Three Legged Dog

Three Legged Dog is the fourth studio album by Australian indie rock band The Cruel Sea. The album was released in April 1995 and peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The liner notes of the album lists “For Pandora”, Gormly’s daughter, pictured in the liner notes.

Three Legged Dog
Studio album by
The Cruel Sea
ReleasedApril 1995
StudioMegaphon Studios, Rockinghorse Studios
GenreIndie rock
Length48:10
LabelRed Eye, Polydor
ProducerThe Cruel Sea, Tony Cohen, Paul McKercher
The Cruel Sea chronology
The Honeymoon Is Over
(1993)		 Three Legged Dog
(1995)		 Rock'n Roll Duds - Best of the B-Sides
(1995)
Singles from Three Legged Dog
  1. "Better Get a Lawyer"
    Released: November 1994
  2. "Just a Man"
    Released: March 1995
  3. "Anybody But You"
    Released: June 1995
  4. "Too Fast for Me"
    Released: September 1995

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album was nominated for four awards; winning the ARIA Award for Best Group,[1] Engineer of the Year for Tony Cohen and Paul McKercher's work, and Producer of the Year for Cohen's work.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]

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.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is What It Is"
  • James Cruickshank
  • Jim Elliott
  • Ken Gormly
  • Dan Rumour
2:47
2."Just a Man"
  • Ken Gormley
  • Stephen Perkins
4:02
3."Anybody But You"
  • Perkins
3:57
4."Too Fast for Me"
  • The Cruel Sea
2:54
5."Teach Me"
  • Cruickshank
  • Gormly
  • Perkins
3:35
6."Hard Candy"
  • Rumour
2:46
7."Too Late to Turn Back"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
3:10
8."Baby Meet"
  • Cruickshank
  • Elliott
  • Gormly
  • Perkins
2:50
9."Save Me"
  • Cruickshank
  • Perkins
3:49
10."Gimme Back My Thing"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
1:45
11."Better Get a Lawyer"
  • Cruickshank
  • Elliott
  • Gormly
  • Perkins
  • Rumor
3:00
12."Brain Wash"
  • Cruickshank
  • Elliott
  • Gormly
  • Perkins
2:58
13."Three Legged Dog"
  • Cruickshank
  • Elliott
  • Gormly
  • Rumour
2:53
14."The Lot"
  • Gormly
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
3:55
15."Strange Thing"
  • Rumour
3:56

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 20

Year-end charts
Charts (1995) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 40[7]
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 3[7]

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia April 1995 CD, Cassette, LP Red Eye Records 527537-2, REDCD 50

See also

References
  1. "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. Blair, Dale (August 2017). "Life in a Padded Cell: A Biography of Tony Cohen, Australian Sound Engineer" (PDF). Dale Blair. p. 167. Retrieved 29 November 2020. 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.
  3. "Three Legged Dog> Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. Rachel Hill. "Legless in Cruel Sea". Canberra Times.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – The Cruel Sea – Three Legged Dog". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. "Charts.nz – The Cruel Sea – Three Legged Dog". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1995". ARIA. 1996. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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