''Happy Nowhere'' is the debut

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by the American

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band

Dog's Eye View Dog's Eye View was an American rock band formed in 1994. The band is best known for "Everything Falls Apart", its 1995 hit single. History The band was formed in 1994 by singer-songwriter Peter Stuart. Stuart founded the band after being discover ...

. The album is best known for its lead single, "

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", which achieved considerable airplay and chart success in 1996. The album was released at select retail locations in October 1995. ''Happy Nowhere'' received a nationwide release in the United States on January 30, 1996.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote: "Packed with catchy, well-constructed acoustic-based songs with peppy up-to-date arrangements, ''Happy Nowhere'' ... reveals why Stuart was taken under the wing of both Counting Crows and Tori Amos on tour."

Chart

The album reached number one on the

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and number seventy-seven on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by

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; except where indicated. #"I Wish I Was Here" – 5:48 #"

" – 3:54 #"Small Wonders" – 4:02 #"The Prince's Favorite Son" – 4:06 #"Cottonmouth" – 4:24 #"Haywire" – 5:59 #"Would You Be Willing" – 3:02 #"Speed of Silence" – 4:17 #"Waterline" – 3:56 #"What I Know Now" – 3:23 #"Subject To Change" (Arch Alcantara and Peter Stuart) – 4:35 #"Bulletproof and Bleeding" – 4:25 #"Shine" – 6:40

Personnel

* John Abbey – double bass, electric bass, guitarrón, cello, guitar * Alan Bezozi – drums, percussion *

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– electric guitar, baritone guitar, lap steel guitar, classical guitar, resonator guitar *

Marvin Etzioni Marvin Elan Etzioni is an American singer, mandolinist, bassist, and record producer. Also known as the Mandolin Man, Etzioni is best known as a founder of, and bassist for, the band Lone Justice. He is a noted record producer and has released t ...

– mandolin, electric guitar * Danny Frankel – percussion * Brad Peterson – backing vocals * Peter Stuart – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

References

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