Ruth-Ann Boyle
| Ruth-Ann Boyle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1970 |
| Origin | Sunderland, England, U.K. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Ruth-Ann Boyle (born 26 April 1970, Sunderland) is an English pop singer. Together with producers Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth, she formed the British band Olive. The band's single "You're Not Alone" reached number 1 in the UK singles chart on its second release 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.
Influenced by singers like Rickie Lee Jones 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.
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