''Up All Night'' is the fourth studio album by
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The Waifs
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, first released by
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in January 2003. Critics reacted more favourably to this release and it has been the band's biggest album to date.
''Up All Night'' debuted on the Australian ARIA album chart at No. 3 and 12 months later had shipped over 140,000 copies, garnering a double platinum accreditation.
Their hard work was rewarded at the
ARIA Music Awards of 2003
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Awards
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they won
Best Independent Release,
Best Blues and Roots Album for ''Up All Night'', as well as
Engineer of the Year and
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for Chris Thompson's work on the album.
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In some parts of North America, the album was packaged with a bonus sampler of Waifs songs.
Track listing
#"Fisherman's Daughter" (D. Simpson) – 4:43
#"Nothing New" (V. Simpson) – 3:32
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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 ...
" (D. Simpson) – 3:46
#"Lighthouse" (Cunningham) – 3:21
#"Flesh And Blood" (Cunningham) – 4:00
#"Highway One" (D. Simpson) – 5:07
#"Since I've Been Around" (Cunningham) – 4:40
#"Fourth Floor" (Cunningham) – 3:25
#"Rescue" (D. Simpson) – 2:32
#"Three Down" (V. Simpson) – 3:18
#"Sweetness" (D. Simpson) – 3:24
#"Up All Night" (Cunningham) – 5:51
Personnel
Musical
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Josh Cunningham
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- Dobro, Guitar, Mandolin, Songwriter, Ukulele, Vocals, Group Member
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Donna Simpson - Guitar (Acoustic), Songwriter, 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 in ...
- Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Songwriter, Vocals, Group Member
*Ben Franz - Bass, Dobro, Bass (Electric), Double Bass
*David MacDonald - Percussion, Drums
*Bruce Haymes - Keyboards, Wurlitzer
Technical
*Sam Hickey - Design, Photography, Typography
*Mark Howard - Engineer
*Tony "Jack The Bear" Mantz - Mastering
*Victor Rijken - Photography
Official Site*Steven Schram - Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant
*Chris Thompson - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*The Waifs - Photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Official site
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2003 albums
ARIA Award-winning albums
The Waifs albums