''Three Legged Dog'' is the fourth
studio album
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by Australian
indie rock
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band
The Cruel Sea. The album was released in April 1995 and peaked at number 1 on the
ARIA Charts
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. The liner notes of the album lists “For Pandora”, Gormly’s daughter, pictured in the liner notes.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 1995
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, the album was nominated for four awards; winning the
ARIA Award for Best Group
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,
Engineer of the Year for
Tony Cohen
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and
Paul McKercher
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's work, and
Producer of the Year
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for Cohen's work.
[ Note: this source states that Cohen's 1995 ARIA Artisan Awards were both for the Cruel Sea's album, ''Three Legged Dog''. He shared Engineer of the Year with Paul McKercher.]
Composition
''Three Legged Dog'' was the first Cruel Sea album with writing contributions from all members of the band. Previously, most songs has originated from home demos recorded by Danny Rumour. Perkins said, "We have been playing together for so many years getting to know each other that creating music as a unit was a natural progression. It was a fresh way of doing things and made the creative process exciting again."
Cover
The cover photo was taken by Kristyna Higgins, Perkins' partner. The dog, Molly, was owned by a friend of the band. Cruickshank said, "The most beautiful creature you've ever seen. She's a very proud creature, and looks the wiser for not having her other leg.
Reception
''
The Sydney Morning Herald
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'' said, "The album marks a significant departure from the pop-inspired hooks and punchlines pf ''The Honeymoon is Over'', getting back to the harder-edged groove and rock sensibilities found on their earlier albums.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
See also
*
List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s
The following lists the number-one albums on the Australian Albums Chart, during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the ARIA Charts.
1990
1991
* 1 The ''Grease'' soundtrack spent nine of its weeks at number one in 1978, and four ...
References
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1995 albums
The Cruel Sea (band) albums
Albums produced by Tony Cohen
ARIA Award-winning albums