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Jimmy Nail

Real Name:James Michael Aloysius Bradford
Profile:Jimmy Nail is a British actor and singer (born March 16, 1954, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne), famous for his rugged looks, hit singles and a strong Newcastle accent, although sometimes it is weaker, depending on what role he is playing and who he is talking to. His birth name was James Bradford, which he changed to "Nail" after he stepped on a 15 centimeter spike in a glass factory.

In the late 1970s he sung in a Newcastle pub band called the King Crabs, more often than not wearing a woman's dress.

He rose to fame playing Leonard Jeffrey 'Oz' Osborne in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet in 1983.

Jimmy Nail has also starred in a number of films and had a long musical career, having been a singer before he was picked out at an audition to play Oz.

Nail spent six months in prison on a "grievous bodily harm" sentence following a drunken football match fight in his twenties

After the first two series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Nail found himself typecast and had no more major breaks until the detective series, Spender, which he co-wrote. This was followed by Crocodile Shoes, which also featured Nail as a musician. On the strength of his musical performances in the series he released a number of albums. Mark Knopfler plays guitar on some tracks, a compliment that was repaid with an important plot reference to Oz's being a fan of Dire Straits in the third (revived) series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2002).
URLs:http://www.jimmynail.net/
Name Variations: All | Jimmy Nail | Nail
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Releases:
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (7", Single)   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1985
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (12")   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1985
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (12")   Virgin 1985
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (7")   Virgin 1985
Take It Or Leave It (LP, Album)   Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1986
That's The Way Love Is (12")   Virgin 1986
That's The Way Love Is (12")   Virgin 1986
That`s The Way Love Is (7")   Virgin 1986
Ain't No Doubt (12")   EastWest Records GmbH 1992
Ain't No Doubt (CD, Maxi)   EastWest Records GmbH, EastWest Records GmbH 1992
Ain't No Doubt (7", Single)   EastWest Records GmbH 1992
Ain't No Doubt (12")   EastWest, EastWest 1992
Ain't No Doubt (7")   EastWest 1992
Growing Up In Public (CD)   EastWest 1992
Growing Up In Public (LP, Album)   EastWest 1992
Growing Up In Public (Cass, Album)   EastWest 1992
Crocodile Shoes (Cass, Single)   EastWest Records GmbH 1994
Crocodile Shoes (CD)   EastWest, EastWest 1994
Big River (CD, Album)   EastWest, Warner Music UK Ltd. 1995
Country Boy (CD, Maxi)   EastWest Records GmbH, EastWest Records GmbH 1996
Black And White (CD, Maxi)   EastWest Records GmbH, EastWest Records GmbH 1997
The Nail File: The Best Of Jimmy Nail (CD, Comp)   EastWest 1997
The Nail File: The Best Of Jimmy Nail (CD, Comp)   Warner Platinum, Warner Strategic Marketing 2005
Production:
Now That's What I Call Music 22 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Ain't No Doubt EMI Records ... 1992
Smash Hits 95 Vol. 1 (CD) Crocodile Shoes Telstar 1995
Top Of The Pops 1 (2xCD) Cowboy Dreams Columbia, Columbia 1995
Simply The Best Of Warner Music UK (2xCD, Promo) Ain't No Doubt Warner Music UK Ltd. 1998
Appears On:
We Want Moore! ◄ (2 versions) Rockin' And Rollin' Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) ... 1984
100% Hits Volume 6 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EMI Music (Australia), EMI Music (Australia) 1992
Bravo Hits II (2xCD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EastWest 1992
Evita (Music From The Motion Picture) (Album) ◄ (8 versions) On This Night Of A Tho... Warner Bros. Records ... 1996
Evita (The Motion Picture Music Soundtrack) (2xCD) On This Night Of A Tho... Warner Music (Japan) 1997
The Ragpicker's Dream (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Why Aye Man Mercury 2002
Evita (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD) On This Night Of A Tho... Warner Music (Japan) 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Fresh Hits (LP) Love Don't Live Here A... Polarvox Oy 1985
Now That's What I Call Music 5 (2xLP) Love Don't Live Here A... EMI Records, Virgin 1985
100% Hits Volume 6 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EMI Music (Australia), EMI Music (Australia) 1992
Absolute Music 14 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EVA Records (Sweden) 1992
Bravo Hits II (2xCD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EastWest 1992
Greatest Hits 92 (2xCD, Album, Comp) Ain't No Doubt Telstar 1992
Hit Connection 92 (CD) Ain't No Doubt EVA 1992
Mr Music Hits 9/92 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt Mr Music (Sweden) 1992
Now That's What I Call Music 22 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Ain't No Doubt EMI Records ... 1992
Plus 12/92 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt Mr Music (Sweden) 1992
The Greatest Hits '92 - Vol. 4 (CD) Aint' No Doubt EVA 1992
Wicked!! (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt (7'' Ve... EMI 1992
Now That's What I Call Music! 1992 (2xCD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EMI Records 1993
The Greatest Hits Of The 90's (3xCD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt Telstar 1994
Hits Of The 80's (2xCD, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 1995
Now That's What I Call Music! 30 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Crocodile Shoes EMI Records ... 1995
Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Big River EMI Records ... 1995
Smash Hits 95 Vol. 1 (CD) Crocodile Shoes Telstar 1995
The Very Best Of Pop Music 1984-85 (2xCD, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... Egmont Music Club 1995
Top Of The Pops 1 (2xCD) Cowboy Dreams Columbia, Columbia 1995
WM Promo \95 (CD, Comp, Promo) Love Warner Music (Norway) 1995
All You Need Is Love Volume 3 - 15 Years Of Love 1980 - 1995 (CD, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... EVA 1996
Evita (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Promo, Alb) Oh What A Circus Warner Bros. Records 1996
Soft Pop Memories (CD) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 1996
Carnival! - The Rainforest Foundation (CD) Waters Of Tyne RCA Victor 1997
Greatest Pop Ballads (3xCD, Album, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 1997
Greatest Pop Ballads CD 1 (CD) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 1997
Heartbeats (2xCD) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 1997
Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 1998
Simply The Best Of Warner Music UK (2xCD, Promo) Ain't No Doubt Warner Music UK Ltd. 1998
Guitar Pop Jamboree - Stepping (More) (CD, Comp) Cowboy Dream Warner Music (Japan) 1999
Greatest Hits Of The 80's 4 (2xCD) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 2000
L'amour (8xCD + Box, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... Disky 2000
Disco Inferno (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt WEA, Warner Music Finland Oy 2001
Only Hits Of The 80's And More... - Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt Warner Music (Chile) 2001
De Pre Historie 92 Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt EVA Belgium 2003
100 Hits 90s (5xCD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt, Crocod... Demon Music Group 2007
Pure Love (3xCD, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... EMI Records 2007
Original Hits - Eighties (6xCD, Comp) Love Don't Live Here A... EMI Gold 2009
Dance Machine '91 '92 (2xCD, Comp) Ain't No Doubt Atlantis Records (Italy)  
Unofficial Releases:
Pool Mix 1990's (DVDr, DVD) Ain’t No Doubt Pool Records (2) 2007
B-Sides & Rarities (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Waters Of Tyne Star Mark 2008
DJ Maxi Single 144 (12", Comp, Ltd, Maxi, Promo) Ain't No Doubt D.J. Mix Club  
DJ Maxi Single 163 (12", Comp, Ltd, Maxi, Promo) Laura D.J. Mix Club  
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