''The Waifs'' is the self-titled debut album by
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The Waifs
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (musician), Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocal ...
, first released in May 1996.
Release and re-release
''The Waifs'' was originally released on Outside Music in 1996. Based on the mainstream success of the Waifs in the early 2000s, the album was later re-released on
Jarrah Records
Jarrah Records is an independent Australian record label which releases material by Western Australian-formed bands, John Butler Trio and The Waifs, and their members. In July 2002 the label was founded and co-owned by John Butler; The Waifs' ...
of Australia in 2003, and
Compass Records
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in America in 2004.
Track listing
#Take It In (Cunningham) - 3:42
#Gillian (Cunningham) - 3:21
#Circles (Simpson) - 2:58
#Sunflower Man (Simpson) - 3:13
#Intimate (Cunningham) - 3:25
#Jealousy (Cunningham) - 4:16
#Crazy Train (Simpson) - 4:19
#Billy Jones (Simpson) - 3:55
#Brain Damage (Cunningham) - 2:45
#I Believe (Cunningham) - 3:45
#Company (Simpson) - 3:25
#Waif Song (Waifs) - 3:10
#Shiny Apple (Cunningham) - 2:11
Personnel
Musical
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Josh Cunningham
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- Guitar, Mandola
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Donna Simpson - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Group Member
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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 i ...
- Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Tin Whistle
*Jen Anderson - Mandolin, Violin, Producer, Engineer
*Mark Aspland - Percussion
*Archie Cuthbertson - Percussion
Technical
*Simon Cowling - Photography
*Dylan Hughes - Engineer
*Tim Johnson - Mixing
*Tim Johnston - Mastering
*Michael Thomas - Producer, Engineer
*The Waifs - Producer
References
External links
Official site
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1996 debut albums
The Waifs albums