Boy on Bridge

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Boy on Bridge
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Studio album by
Alan Doyle
ReleasedMay 15, 2012
Recorded2011
GenreFolk, rock
Length47:01
LabelUniversal Music Canada, Skinner's Hill Music Ltd.
Alan Doyle chronology
Boy on Bridge
(2012) 		So Let's Go
(2015)

Boy on Bridge is an album by Alan Doyle, released in 2012. It was his first solo album.[1] Until then, he had not released a solo album in the 19 years he had been in Great Big Sea.

The album title is a reference to Doyle's IMDb page[2] in which he is credited as an actor in the 1981 TV movie A Whale for the Killing.[3]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sorry"Alan Doyle, Hawksley Workman3:21
2."I've Seen a Little"Doyle, Gordie Sampson, Troy Verges3:31
3."My Day"Doyle, Ryan Tyndall3:07
4."Where the Nightingales Sing"Doyle, Sampson, Kelly Archer3:29
5."Testify" (feat. Colin James)Russell Crowe, Doyle4:13
6."Break It Slow"Doyle3:49
7."Love While Love's Awake"Doyle, Workman3:25
8."Light the Way"Doyle, Sean Panting3:38
9."Northern Plains" (feat. Jim Cuddy)Doyle, Workman4:02
10."Lover's Hands"Crowe, Doyle3:55
11."Perfect Excuse"Doyle, Panting3:17
12."The Rules Will All Be Broken"Doyle, Mike Post3:34
13."Where I Belong"Crowe, Doyle3:40
Total length:47:01

Chart performance[]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[4] 11
US Folk Albums[4] 20
US Heatseekers Albums[4] 37

Singles[]

The lead single off the album, "I've Seen a Little", was released March 26, 2012, by Universal Music Canada in Canada and Skinner's Hill Music Ltd. in the United States. It is a digital-only release for sale at digital music outlets.[5] The single version of the song is the same version that appears on Boy on Bridge.

References[]

  1. ^ "Alan Doyle "Boy On Bridge"". CBC The Performance Hour. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ Alan Doyle at IMDb
  3. ^ "Alan Doyle interview with Jian Ghomeshi on Q". www.cbc.ca. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Chart listing for Boy on Bridge". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - I've Seen a Little - Single by Alan Doyle". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
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