Loyal (album)

Loyal is a 1988 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. After the Footrot Flats album, Loyal moved him further away from the pub rock of DD Smash and into contemporary pop rock. The album "confronts love, loyalty and the power of personal politics."^[1] The album reached number 9 on the New Zealand music charts.^[2]

Loyal
Studio album by Dave Dobbyn
Released	1988
Label	CBS Records
Producer	Bruce Lynch Dave Dobbyn Mark Moffatt
Dave Dobbyn chronology
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (1986) Loyal (1988) The Dave Dobbyn Collection (1992)
Singles from Loyal
"Love You Like I Should" Released: March 1988 "Loyal" Released: July 1988 "Defying Gravity" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

The hit single "Slice of Heaven" from the Footrot Flats soundtrack was also included on the album, despite it being nearly two years old at the time of the album release. Dobbyn commented that the song fitted in with the general theme of loyalty.^[1]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love You Like I Should"	3:32
2.	"Ain't No Doubt (Someone's Life)"	3:42
3.	"Defying Gravity"	3:58
4.	"Hell Takes No Holiday"	4:26
5.	"Stay"	4:40
6.	"Loyal"	4:39
7.	"Slice of Heaven" (featuring Herbs)	4:37
8.	"I Wanna Know You"	4:09
9.	"Little Zeroes"	4:19
10.	"2 Fast Cars"	3:33
11.	"Liberty Bound"	3:54
12.	"Joy"	4:56

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	75

Awards

'Loyal' was awarded 'Best Album' at the 1988 New Zealand Music Awards. Dobbyn was also awarded 'Best Male Vocalist' (for the second year in a row).^[4] In 2012 journalist Simon Sweetman suggested that the album cover was one of the five worst in the history of New Zealand music.^[5]

Credits

• Backing vocals – Annie Crummer, Bunny Walters, Margaret Urlich, Mark Punch, Mark Williams, Wendy Matthews
• Bass – Ian Belton
• Drums – Mark Myer, Peter Warren, Ricky Fataar
• Keyboards – Bruce Lynch
• Producer – Bruce Lynch, Dave Dobbyn, Mark Moffatt
• Saxophone – Tony Buchanan
• Vocals, guitar, keyboards – Dave Dobbyn

References

1. Burke, Chris. "The Likely Lad. Love and Loyalty". davedobbyn.co.nz. Rip It Up Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
2. "Loyal: Chart Listing". charts.nz. charts.nz.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "1988 New Zealand Music Awards". RIANZ. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
5. Sweetman, Simon (22 May 2012). "NZ's worst album covers". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

External links

• The Likely Lad. Love and Loyalty