Boy on Bridge is an album by Alan Doyle, released in 2012. It was his first solo album.[1] Until then, he had not released a solo album in the 19 years he had been in Great Big Sea.
| Boy on Bridge | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock | |||
| Length | 47:01 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Canada, Skinner's Hill Music Ltd. | |||
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The album title is a reference to Doyle's IMDb page[2] in which he is credited as an actor in the 1981 TV movie A Whale for the Killing.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sorry" | Alan Doyle, Hawksley Workman | 3:21 |
| 2. | "I've Seen a Little" | Doyle, Gordie Sampson, Troy Verges | 3:31 |
| 3. | "My Day" | Doyle, Ryan Tyndall | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Where the Nightingales Sing" | Doyle, Sampson, Kelly Archer | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Testify" (feat. Colin James) | Russell Crowe, Doyle | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Break It Slow" | Doyle | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Love While Love's Awake" | Doyle, Workman | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Light the Way" | Doyle, Sean Panting | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Northern Plains" (feat. Jim Cuddy) | Doyle, Workman | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Lover's Hands" | Crowe, Doyle | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Perfect Excuse" | Doyle, Panting | 3:17 |
| 12. | "The Rules Will All Be Broken" | Doyle, Mike Post | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Where I Belong" | Crowe, Doyle | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 47:01 | ||
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart[4] | 11 |
| US Folk Albums[4] | 20 |
| US Heatseekers Albums[4] | 37 |
Singles
editThe lead single off the album, "I've Seen a Little", was released March 26, 2012, by Universal Music Canada in Canada and Skinner's Hill Music Ltd. in the United States. It is a digital-only release for sale at digital music outlets.[5] The single version of the song is the same version that appears on Boy on Bridge.
References
edit- ^ "Alan Doyle "Boy On Bridge"". CBC The Performance Hour. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Alan Doyle at IMDb
- ^ "Alan Doyle interview with Jian Ghomeshi on Q". www.cbc.ca. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ a b c "Chart listing for Boy on Bridge". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - I've Seen a Little - Single by Alan Doyle". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-05-17.