| Desert Dolphins | |
| Origin: | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre: | Country |
| Years Active: | 1993-1997 |
| Label: | Wolfe Lake Quality Music |
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]
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]
| 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 |