My Third Husband

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My Third Husband
My Third Husband by Deborah Conway.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1997 (1997-10)
RecordedRAK, Red Bus and West Heath, London
Genre
Label Mushroom Records
Producer
  • Dave Anderson
Deborah Conway chronology
Epic Theatre
(1994)
My Third Husband
(1997)
Exquisite Stereo
(2000)
Singles from My Third Husband
  1. "Only the Bones (Will Show)"
    Released: October 1997
  2. "2001 Ultrasound"
    Released: January 1998
  3. "It’s a Girl Thing"
    Released: 1998

"My Third Husband" is the third studio album by Australia rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Deborah Conway. The album was released in October 1997 and peaked at number 79 on the Australian ARIA Charts. It was the final release of Conway's on the Mushroom Records label. Conway describes the album as a "dark, throbbing, hypnotic and dreamy kind of a record. A late night spin." [1]

Contents

Background and release

Following the release of Conway's second studio album, Bitch Epic in 1993, Conway formed an experimental band Ultrasound with Willy Zygier, Bill McDonald and Paul Hester. The band released an album in 1995. Conway recorded My Third Husband in London and included a new recording of the Ultrasound song called "Only the Bones (Will Show)" which was released as the first single late in 1997.

Critical reception

Anni Prasad from It's a Girl Thing said; "My Third Husband is a significant step forward in her sonic evolution. Unlike its predecessors, it's fueled less by catchy-pop melodies and more by richly-textured, forward-looking atmospheres. The disc takes listeners on an unpredictable aural journey through tranquil and turbulent soundscapes. It derives its diversity from a mix of hypnotic rhythms, ambient synthwork and processed guitars—most of which are courtesy of Willy Zygier, her partner in crime and d'amour." [2]

Track listing

  1. "All Of The Above"
  2. "Only The Bones (Will Show)"
  3. "Everything You Want It To Be"
  4. "Here In My Arms"
  5. "2001 Ultrasound"
  6. "Feathers In My Mouth"
  7. "The Way You Look Tonight"
  8. "It's a Girl Thing"
  9. "It's Only a Dream"
  10. "Bag of Sweets"

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 79

Credits

Adapted from album liner. [4]

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References

  1. "Deborah Conway My Third Husband 1997". Deborah Conway. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "Deborah Conway It's a girl thing interview". It's a Girl Thing. 1997. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. My Third Husband (CD). Deborah Conway. Mushroom Records. 1997.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)