''Little Cloud'' is the sixth studio album by Australian band
The Whitlams
The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the l ...
, released by Black Yak through Warner on 20 March 2006.
It debuted at number four on the
ARIA Albums Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
.
Album information
The first disc, entitled ''Little Cloud'', is about returning to Australia from overseas in an election year. The second disc, ''The Apple's Eye'', is mostly thematically centred in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
. The majority of the album was written by singer/songwriter
Tim Freedman
Timothy James Freedman (25 November 1964) is an Australian musician, best known as the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams formed in 1993. Note: n-lineversion was expanded from the 2002 edition. The song ...
whilst he lived for several months in New York.
Track listing
Disc One: ''Little Cloud''
#"Been Away Too Long" – 3:57
#"White Horses" – 3:19
#"I Was Alive" – 3:06
#"Year of the Rat" – 3:52
#"Keep the Light On" – 3:40
#"Tonight" – 3:40
#"12 Hours" – 2:28
#"Little Cloud" – 3:30
Disc Two: ''The Apple's Eye''
#"Beauty in Me" – 3:05
#"Fondness Makes the Heart Grow Absent" – 3:56
#"Beautiful as You" – 3:48
#"Second Best" – 3:15
#"Fancy Lover" – 3:38
#"Stay with Me" – 3:09
#"She's Moving In" – 2:12
#"The Curse Stops Here" (Live with the
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Perth, Western Australia. Its principal concert venue is the Perth Concert Hall. WASO also gives concerts at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. , W ...
) – 3:22
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Official site
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The Whitlams albums
2006 albums