Neil Harnett, sometimes credited in his early career as Neil James Harnett, is a Canadian blues rock singer-songwriter from White Rock, British Columbia,[1] most noted as a Juno Award nominee for Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1990.
[3] He was also a songwriter for other artists in this era, but was not a recording artist in his own right; his career received a significant boost in 1988 when his song "Ain't Good Lovin' Enough" was recorded by both the pop-rock band Diamond in the Rough and the country band Alibi.
[3] He was soon signed to Bruce Allen's Penta Records label, and released his debut album Times Like These in 1989.
[4] He supported the album with a Canadian tour as an opening act for The Doobie Brothers,[5] and received radio airplay for the singles "Times Like These" and "That's What I Need".
By early 1991, however, Penta Records filed for bankruptcy,[6] leaving Harnett's career in limbo for several years.