Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail (* 16th March 1954 in Newcastle upon Tyne as James Michael Aloysius Bradford ) is a British actor and singer .

Life and accomplishments

Nail was a member of The Crabs in the late 1970s . In 1992 his song Ain't No Doubt reached the first position in the British charts.

Nail made his debut as an actor in the mini-television series Spyship from 1983. In the SF comedy Star Cracks (1985), he played one of the larger roles. In the horror film Das Tier II (1985), he played alongside Christopher Lee . For the music of the mini-TV series Crocodile Shoes (1994), in which he played one of the leading roles, he was nominated for the 1995 BAFTA Award . In the film Evita (1996) he appeared alongside Madonna , Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce .

In 2012/13 Jimmy Nail was involved in the development of the album and musical The Last Ship by British singer Sting .

Nail is married to Miriam Jones and has two sons.

Filmography (selection)

• 1985: Star Cracks - The crazy crash landing of the aliens (Morons from Outer Space)
• 1985: Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
• 1985: Das Tier II (Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch)
• 1988: The Falcon's Maltese (Just Ask for Diamond)
• 1988: Dream Demon (Dream Demon)
• 1996: Evita
• 1998: Still Crazy
• 1999: Swing
• 2000: the tenth kingdom
• 2004: Sunday for Sammy 2004

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
1992	Growing Up in Public	-	-	-	UK2 gold (12 weeks)UK	First published: July 27, 1992 Producers: Danny Schogger, Guy Pratt , Jimmy Nail
1994	Crocodile Shoes	-	-	-	UK2 × 3 Triple platinum (35 weeks)UK	First published: November 21, 1994 Producers: Jimmy Nail, Jon Kelly, Tony McAnaney
1995	Big River	-	-	-	UK8th platinum (18 weeks)UK	First published: November 6, 1995 Producers: Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail
1996	Crocodile Shoes II	-	-	-	UK10 platinum (13 weeks)UK	First published November 8, 1996 Producers: Jimmy Nail, Steve Robson
1997	The Nail File - The Best Of	-	-	-	UK8th gold (15 weeks)UK	First published: October 6, 1997 compilation
1999	Tadpoles in a Jar	-	-	-	UK79 (1 week) UK	First published May 3, 1999 Producers: Jon Kelly, Jeff Lynne
2001	10 Great Songs and an Ok Voice	-	-	-	UK76 (1 week) UK	First published: April 30, 2001 Producers: Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail

More albums

• 1986: Take It or Leave It

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
1985	Love Don't Live Here Anymore Take It or Leave It	-	-	-	UK3 silver (11 weeks)UK	First published: April 15, 1985 Author: Miles Gregory Original: Rose Royce , 1978
1992	Ain't No Doubt Growing Up in Public	DE18 (23 weeks) DE	AT14 (9 weeks) AT	CH21 (10 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (12 weeks)UK	First published: June 29, 1992 Authors: Charlie Dore , Danny Schogger, Guy Pratt , Jimmy Nail
	Laura Growing Up in Public	-	-	-	UK58 (2 weeks) UK	First published: September 21, 1992 Authors: Charlie Dore, Danny Schogger, Guy Pratt, Jimmy Nail
1994	Crocodile Shoes Crocodile Shoes	-	-	-	UK4th gold (23 weeks)UK	First published: November 14, 1994 Author: Tony McAnaney
1995	Cowboy Dreams Crocodile Shoes	-	-	-	UK13 (8 weeks) UK	First published: January 29, 1995 Author: Paddy McAloon
	Calling Out Your Name Crocodile Shoes	-	-	-	UK65 (5 weeks) UK	First published: April 24, 1995 Author: Jimmy Nail
	Big River Big River	-	-	-	UK18 (5 weeks) UK	First published: October 16, 1995 Author: Jimmy Nail
	Love Big River	-	-	-	UK33 (5 weeks) UK	First published: December 11, 1995 Author: John Lennon Original: The Lettermen , 1971
	Big River '96 Big River	-	-	-	UK72 (3 weeks) UK	First published: January 22nd, 1996 Remix: Jon Kelly
1996	Country Boy Crocodile Shoes II	-	-	-	UK25 (8 weeks) UK	First published: November 4th, 1996 Author: Jimmy Nail
1997	Black & White The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail	-	-	-	UK76 (1 week) UK	First published: October 13, 1997 with Roger ranking Authors: David Arkin, Earl Robinson
1998	The Flame Still Burns Still Crazy (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	UK47 (3 weeks) UK	First published: November 9, 1998 with Strange Fruit from the soundtrack of the film Still Crazy
1999	Blue Beyond The Gray Tadpoles in a Jar	-	-	-	UK87 (1 week) UK	First published: April 26, 1999 Author: Jimmy Nail

More singles

• 1986: That's the Way Love Is
• 1986: Walk Away / Airwaves
• 1992: Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)
• 1992: Beautiful
• 1994: Only One Heart
• 1996: Blue Roses
• 1997: Running Man

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1. ↑ sting.com "Sting Discusses Featured Musicians on 'The Last Ship' Album ..."
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
3. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database

Web links

• Jimmy Nail at Allmusic (English)
• Jimmy Nail at Discogs (English)
• Jimmy Nail in the Internet Movie Database (English)