| Shadows Wake Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Damhnait Doyle | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary folk | |||
| Length | 46:06 | |||
| Label | Latitude EMI Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Ken Myhr | |||
| Damhnait Doyle chronology | ||||
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Shadows Wake Me is the first studio album by Canadian singer Damhnait Doyle, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) on the indie label Latitude Records, then later EMI Music Canada. The album was produced by guitarist Ken Myhr, who previously worked with such artists as Jane Siberry and Cowboy Junkies. Although a novice songwriter, Doyle co-wrote many songs on the album, some with Myhr, and others with Chris Tait, Tim Welch, David Gray, and Anne Bourne. [1]
Damhnait Doyle [DAV-net] is a Canadian singer-songwriter. The phonetic spelling of her first name also serves as the title of her 2003 album. She was a member of Atlantic Canadian band Shaye from 2003–2009 with Kim Stockwood and Tara MacLean (2003–2007). Along with Blake Manning, Stuart Cameron and Peter Fusco, she formed a new band called The Heartbroken which was active from 2009 - 2017.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.
Jane Siberry is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels". She performed the theme song to the television series Maniac Mansion. She has released material under the name Issa – an identity which she used formally between 2006 and 2009.
Doyle said in interviews that her home province of Newfoundland had a major influence: "Newfoundland has a lot to do with where my writing comes from and also the kind of person I am, my values and how I assert myself. It ties in with nature, the sea, folklore tales and the people surrounding me." [1]
Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it comprises the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2013, the province's population was estimated at 526,702. About 92% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland, of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula.
Music critics compared her vocal style to that of Sarah McLachlan, [1] [2] with one critic noting the album "fits nicely between ethereal Sarah McLachlan and angry Alanis Morissette." [3]
Sarah Ann McLachlan, is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range. As of 2009 she had sold over 30 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians on an unprecedented scale. The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999, and resumed in the summer of 2010. On May 6, 2014, she released her first album of original music in four years, titled Shine On.
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two mildly successful dance-pop albums. Afterwards, as part of a recording deal, she moved to Holmby Hills, Los Angeles and in 1995 released Jagged Little Pill, a more rock-oriented album which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work. Her follow-up album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998.
The album charted on The Record 's adult contemporary music chart. [4] Critic Greg Burliuk of the Kingston Whig-Standard named it one of his top-ten favourite albums of the year, referring to Doyle as "the latest musical treasure from Newfoundland". [5]
The Record was a Canadian music industry magazine that featured record charts, trade news and opinions.
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a North American term used to describe a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, quiet storm, and rock influence. Adult contemporary is rather a continuation of the easy listening and soft rock style that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s with some adjustments that reflect the evolution of pop/rock music.
The Kingston Whig-Standard is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has ISSN 1197-4397.
Following the album's success, she was nominated for a Juno Award in 1997 for Best New Solo Artist. [6] She also received five East Coast Music Award nominations related to the album, but won none. [7]
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.
