Bootsauce

Bootsauce
Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling)
Background information
Origin	Montreal, QC, Canada
Genres	Funk Rock
Years active	1989 – 1996
Labels	Island Records
Members	Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John “Fatboy” Lalley
Past members	Rob Kazenel - Live Drums, 1989-90 Marc Villeneuve - Live Drums, 1990-91 Fraser Runciman - Guitar, 1994 or 1995-96

Bootsauce was a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1989 composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar), and John “Fatboy” Lalley (drums). Combining soul, funk and metal sounds, the band is best known for their 1990 cover of Hot Chocolate's "Everyone's a Winner".

Discography

Albums

• The Brown Album (1990)
• Re-Boot (1991)
• Bull (1992)
• Sleeping Bootie (1993)
• Bootsauce (1995)
• Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (1996)

Singles

• "Masterstroke" (1990)
• "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
• "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)
• "Play with Me" (1991)
• "Love Monkey #9" (1992)
• "Whatcha Need" (1992)
• "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
• "Rollercoaster's Child" (1993)
• "Sorry Whole" (1993)
• "Moanie" (1994)
• "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
• "Hey Baby" (1995)
• "Each Morning After" (1995)

Awards

• Bootsauce was nominated for the Juno Award for "Most Promising New Group in 1991.
• "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for "Best Dance Recording" in 1992.
• "The Brown Album" and "Bull" both achieved Gold Album sales in Canada.
• Three of their albums, The Brown Album, Bull and Bootsauce received Juno Award nominations for "Best Album Design".

External links

• Bootsauce - JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia