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A Brief History...

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{{Infobox album

| name = A Brief History

| type = live

| artist = The Waifs

| cover = Thewaifsbriefhistory.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1 November 2004 (Australia)
11 January 2005 (U.S.)

| recorded = 2002–2004

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk

| length = 2:19:59

| label = Jarrah

| producer = The Waifs, Chris Wilson

| prev_title = Up All Night

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Sun Dirt Water

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r722084}}

}}

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

Track listing

=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

=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 and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", which was written by Bob Dylan.

Personnel

=Musical=

=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

Charts

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!Chart (2004-07)

!Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|23|artist=The Waifs|album=A Brief History...|access-date=28 December 2021}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|title= A Brief History...|artist=The Waifs|type=album|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|region=Australia|award=Platinum|access-date=28 December 2021}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.thewaifs.com Official site]

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Category:The Waifs albums

Category:2004 live albums