Bootsauce

Bootsauce was a Canadian rock band based in Montreal.^[1][2] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar),^[3] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds. Two of their albums, The Brown Album and Bull achieved Gold status in Canada.^[4] Their style was sometimes compared favorably to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.^[5][6]

Bootsauce
Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling)
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Funk rock[1]
Years active	1989–1996
Labels	Next Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records
Members	Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John "Fatboy" Lalley Rob Kazenel (Live Drums, 1989-90) Marc Villeneuve (Live Drums, 1990-91) Fraser Runciman (Guitar, 1994-96)

History

Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover.^[7] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.^[8]

In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts,^[9][10] along with Art Bergman.^[11] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.^[12] In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart. Touring for the Sleeping Bootie album, Bootsauce played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for the first time on February 4, 1994.^[13]

Reunion Rumours

Greenwich mentioned on the Toronto Mike'd podcast that there was talk of a potential Bootsauce reunion tour in the early 2020s to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bull but there ultimately wasn't enough interest to make the tour happen.^[14]

Discography

Albums

• The Brown Album (1990), Next Plateau Records
• Bull (1992), Island Records
• Sleeping Bootie (1993), Vertigo Records^[15]
• Bootsauce (1995), Polygram
• Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (1996), Vertigo Records

EPs

• ReBoot (1991, EP), Polygram
• Bum Steer (1992, EP), Polygram
• Byfleet & New Haw (1995, EP), Polygram

Singles

• "Masterstroke" (1990)
• "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
• "Play with Me" (1990)
• "Sex Marine" (1991)
• "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)^[7]
• "Love Monkey #9" (1992)
• "Whatcha Need" (1992)
• "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
• "Rollercoaster's Child" (1992)
• "Touching Cloth" (1992)
• "Dogpound" (1992)
• "Sorry Whole" (1993)
• "Automatic" (1993)
• "Moanie" (1994)
• "Crack of Dawn" (1994)
• "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
• "Hey Baby" (1995)^[16]
• "Each Morning After" (1995)
• "Payment Time" (1996)

Awards

• Bootsauce was nominated as Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1991. At the same ceremony, John W. Stewart was nominated for Best Album Design for The Brown Album.
• At the Juno Awards of 1992, "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for Best Dance Recording.
• At the Juno Awards of 1992, John W. Stewart was nominated for Best Album Design for Bull.
• At the Juno Awards of 1996, David Andoff, Paul van Dongen, and Tara McVicar were nominated for Best Album Design for Bootsauce.