Shazar, released Shear Shazar. Produced by Julie Last, this is the first time Jules and Pal have made a full album together, though the two had recorded duets on Shear's albums before, such as "Here S/He Comes" on The Eternal Return and "Dreams Dissolve in Tears" on The Great Puzzle. This was followed later in the year by another Shear solo album, Longer to Get to Yesterday. In 2014 Shear Shazar followed up on their debut with the five cut EP Mess You Up. Chart singles written by Shear The following is a list of Jules Shear compositions that have been chart hits. About the albums Shear's first band, Funky Kings, also featured songwriter Jack Tempchin, and their self-titled debut contains the original version of Tempchin's song "Slow Dancing", which was a top 10 hit for Johnny Rivers. "Slow Dancing" and Shear's "So Easy to Begin" were both recorded by Olivia Newton-John on her 1977 album Making a Good Thing Better. "So Easy to Begin" was also covered by Art Garfunkel. As of this writing, Funky Kings has never seen domestic release on CD, and a second album recorded by them remains unreleased in any form. Jules and the Polar Bears released Got No Breeding in 1978 and fənĕtĭks in 1979. (The title of the second album is the phonetic spelling of "phonetics", and its lyric sheet and credits were printed phonetically). While the first album appeared on CD in the late 1980s, the second was not released on CD until 2006. The CD release of fənĕtĭks includes the contents of the 1980 Economy Package EP. A third album, Bad for Business, was rejected by their label, Columbia, leading to the band's breakup. Bad for Business was finally released on CD in 1995. Shear's solo debut, Watch Dog, was produced by Todd Rundgren and featured Elliot Easton of The Cars on lead guitar, as well as prolific studio bassist Tony Levin, and former Polar Bear Stephen Hague. Easton and Shear later collaborates on Easton's 1985 solo album, Change No Change. In addition to featuring "All Through The Night", later a hit for Cyndi Lauper, the album opens with "Whispering Your Name", which was later a U.K. chart hit for Alison Moyet. The Jules EP contains selections from Watch Dog, plus two mixes of a dance number, "When Love Surges". The Eternal Return opens with "If She Knew What She Wants",