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." The album reached number 9 on the New Zealand music charts.
The hit single "Slice of Heaven" from Dave Dobbyn's 1986 Footrot Flats soundtrack was also included on the album. Dobbyn commented that the song fitted in with the general theme of loyalty.
Track listing
Personnel Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:
Musicians Dave Dobbyn — vocals, guitars, keyboards and programming Ian Belton — bass guitar Tony Buchanan — saxophone Ricky Fataar, Peter Warren — drums and percussion Bruce Lynch — keyboards and programming Mark Myer — drums Annie Crummer, Bunny Walters, Margaret Urlich, Mark Punch, Mark Williams, Wendy Matthews — backing vocals Herbs Dilworth Karaka, Willie Hona, Charles Tumahai, Tama Lundon, Morrie Watene, Thom Nepia, Fred Faleauto — backing vocals on "Slice of Heaven"
Production Jim Taig — mixing engineer Peter Cobbin — mixing engineer on "Stay" Nick Morgan, Stewart Baker — assistant engineers at Mandrill Studios Simon Tonks, David Price — engineers at CBS Studios Angelique Cooper — assistant engineer at 301 Studios Robin Morrison — photography Neale Black — artwork
Charts Chart (1988)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)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). In 2012 journalist Simon Sweetman suggested that the album cover was one of the five worst in the history of New Zealand music.
References
External links The Likely Lad. Love and Loyalty