Olive were an English band formed in 1995 by singer Ruth-Ann Boyle, keyboardist Tim Kellet and beat-master Robin Taylor-Firth. Kellet was a member of Simply Red for their first nine years, as well as an occasional collaborator with UK pop-soul band Lighthouse Family. Taylor-Firth was one of the original members of Nightmare on Wax. Boyle used to sing in local bands. She had not been singing professionally before Olive was formed. Kellet was playing at a gig in Portugal with Durutti Column where he came across Ruth's voice which he then sampled. He loved it so much he asked Durutti Column "who is the vocalist I'm making tape loops of?"
They are best known for the hit "You're Not Alone" charted at Number 1 in the UK official charts on May 17th 1997 for a total of 2 weeks, despite the original release on September 7th 1996 only reaching number 42 in the UK charts.
The aptly name "Extra Virgin" was the title of Olive's debut album and contained the UK#14 "Outlaw" which stopped them being a one #1 hit wonder. "Miracle" also on the album amazingly peaked twice at #41 on two separate releases.
Date UK Song May 1997 1 You're Not Alone Aug 1997 14 Outlaw
What happened next?
In 2000, Olive released a second album, "Trickle", which featured a cover of 10cc's "I'm not in love", which reached #1 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2009, Tinchy Stryder released a version of 'You're Not Alone', sparking new interest in Olive. A third album was in the works but never materialised. Boyle released the album, "What about us" in 2007.
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