To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015. Unable to add item to List. I have been trying to get more of their music ever since. . For the next year they wrote and played incessantly, quickly building up a strong following who hungrily swallowed up the bands demos which they were pushed into putting on sale. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. and thousands did. An uncomfortable manager/Label battle followed with FELDMAN doggedly battling on behalf of the band with people who had different agendas and had other acts to push as they came in from different labels. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. It's great music for a Sunday afternoon, or an evening at home, or during cocktails with guests. The song FIRE was at one stage the most played non-Canadian song on radio and other songs from the album were used in the movie Tokyo Cowboy, Neon Rider and TV shows Due South and Dawson Creek. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2015, Great group,brilliant music,if you have not seen them then get this cd and enjoy, OOOOOOO binga bongona binga bonga..I'll never let my memories of you slip away...ooooo, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2015, Herd the first track of this album on radio paradise and had to get it. I’m not interested in all the rest of the stuff.” Says Dolphin front man JOHN REILLY, who then goes on to quote Charlie Parker. They immediately lost their A&R man Scott Smith and their fans and allies in the New York office had gone too, right at the time when they were outselling PAUL MCCARTNEY and GEORGE MICHAEL in places like Colorado which was to be part of the next leg of the tour. Some of the other players stepped down and for the first time in over 2 years the band BOY ON A DOLPHIN played and brought the house down. Do you have any photos of this artist? Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2006. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Ok, mmm, acoustic based –yes. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The album has a very special vibe of positivity and a spiritual element that has endeared it to so many. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. “Self promotion has always been my great failing. And so ended the first part of their adventure in a tortuous and long period of contractual limbo. But that’s how brutal it is! If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Songs! PETE HILEY, a guitarist with his own distinctive style and in demand drummer DARREN FORD. I found it to be a FUN, up-tempo and uplifting, almost spiritual, compilation! They began to play live and one night Pete and Andy from Boy on a Dolphin were at the gig. Meanwhile back in Sheffield, Andy Needham joined forces with Geoff Barrowdale (now manager of Arctic Monkeys) in the band Seafruit which gave him great experience in quirky and imaginative writing which is now visible in his co writes with Reilly on songs such as ‘Perry Como sang to me last night in my sleep’. Now, all these many years later, I put it on to spin in my car and my hairs still stand on end when I … The band signed with Atlantic and began recording back in England with producers KEVIN BACON and JON QUARMBY on their album debut WORDS INSIDE. How do you describe BOY ON A DOLPHIN?…….Well now we have a problem that has dogged their whole career. They went on to win and to be fare were grateful for the money which helped to fund a trip for John, armed with new song demos to go to the Juno awards in Vancouver Canada where they had found a great fan and ally who owned a hotel there. Originally purchased because I really wanted to hear the 'Love Is a River' song (that I heard by accident while standing in line at a coffee shop). “I have never felt so frustrated in my life and we all felt so much for Sam who had shown so much belief in us. JOHN REILLY- Lead Vocals/ Acoustic Guitar/ LyricistANDY NEEDHAM - Bass GuitarPETE HILEY - Lead Spanish and Electric GuitarsDARREN FORD - DrumsJAMES JARWARDANA - Piano/Keys (Joined Oct 2005). “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. Learn more about the program. I’m not interested in all the rest of the stuff.” Says Dolphin front man JOHN R…. All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 'Boy On a Dolphin' really surprised me at that time. I recommend it whole-heartedly. Leave feedback, from the website Sheffield, England. You will leave the room deeply moved and aware in your own mind of whom and what BOY ON A DOLPHIN are. Listen to music from Boy on a Dolphin like Nouwe O N'Mazei. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Melodic, er definitely. It takes me back to much more care-free, friendlier time. Then I returned to England and John stayed on in Vancouver for a while.”. Without the knowledge of the band, one of their songs was entered into the British and International songwriters award. Songs! That’s all there is for me. They very soon added two of the very best players around to the line up. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out” He continues, “So it has to be real or it’s just spitting out nuts and bolt…, from the website Sheffield, England. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Boy on a Dolphin. He was moved (that word again) and excited, which led to the call in the early hours to John and the decision to fly to Britain to see if it was all real. The audience recognising them as Dolphin members began to urge them to get up and do some Dolphin songs. The band then did lots of TV, including MTV, MUCH MUSIC, and MUSIQUE PLUS etc and 2 half hour specials on the band were aired and produced by BCTV. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. BOY ON A DOLPHIN are at their best live and they brought Paul Carracks brilliant Sax player STEVE BEIGHTON along with them as well as COLIN ELLIOT (now with RICHARD HAWLEY) on percussion. The audience recognising them as Dolphin members began to urge them to get up and do some Dolphin songs. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Add an image, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. The recording was completed and mixed on the SSL desk in Bryan Adams house over looking the beautiful West Vancouver bay. I just find it very embarrassing bulling up my own work so basically I just handed out as many demos as I could to the great and good and hoped that the music would do the talking” recalls John. THE SONG! Originally purchased because I really wanted to hear the 'Love Is a River' song (that I heard by accident while standing in line at a coffee shop). JOHN REILLY- Lead Vocals/ Acoustic Guitar/ Lyricist ANDY NEEDHAM - Bass Guitar PETE HILEY - Lead Spanish and Electric Guitars DARREN FORD - Drums JAMES JARWARDANA - Piano/Keys (Joined Oct 2005) “Songs! In the early nineties Reilly was training and riding Dolphins at the world renowned Tibshull Aquatic Centre and playing with Sheffield band Ministers of Inspiration, when together with Bassist ANDY NEEDHAM he decided to form a new band, adapting his own nickname, Dolphin boy to BOY ON A DOLPHIN and creating their new band name. Regards! Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017. Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2008. Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019. THE SONG! Boy on a Dolphin's Words Inside is huge -- even 20 years later. An EP with the emotive title track ‘Life’s a blast’ followed and is now on it’s 5th pressing. Warm, moving, intimate, personal, yes personal! Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. Two days after his returns, a steady stream of positive faxes started arriving but one call in the middle of the night from Canada’s biggest agent and co manager of Bryan Adams, SAM FELDMAN changed everything. I have had this CD since the 90's and still love it. For the next 2 years the band fragmented with John being invited on a song writing tour of the U.S. and Canada by Canada’s biggest independent publisher where he co wrote with great writers such as Jim Vallance, Bill Henderson and Nashville writer Daryl Burgess; all experienced multi million selling writers and then with young up and coming Canadian artistes such as Annette Ducharme and Kim Kuzma who went on to have great success using the songs. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. It was obvious that they had to make the effort to get back playing. The cd continued to sell without the financial backing of the new regime but the money for tour support seemed to be an endless negotiation so the rest of the band returned to England and just John and me stayed to promote the band on radio and performed with 2 acoustic guitars. When it reached the final 10, the culprit had to come clean and the band insisted on using another name, the flippant ‘Expresso Bongo’ not being comfortable with music being a competition. Billboard magazine urged all music lovers to dive in, which they did just as the band did with an extensive tour of The US and Canada. The band were stunned, though, to learn that the album was not being released in the UK were they already had a strong following who bizarrely had to pay over the odds to get their favourite British bands music on import…. That’s all there is for me. “Songs! I wish Amazon would carry their other CD's that I see on the Boy on a Dolphin website. It has elements from Europe/UK pop of the early '90s, to be sure, but more importantly BOAD infuses rhythms from Africa, Spain and even some Arabian influences, all blended in with the utmost of care. I loved it then and I appreciate it even more today. The band performed at the down at heel but well loved Sheffield venue The Pheasant and plans were soon made to fly the whole band to Vancouver to play and showcase. Heard one of the songs recently and heard they were a local band, so thought I would give them a try. THE SONG! Leave feedback. My advice is to switch off your phone, sit in a dark room and listen to the track TRAPEZE from their new album BARKERS POOL to THUNDER BAY. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2017. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom.