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Little Cloud

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{{Infobox album

| name = Little Cloud

| type = studio

| artist = The Whitlams

| cover = Whitlams little cloud.jpg

| alt =

| released = 20 March 2006

| recorded = 2005–2006

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 53:57

| label = Black Yak / Warner

| producer = J. Walker

| prev_title = Torch the Moon

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = The Whitlams & The Sydney Symphony Live in Concert

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = studio

| cover = Tim freedman - little cloud.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = Released in the UK as Little Cloud by Tim Freedman

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r867544|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = The Sydney Morning Herald

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|noprose = yes

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Little Cloud is the sixth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak through Warner on 20 March 2006.{{Citation |title=Little Cloud by The Whitlams |date=2006-03-20 |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/little-cloud/208828768 |language=en-AU |access-date=2022-02-28 |archive-date=2022-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228213345/https://music.apple.com/au/album/little-cloud/208828768 |url-status=live }} It debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Album information

The first disc, entitled Little Cloud, is about returning to Australia from overseas in an election year. The second disc, The Apple's Eye, is mostly thematically centred in New York City. The majority of the album was written by singer/songwriter Tim Freedman whilst he lived for several months in New York.

Track listing

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Disc One: Little Cloud

  1. "Been Away Too Long" – 3:57
  2. "White Horses" – 3:19
  3. "I Was Alive" – 3:06
  4. "Year of the Rat" – 3:52
  5. "Keep the Light On" – 3:40
  6. "Tonight" – 3:40
  7. "12 Hours" – 2:28
  8. "Little Cloud" – 3:30

Disc Two: The Apple's Eye

  1. "Beauty in Me" – 3:05
  2. "Fondness Makes the Heart Grow Absent" – 3:56
  3. "Beautiful as You" – 3:48
  4. "Second Best" – 3:15
  5. "Fancy Lover" – 3:38
  6. "Stay with Me" – 3:09
  7. "She's Moving In" – 2:12
  8. "The Curse Stops Here" (Live with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra) – 3:22

Charts

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!Chart (2006)

!Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|4|artist=The Whitlams|title=Little Cloud|access-date=26 December 2021}}

Certifications

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References

External links

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

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Category:The Whitlams albums

Category:2006 albums