Jan Johnston collaborations and unreleased works

Since being discovered by BT in the mid 1990s's, Jan Johnston has frequently guest vocalled on many dance tracks, the majority of which have been released, with others that have not been. A full list is set out below.

Collaborations (Singles)

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
1997 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
1999 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
2003 Paul van Dyk – "Nothing But You" (also featuring Hemstock & Jennings and Kym UK No. 14.
2003 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 Freefall "Skydive") UK No. 122
2006 Leama & Moor – "Waiting" (originally titled "UR My Book")
2007 DJ Shah – "Beautiful"
2007 R&Y – "It's Cold Outside"
2007 J Joy – "Rush"
2008 DJ Trenix – "Let The World Fall Apart"
2008 Jussi Soro – "Merge"
2008 Nektarios meets F-used – "Invisible Walls" (collaboration with Nektarios and trance singer Kirsty Hawkshaw)
2010 San – "Perfect Dream"
2010 Tenishia – "Flesh 2010" (an update of her track "Flesh")
2011 Cosmic Gate – "Raging 2011" (an update of the track released in 2002)
2011 Tartarus – "Something's Missing"
2011 Nektarios meets F-used – "Invisible Walls 2011"
2012 Dave D'Mello – "Remember" (an update of her track with BT)
2012 Alexey Sonar – "Freedom"
2012 Tenishia – "As It Should" (originally recorded in 2007, the version released was an updated version)
2013 SNR & Rikkaz – "Beautiful Change"
2013 Dr. K & Nii vs Shiha – "Dangerous" (originally recorded in 2011 and named "Picture")
2013 DJ Feel – "Illuminate"
2014 Obsidian Radio – "Love Like This (Beautiful Needs)"
2014 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)
2015 DJ Feel - "Skysearch"
2015 Dirkie Coetzee - "Only The Beginning"
2015 Dark Fusion - "Access All Areas"
2015 Angel Order - "Guilty Pleasure"
2015 Roman Messer - "Nebula"

Album collaborations

In 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.

1997 BT – ESCM album featuring Johnston on vocals on "Remember" and "Lullaby for Gaia" (US Version only) UK No. 35
1999 BT – Movement in Still Life album featuring Johnston on vocals on "Mercury & Solace", "Sunblind" (Japanese version only) and featuring Johnston on backing vocals on "Dreaming" & "Running Down the Way Up" UK No. 87
1999 Cloak – "Quiet Then" (from "Hackers Vol. 3" OST compilation album)
2001 Tiësto – "Close to You" (from the Tiësto album In My Memory) UK No. 133
2003 Paul van Dyk – Reflections album featuring Johnston on vocals on "Kaleidoscope", "Homage" (originally titled 'I Don't Care'), "Like a Friend", "Spellbound" and "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." UK No. 81
2003 BT – Emotional Technology album featuring Johnston on vocals on "Communicate" (unofficial single, 2 known remixes have been made)
2005 Paul Oakenfold – "Delirium" (from The Club OST Soundtrack Mix album (TV series OST)) (originally recorded with DJ Manalo)
2006 Cosmic Gate – Earth Mover album featuring Johnston on vocals on "This Is The Party" and "I Feel Wonderful"
2006 Leama & Moor – Common Ground album featuring Johnston on vocals on "Waiting"
2006 Ernie Lake – "Daring" (from From the Hamptons to Ibiza, Vol. 2 (Ernie Lake Presents Chill a Bit of Soul) compilation album)
2007 Paul Oakenfold – "More Than Human" (from [Vexille] OST compilation album)
2008 DJ Shah – "Songbook" featuring Johnston on vocals on "Beautiful (Glimpse of Heaven)"
2012 Glassesboys – "Time Indefinite"
2012 Tenishia – "Memory of a Dream" album featuring Johnston's vocal on the track "As it Should"
2013 Alexander Poppov - "Personal Way" featuring Johnston on vocals on the track "Perfectly"
2015 Michael Badal - "Now That We're Human" featuring Johnston on vocals on the track "Unmissable"

Unreleased works

Johnston has written and recorded many other tracks with various artists which have gone on to be unreleased or even released on promotional copies.

BT - "Confession" and "Waiting For The Sun" (2001)- recorded for BT's Somnambulist album^[1]
BT – "Shine" (2001)
BT - "Our Loving Silence", "Shattered" and "Walking In A State Of Wow"^[2]
Paul van Dyk – "Hurt", "Should I Break The Dawn" and "Wow" (2003)
Serge Devant – "Asteroid" and "Dangerous" (2004)
Matt Darey – "Broken Wings" (2006)^[3]
Upacchi (aka Emaar) – "Read My Lips" (aka "It's Too Late") (2006)
Nektarios - "I Didn't Fall Down"
Nektarios and Kirsty Harshaw - "Inertia (Maybe I Got Confused)
Kevin Sawka - "Lost" (2008)
Paul Oakenfold - "Hurt" and "Stay With Me Til Dawn"
Paul Oakenfold - "Mesmerised" (2008)
Bill Hamel - "Loves Garden"
Adam Sheridan - "Hysteria" (2011)
Tartarus - "Define Love" (2011)
Walsh & McAuley - "Where Are You (2011)

Unreleased solo works

The 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) written with Paul Oakenfold - later remixed and renamed as "Halo" which was intended to be a Double A Side release along with "Obsession"^[4]
"Bittersweet" (2000) (an instrumental of God's Plan from the Emerging album )
"I Can't Move On", "Sunshine", "Mortal (Take Me Off The Planet)" and "Right To Be Miserable" written and recorded with Jamie Myerson
"Deceit", "Eternity", "Falling Away", "Imagination", "Massive", "More", "Between 2 Worlds", "Decent", "Can't Move On", "Dreamworld" and "Delirium" (2002) recorded with Manny Ferreiros and Gene Williams (DJ Manalo & Gene Therapy) the latter song was released on a compilation OST to "The Club"
"An Angel In His Eyes", "Anyway I Want", Beautiful Chains That Bind", "Captured", "Go Away", "Breathe me In", "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" and "Child Of Forever" (written with Mark James)
"Crazy A Free Spirit" (written with Andi Red and Colin Snape)
"Kontakt" (written with Christian Hilscher and Nico Plagemann)
"Do I Confuse You" and "I'll Go No Protest" (written with Lazy - aka 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 Travis)
"Kiss The Silence" (2011)

References

↑ http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/showthread/t-99764-p-8.html
↑ 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.
↑ "Calendar". Janjohnston.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

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