Desert Dolphins was a Canadian country music group. Their 1994 single "Dynamite" reached the Top 10 of the RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] They later returned to the Top 20 with their 1996 single "Foolproof."[2]

Desert Dolphins
OriginKitchener, Ontario, Canada
GenresCountry
Years active1993-1997
LabelsWolfe Lake
Quality Music
Past members
  • Grant Heywood
  • Peter Padalino
  • Rocky Howell
  • Jamie Todd
  • Peter Beacock
  • Sean Gilders
  • Daniel Davies

The band was founded in 1993 in Kitchener, Ontario.[3] Its original lineup was Grant Heywood (lead vocals, mandolin), Peter Padalino (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Rocky Howell (guitar, vocals), and Jamie Todd (various instruments). Padalino was a former member of Major Hoople's Boarding House.[4] By mid-1995, the lineup had changed to Heywood, Peter Beacock (keyboards), Sean Gilders (bass guitar), and Daniel Davies (guitars). Randall Prescott of the band Prescott-Brown produced their album.[5]

Discography edit

Albums edit

Title Details Peak positions
CAN Country
Hang of the Heartache
  • Release date: June 6, 1996
  • Label: Quality Music
36

Singles edit

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN Country
1994 "Dynamite" 10 Hang of the Heartache
1995 "Here's What They Say" 25
"Lisa Marie" 23
1996 "Foolproof" 10
1997 "That's the Way It Goes" 41
"Can't Get the Hang of the Heartache" 35
"Your Only Romeo" 33

Music videos edit

Year Video
1995 "Here's What They Say"
"Lisa Marie"

References edit

  1. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for October 3, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for October 21, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Country up-and-comers". Montreal Gazette. September 18, 1994. pp. F1, F2. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Country" (PDF). RPM: 13, 19. June 6, 1994.
  5. ^ "And the nominees are..." (PDF). RPM: 12. May 29, 1995.