Dog's Eye View was an American rock band formed in 1994. The band is best known for " Everything Falls Apart", its 1995 hit single.

History

The band was formed in 1994 by singer-songwriter

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. Stuart founded the band after being discovered by

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, the lead vocalist of

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. The band signed with

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and released the album '' Happy Nowhere'' in 1995. The album peaked at No. 77 on the

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Top 200 album charts. In 1996, they had major success on radio and VH1 with the single "Everything Falls Apart", which hit No. 8 on the Top 40 Mainstream charts and No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. Stuart has said that he wrote the single in just fifteen minutes aboard an airplane while suffering the effects of a

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. Dog's Eye View performed on '' Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation'', a 1996

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dedicated to

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. Other artists on the album included

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and R.E.M. The band's second album, ''Daisy'', was released by Sony in 1997. In 2000, Stuart announced that he had left Columbia Records and was taking a hiatus from the band to pursue solo work. He released a solo album, ''

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'', on

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in 2002. After an extended hiatus, Dog's Eye View released a third album (also on Vanguard); the album was entitled '' Tomorrow Always Comes''. It featured backing vocals by singers

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and Kelly Moneymaker, as well as an appearance from

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Discography

Studio albums

* '' Happy Nowhere'' (1995,

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) * '' Daisy'' (1997, Columbia) * '' Tomorrow Always Comes'' (2005 or 2006,

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)

Singles

* '' Everything Falls Apart'' (1995) * ''Small Wonders'' (1996) * ''Prince's Favorite Son'' (1996) * ''Last Letter Home'' (1997) * ''Gone Like Yesterday'' (2006)

References

External links

Dog's Eye View Official Myspace Page
Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 1994 Columbia Records artists Vanguard Records artists Musical quartets 1994 establishments in California {{US-rock-band-stub