Melanie Doane
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Melanie Doane is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter who has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada, including "Adam's Rib", "Goliath", "Still Desire You" and "Waiting For The Tide".
Raised in a musical home – her father is Chalmers Doane, an Order of Canada
-winning music educator – Doane mastered many instruments, including the piano, bass, mandolin
, guitar and violin, at a young age. In 1993, she recorded an EP
titled Harvest Train
and released it independently. The songs made their way to executives at Sony Music
in Canada and soon after, she signed to Sony and began working on her debut album, Shakespearean Fish
.
Adam's Rib
, her second album with Sony, was released in Canada in 1998. The first single (from which the album gets its name), a rocking anthem about a rib wanting to have its own independence from a man, displayed Doane's vocal and violin talents. The song was a radio success, and Doane earned a spot on the Lilith Fair
concert tour. The following year, she walked away with the 1999 Juno Award
for Best New Solo Artist
, and Adam's Rib was released in the United States under the Columbia Records
label.
Following promotion and touring for Adam's Rib, Doane took a break from recording to have a baby and work on other projects, including writing for other artists and acting in the independent film Black Swan. She also released a live album, Melvin Live
, featuring Ed Robertson
of Barenaked Ladies
in 2001.
By 2003, Doane had parted ways with Sony and signed with ActorBoy Records, an independent label created by her husband, theatre director and actor, Ted Dykstra, and actor, Gary Sinise
. Her album You Are What You Love
was released by ActorBoy Records and distributed by Warner Music
Canada that year. The lead single "Still Desire You" charted Top 5 at Canadian radio stations and its music video featured clips from her role in the independent film Black Swan. During promotion for You Are What You Love
, Melanie gave birth to her second child.
In 2007, Doane began working on a new album and opened for Rex Goudie
during his March 2007 tour. A Thousand Nights was released in 2008, preceded by the lead single "Songbird" featuring Jim Cuddy
. The single became a Top 5 hit on the iTunes Country singles chart in Canada. The album, inspired by Doane's experiences with motherhood, garnered critical acclaim and tracks "Every Little Thing" and "Chopin Ballade" each received prominent placements in hit shows "Being Erica" and "Flashpoint
".
Doane's new album "The Emerald City" was released on March 1, 2011. The album was produced by her brother and drummer Creighton Doane.
Raised in a musical home – her father is Chalmers Doane, an Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
-winning music educator – Doane mastered many instruments, including the piano, bass, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, guitar and violin, at a young age. In 1993, she recorded an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
titled Harvest Train
Harvest Train (EP)
Harvest Train is an EP by Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane.-Track listing:#"She's Like The Swallow"#"Harvest Train"#"I Pray"#"Once He Was Mine"#"Sweet 16"#"The Zoo Is Closed"...
and released it independently. The songs made their way to executives at Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
in Canada and soon after, she signed to Sony and began working on her debut album, Shakespearean Fish
Shakespearean Fish
Shakespearean Fish is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's debut album.-Track listing:#"Tell You Stories" – 3:43#"All of Sunday" – 3:27#"Never Doubt I Love" – 4:10#"Forgive Me" – 3:51#"Saltwater" – 4:01#"Till I Start to Believe" – 3:48...
.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (album)
Adam's Rib is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's second album, first released on September 28, 1998 in Canada on Sony Music Entertainment, and subsequently on August 24, 1999 in the United States...
, her second album with Sony, was released in Canada in 1998. The first single (from which the album gets its name), a rocking anthem about a rib wanting to have its own independence from a man, displayed Doane's vocal and violin talents. The song was a radio success, and Doane earned a spot on the Lilith Fair
Lilith Fair
Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999, and was revived in the summer of 2010. It...
concert tour. The following year, she walked away with the 1999 Juno Award
Juno Awards of 1999
The Juno Awards of 1999 honouring Canadian music industry achievements were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The primary ceremonies at Copps Coliseum on 7 March 1999 were broadcast by CBC Television and hosted by Mike Bullard....
for Best New Solo Artist
Juno Award for New Artist of the Year
The Juno Award for New Artist of the Year has been awarded since 1974 as recognition each year for the best new artist/musician in Canada. The category was originally divided by separate awards for men and women...
, and Adam's Rib was released in the United States under the Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
label.
Following promotion and touring for Adam's Rib, Doane took a break from recording to have a baby and work on other projects, including writing for other artists and acting in the independent film Black Swan. She also released a live album, Melvin Live
Melvin Live
Melvin Live is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's third album. It was recorded at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto in January 2001.-Track listing:#"Goliath"#"My Sister Sings"#"How You Cried"#"She's Like The Swallow"#"Waiting For The Tide"...
, featuring Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson , better known as Ed Robertson, is the Canadian lead singer, as well as a guitarist and songwriter in the band, Barenaked Ladies...
of Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
in 2001.
By 2003, Doane had parted ways with Sony and signed with ActorBoy Records, an independent label created by her husband, theatre director and actor, Ted Dykstra, and actor, Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, film director and musician. During his career, Sinise has won various awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George Milton in the successful film adaptation of...
. Her album You Are What You Love
You Are What You Love (album)
You Are What You Love is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's fourth album, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Still Desire You" – 4:08#"As I Am" – 4:01#"Wilma Or A Betty Man" – 3:43#"Way Past Blue" – 4:10#"First Love" – 2:11...
was released by ActorBoy Records and distributed by Warner Music
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
Canada that year. The lead single "Still Desire You" charted Top 5 at Canadian radio stations and its music video featured clips from her role in the independent film Black Swan. During promotion for You Are What You Love
You Are What You Love (album)
You Are What You Love is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's fourth album, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Still Desire You" – 4:08#"As I Am" – 4:01#"Wilma Or A Betty Man" – 3:43#"Way Past Blue" – 4:10#"First Love" – 2:11...
, Melanie gave birth to her second child.
In 2007, Doane began working on a new album and opened for Rex Goudie
Rex Goudie
Rex Goudie is a Canadian singer, songwriter and was the runner-up of Canadian Idol 3.-Biography:Rex Goudie was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia on November 18, 1985 and moved back to his father's hometown of Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada with his family when he was a year old....
during his March 2007 tour. A Thousand Nights was released in 2008, preceded by the lead single "Songbird" featuring Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. He has also recorded three solo albums with the Jim Cuddy Band, which features musicians Bazil Donovan, Colin Cripps, Joel Anderson, Anne Lindsay and Gavin Brown...
. The single became a Top 5 hit on the iTunes Country singles chart in Canada. The album, inspired by Doane's experiences with motherhood, garnered critical acclaim and tracks "Every Little Thing" and "Chopin Ballade" each received prominent placements in hit shows "Being Erica" and "Flashpoint
Flashpoint (TV series)
Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
".
Doane's new album "The Emerald City" was released on March 1, 2011. The album was produced by her brother and drummer Creighton Doane.
Albums
- 1993: Harvest Train (EP)Harvest Train (EP)Harvest Train is an EP by Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane.-Track listing:#"She's Like The Swallow"#"Harvest Train"#"I Pray"#"Once He Was Mine"#"Sweet 16"#"The Zoo Is Closed"...
- 1996: Shakespearean FishShakespearean FishShakespearean Fish is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's debut album.-Track listing:#"Tell You Stories" – 3:43#"All of Sunday" – 3:27#"Never Doubt I Love" – 4:10#"Forgive Me" – 3:51#"Saltwater" – 4:01#"Till I Start to Believe" – 3:48...
- 1998: Adam's RibAdam's Rib (album)Adam's Rib is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's second album, first released on September 28, 1998 in Canada on Sony Music Entertainment, and subsequently on August 24, 1999 in the United States...
- 2001: Melvin LiveMelvin LiveMelvin Live is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's third album. It was recorded at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto in January 2001.-Track listing:#"Goliath"#"My Sister Sings"#"How You Cried"#"She's Like The Swallow"#"Waiting For The Tide"...
- 2003: You Are What You LoveYou Are What You Love (album)You Are What You Love is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's fourth album, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Still Desire You" – 4:08#"As I Am" – 4:01#"Wilma Or A Betty Man" – 3:43#"Way Past Blue" – 4:10#"First Love" – 2:11...
- 2008: A Thousand NightsA Thousand Nights (album)A Thousand Nights is the 6th album By Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane who has had five Top 40 singles. It was released on July 1, 2008.-Track listing:# "Every Little Thing"# "Songbird" featuring Jim Cuddy# "Song of Bernadette"...
- 2011: The Emerald City
Trivia
- Her song "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" from her album Adam's RibAdam's Rib (album)Adam's Rib is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane's second album, first released on September 28, 1998 in Canada on Sony Music Entertainment, and subsequently on August 24, 1999 in the United States...
was used in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer in episode 5.6 entitled "Family." Willow RosenbergWillow RosenbergWillow Rosenberg is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the TV series by Alyson Hannigan...
and her girlfriend Tara MaclayTara MaclayTara Maclay is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed by Amber Benson from the fourth to the sixth season until the character's death. Tara is a shy young woman with magical talents who falls in love...
dance to the song, whilst floating in the air at the end of the episode. It was later included in the British version of that show's soundtrack titled Radio Sunnydale. - Parts of the song "Every Little Thing" from her latest album, A Thousand Nights is often used in the Canadian TV show "Being Erica."
- The Song "Chopin Ballad" ended episode 12 ('Last Dance') of CTV series FlashpointFlashpoint (TV series)Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
.