Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (soundtrack)

Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale
Soundtrack album by
Dave Dobbyn
ReleasedNovember 14, 1986
Recorded1986
GenrePop
Length42:35
LabelCBS
ProducerDave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn chronology
The Optimist
(1984) 		Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale
(1986) 		Loyal
(1988)
Singles from Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
  1. "Slice of Heaven"
    Released: September 12, 1986
  2. "You Oughta Be In Love"
    Released: December 21, 1986

Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale is the soundtrack to the New Zealand animated film, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale. In February 1987, the album spent two weeks in the top five of the New Zealand albums chart.[1]

Background

Tim Finn was originally offered the chance to orchestrate the soundtrack. When he turned it down Dobbyn accepted the role.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn unless noted

Original Release
No.TitleLength
1."Footrot Mornin'"3:01
2."Let's Get Canine" (featuring Betty-Anne Monga & Ardijah)4:14
3."I Dream of Rugby" (featuring Sacred Heart College Choir)2:43
4."Saturday Arvo"3:45
5."Horse's Beat"3:04
6."You Oughta Be in Love" (featuring Ardijah)3:53
7."Vernon the Vermin" (featuring Ardijah)3:18
8."Cooch"2:20
9."Nuclear Waste" (written and performed by Herbs)3:15
10."Blackwater"1:54
11."Lost at Sea"3:03
12."Top Dog"3:00
13."Slice of Heaven" (featuring Herbs)4:30
Total length:18:00

The 2006 20th anniversary release featured one bonus track.

Anniversary Release (2006)
No.TitleLength
14."You Oughta Be in Love (P-Money Remix)" (featuring P-Money)3:51
Total length:3:51

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 22
Official New Zealand Music Chart 5[1]

Awards

The soundtrack won a number of awards at the RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards. Both of the Footrot Flat singles were awarded Best Song of the Year at the New Zealand Music Awards (in 1986 and 1987 respectively). Dobbyn also won Best Male Vocalist in 1987 for his work on 'You Oughta Be in Love'.[4][5]

Year Award[6] Work Result
1986 Best Song of the Year "Slice of Heaven" Won
1987 Album of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year 'You Oughta Be In Love' Won
Best Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Best Film Soundtrack Won
Best Producer Dave Dobbyn Nominated
Best Songwriter Dave Dobbyn - 'You Oughta Be In Love' Nominated
Best Cover Reston Griffiths Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "SOUNDTRACK / DAVE DOBBYN - FOOTROT FLATS: THE DOG'S TALE (ALBUM)". charts.nz. November 2016.
  2. ^ "Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn". Documentary. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "1986 New Zealand Music Awards". RIANZ. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. ^ "1987 New Zealand Music Awards". RIANZ. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ^ "NZMAs". nzmusicawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.


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