A Brief History...


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 " – 4:21

    Disk two

  17. "Willow Tree" – 4:06
  18. "When I Die " – 0:40
  19. "When I Die" – 4:28
  20. "Sunflower Man" – 4:11
  21. "Flesh And Blood" – 5:16
  22. "Highway One" – 5:17
  23. "Bridal Train " – 0:35
  24. "Bridal Train" – 4:20
  25. "Since I've Been Around" – 4:44
  26. "Here If You Want" – 3:53
  27. "Billy Jones" – 4:15
  28. "Company" – 4:16
  29. "Spotlight" – 5:46
  30. "Shelter Me" – 3:12
  31. "Shiny Apple" – 3:16
  32. "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

  • Josh Cunningham – Guitar, Vocals
  • Donna Simpson – Guitar, Vocals, Photography
  • Vikki Simpson – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
  • Jen Anderson – Violin
  • Ben Franz – Guitar, Photography

    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

Certifications