A Brief History...

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A Brief History
A Brief History cover
Live album by The Waifs
Released November 1, 2004 (Australia)
January 11, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded 2002-2004
Genre Folk
Length 2:19:59
Label Jarrah
Producer The Waifs, Chris Wilson
Professional reviews
The Waifs chronology
Up All Night
(2003)		 A Brief History...
(2004)		 Sun Dirt Water
(2007)

A Brief History... is the fifth album and first live album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in 2004.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disk one

  1. "Lighthouse" – 4:17
  2. "London Still" – 4:29
  3. "Take It In" – 3:40
  4. "Love Serenade" – 3:11
  5. "The Waitress" – 4:00
  6. "Fisherman's Daughter" – 6:35
  7. "Papa" – 2:58
  8. "Crazy Train" – 8:02
  9. "Brain Damage" – 4:59
  10. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" – 3:18
  11. "Lies" – 4:43
  12. "Haircut" – 4:23
  13. "The River" – 4:02
  14. "Gillian" – 4:41
  15. "A Brief History..." – 5:03
  16. "Bridal Train (studio version)" – 4:21

[edit] Disk two

  1. "Willow Tree" – 4:06
  2. "When I Die (introduction)" – 0:40
  3. "When I Die" – 4:28
  4. "Sunflower Man" – 4:11
  5. "Flesh And Blood" – 5:16
  6. "Highway One" – 5:17
  7. "Bridal Train (introduction)" – 0:35
  8. "Bridal Train" – 4:20
  9. "Since I've Been Around" – 4:44
  10. "Here If You Want" – 3:53
  11. "Billy Jones" – 4:15
  12. "Company" – 4:16
  13. "Spotlight" – 5:46
  14. "Shelter Me" – 3:12
  15. "Shiny Apple" – 3:16
  16. "Crazy/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.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musical

  • Josh Cunningham - Guitar, Vocals
  • Donna Simpson - Guitar, Vocals, Photography
  • Vikki Simpson - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
  • Jen Anderson - Violin
  • Ben Franz - Guitar (Bass), Photography

[edit] 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


[edit] Miscellanea

  • A Brief History... was a history of The Waifs, and in a way it was a greatest hits album. Here is the breakdown of where the tracks came from.
  • The Waifs (debut album) 9 tracks
  • Shelter Me 2 tracks
  • Sink Or Swim 7 tracks
  • Up All Night 6 tracks
  • No Album 7 tracks

[edit] External links

v • d • e
The Waifs
Josh Cunningham • Donna Simpson • Vikki Thorn
Former members
Ben Franz • David Ross MacDonald • Jen Anderson
Albums
The Waifs • Shelter Me • Sink or Swim • Up All Night • A Brief History... • Sun Dirt Water
Singles
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