Ambush | |
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Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Years active | 1993 | –present
Labels | Chancellor Music, Longshot Records, 306 Records |
Members | Mark McDonell Kris Lafontaine Danny Derue |
Past members | Jef Leeson Glenn Desjardines Skip Layton Jim Wright Riq Turner Tommy VanCoughnett Dan Killen |
Website | getambushed |
Ambush is a Canadian country music group, formed in 1993, and based in Ottawa.
The original line-up (from 1993 to 1999) consisted of Skip Layton (drums), Jef Leeson (bass guitar and lead vocals) and Mark McDonell (guitar and vocals). [1] They met while working as the back-up band for Ottawa singer Dennis Whitty, [2] and derived the name Ambush from the name of Whitty's backing band, 'Bushwacker'.
This line-up recorded three albums of cover songs: On Stage in 1993, [3] Hard to Say No in 1994, [4] and Kickin' Up a Fuss in 1995. [5] All were produced by Leeson and released on his independent label Chancellor Music. [6]
Through 1996, they recorded their first CD of original music in Nashville, with producer-writer Cyril Rawson. [7] The CD, Ambush, [8] yielded modest regional hits with "Since She Got Back From Texas" [9] and "Girls Like That". [10]
In 1997, a 3-track CD featuring the songs "Let's Go Crazy Girl", [11] "Since She Got Back From Texas" and "Don't Let It Hit You on the Way Out" [12] (all originally from their 1996 debut CD) was released, which included new vocals and remixes by Chad Irschick at Inception Sound Studios in Toronto. [13]
Leeson left the band in November 1999 to pursue a solo career. [14] He was replaced by Glenn Desjardine who, in November 2001, was replaced by Riq Turner. Riq departed in 2014, and was replaced by Kris Lafontaine. Skip Layton departed in October 2005; he was replaced by Jim Wright. Wright left the band in October 2011; he was replaced by Tom VanCoughnett. VanCoughnett departed in 2015; Dan Killen joined the band as a touring/session member until 2016, when he was replaced by Danny Derue. In 2002, Ambush signed with Longshot Records.
In 2006 Ambush won the CMT reality series Plucked. [15] They shot videos for their songs "This Could Be The Night" and "In This Room" during the series. [16] [17]
In 2006, the band released a studio album entitled I Wanna Go Home With You. [18] This album included singles such as "This Could Be The Night", "Too Hot For Words" [19] and "Anything To Rock You". [20]
At the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA Awards), the band was nominated as Group of the Year. [21] They received the same nomination in 2008. [22] At the latter ceremony, the "In This Room" video was nominated as Video of the Year. [23]
Ambush has released seven live albums, most recently in 2016, with Ambush Live Off the Floor. [24] They last toured in 2019, traveling to the UK to play the Tokyo World Festival [25] and the Wireless Festival. [26] As of 2021, the band remains active.
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Albums
EPs
Singles
Year | Single | Album |
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1995 | "Since She Got Back from Texas" | Ambush(1995) |
1996 | "Girls Like That" | |
2000 | "Don't Give Up" | — |
2003 | "Till You" | I Wanna Go Home with You |
2005 | "Party Like a Rock Star" | |
"This Could Be the Night" | ||
2006 | "I Wanna Go Home with You" | |
"Anything to Rock You" | ||
2007 | "In This Room" | Ambush(2009) |
2008 | "Wasn't That a Party" | |
"Drive" | ||
2009 | "She Doesn't Come Close" | |
"Small Town" | ||
2010 | "Take My Picture" | |
"My Little Girl" | ||
2013 | "Daddy Come Home" | — |
2014 | "Summertime Crazy" | |
2015 | "Little Big Man" |
Year | Video |
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2006 | "This Could Be the Night" |
2007 | "In This Room" |
2009 | "She Doesn't Come Close" |
2017 | "Top of the World" [27] |
Year | Association | Category | Result[ citation needed ] |
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2006 | Canadian Country Music Association | Independent Group or Duo of the Year[ citation needed ] | Nominated |
2007 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
Independent Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | ||
2008 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
CMT Video of the Year – "In This Room" | Nominated | ||
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