Scott Dibble (singer-songwriter)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Scott Dibble is a Canadian singer-songwriter, recording artist and producer,<ref name=pitfalls>"Singer knows showbiz pitfalls". Calgary Herald, May 24, 1990.</ref> who has recorded and performed with the bands Watertown and Hemingway Corner.<ref name=jamdibble>Template:Usurped. canoe.ca.</ref>
Early life and education
The son of high school teachers, he was raised in Toronto, Ontario, and began taking his bands to perform in local clubs during his teens.<ref name=pitfalls/>
Career
He first attracted record label interest with The Watertown Trio, although by the time he signed to Warner Music Group in 1989 Dibble was the band's only core member and was otherwise supplemented by session musicians.<ref name=pitfalls/> His debut album as Watertown, No Singing at the Dinner Table, was released in 1990<ref>"Record Reviews: NO SINGING AT THE DINNER TABLE – Watertown". Windsor Star, May 5, 1990.</ref> and featured the singles "Paper Walls" and "If We Turn Out the Lights".<ref name=jamdibble/>
He was a tourmate of Barenaked Ladies on their first national tour,<ref>"Ladies pay tribute to Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen, August 1, 1992.</ref> and cowrote the song "New Kid (On the Block)" from their debut album Gordon. BNL's Ed Robertson and Steven Page in turn guested on Dibble's second record One Phoebe Street, which also included contributions from Colin Linden, Jonathan Goldsmith, Gordie Johnson, Blair Packham and Bob Wiseman.<ref>"One Phoebe Street: Scott Dibble & Watertown". Kingston Whig-Standard, July 23, 1992.</ref> Singles from the album included "I Run to You" and "That's What Love Is For".<ref name=jamdibble/> "I Run to You" peaked at No. 44 in the RPM100 pop chart in July 1992,<ref>RPM100. RPM, July 11, 1992.</ref> and at No. 13 in the magazine's adult contemporary chart in September.<ref>"RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM, September 12, 1992.</ref> It was ranked No. 86 in the magazine's year-end chart of the year's top adult contemporary songs.<ref>"The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992". RPM, December 19, 1992.</ref>
After One Phoebe Street, Dibble was released from his contract with Warner Music Group.<ref name=jamdibble/> He and guitarist Mark Sterling then joined Hemingway Corner, following the departure of that band's founding member Johnny Douglas,<ref>"Hemingway Corner adds third angle". Ottawa Citizen, September 21, 1995.</ref> and participated in recording that band's second album, Under the Big Sky.<ref>"Hemingway Corner at home in the gorge". Waterloo Region Record, July 27, 1996.</ref> The band initially supported the album by touring as an opening act for Jann Arden in 1995,<ref name=arden>"Jann Arden shows fans why she won three Junos". Waterloo Region Record, November 27, 1995.</ref> during which Dibble would return to the stage during Arden's set as the duet vocalist on her hit "Unloved".<ref name=arden/> The album featured the singles "Big Sky", which reached No. 1 on Canada's adult contemporary charts<ref>"RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM, September 11, 1995.</ref> and No. 18 on the pop charts,<ref>"RPM100". RPM, August 14, 1995.</ref> and "Watch Over You", which reached No. 7 at adult contemporary<ref>"RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM, December 11, 1995.</ref> and No. 21 pop.<ref>"RPM100". RPM, January 29, 1996.</ref> "Watch Over You" received a SOCAN Award in 1997 as one of the ten most played Canadian songs on radio that year.<ref>"Cummings Is Top SOCAN Scorer". Billboard, November 29, 1997.</ref>
Through the late 1990s and 2000s Hemingway Corner went on hiatus, but Dibble continued to write, record and tour. He also began to shift some of his focus to producing and writing for other artists, opening his Hidden Sound Studio in 2007. In 2011, he co-produced, co-wrote, recorded and performed on Hemingway Corner's third release Speed of Life,<ref name=jamhemingway>Hemingway Corner. canoe.ca.</ref> and co-produced and recorded Jon Brooks' record Delicate Cages and Arlene Bishop's record 24 is 12 twice or 24 for short.
Discography
- No Singing at the Dinner Table (1990)
- One Phoebe Street (1992)