Dog's Eye View

The band was formed in 1994 by singer-songwriter Peter Stuart.{{cite news|first=Crystal K.|last=Weber|title=Props to Stuart's new folk-pop album |url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/2.4040/props-to-stuart-s-new-folk-pop-album-1.1018207#.T9Yqv5jpfsc |work=Daily Nebraskan |date=September 25, 2001 |accessdate=June 11, 2012}} Stuart founded the band after being discovered by Adam Duritz, the lead vocalist of Counting Crows. The band signed with Sony Records and released the album Happy Nowhere in 1995. The album peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dogs-eye-view|title=Dog's Eye View Happy Nowhere Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322165437/https://www.billboard.com/music/dogs-eye-view|url-status=dead}} In 1996, they had major success on radio and VH1 with the single "Everything Falls Apart", which hit No. 8 on the Top 40 Mainstream charts{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dogs-eye-view|title=Dog's Eye View Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322165437/https://www.billboard.com/music/dogs-eye-view|url-status=dead}} and No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dogs-eye-view|title=Dog's Eye View|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322165437/https://www.billboard.com/music/dogs-eye-view|url-status=dead}} Stuart has said that he wrote the single in just fifteen minutes aboard an airplane while suffering the effects of a hangover.{{cite news|first=Scott|last=McLennan|title= Sweet sorrow propels Peter Stuart's craft |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8FA500513449E3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=Telegram & Gazette |date=February 2, 2003 |accessdate=September 24, 2012}}

Dog's Eye View performed on Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a 1996 tribute album dedicated to Vic Chesnutt.{{cite news |last=Talbot |first=Mary |date=August 5, 1996 |title=How Do You Spell 'Relief'? C-h-e-s-n-u-t-t Benefit Album Brings 'sweet' Sound Of Success To Uncommon Songwriter |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/1996/08/05/how-do-you-spell-relief-c-h-e-s-n-u-t-t-benefit-album-brings-sweet-sound-of-success-to-uncommon-songwriter/ |accessdate=2025-04-23 |work=New York Daily News}} Other artists on the album included The Smashing Pumpkins and R.E.M.{{cite news |last=Talbot |first=Mary |date=August 5, 1996 |title=How Do You Spell 'Relief'? C-h-e-s-n-u-t-t Benefit Album Brings 'sweet' Sound Of Success To Uncommon Songwriter |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-08-05/entertainment/18025439_1_vic-chesnutt-songs-music-business |accessdate=September 23, 2012 |work=New York Daily News}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The band's second album, Daisy, was released by Sony in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/daisy-mw0000595186|title=Daisy – Dog's Eye View – Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

In 2000, Stuart announced that he had left Columbia Records and was taking a hiatus from the band to pursue solo work.{{cite news|first=Nikki|last=Varhely|title=Dog's Eye View Singer Returns To Solo Roots |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428307/dogs-eye-view-singer-returns-solo-roots.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208214313/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428307/dogs-eye-view-singer-returns-solo-roots.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2012 |work=MTV News |date=May 10, 2000 |accessdate=June 11, 2012}} He released a solo album, Propeller, on Vanguard Records in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/propeller-mw0000229320/releases|title=Propeller – Peter Stuart – Releases|website=AllMusic}}

After an extended hiatus, Dog's Eye View released a third album (also on Vanguard); the album was entitled Tomorrow Always Comes.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tomorrow-always-comes-mw0000780304/releases|title=Tomorrow Always Comes – Dog's Eye View – Releases|website=AllMusic}} It featured backing vocals by singers Jason Mraz and Kelly Moneymaker, as well as an appearance from Paul Doucette of Matchbox Twenty.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tomorrow-always-comes-mw0000780304/credits|title=Tomorrow Always Comes – Dog's Eye View – Credits|website=AllMusic}}

• Happy Nowhere (1995, Columbia)
• Daisy (1997, Columbia)
• Tomorrow Always Comes (2005{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tomorrow-always-comes-mw0000780304|title=Tomorrow Always Comes – Dog's Eye View | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}} or 2006,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dogs-Eye-View-Tomorrow-Always-Comes/release/9074823|title=Dog's Eye View – Tomorrow Always Comes|website=Discogs}} Vanguard)

• "Everything Falls Apart" (1995)
• "Small Wonders" (1996)
• "Prince's Favorite Son" (1996)
• "Last Letter Home" (1997)
• "Gone Like Yesterday" (2006)

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• [http://www.myspace.com/dogseyeview Dog's Eye View Official Myspace Page]

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