Lava Hay were a Canadian

Canada

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 folk

Folk music

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-pop

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 duo in the early 1990s. The duo consisted of Suzanne Little

Suzanne Little

Suzanne Little is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was a member of Lava Hay in the early 1990s, and subsequently released three albums as a solo artist.After Lava Hay's breakup in 1993, Little relocated to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia...

 and Michele Gould. Little and Gould first met in 1986 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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. In 1989 they recorded an album together with the intention of distributing it independently, but it soon came to the attention of Nettwerk

Nettwerk

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The duo signed to Nettwerk and remixed the album, bringing in members of The Grapes of Wrath and The Water Walk for guest appearances. That album was released as Lava Hay in 1990. The duo's collaborations with The Grapes of Wrath soon took on an added component: Gould married Vincent Jones and Little married Tom Hooper.

Lava Hay's second and final album, With a Picture in Mind, was released in 1992. That album's single "Don't Tell Me" was the band's highest-charting single in the RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

singles charts. After Lava Hay broke up in 1994, Gould formed the band Taste of Joy and Little released material as a solo artist.

Discography

• 1990 - Lava Hay (eponymous debut album). Released on 1990-05-08 by Polydor (843 192).
  • 1. Baby
  • 2. What Will You Do
  • 3. Fall With You
  • 4. Holding On
  • 5. Alley Song
  • 6. Won't Matter
  • 7. Waiting For An Answer
  • 8. My Friend
  • 9. Midnight Sun
  • 10. Weeping Willow
  • 11. Wild Eyes

• 1990 - Baby (Single Release)
  • 1. Baby
  • 2. My Friend
  • 3. Midnight Sun

• 1990 - Wild Eyes (Single release)
  • 1. Wild Eyes
  • 2. Holding On
  • 3. Genevieve

• 1990 - Don't Tell Me (Single release)
  • 1. Don't Tell Me
  • 2. Walk on By
  • 3. Don't Tell Me (Version 2)

• 1992 - With a Picture in Mind. Second album release.
  • 1. Here And Nowhere
  • 2. Don't Tell Me
  • 3. Listen Well
  • 4. This Pain
  • 5. If I Leave Now
  • 6. Hey Girl
  • 7. Find My Way
  • 8. Once Again
  • 9. 3 O'Clock
  • 10. I'm Not Sure
  • 11. Lost You

• 1992 - Listen Well (Single release)
  • 1. Listen Well (Edit)
  • 2. Ring Of Fire
  • 3. If I Leave Now

Singles

• 1990 - Baby / My Friend
• 1990 - Wild Eyes
• 1990 - Won't Matter
• 1992 - Don't Tell Me
• 1992 - Listen Well