Jules Shear discography

Jules Shear is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His discography consists of 12 studio albums, 2 compilations, 2 EPs, and 8 singles. In addition to his work with Funky Kings, Jules and the Polar Bears, Reckless Sleepers, and Shear Shazar, his compositions have been recorded by many other artists.

Jules Shear discography
Studio albums	12
EPs	2
Compilation albums	2
Singles	8

Studio albums

• 1983: Watch Dog (EMI America)
• 1985: The Eternal Return (EMI America)
• 1989: The Third Party (I.R.S.)
• 1991: Unplug This (Polydor)
• 1992: The Great Puzzle (Polydor)
• 1994: Healing Bones (Island)
• 1998: Between Us (High Street)
• 2000: Allow Me (Zoë)
• 2004: Sayin' Hello To The Folks (Valley Entertainment^[1])
• 2006: Dreams Don't Count (Mad Dragon)
• 2008: More (Funzalo)
• 2013: Longer to Get to Yesterday (CD Baby)
• 2017: One More Crooked Dance
• 2020: Slower (Funzalo Records)

Compilation albums

• 1986: Demo-Itis (Enigma)^[2]
• 1993: Horse Of A Different Color: The Jules Shear Collection (1976–1989) (Razor & Tie)

EPs

• 1983: Jules (EMI America)
• 1992: The Trap Door (Polydor) - "The Trap Door" / "His Audience Has Gone To Sleep" / "She Makes Things Happen" / "Nothing Is Left Behind"

Singles

• 1983: "Whispering Your Name" / "The Longest Drink" (EMI America)
• 1983: "Whispering Your Name" / "I Need It" (EMI America) - 12" promo
• 1984: "When Love Surges (Extended Version)" / "When Love Surges (Instrumental)" (EMI America) - 12"
• 1985: "Steady" / "Still I See You" (EMI America)
• 1985: "If She Knew What She Wants" / "Chain Within Chain" (EMI America)
• 1994: "Listen To What She Says" (Polydor) - promo
• 1999: "The Last In Love" (High Street) featuring Paula Cole - promo
• 2000: "The More That I'm Around You" (Zoë / Rounder) - promo

As a member of Funky Kings

• 1976: Funky Kings (Arista)

As a member of Jules and the Polar Bears

Albums

• 1978: Got No Breeding (Columbia)
• 1978: Fənĕtĭks (Columbia)
• 1980: Bad For Business (Columbia) - not officially released until 1996^[3]

EPs

• 1980: Economy Package (Columbia)

Singles

• 1978: "You Just Don't Wanna Know" (Columbia) - promo
• 1979: "Good Reason" / "All Caked Up" (Columbia)
• 1980: "Alive Alone" / "The Smell Of Home" (CBS)
• 1980: "The Smell Of Home" (CBS) - 12" promo
• 1980: "The Smell Of Home" / "Love Played A Game" / "Alive Alone" (CBS)

As a member of Reckless Sleepers

Albums

• 1988: Big Boss Sounds! (I.R.S.)

Singles

• 1988: "If We Never Meet Again (Edit)" / "When You Get That Look" (I.R.S.)
• 1988: "This Heart" (I.R.S.) - 12" promo

As a member of Raisins in the Sun

• 2001: Raisins in the Sun (Rounder / Evangeline)^[4]

As a member of Shear Shazar (with Pal Shazar)

Albums

• 2013: Shear Shazar (CD Baby)^[5]

EPs

• 2014: Mess You Up (CD Baby)

As composer

1977 - 1989

• 1977: Olivia Newton-John - Making a Good Thing Better (MCA) - track 8, "So Easy to Begin"
• 1980: Ian Matthews - Spot Of Interference (Ariola) - track 5, "Driftwood from Disaster"
• 1981: Art Garfunkel - Scissors Cut (Columbia) - track 5, "So Easy to Begin"
• 1983: Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Portrait) - track 6, "All Through the Night"; track 8, "I'll Kiss You" (co-written with Cyndi Lauper)
• 1985: Elliot Easton - Change No Change (Elektra) - all songs co-written with Elliot Easton
• 1986: Bangles - Different Light (Columbia) - track 7, "If She Knew What She Wants"
• 1987: The Williams Brothers - Two Stories (Warner Bros.) - track 5, "Rain Came Down"
• 1988: Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers - Rumble (CBS) - track 3, "If We Never Meet Again"; track 9, "Tell Me What You Want Me To Be" (co-written with Tommy Conwell)
• 1988: Ian Matthews - Walking a Changing Line (Windham Hill) - wrote all songs except for "Dream Sequence"
• 1988: 'Til Tuesday - Everything's Different Now - track 1, "Everything's Different Now" (co-written with Matthew Sweet); track 5, "(Believed You Were) Lucky" (co-written with Aimee Mann)
• 1989: Tommy Keene - Based on Happy Times (Geffen) - track 5, "When Our Vows Break"; track 9, "If We Run Away"

1990 - 1999

• 1991: Marshall Crenshaw - Life's Too Short (MCA) - track 9, "Everything's the Truth" (co-written with Marshall Crenshaw)
• 1991: Roger McGuinn - Back from Rio (Arista) - track 10, "If We Never Meet Again"
• 1993: Richard Barone - Clouds Over Eden (Mesa) - track 7, "Miss Jean" (co-written with Richard Barone)
• 1993: Aimee Mann - Whatever (Imago) - track 4, "Could've Been Anyone" (co-written with Aimee Mann and Marty Willson-Piper)
• 1993: The Pursuit Of Happiness - The Downward Road (Mercury) - track 15, "A Villa In Portugal" (co-written with Moe Berg)
• 1993: Soulsister - Simple Rule (EMI) - track 9, "Locks and Keys" (co-written with Jan Leyers and Paul Michiels)
• 1994: Alison Moyet - Essex (Columbia) - track 3, "Whispering Your Name"
• 1995: Jimmy Somerville - Dare to Love (London) - track 9, "Too Much Of A Good Thing" (co-written with Jimmy Somerville)
• 1996: Frente! - Shape (Mushroom) - track 9, "So Mad" (co-written with Angie Hart)
• 1997: 10,000 Maniacs - Love Among the Ruins (Geffen) - track 2, "Love Among the Ruins"; track 9, "You Won't Find Me There"; track 11, "Shining Light" (all songs co-written with 10,000 Maniacs)

2000 - present

• 2004: Tony Furtado - These Chains (Funzalo) - track 4, "Standing in the Rain" (co-written with Tony Furtado)
• 2005: Cyndi Lauper - The Body Acoustic (BMG / Sony Music) - track 2, "All Through the Night"
• 2005: John Hall - Rock Me on the Water (Siren Songs) - track 11, "Every Place"
• 2006: Dar Williams - My Better Self (Razor & Tie) - track 3, "Echoes" (co-written with Rob Hyman and Stewart Lerman)
• 2007: Kelly Willis - Translated from Love (Rykodisc) - track 3, "Don't Know Why" (co-written with Chuck Prophet and Kelly Willis)
• 2008: Mick Overman - Mister Double Happiness (Max) - track 3, "If She Knew What She Wants"
• 2014: Winterpills - Echolalia (Signature Sounds) - track 4, "Open Your Eyes"

As producer

• 1982: Slow Children - Mad About Town (Ensign)
• 1989: The Jolly Boys - Pop 'n' Mento (Cooking Vinyl)
• 1995: Pal Shazar - There's A Wild Thing In The House (Transatlantic)
• 2006: Pal Shazar - The Morning After (Shiffaroe)

Also appears on

• 1980: Danny Kortchmar - Innuendo (Asylum) - vocals
• 1982: Ric Ocasek - Beatitude (Geffen) - background vocals on track 3, "Prove"
• 1993: The Waterboys - Dream Harder (Geffen) - background vocals on track 3, "Preparing to Fly"
• 2008: various artists - Big Blue Ball (Real World) - backing vocals on track 7, "Burn You Up, Burn You Down")
• 2009: Killian Mansfield - Somewhere Else (429 Records) - vocals