A View from 3rd Street

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A View from 3rd Street
JudeColeAViewFrom3rdStreet.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 1990
Recorded1989–90
Studio Westlake Audio
The Village Recorders
Phase II Recording
Take One Studios
Ocean Way Recording
Clearlake Audio
Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop
Length43:59
Label Reprise
Producer David Tyson
Jude Cole chronology
Jude Cole
(1987)
A View from 3rd Street
(1990)
Start the Car
(1992)
Singles from A View from 3rd Street
  1. "Baby It's Tonight"
    Released: April 1990 [1]
  2. "Time for Letting Go"
    Released: July 1990 [2]
  3. "House Full of Reasons"
    Released: November 1990 [3]
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A View from 3rd Street is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Jude Cole. Released on March 27, 1990 by Reprise Records, three years after his self-titled debut, the album was supported by Cole's biggest single, "Baby, It's Tonight", which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. A follow-up single, "Time for Letting Go" peaked within the top 40 of the chart, while its third single, "House Full of Reasons", entered the top 70.

Contents

A View from 3rd Street was met with largely positive critical reception, although its commercial response was lukewarm, only peaking at number 138 on the Billboard 200 (on the issue dated June 5, 1990). It became Cole's first and highest-charting album. [4]

Production was handled by Canadian record producer David Tyson, who won "Producer of the Year" at the 1991 Juno Awards for his work on the album. Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus released a cover of "Time for Letting Go" in 1998, which entered Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Jude Cole except as noted.

  1. "Hallowed Ground" (Cole, George M. Green) – 5:19
  2. "Baby, It's Tonight" – 3:40
  3. "House Full of Reasons" – 3:56
  4. "Get Me Through the Night" – 4:16
  5. "Time for Letting Go" – 4:18
  6. "Stranger to Myself" (Cole, David Tyson) – 3:58
  7. "This Time It's Us" – 4:35
  8. "Heart of Blues" – 4:59
  9. "Compared to Nothing" – 4:10
  10. "Prove Me Wrong" – 4:49

Personnel

Cole handles all vocals as well as lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars. He performs the bass sections of "House Full of Reasons", "Baby, It's Tonight" and "Prove Me Wrong", as well the piano on "Compared to Nothing". [5]

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 138

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References

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