Thirsty Merc (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Thirsty Merc
Type = studio
Artist = Thirsty Merc


Released = August 16, 2004
(Original release)
August 5, 2005
(Repackaged release)
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Rock
Length = 54:30 (Original release)
Label = Warner Music Australia
Producer = Lindsay Gravina
Reviews =
Last album = "First Work"
(2003)
This album = "Thirsty Merc"
(2004)
Next album = "Slideshows"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Repackage cover (2005) Singles
Name = Thirsty Merc
Type = studio
single 1 = My Completeness
single 1 date = July 19, 2004
single 2 = Someday, Someday
single 2 date = November 22, 2004
single 3 = In the Summertime
single 3 date = April 11, 2005
single 4 = When the Weather Is Fine
single 4 date = August 22, 2005

"Thirsty Merc" is the debut studio album release by Australia rock band Thirsty Merc released in 2004.

History

In 2004, Lindsay Gravina, who has produced albums for The Living End and Magic Dirt produced the Thirsty Merc's first full length epynomous (self-titled) 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," "Someday, Someday," and "In the Summertime" all to moderate radio and chart success. "In the Summertime" is used as the theme to Channel 10 reality television 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 ARIA Charts, but its sales were steady enough to place it at #37 in the end of year chart for 2005 [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2005.htm End of Year 2005 Chart] ] , and #12 of Australian releases [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-albums-2005.htm End of Year 2005 Australian Releases Chart] ] . the album spent over a year on the albums charts and sold over 120,000 copies [ [http://www.thirstymerc.com/biography 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.

ingles

The album includes both of the group's singles from the "First Work EP", "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

Original 2004 release
#"My Completeness"
#"Emancipate Myself"
#"Undivided Love"
#"I Wish Somebody Would Build Me a Bridge"
#"In the Summertime"
#"Someday, Someday"
#"Hope"
#"Katie Q"
#"Baby Tell Me"
#"Wasting Time"
#"Everything But You"
#"Claude Monet"
#"Like Snow"

2005 repackage
#"My Completeness"
#"Emancipate Myself"
#"Undivided Love"
#"I Wish Somebody Would Build Me a Bridge"
#"In the Summertime"
#"Someday, Someday"
#"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"
#"Someday, Someday" (Alternative Version)

Personnel

Tracks 1 – 13

*Rai Thistlethwayte:Guitars, Pianos & Singer-Songwriter
*Phil Stack:Bass guitar & Backing vocals
*Karl Robertson:Drums & percussion
*Matt Baker:guitars & Backing vocals

Tracks 14 – 15

*Rai Thistlethwayte:Guitars, Pianos & Singer-Songwriter
*Phil Stack:Bass guitar & Backing vocals
*Karl Robertson:Drums & percussion
*Sean Carey:guitars & Backing vocals

References