Based on a True Story (Fat Freddy's Drop album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Based on a True Story
Type = Album
Artist = Fat Freddy's Drop


Released = 2 May 2005
Recorded = Wellington, New Zealand 2005
Genre = Dub/Roots/Reggae/Jazz
Length = 69:55
Label = The Drop
Producer = DJ Fitchie
Reviews =
*"Sonar" (5/5) [http://www.sonarkollektiv.com/data.pl?release=SK072MP3]
Last album = "Live at the Matterhorn"
(2001)
This album = "Based on a True Story"
(2005)
Next album =

"Based on a True Story" was the first studio produced album by New Zealand group Fat Freddy's Drop. It was recorded in Wellington and released on the band's own label, The Drop. "Based on a True Story" utilized the band's trademark dub, reggae, soul and funk influenced sound, and has been successful both in terms of sales and of critical reception. The album followed years of regular touring within New Zealand, a live album, several singles, and appearances on numerous compilation albums in New Zealand and internationally.

Whilst the track listing named previously successful singles such as "Hope" and "This Room", these songs were in fact rerecorded in entirely new versions for the album. "Based on a True Story" has to date also spawned a highly successful single in its own right: Wandering Eye, which was awarded the prize for Best Music Video at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards (18 October). [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000B899B-E6F1-1535-8A7983027AF1010F]

ales and recognition

The album debuted at number 1 and went gold in its first day, and so far has become the longest album by a New Zealand group/artist to stay at number 1. As of June 23, 2007 the album had been in the New Zealand charts for 107 weeks and had gone 7 times Platinum, selling over 105,000 copies [http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp] , making it the second best selling album in New Zealand.

In 2005, "Based on a True Story" won the New Zealand Music Awards for 'Album of the Year', an unusual achievement for an independent label. 'Based On A True Story' also features appearances from New Zealand musicians including Ladi 6 , P Digsss, Hollie Smith, Rio Hemopo & Riki Gooch, Nick Gaffaney, Chris Yeabsley & Aaron Tokona.

Track listing

#"Ernie" – 7:17
#"Cay's Crays" – 7:07
#"This Room" – 5:00
#"Ray Ray" – 7:38
#"Dark Days" – 6:40
#"Flashback" – 6:30
#"Roady" – 7:08
#"Wandering Eye" – 9:49
#"Del Fuego" – 5:24
#"Hope" – 7:19

Band members

*Joe Dukie (Dallas Tamaira) - Vocals
*Tony Chang (Toby Laing) - Trumpet
*Fulla Flash (Warren Maxwell) - Saxophone
*Jetlag Johnson (Tehi Kerr) - Electric Guitar
*Dobie Blaze (Iain Gordon) - Keyboards
*DJ Fitchie (DJ Mu) - Mix
*Hopepa (Joe Lindsay) - Trombone

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/bluessoulreggae/reviews/fatfreddys_truestory.shtml Review of the album by the BBC]
* [http://www.amplifier.co.nz/nzmusic/14603/based_on_a_true_story.html?full=1 Amplifier.co.nz - Based on a True Story]
* [http://store.nzmusic.com/cd/37406?source=nzm-picks Smokecds.com - Buy the CD]