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.

A Brief History
Live album by
The Waifs
Released1 November 2004 (Australia)
11 January 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded2002–2004
GenreFolk
Length2:19:59
LabelJarrah
ProducerThe Waifs, Chris Wilson
The Waifs chronology
Up All Night
(2003)		 A Brief History
(2004)		 Sun Dirt Water
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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
Chart (2004-07) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 23

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. A Brief History... at AllMusic
  2. "Australiancharts.com – The Waifs – A Brief History...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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