The Waifs (album)
Encyclopedia
The Waifs is the self-titled debut album by Australia
n folk
band The Waifs
, first released in May 1996.
of Australia in 2003, and Compass Records
in America in 2004.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band The Waifs
The Waifs
The Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson...
, first released in May 1996.
Release and re-release
The Waifs was originally released on Outside Music in 1996. Based on the mainstream success of the Waifs in the early 2000s, the album was later re-released on Jarrah RecordsJarrah Records
Jarrah Records is an independent Australian record label that releases albums by The Waifs and The John Butler Trio. Jarrah is co-owned by The Waifs and John Butler. Jarrah was founded in July 2002 as John Butler's and The Waifs' record label for the territory of the USA....
of Australia in 2003, and Compass Records
Compass Records
Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...
in America in 2004.
Track listing
- Take It In (Cunningham) - 3:42
- Gillian (Cunningham) - 3:21
- Circles (Simpson) - 2:58
- Sunflower Man (Simpson) - 3:13
- Intimate (Cunningham) - 3:25
- Jealousy (Cunningham) - 4:16
- Crazy Train (Simpson) - 4:19
- Billy Jones (Simpson) - 3:55
- Brain Damage (Cunningham) - 2:45
- I Believe (Cunningham) - 3:45
- Company (Simpson) - 3:25
- Waif Song (Waifs) - 3:10
- Shiny Apple (Cunningham) - 2:11
Musical
- Josh CunninghamJosh CunninghamJoshua "Josh" Hayden Cunningham is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who is one-third of folk rock band The Waifs. His involvement with The Waifs has resulted in a total of four Australian Recording Industry Association Award wins, all in 2003 for Up All Night and ten further...
- Guitar, Mandola - Donna Simpson - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Group Member
- Vikki Simpson - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Tin Whistle
- Jen Anderson - Mandolin, Violin, Producer, Engineer
- Mark Aspland - Percussion
- Archie Cuthbertson - Percussion
Technical
- Simon Cowling - Photography
- Dylan Hughes - Engineer
- Tim Johnson - Mixing
- Tim Johnston - Mastering
- Michael Thomas - Producer, Engineer
- The Waifs - Producer