''Three'' is the second studio album of Australian jam band

The John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian Folk music, roots/Rock music, rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler (musician), John Butler, an Australasian Performing Right Association, APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in F ...

. All the music and lyrics were written and arranged by John Butler. The album was recorded, engineered and mixed by Shaun O'Callaghan at Studio Couch,

North Fremantle, Western Australia North Fremantle is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle, a local government area of the state. Its postcode is 6159. North Fremantle is situated on a peninsula, with the Indian Ocean bounding the west side ...

. It was mastered at Woodstock Studios by Robin Mai, Nicky Bomba and Joe Camilleri. The album was produced by the John Butler Trio and Shaun O'Callaghan. The cover concept was designed by John Butler with Matt and Iowana at Insomnia Design. There were guest appearances by: *Paul Boon - didgeridoo *George Rrurrambu - intro vocals on "Money" *Rosie Johnstone, David Broadfoot & Brenda Fost - backing vocals In 2001 ''Three'' won

ARIA Award for Best Independent Release The ARIA Music Award for Best Independent Release, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording ...

. In the United States it was released on ATO Records, with a few more tracks than the Australian CD - partly because it was the first

John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...

album released in the United States.

Australian track listing

All music and lyrics written and arranged by John Butler. # "Betterman" – 8:16 # "Attitude" – 6:09 # "Media" – 5:19 # "Believe" – 3:59 # "Take" – 8:01 # "Life Ain't What It Seems" – 7:04 # "Money" – 11:33 # "Foundation" – 14:47

U.S. track listingJBT website: US track listing

# "Betterman" – 8:19 # "Attitude" – 6:13 # "Media" – 6:04 # "Believe" – 4:02 # "Take" – 8:05 # "Life Ain't What It Seems" – 8:14 # "Money" – 11:33 # "Pickapart – 2:59 # "Earthbound Child – 3:50 # "Don't Understand" – 4:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Three (The John Butler Trio Album) 2001 albums ARIA Award-winning albums John Butler Trio albums ATO Records albums