Derek Ryan (singer)

Derek Ryan
Derek Ryan (photo credits, Colin Price)
Background information
Born	Garryhill, County Carlow, Ireland
Genres	Country and Irish, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Sharpe Music
Associated acts	D-Side
Website	derekryanmusic.com

Derek Ryan is an Irish singer. He was born in Garryhill, County Carlow, Ireland, is a Country and Irish singer, and previously a pop singer as part of Irish boy band D-Side (2001–2006).

From the age of twelve, Derek Ryan had musical aspirations performing regularly at social events with his brother Adrian as the Ryan Brothers. Having grown up in Garyhill near Carlow town, Derek was bred into loving Irish traditional music by his family. Derek took part in fleadh ceoils and became a winner of two all-Ireland titles in both bodhrán and ceili drumming.

In D-Side

At the age of 17, he joined the boy band, D-Side,^[1] alongside Shane Creevey, Derek Moran, Damien Bowe and Dane Guiden. D-Side became a trio when Bowe and Guiden both left for personal reasons. The debut single "Stronger Together" was a hit in Ireland. The band had three other Top 10 singles in the UK and Ireland, "Speechless", "Invisible" and "Real World". The band was also popular in Japan. It disbanded in 2006 after three studio albums, Stronger Together (2004), Gravity (2005) and Unbroken (2006). They were nominated to several Meteor Awards, "Real World" went multi-platinum in Ireland, and three became Top 10 hits in the UK. Live television appearances included Top of the Pops, GMTV and The Late Late Show along with a sell-out theatre tour and number one single in Japan in 2005.

Solo career

Ryan turned solo since 2006 and changed his genre of music from pop to a singer of Country and Irish, performing both his own compositions and traditional songs.^[2]

After the demise of D-side, he spent a few years gigging on the London scene, returning to Ireland in 2009. Having studied accounting for two years, he also started writing his first songs. Following many competition victories including "A Song for Carlow" and the "International Song of Peace" and album cuts for various artists in Ireland and abroad, he was offered a publishing deal with the well regarded DWB music in Surrey, UK. He collaborated with writers in Britain and Nashville, Tennessee. His writing ability was seen in his debut hit "God's Plan" that received considerable airplay and used in Irish dance halls and in sell-out concerts in England and Scotland. It has since been recorded by Daniel O'Donnell. Ryan formed a five-piece band and released five albums. His debut album was A Mother's Son. Derek's most recent album, Country Soul, was released in October 2013 and is a mix of original songs, old-time favourites and chart covers. Popular songs by Ryan include "It's Friday", "Welcome Home (The Gathering)" and "100 Numbers".

Discography

Albums

as part of D-Side

(For a full listing and peak positions, see D-Side discography)

2004: Stronger Together
2005: Gravity
2006: Unbroken

Solo Studio albums

Year

Album

Peak positions^[3]

Tracklist

IRE

2010

A Mother's Son

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Belle of Liverpool"	2:29
2.	"A Mother's Son"	3:00
3.	"There Stands the Glass"	2:23
4.	"Angel of the Night"	3:11
5.	"God's Plan"	3:41
6.	"Run to the Door"	2:14
7.	"I Buy Her Roses"	3:50
8.	"Ain't Love A Lot Like That"	2:14
9.	"Fly"	3:42
10.	"I Saw the Light"	2:34
11.	"The Red, Yellow and Green"	3:49
12.	"Broken-hearted Road"	2:40

2011

Made of Gold

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kiss Me Mary"	3:13
2.	"Just a Little Love"	3:20
3.	"Blue"	2:28
4.	"Sparkle"	3:14
5.	"Home from the Sea"	4:02
6.	"It's a Little Too Late"	2:37
7.	"It's a Heartache"	3:16
8.	"Early in the Morning"	2:27
9.	"I'll Settle for Old Ireland"	2:37
10.	"Silver Wings"	3:40
11.	"Nothing Hurts Like a Heartache"	2:40
12.	"You Waltzed Yourself"	3:58
13.	"The Old Account"	2:40
14.	"Irish Heart"	4:38

2012

Dreamers and Believers

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Friday"	3:10
2.	"Dreamers and Believers"	4:11
3.	"Galway To Graceland"	3:51
4.	"I Got My Baby Back"	3:04
5.	"Write Me a Letter"	3:48
6.	"I'm Gonna Get You"	2:33
7.	"It's a Heartache"	3:35
8.	"Love's Gonna Live Here"	2:45
9.	"Life Is a River"	4:27
10.	"Dance With Me Tonight"	2:57
11.	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	3:56
12.	"Perfect Days"	2:41
13.	"The Song of Donegal"	3:13
14.	"Big Big Love"	2:33
15.	"I Won't Let Go"	3:46

2013

Country Soul

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Soul"	3:24
2.	"100 Numbers"	2:51
3.	"Dancing in the Moonlight"	3:14
4.	"Leave a Light on For Me"	3:16
5.	"Better Times a Comin"	2:42
6.	"To Be a Man"	3:25
7.	"Wake Me Up"	3:25
8.	"Welcome Home (The Gathering)"	4:15
9.	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	4:03
10.	"Love Me Tonight (Turn Out the Lights)"	2:43
11.	"The Long Way Home"	3:05
12.	"Turn Me Loose"	3:17
13.	"Raggle-Taggle Gypsy"	2:58
14.	"If I Should Fall Behind"	4:51

2014

The Simple Things

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hold On To Your Hat (feat. Sharon Shannon)"	3:03
2.	"What Dancin's For"	3:40
3.	"The Simple Things"	3:25
4.	"I Fought the Law"	2:52
5.	"Flowers In Your Hair"	3:05
6.	"Waitin On A Sunny Day"	4:25
7.	"The House That Jack Built"	2:41
8.	"Cry"	3:47
9.	"The Ferryman"	3:08
10.	"Lightning Bolt"	2:26
11.	"Walking After Midnight"	3:03
12.	"Busking Balladeer"	3:16
13.	"Desperado"	3:32
14.	"Pick a Bale of Cotton"	2:47
15.	"Will Ye Go Oh Lassie Go"	4:11

2015

One Good Night

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Good Night"	3:59
2.	"Bendigo"	3:19
3.	"Cecilia"	3:01
4.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	3:46
5.	"Firefly"	3:02
6.	"The Wrong Side of Sober (feat Roly Daniels)"	2:56
7.	"Waltzing With a Hero"	4:18
8.	"Fine Line"	3:29
9.	"Patsy Fagan"	3:01
10.	"Memories of Us"	4:04
11.	"Someday You'll Love Me"	3:31
12.	"Oh What A World"	3:54
13.	"Diamond Rings and Old Bar Stools (feat. Donna Taggart)"	3:18
14.	"Break Your Heart"	3:20
15.	"Shut Up and Dance"	3:08

2016

This Is Me

Live albums

Year

Album

Peak positions^[3]

Tracklist

IRE
Irish
Albums
Chart

2014

The Entertainer – Live

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Belle of Liverpool"	2:21
2.	"Love's Gonna Live Here"	2:34
3.	"It's Friday"	3:06
4.	"Made of Gold"	2:54
5.	"I'm Gonna Get You"	2:21
6.	"Dreamers and Believers"	4:15
7.	"God's Plan"	3:04
8.	"Vince Gill Medley"	3:34
9.	"Irish Medley"	3:15
10.	"Always on My Mind"	3:25
11.	"Kiss Me Mary"	3:10
12.	"Old Time Rock N Roll"	4:06
13.	"Heaven"	4:17
14.	"Pogues Medley"	3:00
15.	"The Best Part of the Day"	2:44
16.	"Life Is a River"	4:33
17.	"Elvis Presley Medley"	3:30
18.	"I Saw the Light"	2:28
19.	"American Rock Medley"	4:03
20.	"Hey Jude"	3:07
21.	"100 Numbers"	2:56
22.	"Wake Me Up"	3:57

DVDs

2014: The Entertainer – Live

Singles

as part of D-Side

(selective. For a full listing and peak positions, see D-Side discography)

2002: "Stronger Together"
2003: "Speechless"
2003: "Invisible"
2004: "Real World"
2004: "Pushin' Me Out"

Solo

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	IRE ^[3]	Album
2006	"The Red, Yellow and Green"	20	The Mother's Son
2012	"It's Friday"	–	Dreamers and Believers
2013	"100 Numbers"	–	Country Soul
2013	"Wake Me Up"	84	Country Soul
2014	"Hold on to Your Hat" (feat. Sharon Shannon)	42	The Simple Things

Other singles / videos

2010: "God's Plan"
2010: "Belle of Liverpool
2012: "Life Is a River"
2012: "Write Me a Letter"
2013: "Better Days Are Coming"
2014: "Raggle Taggle Gypsy"
2014: "Pick a Bale of Cotton"
2015: "I Fought the Law"
2015: "Shut Up and Dance"
2015: "Bendigo"
2015: "Break Your Heart"
2015: "Waltz With a Hero"

References

↑ "A Man with a Plan: Derek Ryan | RSVP MagazineRSVP Magazine". Rsvpmagazine.ie. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
↑ "Former boy band star turned country singer for Caffrey's – Plus – Roundup – Articles – Meath Chronicle". Meathchronicle.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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External links

Official site

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