King Tide (album)

King Tide is the fifth studio album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. Billy Bragg provides the vocals with Mick Thomas on "Island of Humour". "Stalactites" marks the first occasion when all members collaborated on the writing of a WPA song^[2] and it refers to a well known Melbourne restaurant.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, unless otherwise noted.^[4]

1. "Monday's Experts" - 2:52
2. "Live it Everyday" (Peter Lawler, Mick Thomas, Mark Wallace)^[4] - 3:48
3. "Money cuts you Out" - 3:13
4. "The rain in my Heart" - 3:59
5. "It Wasn't Easy" (Mick Thomas, Mark Wallace)^[4] - 4:00
6. "Keep talking to Me" - 4:56
7. "Island of Humour" - 2:59
8. "Easy Money" (Peter Lawler) - 2:17
9. "In my Lifetime" - 4:03
10. "Always Leave Something Behind" - 5:55
11. "If you were a Cloud" - 3:07
12. "The year she spent in England" - 4:38
13. "Stalactites" (Peter Lawler, Marcus Schintler, Mark Wallace, Paul Thomas, Mick Thomas)^[4] - 2:16

Personnel

Credited to:^[5]

Weddings Party Anything

• Peter Lawler - bass guitar, vocals
• Marcus Schintler - drums, vocals
• Mick Thomas - guitar, vocals
• Paul Thomas - guitar, vocals
• Mark Wallace - accordion, vocals
• Jen Anderson - strings

Additional musicians

• Billy Bragg - guitar, vocals
• Michael Barclay - vocals
• Anna Burley - vocals
• Hugh Newinson - saw
• Parkville Quartet - strings
• Students of St Joseph's School - vocals
• Barb Waters - vocals
• Stacey Wright - vocals

References