This Is Not the Way Home
This Is Not the Way Home | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 October 1991[1] | |||
Studio | Megaphon Studios | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 49:13 | |||
Label | Red Eye, Polydor | |||
Producer | The Cruel Sea, Tony Cohen | |||
The Cruel Sea chronology | ||||
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Singles from This is Not the Way Home | ||||
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This is Not the Way Home is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Cruel Sea. The album was released in October 1991 and peaked at number 62 on the Australian albums chart.[2] With the release of This is Not the Way Home, The Cruel Sea embarked on a European tour supporting Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993, the album earned the band a nomination for the ARIA Award for Best Group. Tony Cohen was nominate for Producer of the Year.[4]
Reception
This is Not the Way Home garnered critical acclaim. The music ranged from funky Louisiana swamp blues to sweet soul, with Perkins' laconic vocals recalling the spirit of Captain Beefheart, Tony Joe White and John Lee Hooker in the process.[3]
The Canberra Times said the album was, "like a road movie soundtrack. It has the timelessness of David Lynch's Wild At Heart. It could be the '50s or the'90s. To the shimmering guitar melodies of "This Is Not the Way Home", Perkins adds a visceral element - lines about shedding blood and skin, throwing up, and grunting, groaning, his guts as well as his emotions laid bare."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Alright ('Cause She Loves Me)" |
| 4:21 |
2. | "Baby" |
| 5:10 |
3. | "4" |
| 3:09 |
4. | "Sure 'Nuff" | 4:00 | |
5. | "Don't Sell It" |
| 5:20 |
6. | "Cry for Me" |
| 5:23 |
7. | "Fangin' Hoons" |
| 2:17 |
8. | "This Is Not the Way Home" |
| 3:58 |
9. | "Shadder" |
| 3:27 |
10. | "I Feel" |
| 3:19 |
11. | "You Are Gone" |
| 4:54 |
12. | "High Plains Drifter" |
| 3:45 |
Charts
Charts (1992) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 62 |
Certification
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 28 October 1991 | CD, Cassette, LP | Red Eye Records | 511161-2, REDCD 25 |
References
- ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 92. ARIA. 27 October 1991. p. 20.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 70.
- ^ a b "The Cruel Sea". The Harbour Agency. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Winners by Year 1993". ARIA. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Nic Haygarth. "The Timeless Band". Canberra Times.
- ^ "The Cruel Sea ARIA chart history, received 17 January 2020". ARIA. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.