Ruth-Ann Boyle

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Name =Ruth-Ann Boyle


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URL = [http://www.ruthann-music.com Ruthann-music.com]
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Ruth-Ann Boyle (born April 26, 1970 in Sunderland) is a British pop music singer who became famous during the 1990s. Together with producers Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth, she formed the British band Olive. The band became world famous with "You're Not Alone" in 1996.

In 1999 she sang lead vocals on the track "Gravity of Love" on Enigma's album "The Screen Behind the Mirror", which was also released as a single. She also performed guest-vocals for their 2003 album "Voyageur".

Her first solo album 'What About Us?', produced by Michael Cretu of Enigma, was released on iTunes in 2007

Biography

Influenced by singers like Rickie Lee Jones and Joni Mitchell,cite web | author = Jung, Fred | year = | url = http://www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/olive.htm | title = A Fireside Chat with Olive | format = | work = | publisher = Jazz Weekly | accessdate = 2006-08-17 | accessyear = ] Boyle joined various bands from age 17-19,cite web | author = Weisblott, Marc | date = October 9, 1997 | url = http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.09.97/music/olive9.php | title = Pimentos and Olive | format = | work = | publisher = "Eye Weekly" | accessdate = 2006-08-17 | accessyear = ] cite web | author = | year = | url = http://www.drdrew.com/article.asp?id=678 | title = Drew Live: 5 Minutes with... Olive | format = | work = | publisher = Dr. Drew | accessdate = 2006-08-17 | accessyear = ] but these turned out to be unpleasant experiences ("folk bands, Rickie Lee Jones and stuff like that, all the angst").cite web | author = Moayeri, Lily | year = | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20031019060746/http://www.element-zero.com/Projects/Lotus/html/i28-features/olive.html | title = Olive's Shopping Music | format = | work = | publisher = "irREVernce" | accessdate = 2006-08-17 | accessyear = ] In the intervening time, she performed assembly-line work in factories before ending up managing a pub in Sheffield. Meanwhile, she also recorded vocal samples for The Durutti Column, the Manchester-based musical project headed by Vini Reilly.

However, Boyle was considering a career in nursing by the time Kellett, who had heard the vocal samples pre-recorded onto a keyboard while playing live with The Durutti Column, contacted her about singing for the group he had formed with Taylor-Firth.cite web | author = | date = November 13, 1997 | url = http://www.pauseandplay.com/048arch.htm | title = Olive branches out with 'Extra Virgin' | format = | work = | publisher = Pause and Play | accessdate = 2006-08-17 | accessyear = ] After auditioning, Boyle found in the band an ideal musical collaboration. Olive produced two albums from its inception in 1995 to 2000, after which the band ceased to work together.

During the production of Olive's second album under Madonna's label Maverick and titled as "Trickle", Boyle met Michael Cretu, mastermind behind the 90's leading new age / pop project of Enigma, who had heard one of her songs (Miracle) in Ibiza and he invited her to participate on his fourth concept album "The Screen Behind the Mirror" (1999). Boyle sang the lead vocals on two tracks on the album, one of them was released as the lead single titled "Gravity of Love" and afterwards Boyle also performed as a female voice for the more commercial pop oriented "Voyageur " album on tracks "Boum-Boum" and "Following The Sun" in late 2003.

Because of their successful collaboration, they produced a solo debut album, which was then produced in A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, late 2004. The album was named "What About Us?". After numerous delays, the album was digitally released in June 2007.

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External links

* [http://www.ruthann-music.com Ruthann-music.com] Official site
* [http://www.longest-love-letter.com The Longest Love Letter] Promo Boyle's album campaign
* [http://www.myspace.com/ruthannfans My Space Page] My Space Boyle fan page, including exclusive interview