Jan Johnston collaborations and unreleased works

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)

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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

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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.

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

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Johnston 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

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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) (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

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  1. ^ "BT - Somnambulist".
  2. ^ Songs listed on Next Decade Entertainment - Jan's U.S. publisher's website along with many others on this list
  3. ^ "Calendar". Janjohnston.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.