Ruth-Ann Boyle
Encyclopedia
Ruth-Ann Boyle is an English 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 1997.
In 1999 she sang lead vocals on tracks "Gravity of Love
" and "Silence Must be Heard" on Enigma
's album "The Screen behind the Mirror
", the former of 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 only released as a digital download via iTunes
in 2007, quoting a lack of necessary project support and co-ordination to produce physical copies of the album.
and Joni Mitchell
,
Boyle joined various bands from age 17-19,
but these turned out to be unpleasant experiences ("folk bands, Rickie Lee Jones and stuff like that, all the angst").
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.
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 1990s 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 afterward 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.
The Durutti Column
Enigma
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer who became famous during the 1990s. Together with producers Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth, she formed the British band Olive
Olive (band)
Olive was a breakbeat/trip hop group from the North of England. The founding membership consisted of producer, instrumentalist and songwriter Tim Kellett, producer and keyboard programmer Robin Taylor-Firth, and singer Ruth-Ann Boyle...
. The band became world famous with "You're Not Alone
You're Not Alone (Olive song)
"You're Not Alone" is a song written by Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth and performed by Olive on the 1996 album Extra Virgin. First released as a single in 1996, it found greater success in 1997 in a remixed single version, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart...
" in 1997.
In 1999 she sang lead vocals on tracks "Gravity of Love
Gravity of Love
"Gravity of Love" is a 1999 song created by the musical group Enigma. The single was the first of two released from the album The Screen Behind the Mirror....
" and "Silence Must be Heard" on Enigma
Enigma (musical project)
Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...
's album "The Screen behind the Mirror
The Screen Behind the Mirror
-Singles:*1999 – "Gravity of Love" *2000 – "Push the Limits" -Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle - lead vocals*Michael Cretu - record producer, lead vocals*Sandra Cretu - voices*Andru Donalds - lead vocals*Jens Gad - guitar...
", the former of which was also released as a single. She also performed guest-vocals for their 2003 album Voyageur
Voyageur (album)
-Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle – lead vocals *Michael Cretu – record producer, lead vocals *Sandra Cretu – back vocals *Andru Donalds – lead vocals *Jens Gad – guitars...
.
Her first solo album 'What about Us?
What About Us (Ruth-Ann album)
What about Us? is an album by British singer Ruth-Ann Boyle. It was released on iTunes in June 2007. The album was produced by Michael Cretu - the Romanian music producer, who is the central person of the musical project Enigma.-Track listing:...
', produced by Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
of Enigma
Enigma (musical project)
Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...
, was only released as a digital download via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in 2007, quoting a lack of necessary project support and co-ordination to produce physical copies of the album.
Biography
Influenced by singers like Rickie Lee JonesRickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.-Childhood:...
and Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
,
Boyle joined various bands from age 17-19,
but these turned out to be unpleasant experiences ("folk bands, Rickie Lee Jones and stuff like that, all the angst").
In the intervening time, she performed assembly-line work in factories before ending up managing a pub in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. Meanwhile, she also recorded vocal samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
for The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan...
, the Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
-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.
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
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's label Maverick and titled as Trickle
Trickle
Trickle is the second and most recent album from English trip-hop band Olive.- History :Following the band's debut album Extra Virgin and a subsequent promotional tour, keyboard programmer Robin Taylor-Firth left the band...
, Boyle met Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
, mastermind behind the 1990s leading new age / pop project of Enigma
Enigma (musical project)
Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...
, who had heard one of her songs (Miracle) in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
and he invited her to participate on his fourth concept album The Screen behind the Mirror
The Screen Behind the Mirror
-Singles:*1999 – "Gravity of Love" *2000 – "Push the Limits" -Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle - lead vocals*Michael Cretu - record producer, lead vocals*Sandra Cretu - voices*Andru Donalds - lead vocals*Jens Gad - guitar...
(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
Gravity of Love
"Gravity of Love" is a 1999 song created by the musical group Enigma. The single was the first of two released from the album The Screen Behind the Mirror....
" and afterward Boyle also performed as a female voice for the more commercial pop oriented Voyageur
Voyageur (album)
-Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle – lead vocals *Michael Cretu – record producer, lead vocals *Sandra Cretu – back vocals *Andru Donalds – lead vocals *Jens Gad – guitars...
album on tracks "Boum-boum" and "Following the Sun
Following the Sun
"Following the Sun" is a 2003 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the second one released from Voyageur.-Single track listing:# "Following The Sun " – 4:19# "Following The Sun " – 5:19...
" in late 2003.
Because of their successful collaboration, they produced a solo debut album, which was then produced in A.R.T. Studios
A.R.T. Studios
A.R.T. Studios was the private music studio of music producer Michael Cretu, located in his mansion in the hills of Ibiza, Spain. In May 2008 the mansion together with the studio were demolished...
in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, late 2004. The album was named What about Us?. After numerous delays, the album was digitally released in June 2007.
The Durutti ColumnThe Durutti ColumnThe Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan...
- Sex and Death (1994)
- The Rest of My Life
- Believe in Me
- Where I Should Be
Grand Theft Audio
- Hold Back the Night (1999)
- Sleep Tonight
- To be with You / Mind and Body
EnigmaEnigmaAn enigma is a type of riddle generally expressed in radical or allegorical language that requires ingenuity and careful thought for its solution.Enigma, aenigma, or enigmatic may also refer to:-Music:...
- The Screen behind the MirrorThe Screen Behind the Mirror-Singles:*1999 – "Gravity of Love" *2000 – "Push the Limits" -Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle - lead vocals*Michael Cretu - record producer, lead vocals*Sandra Cretu - voices*Andru Donalds - lead vocals*Jens Gad - guitar...
(1999)- Gravity of LoveGravity of Love"Gravity of Love" is a 1999 song created by the musical group Enigma. The single was the first of two released from the album The Screen Behind the Mirror....
- Silence Must be Heard
- Gravity of Love
- VoyageurVoyageur (album)-Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle – lead vocals *Michael Cretu – record producer, lead vocals *Sandra Cretu – back vocals *Andru Donalds – lead vocals *Jens Gad – guitars...
(2003)- Boum-boum
- Following the SunFollowing the Sun"Following the Sun" is a 2003 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the second one released from Voyageur.-Single track listing:# "Following The Sun " – 4:19# "Following The Sun " – 5:19...
External links
- RuthAnn-music.com Official site
- The Longest Love Letter in the World Boyle's album campaign promo
- MySpace page MySpace fan page, including exclusive interview
- Ruth-Ann discography at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...