| 2008 | DJ Trenix | "Let The World Fall Apart" | |
| Jussi Soro | "Merge" | ||
| Nektarios meets F-used | "Invisible Walls" | Collaboration with Nektarios and trance singer Kirsty Hawkshaw | |
| 2010 | San | "Perfect Dream" | |
| Tenishia | "Flesh 2010" | An update of her track "Flesh" | |
| 2011 | Cosmic Gate | "Raging 2011" | An update of the track released in 2002 |
| Tartarus | "Something's Missing" | ||
| Nektarios meets F-used | "Invisible Walls 2011" | ||
| 2012 | Dave D'Mello | "Remember" | An update of her track with BT |
| Alexey Sonar | "Freedom" | ||
| Tenishia | "As It Should" | Originally recorded in 2007, the version released was an updated version. | |
| 2013 | SNR & Rikkaz | "Beautiful Change" | |
| Dr. K & Nii vs Shiha | "Dangerous" | Originally recorded in 2011 and named "Picture" | |
| DJ Feel | "Illuminate" | ||
| 2014 | Obsidian Radio | "Love Like This (Beautiful Needs)" | |
| Hemstock & Jennings | "Child of Forever" | ||
| 2015 | Dr. K & Nii Vs. Shiha (feat. Nektarios) | "Angel of the Night" | Originally recorded with Nektarios in 2013; 2015 release is an updated version by Dr. K & Nii Vs. Shiha |
| DJ Feel | "Skysearch" | ||
| Dirkie Coetzee | "Only the Beginning" | ||
| Dark Fusion | "Access All Areas" | ||
| Roman Messer | "Nebula" | ||
| 2016 | Mark Sherry & Dark Fusion | "Deja Vu" | |
| Hemstock & Jennings | "Child of Forever" | An update of the track released in 2013 | |
| Angel Order | "Guilty Pleasure" | ||
| 2019 | Henrik Nilsson | "Forever" | |
| 2020 | "Everytime" | ||
| DJ Xquizit | "Disoriented" | ||
| Trance Arts | "Sanctuary" | ||
| Emaar | "Read My Lips" | ||
| Paul Sawyer | "Circle" | ||
| Hemstock & Jennings | "Beautiful" | ||
| Aurosonic & Dmitry Strochenko | "Beautiful Chains" | ||
| Tycoos | "The Landslide" | ||
| 2021 | Shades of Thunder | "How Loud Is Your Love" | |
| James Kitcher, Adam Taylor | "Perfect Picture" | ||
| 2022 | Opt-In | "Middle of Nowhere" |
Album collaborations
editIn addition to the singles she has provided vocals for, Jan has also provided vocals to some artist albums with some of the tracks being released as singles.
| Year | Artist | Song(s) | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | BT | "Remember" | ESCM | UK No. 35 |
| "Lullaby for Gaia" (US version only) | ||||
| 1999 | "Mercury and Solace" | Movement in Still Life | UK No. 87 Backing vocals for "Dreaming" and "Running Down the Way Up" "Sunblind" also appears on R&R (Rare & Remixed) | |
| "Sunblind" (Japanese version only) | ||||
| "Dreaming" | ||||
| "Running Down the Way Up" | ||||
| Cloak | "Quiet Then" | Hackers Vol. 3 | ||
| 2001 | Tiësto | "Close to You" | In My Memory | UK No. 133 |
| 2002 | Cosmic Gate | "Raging (Storm)" | No More Sleep | |
| 2003 | Paul van Dyk | "Kaleidoscope" | Reflections | UK No. 81 "Homage" was originally titled "I Don't Care". "Nothing But You" which features Norwegian vocals "Jeg har ingenting, men jeg har alt når jeg har deg" which translates to "I have nothing but I have everything when I have you." |
| "Homage" | ||||
| "Like a Friend" | ||||
| "Spellbound" | ||||
| "Nothing But You" | ||||
| BT | "Communicate" | Emotional Technology | ||
| 2005 | Paul Oakenfold | "Delirium" | The Club OST | Originally recorded with DJ Manalo |
| 2006 | Cosmic Gate | "This Is the Party" | Earth Mover | |
| "I Feel Wonderful" | ||||
| Leama & Moor | "Waiting" | Common Ground | ||
| Ernie Lake | "Daring" | From the Hamptons to Ibiza, Vol. 2 (Ernie Lake Presents Chill a Bit of Soul) | ||
| 2007 | Paul Oakenfold | "More Than Human" | Vexille OST | |
| 2008 | DJ Shah | "Beautiful (Glimpse of Heaven)" | Songbook | |
| 2012 | Glassesboys | "Time Indefinite" | ||
| Tenishia | "As It Should" | Memory of a Dream | ||
| 2013 | Alexander Popov | "Perfectly" | Personal Way | |
| 2015 | Michael Badal | "Unmissable" | Now That We're Human | |
| 2019 | Matt Darey | "Broken Wings" | Urban Astronauts | |
| 2020 | Trance Wax | "Nitedream" | Trance Wax |
Unreleased works
editJohnston has written and recorded many other tracks with various artists which have gone on to be unreleased or even released on promotional copies.
| Artist | Song | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT | "Confession" "Waiting for the Sun" |
2001 | Recorded for Emotional Technology[1] |
| "Shine" | |||
| "Our Loving Silence" "Shattered" "Walking in a State of Wow" |
[2] | ||
| Paul van Dyk | "Hurt" "Should I Break the Dawn" "Wow" |
2003 | |
| Serge Devant | "Asteroid" "Dangerous" |
2004 | |
| Matt Darey | "Broken Wings" | 2006 | [3] |
| Upacchi (a.k.a. Emaar) | "Read My Lips" | a.k.a. "It's Too Late" | |
| Nektarios | "I Didn't Fall Down" | — | |
| "Inertia (Maybe I Got Confused)" | with Kirsty Hawkshaw | ||
| Kevin Sawka | "Lost" | 2008 | |
| Paul Oakenfold | "Mesmerised" | ||
| "Hurt" "Stay With Me Til Dawn" |
— | ||
| Bill Hamel | "Loves Garden" | ||
| Adam Sheridan | "Hysteria" | 2011 | |
| Tartarus | "Define Love" | ||
| Walsh & McAuley | "Where Are You" |
Unreleased solo works
editThe majority of Jan Johnston's solo back catalogue has never been commercially released. Many of her recordings for Perfecto were issued on promotional copies as part of the aborted Emerging album campaign, whilst the majority for other labels have never even been released on promotional copies and are listed below.
- "Out There" (written with Tony Kirkham)
- "Crave" (1999) (written with Rob Davis)
- "Religion" (1999) (later remixed and renamed as "Halo")
- "Sunshine", "Mortal (Take Me Off the Planet)" and "Right to Be Miserable" (written and recorded with Jamie Myerson)
- "An Angel In His Eyes", "Anyway I Want", Beautiful Chains That Bind", "Captured", "Go Away", "Never Be Enough", "No Rules", "Pure Trip", "Waiting for No-one", "Don't Be a Stranger", "Crawling Across You", "Animal Zoo", "Bubble", "Slow Moving Together", "Starwatcher", "This Is My Dream", "Uncut Version", "Vibes in the Carpark", and "Energy"
- "No Mistake" (written with Mark James)
- "Crazy a Free Spirit" (written with Andi Red and Colin Snape)
- "Do I Confuse You" and "I'll Go No Protest" (written with Lazy - a.k.a. Kiran Shahani)
- "Breath" (written with Shelly Peiken and Sandy Stewart)
- "An Innocent Way" and "Beautiful" (written with James Exley)
- "Faking Smiles" and "Not Mine" (2004) (written and recorded with Uke & Kimik)
- "Close Your Eyes and Focus" (written with Skyko Tavis)
- "Kiss the Silence" (2011)
References
edit- ^ "BT - Somnambulist".
- ^ Songs listed on Next Decade Entertainment - Jan's U.S. publisher's website along with many others on this list
- ^ "Calendar". Janjohnston.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.