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Scott, the Edinburgh-born son of a college lecturer, is the founder and only permanent member of the Waterboys. Having begun his career in teenage Ayr punk band White Heat [8] and its Edinburgh successor Another Pretty Face, [9] he moved to London and formed another short-lived band, The Red and the Black.
The Whole of the Moon. " The Whole of the Moon " is a song by Scottish band the Waterboys, released as a single from their album This Is the Sea in October 1985. It is a classic of the band's repertoire and has been consistently played at live shows ever since its release. Written and produced by Mike Scott, the subject of the song has inspired ...
The Waterboys discography. The Waterboys performing in Antwerp in 2003. L–R: Mike Scott, Geoff Dugmore, Steve Wickham and Brad Waissman. Studio albums. 15.
Mike Scott, the Waterboys' leader, spent time in Dublin with Wickham, and moved to Ireland in 1986. That year, the Waterboys performed "Fisherman's Blues" on The Tube, which was the first time the new musical direction the band was taking was demonstrated. The recording sessions for the album were lengthy and produced a great deal of music.
The Best of The Waterboys 81–90 is made up of 12 tracks which were personally selected by the band's lead singer, musician and songwriter Mike Scott. The album, along with a re-issue of the single "The Whole of the Moon", was an attempt by Chrysalis Records to boost the band's record sales to match their reputation. A survey of album buyers ...
Select. [2] The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85 is an album of outtakes, live tracks and demos by the Waterboys, released by Chrysalis on 24 October 1994. The tracks on the album were picked by Mike Scott himself. He told Melody Maker in 1994, "Working on the selection with Chrysalis has helped me come to terms with who I was in those days ...
Dream Harder is the sixth studio album by the Waterboys, released by Geffen Records on 24 May 1993. Led by Scottish singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Mike Scott, the album features none of the earlier UK-based band members and instead finds Scott backed by American session musicians. [2] It was the last Waterboys album before Scott spent seven ...
It has been certified Gold in 6 countries, Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium. The music video for "How Long Will I Love You" was directed by Mike Sharpe and released on 9 September 2013. [7][9] The video shows Goulding walking along a beach, [10] intercut with footage from About Time.