Based on a true story is the biggest selling new zealand artist album of all time. the debut studio album from fat freddy’s drop, has sold 8-times platinum in new zealand alone, after debuting at #1 on the nz album charts & holding that position for 11 weeks, and that as an independent release with virtually no promotion. based on a true story won a raft of awards, including best album at the nz music award and album of the year from gilles peterson worldwide at bbc. steeped in dub, reggae & dancefloor electronica, b.o.a.t.s. is rhythm heavy with luscious coatings of jazz, soul & funk, rooted in aotearoa & delivered with that laidback island attitude. the album features the huge radio smash wandering eye, alongside new versions of live favourites like this room, ernie (also known as willow tree) & the stunningly reworked hope, featuring hollie smith on vocals, as well as 5 brand new tracks, all mystic supernovas of soul goodness. based on a true story features guest appearances from some of nz’s finest musicians & singers, including hollie smith, ladi6, p digsss (shapeshifter), rio hemopo (trinity roots), riki gooch (eru dangerspiel), nick gaffaney, chris yeabsley & aaron tokona. originally released at the beginning of may 2005, based on a true story was licensed for the german release to sonar kollektiv & for uk & the rest of europe to kartel. both labels released vinyl singles from this album – ernie, this room & flashback on sonar kollektiv; hope, roady & cay’s crays on kartel – featuring remixes from thelikes of jazzanova, the tracklisting 1. ernie 2. cay’s crays 3. this room 4. ray ray 5. dark days 6. flashback 7. roady 8. wandering eye 9. del fuego 10. hope.