Jude Cole (born 18 June 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, manager, and record producer.
After an early appearance as a member of John 'Moon' Martin's backing group, The Ravens, Jude Cole joined UK band The Records for the Crashes album in 1980. After the tour to promote the album, Cole remained in the US when the band returned to Britain and went on to be a solo artist. His first three solo records, Jude Cole (1987), A View from 3rd Street (1990) and Start the Car (1992) were released on Warner/Reprise Records. and contained the singles "Baby, It's Tonight", "Time for Letting Go", "Compared To Nothing" and "Start the Car". His fourth album, I Don't Know Why I Act This Way, was released by Island Records in 1995, and finally, Falling Home on his own Watertown Records in 2000.
Cole is manager, producer and cowriter of rock band Lifehouse, and has co-written the last 7 consecutive singles with Jason Wade.
In 2000 Cole walked away from his artist career to manage Lifehouse (DreamWorks) and Lindsay Pagano (Warner Bros). He chose Irving Azoff as a partner and spent the next 4 years with Azoff Management.
Jude Cole is the 1987 self-titled debut solo album from the singer/songwriter Jude Cole, released on Reprise Records. It features a top 40 hit in the song "Like Lovers Do". It's notable for featuring a song co-written by Sara Allen, who worked with 1970's/1980's rock duo Hall & Oates, and also for featuring a song co-written by rock superstar Bruce Springsteen.
All songs written or co-written by Jude Cole. Co-writers, where noted, in parenthesis.
Through the shadows, dark as shame
I can still hear your voice falling down with the rain
Washing memories from the trees
'Till this road's covered over and lost in the leaves
Careless children, fresh as sin
I was your trouble and you were my friend
Sweet as rain on hallowed ground
And one endless summer that ended somehow
Heal the old wounds, lay me down
Take me home to hallowed ground
On the water, on the wind
Where the dream is born again
Oh, carry me home
I walked the long road 'till I found
Each step took me further from where I was bound
Bruised and broken in my soul
And longing for something that we used to know, oh
Heal the old wounds, lay me down
Take me home to hallowed ground
On the water, on the wind
Where the dream is born again
Oh, carry me home
We were chasing the gray wind
And wasting our days in the sun
But stand and deliver
And peace like a river will run
I walked the long road 'till I found
Each step took me further from where I was bound, oh
Heal the old wounds, lay me down
Take me home to hallowed ground
On the water, on the wind
Where the dream is born again, oh
Heal the old wounds, lay me down
Take me home to hallowed ground
On the water, on the wind
Where the dream is born again
Whoa, carry me home
Carry me home
Play the blues boy
Yeah, bring it on home