''A Brief History...'' is the fifth
album and first live album by
Australia
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folk band
The Waifs, first released by
Jarrah
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in 2004.
Track listing
Disk one
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
" – 4:17
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London Still
"London Still" is a single by the Australian folk-rock band The Waifs, coming from their album ''Up All Night (The Waifs album), Up All Night''. "London Still" was written by Donna Simpson. The single was nominated for several ARIA awards, inclu ...
" – 4:29
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Take It In
A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.
Film
In cinematography, a take refers to each filmed "version" of a particular shot or "setup". Takes of each s ...
" – 3:40
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Love Serenade
''Love Serenade'' is a 1996 Australian comedy film written and directed by Shirley Barrett. It has the tagline: "Two sisters will do anything to hook the right man".
There are not many characters in ''Love Serenade'', which is set in a fictitiou ...
" – 3:11
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The Waitress
''The Waitress'' is the second album by folk singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. The album was released in 2003, the same year that Byrd won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. ''The Waitress'' reached No. 20 on the Folk Rad ...
" – 4:00
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Fisherman's Daughter" – 6:35
#"Papa" – 2:58
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Crazy Train" – 8:02
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Brain Damage
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" – 4:59
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Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, recorded on November 14 that year, and released on the 1963 album ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' and as the b-side of the ''Blowin' in the Wind'' single. The song was cov ...
" – 3:18
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Lies" – 4:43
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Haircut" – 4:23
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The River" – 4:02
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Gillian Gillian may refer to:
Places
* Gillian Settlement, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
People
Gillian (variant Jillian) is an English feminine given name, frequently shortened to Gill.
It originates as a feminine form of the name Julian, Juli ...
" – 4:41
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A Brief History..." – 5:03
#"Bridal Train (studio version)" – 4:21
Disk two
#"Willow Tree" – 4:06
#"When I Die (introduction)" – 0:40
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When I Die" – 4:28
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Sunflower Man" – 4:11
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Flesh And Blood" – 5:16
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Highway One" – 5:17
#"Bridal Train (introduction)" – 0:35
#"Bridal Train" – 4:20
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Since I've Been Around" – 4:44
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Here If You Want" – 3:53
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Billy Jones" – 4:15
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Company
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" – 4:16
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Spotlight" – 5:46
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Shelter Me
''Shelter Me'' is the second album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in March 1998.
Track listing
#"Heart Lies" (Cunningham) – 2:43
#"People Who Think They Can" (V. Simpson) – 3:15
#"Shelter Me" (Cunningham) – 3: ...
" – 3:12
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Shiny Apple" – 3:16
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Crazy
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/
Circles" – 9:51
All songs by the members of the Waifs, with the exception of "Crazy/Circles", which was written by
Willie Nelson and The Waifs and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", which was written by Bob Dylan.
Personnel
Musical
*
Josh Cunningham
Joshua Hayden Cunningham is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who is one-third of folk rock band the Waifs. Note: nlineversion established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. ...
– Guitar, Vocals
*
Donna Simpson – Guitar, Vocals, Photography
*
Vikki Simpson
Vikki Elizabeth Thorn (née Simpson, born c. 1974) is an Australian harmonica player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter and one-third of the Australian folk rock band the Waifs. Her elder sister, Donna Simpson, also plays guitar and sings in ...
– Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
*Jen Anderson – Violin
*Ben Franz – Guitar (Bass), Photography
Technical
*Philip Barlow – Photography
*James Cadsky – Engineer
*Joseph Carra – Mastering
*Simon Cowling – Photography, Cover Photo
*Jill Furmanovsky – Photography
*James Hewgill – Engineer
*Sam Hickey – Design
*Anton Koch – Engineer, Live Sound, Live Sound Engineer
*Kit Luce – Photography
*Steven Schram – Engineer, Assistant
*Ellen Smith – Photography
*Phil Stevens – Photography, Management
*Chris Thompson – Engineer, Mixing
*Kathy Wade – Photography
*The Waifs – Producer, Photography
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Official site
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The Waifs albums
2004 live albums