Three (The John Butler Trio album)

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Three
John Butler Three.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 April 2001
RecordedStudio Couch - North Fremantle
Genre Bluegrass, alternative rock
Length65:08
Label Independent (Aus)
ATO Records (US)
Producer John Butler Trio
Shaun O'Callaghan
John Butler Trio chronology
JBT EP
(2000)
Three
(2001)
Living 2001-2002
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Three is the second studio album of Australian jam band The John Butler Trio.

Contents

All the music and lyrics were written and arranged by John Butler with the exception of Earthbound Child which was co-written by Ozzie Rea. [2] The album was recorded, engineered and mixed by Shaun O'Callaghan at Studio Couch, North Fremantle, Western Australia. 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:

In 2001 Three won ARIA Award for Best Independent Release.

In the United States it was released on ATO Records, [3] with a few more tracks than the Australian CD - partly because it was the first John Butler Trio album released in the United States.

Australian track listing

All music and lyrics written and arranged by John Butler. [4]

  1. "Betterman" – 8:16
  2. "Attitude" – 6:09
  3. "Media" – 5:19
  4. "Believe" – 3:59
  5. "Take" – 8:01
  6. "Life Ain't What It Seems" – 7:04
  7. "Money" – 11:33
  8. "Foundation" – 14:47

U.S. track listing [5]

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [7] 88
Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [7] 67

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. The CD insert states this fact and I personally know Ozzie and he receives 20% of the royalties for this song.
  3. "John Butler Trio - Three". Discogs. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  4. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA . Retrieved 26 November 2007.
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  7. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 46.}
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