Three is the second studio album of Australian jam band The John Butler Trio.

All the music and lyrics written and arranged by John Butler. The album was recorded, engineered and mixed by Shaun O'Callaghan at Studio Couch, North Fremantle, Western Australia

North Fremantle, Western Australia

North Fremantle is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Its postcode is 6159.The suburb is situated on the Swan River, north of the Port of Fremantle...

. It was mastered at Woodstock Studios

Woodstock Studios

Woodstock Studios is a recording facility owned by Australian musician, Joe Camilleri, leader of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows, and is located in East St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. It has been used by Australian artists: Augie March, John Butler Trio, The Cat Empire and Paul Kelly....

 by Robin Mai, Nicky Bomba and Joe Camilleri. The album was produced by the John Butler Trio and Shaun O'Callaghan. The cover concept was designed by John Butler with Matt and Iowana at Insomnia Design.

There were guest appearances by:

• Paul Boon - didgeridoo
  Didgeridoo
  The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe"...
  
  
• George Rrurrambu - intro vocals on "Money"
• Rosie Johnstone, David Broadfoot & Brenda Fost - backing vocals

In 2001 Three won the Australian ARIA award

ARIA Music Awards

The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...

 for 'Best Independent Release', the ARIAs are Australia's highest awards in the music industry. In early 2002 Three went Platinum selling in excess of over 75,000 copies and is now well over 100,000.

In the United States it was released on ATO Records

ATO Records

According to Our Records was founded in early 2000 by Dave Matthews , Coran Capshaw, Chris Tetzeli, and Michael McDonald as a division of RCA Records...

, with a few more tracks than the Australian CD - partly because it was the first John Butler Trio

John Butler Trio

The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...

album released in the United States.

Australian track listing

All music and lyrics written and arranged by John Butler.

1. "Betterman" – 8:16
2. "Attitude" – 6:09
3. "Media" – 5:19
4. "Believe" – 3:59
5. "Take" – 8:01
6. "Life Ain't What It Seems" – 7:04
7. "Money" – 11:33
8. "Foundation" – 14:47

U.S. track listing

1. "Betterman" – 8:19
2. "Attitude" – 6:13
3. "Media" – 6:04
4. "Believe" – 4:02
5. "Take" – 8:05
6. "Life Ain't What It Seems" – 8:14
7. "Money" – 11:33
8. "Pickapart – 2:59
9. "Earthbound Child – 3:50
10. "Don't Understand" – 4:31