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'''''This is Not the Way Home''''' is the second [[studio album]] by Australian [[indie rock]] band [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]]. The album was released in December 1991 and peaked at number 62 on the [[ARIA Charts]]. 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]].<ref name="Harbour"/>
'''''This is Not the Way Home''''' is the second [[studio album]] by Australian [[indie rock]] band [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]]. The album was released in December 1991 and peaked at number 62 on the [[ARIA Charts]]. 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]].<ref name="Harbour"/>

At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993]], the album earned the band a nomination for the [[ARIA Award for Best Group]].<ref name="ARIA1993">{{cite web url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1993 | title = Winners by Year 1993 | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | accessdate = 8 January 2019 }}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 23:37, 8 January 2019

This Is Not the Way Home
Studio album by
The Cruel Sea
ReleasedDecember 1991
StudioMegaphon Studios
GenreIndie rock
Length49:13
LabelRed Eye, Polydor
ProducerThe Cruel Sea, Tony Cohen
The Cruel Sea chronology
Down Below
(1989) 		This Is Not the Way Home
(1991) 		4x4
(1992)
Singles from This is Not the Way Home
  1. "I Feel"
    Released: September 1991
  2. "This is Not the Way Home"
    Released: August 1992

This is Not the Way Home is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Cruel Sea. The album was released in December 1991 and peaked at number 62 on the ARIA Charts. 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.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993, the album earned the band a nomination for the ARIA Award for Best Group.[2]

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.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Alright ('Cause She Loves Me)"
4:21
2."Baby"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
5:10
3."4"
  • Rumour
3:09
4."Sure 'Nuff"
4:00
5."Don't Sell It"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
5:20
6."Cry for Me"
  • James Cruickshank
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
5:23
7."Fangin' Hoons"
  • Rumour
2:17
8."This Is Not the Way Home"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
3:58
9."Shadder"
  • Rumour
3:27
10."I Feel"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
3:19
11."You Are Gone"
  • Perkins
  • Rumour
4:54
12."High Plains Drifter"
  • Rumour
3:45

Charts

Charts (1993) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 62[3]

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia December 1991 CD, Cassette, LP Red Eye Records 511161-2, REDCD 25

References

  1. ^ a b "The Cruel Sea". The Harbour Agency. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ Template:Cite web url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1993
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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