Oliver Haze
Encyclopedia
Oliver Haze is a Montreal
-based Canadian composer-songwriter and performer, having shared the stage with the likes of Nelly Furtado
, David Usher
, The Tea Party
, Big Sugar
and many more. His hit single
, "Holy Water" reached number one on the BDS
charts in Quebec. He also made a cover of Duran Duran
's "Save a Prayer
", another song from his debut album Wandering Trip (2001). Collaborators on his album included producers John Webster
(who has worked with Aerosmith
and Tom Cochrane
), Terry Brown
(Rush
), and Al Sutton (Kid Rock
).
His second album, Innerview, was released in 2005.
Charted songs in Canada
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based Canadian composer-songwriter and performer, having shared the stage with the likes of Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
, David Usher
David Usher
David Usher is a British-born Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly the frontman for the alternative rock band Moist, he embarked on a solo career beginning in the late 1990s.-Biography:...
, The Tea Party
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
, Big Sugar
Big Sugar
Big Sugar is a Canadian blues-rock band, they were active from 1991 to 2004 and again since April 2010. The band has sold more than half a million albums in Canada.-History:...
and many more. His hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, "Holy Water" reached number one on the BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
charts in Quebec. He also made a cover of Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
's "Save a Prayer
Save A Prayer
"Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio...
", another song from his debut album Wandering Trip (2001). Collaborators on his album included producers John Webster
John Webster (musician)
John Webster is a musician, engineer and producer who primarily plays keyboards. He was a member of Tom Cochrane's Red Rider from 1984 until they disbanded in 1989...
(who has worked with Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
and Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane, OC Canadian musician and humanitarian, best known for his hit songs "Life Is a Highway", "Lunatic Fringe", "Human Race" and "I Wish You Well". Cochrane fronted the Canadian rock band Red Rider and has won seven Juno Awards...
), Terry Brown
Terry Brown (record producer)
Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush and the British/Canadian band Cutting Crew. Brown is currently working with emerging Ottawa roots-rockers Ken Workman & The Union. He is referred to fondly by the band...
(Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
), and Al Sutton (Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
).
His second album, Innerview, was released in 2005.
Charted songs in Canada
- "My World Is you" (2000) reached #15, 11 weeks in the charts
- "Holy Water" (2001) reached #2, 15 weeks in the charts
- "Save a Prayer" (2001) reached #14, 12 weeks in the charts
Sources
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du QuébecBibliothèque et Archives nationales du QuébecBibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec is the Crown corporation acting as the provincial library and archives of Quebec...
, Palmarès anglophone et allophone - Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes (Compilation of rankings in Anglophone and Francophone Record chartRecord chartA record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
s in alphabetical order by performer), p 497 - Drouin, Serge, Le groupe Tailor Made Fable se pointe aux États-Unis, Journal de Québec 11 March 2010
- MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
Playlist for week ending 30 June 2001, BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
, 30 June 2001, p. 68 - Pereira, Lia, Oliver Haze, Cidade FMCidade FMCidade FM is a Portuguese radio-station that focuses on international and national hits. Cidade FM targets the younger audience, 15-24.Cidade FM is operated by the Portuguese Radio company Media Capital, or Media Capital Rádios, sister stations include: Rádio Comercial, Rádio Clube Português, Mix...
- Réseau Centre, Tailor Made Fable en spectacle, 2009
- Ventura, Luís, A vida inspira-me... (Interview with Oliver Haze), ON LINE NEWS Aveiro Portugal, 23 October 2002