''Boy on Bridge'' is an album by
Alan Doyle
Alan Thomas Doyle (born May 17, 1969) is a Canadian musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea.
Life and career
Alan Doyle was born and raised in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in a Roman Cath ...
, released in 2012. It was his first solo album. Until then, he had not released a solo album in the 19 years he had been in
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scot ...
.
The album title is a reference to Doyle's
IMDb
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in which he is credited as an actor in the 1981 TV movie ''
A Whale for the Killing
''A Whale for the Killing'' is an American television film that aired on ABC on February 1, 1981. It is loosely based on a true story by environmentalist Farley Mowat, about a whale that is tortured by a fisherman. The incident happened near Bur ...
''.
Track listing
Chart performance
Singles
The lead single off the album, "I've Seen a Little", was released March 26, 2012, by
Universal Music Canada
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According to UMG official site, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Bravado, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammopho ...
in Canada and Skinner's Hill Music Ltd. in the United States. It is a digital-only release for sale at digital music outlets.
The single version of the song is the same version that appears on ''Boy on Bridge''.
References
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2012 albums
Alan Doyle albums