John Bottomley (September 17, 1960 – April 6, 2011)[1][2] was a Canadian singer-songwriter.
He started in music in the early 1980s with the band Tulpa, which also included his brother Chris,[3] and launched a solo career in 1990 with his solo debut album Library of the Sun.[3] He followed up with his second album, Songs with the Ornamental Hermits, in 1992, and won the Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist the following year.[3]
His most successful album, 1995's Blackberry, spawned the Top 40 hits "You Lose and You Gain" and "Long Way to Go".[3]
Bottomley died in 2011 in Brackendale, British Columbia. The coroner's report concluded that Bottomley took his own life and a family spokesperson confirmed that he had been suffering from clinical depression.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year |
Album |
| 1984 |
Mosaic Fish (with Tulpa) |
| 1986 |
Live at CBGB's (with Tulpa) |
| 1990 |
Library of the Sun |
| 1992 |
Songs with the Ornamental Hermits |
| 1995 |
Blackberry |
| Triskelion |
| 1998 |
Raggle Taggle |
| 2000 |
The Crown of Life, Part I |
| 2001 |
The Crown of Life, Part II |
| Here's the Candy |
| 2005 |
Star in the Singing Grove |
| 2007 |
Songpoet |
| 2010 |
The Healing Dream |
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart Positions[4] |
Album |
| CAN AC |
CAN |
| 1991 |
"Barkeeper (Pour Me a Drink)" |
— |
— |
Library of the Sun |
| 1992 |
"Bell Tower Radio" |
29 |
— |
Songs with the Ornamental Hermits |
| 1995 |
"You Lose and You Gain" |
6[5] |
6 |
Blackberry |
| "Long Way to Go" |
15 |
29 |
| 1998 |
"Take You Higher" |
53 |
— |
Raggle Taggle |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bottomley, John |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
Canadian singer and songwriter |
| Date of birth |
1960-09-17 |
| Place of birth |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of death |
2011-04-06 |
| Place of death |
Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada |
