''Thirsty Merc'' is the debut studio album release by Australian rock band

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released in 2004.

History

In 2004, Lindsay Gravina, who has produced albums for

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's first full-length eponymous album. The album included re-recorded versions of the songs "Katie Q," "Wasting Time," and "Emancipate Myself." From the album, there were three more singles released: "My Completeless", "

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program '' Bondi Rescue''. In August 2005 the album was re-released with two extra tracks, "When The Weather Is Fine" which was also released as a single, and an alternate version of "Someday, Someday" and also a secret track "Joelene".

Charts and certifications

The album reached a chart peak moderately at #15 on the Australian

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, but its sales were steady enough to place it at #37 in the end of year chart for 2005, and #12 of Australian releases. the album spent over a year on the albums charts and sold over 120,000 copies,Thirsty Merc Bio
including info about the sales on their initial album. allowing platinum status and shyly missing out on double platinum by 20,000 sales.

Singles

The album includes both of the group's singles from the ''

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'', "Wasting Time" and "Emancipate Myself" however, at the advice of producer Lindsay Gravina, both were re-recorded for the album release (which Gravina had previously also suggested for Australian punkabilly-rock band The Living End to do with their hits "Prisoners of Society" and "Second Solution" when producing their debut album also). The group then after recording ''Thirsty Merc'' but prior to releasing it, released "My Completeness." Following the album release, the singles "Someday, Someday" and "In the Summertime" were released. In 2005, the album was repackaged with the new song "When the Weather is Fine," which was also then released as a single.

Track listings

All songs written by Rai Thistlethwayte, except where noted. ;Original 2004 release #"My Completeness" (Thistlethwayte, Phil Stack) - 3:48 #"Emancipate Myself" - 4:16 #"Undivided Love" - 4:44 #"I Wish Somebody Would Build a Bridge (So I Can Get Over Myself)" - 3:38 #"

" - 4:00 #"

" - 4:29 #"Hope" (Thistlethwayte, Stack) - 4:21 #"Katie Q" - 3:54 #"Baby Tell Me I'm the Only One" - 3:23 #"Wasting Time" - 4:01 #"Everything But You" - 3:34 #"Claude Monet" - 3:47 #"Like Snow" - 2:46 ;2005 repackage #"My Completeness" #"Emancipate Myself" #"Undivided Love" #"I Wish Somebody Would Build a Bridge (So I Can Get Over Myself)" #"

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" #"Hope" #"Katie Q" #"Baby Tell Me I'm the Only One" #"Wasting Time" #"Everything But You" #"Claude Monet" #"Like Snow" #" When the Weather Is Fine" #"

" (alternate version)

Personnel

Rai Thistlethwayte Rai Thistlethwayte (born 21 April 1980) is an Australian rock, pop and jazz musician and songwriter. Thistlethwayte is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is the lead singer and primary songwriter in the Australian pop rock band ...

– guitars, pianos and singer-songwriter *

Phil Stack Phillip Barry Stack (born 1977) is an Australian jazz and rock musician. He is the founding mainstay bass guitarist of the pop rock band Thirsty Merc, which formed in 2002; the regular double bassist for jazz musician James Morrison; and he is ...

– bass guitar and backing vocals * Karl Robertson – drums and

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*Matt Baker – guitars and backing vocals (tracks 1–13) *Sean Carey – guitars and backing vocals (tracks 14–15)

Charts

Certifications

References

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