Undeniably the Whitlams

{{Short description|1995 studio album by the Whitlams}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Undeniably the Whitlams

| type = studio

| artist = The Whitlams

| cover = The Whitlams - Undeniably.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1995

| recorded = 1994

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 59:43

| label = Black Yak / Phantom

| producer = Rob Taylor

| prev_title = Introducing the Whitlams

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Stupor Ego

| next_year = 1996

| misc= {{Singles

| name = Undeniably the Whitlams

| type = studio

| single1 = I Make Hamburgers

| single1date = February 1995{{cite web

|url=http://www.thewhitlams.com/RELEASES/default.asp?ReleaseID=26#26

|title=The Whitlams Discography

|access-date=2008-11-30

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921061210/http://www.thewhitlams.com/RELEASES/default.asp?ReleaseID=26#26

|archive-date=2009-09-21

|url-status=dead

}}

| single2 = Met My Match

| single2date = June 1995

}}}}

Undeniably the Whitlams is the second studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak / Phantom in 1995.{{cite web |title=The Whitlams - Biography |url=https://thewhitlams.com/biography/ |website=The Whitlams |access-date=16 February 2024}} Due to popular request, it was re-released in 2001 as Undeniably the Whitlams - Reworked. It is their last album to feature guitarist Stevie Plunder.

''Reworked'' edition

In 2001, Tim Freedman reworked much of the album, dedicating it to the memory of Stevie Plunder and Andy Lewis. Freedman explained that the original recordings and mixings had been rushed, and that these new versions were more comparable to the band's original vision.

Roughly half of the album was left as is, while "Met My Match", "Following My Own Tracks", "1995", "End of Your World" and "Shining" were remixed, often resulting in a marked difference from the originals. As well as this, "I Make Hamburgers" was replaced on the album with its single mix, and two previously unreleased songs, "Why Doesn't Andy?" and "Where Are You?" were included.

Initially, these two new tracks were scarcely anything more than demos, and were eventually fleshed out by Freedman, aided by current Whitlams members Jak Housden and Terepai Richmond.

Track listing

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  1. "Peter Collard" (S. Plunder) – 3:14
  2. "Met My Match" (T. Freedman, A. Lewis) – 3:36
  3. "Following My Own Tracks" (S. Plunder) – 3:32
  4. "1995" (T. Freedman, A. Lewis, S. Plunder) – 4:41
  5. "End of Your World" (S. Plunder) – 4:40
  6. "Pass the Flagon" (S. Plunder) – 3:32
  7. "I Make Hamburgers" (T. Freedman) – 3:36
  8. "You'll Find a Way" (T. Freedman) – 4:25
  9. "Don't Love Too Long" (T. Freedman after W.B. Yeats) – 2:46
  10. "You Don't Even Know My Name" (S. Plunder) – 3:01
  11. "Shining" (S. Plunder) – 4:15
  12. "I Get High" (T. Freedman, S. Plunder) – 3:21
  13. "Hollow Log" (S. Plunder) – 2:07
  14. "If I Only Had a Brain" (E. Harburg, H. Arlen) – 2:19
  15. "I'm Still Faithful" (T. Freedman) – 0:56

=2001 Bonus Tracks=

  1. "Why Doesn't Andy?" (T. Freedman) – 3:10
  2. "Where Are You?" (S. Plunder) – 4:34

Both the original and the reworked versions of the album contain an unlisted final track, featuring snippets of songs, radio interviews, phone calls, etc. These are 5:02 and 5:40 in length on the original and reworked, respectively.

Personnel

Charts

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|+Chart performance for Undeniably the Whitlams

scope="col"| Chart (1995-98)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA) {{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/3I2Nsmu |title= The Whitlams ARIA Chart history to Feb 2025 |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=2 April 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

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References

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