- A Brief History...
Infobox Album
Name = A Brief History
Type =Live Album
Artist =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
Reviews = *amg|id=10:74j20r2aq48n|rating|3.5|5|
Last album = "Up All Night"
(2003)
This album = "A Brief History..."
(2004)
Next album = "Sun Dirt Water "
(2007)"A Brief History..." is the fifth
album and first live album byAustralia n folk bandThe Waifs , first released by Jarrah in 2004.Track listing
Disk one
#"Lighthouse" – 4:17
#"London Still" – 4:29
#"Take It In" – 3:40
#"Love Serenade" – 3:11
#"The Waitress" – 4:00
#"Fisherman's Daughter" – 6:35
#"Papa" – 2:58
#"Crazy Train" – 8:02
#"Brain Damage" – 4:59
#"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" – 3:18
#"Lies" – 4:43
#"Haircut" – 4:23
#"The River" – 4:02
#"Gillian" – 4:41
#"A Brief History..." – 5:03
#"Bridal Train (studio version)" – 4:21Disk two
#"Willow Tree" – 4:06
#"When I Die (introduction)" – 0:40
#"When I Die" – 4:28
#"Sunflower Man" – 4:11
#"Flesh And Blood" – 5:16
#"Highway One" – 5:17
#"Bridal Train (introduction)" – 0:35
#"Bridal Train" – 4:20
#"Since I've Been Around" – 4:44
#"Here If You Want" – 3:53
#"Billy Jones" – 4:15
#"Company" – 4:16
#"Spotlight" – 5:46
#"Shelter Me " – 3:12
#"Shiny Apple" – 3:16
#"Crazy/Circles" – 9:51All songs by the members of the Waifs, with the exception of "Crazy/Circles", which was written by
Willie Nelson and The Waifs.Personnel
Musical
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Josh Cunningham - Guitar, Vocals
*Donna Simpson - Guitar, Vocals, Photography
*Vikki Simpson - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
*Jen Anderson - Violin
*Ben Franz - Guitar (Bass), PhotographyTechnical
*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, PhotographyMiscellanea
* 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 tracksExternal links
* [http://www.thewaifs.com Official site]
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