Barry Canning

October 3, 2003 marks the official release of Newfoundland singer/songwriter Barry Canning's sophomore album "Last Man Standing". Produced by Great Big Sea frontman, multiple ECMA winner, and Juno nominee Alan Doyle, this new album from Canning defines a true evolution in his songwriting artistry. Canning, nominated for Best Pop/RocK Artist at last year's ECMA awards, stuck close to home and recorded this album at Great Big Studio, in St. John's.

Last Man Standing features 11 new acoustic driven pop/rock songs that will put Canning in the category where he belongs, as one of the best emerging singer/songwriters on Canada's east coast. The album also has guest appearances by Paul Lamb and Cory Tetford of ¡°Crush¡±, and Chris Ledrew of "Brother's in Stereo".

The first single and title track "Last Man Standing", was written by Canning and Doyle, is set to be released to radio on September 10, 2003, and features guest appearances by Doyle, as well as Paul Lamb and Cory Tetford of Crush.

Last Man Standing was mixed by Vic Florencia ( Amanada Marshall, Puentes Brothers, Danko Jones, Damhnait Doyle) at Iguana Studio in Toronto, and mastered by Joe Lambert ( Jon Bon Jovi, Shawn Colvin, R. Kelly) at Classic Sound in New York City.

Barry says that "making this record was very exciting, especially working with Alan Doyle. I needed someone to take me to a new level for this record, and Alan helped me do that with his experience and non-stop energy. Musically this album is much more focused, and I believe captures the soul of what I want to be as a songwriter and as a musician".

Since the highly successful release of "Soul Parade" in 2001, Canning has won numerous awards and has gone on to share the stage with many artists including Daniel Lanois, Ron Sexsmith, Jimmy Rankin, Bruce Guthro, Our Lady Peace, Crush, Great Big Sea and America to name a few.