Up All Night (The Waifs album)
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Up All Night is the fourth album
by Australia
n folk
band The Waifs
, first released by Jarrah
in January 2003.
Critics reacted more favourably to this release and it has been the band's biggest album to date.
Up All Night debuted on the Australian ARIA album chart at #3 and 12 months later had sold over 140,000 copies, garnering a double platinum accredation.
Their hard work was rewarded at the 2003 ARIA Awards where they took home 2 awards on the night (and 2 Artisan's Awards at a previous ceremony). The media celebrated with them, calling them an "overnight success 11 years in the making!".
In some parts of North America, the album was packaged with a bonus sampler of Waifs songs.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Australia
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 by Jarrah
Jarrah 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....
in January 2003.
Critics reacted more favourably to this release and it has been the band's biggest album to date.
Up All Night debuted on the Australian ARIA album chart at #3 and 12 months later had sold over 140,000 copies, garnering a double platinum accredation.
Their hard work was rewarded at the 2003 ARIA Awards where they took home 2 awards on the night (and 2 Artisan's Awards at a previous ceremony). The media celebrated with them, calling them an "overnight success 11 years in the making!".
In some parts of North America, the album was packaged with a bonus sampler of Waifs songs.
Track listing
- "Fisherman's Daughter" (Simpson) – 4:43
- "Nothing New" (Simpson) – 3:32
- "London StillLondon Still"London Still" is the name of a single by the Australian folk-rock band The Waifs, coming from their album Up All Night. "London Still" was written by Donna Simpson. The single was nominated for several ARIA awards, including Breakthrough Artist - Single, and Best Independent Release...
" (Simpson) – 3:46 - "Lighthouse" (Cunningham) – 3:21
- "Flesh And Blood" (Cunningham) – 4:00
- "Highway One" (Simpson) – 5:07
- "Since I've Been Around" (Cunningham) – 4:40
- "Fourth Floor" (Cunningham) – 3:25
- "Rescue" (Simpson) – 2:32
- "Three Down" (Simpson) – 3:18
- "Sweetness" (Simpson) – 3:24
- "Up All Night" (Cunningham) – 5:51
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...
- Dobro, Guitar, Mandolin, Songwriter, Ukulele, Vocals, Group Member - Donna Simpson - Guitar (Acoustic), Songwriter, Vocals, Group Member
- Vikki Simpson - Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Songwriter, Vocals, Group Member
- Ben Franz - Bass, Dobro, Bass (Electric), Double Bass
- David MacDonald - Percussion, Drums
- Bruce Haymes - Keyboards, Wurlitzer
Technical
- Sam Hickey - Design, Photography, Typography
- Mark Howard - Engineer
- Tony "Jack The Bear" Mantz - Mastering
- Victor Rijken - Photography Official Site
- Steven Schram - Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant
- Chris Thompson - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- The Waifs - Photography
Album
| Chart | Provider(s) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/ shipments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... (U.S.) |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
1 | Not certified | N/A |
Awards
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Best Blues and Roots Album
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Best Independent Release
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Producer Of The Year (Chris Thompson)
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Engineer Of The Year (Chris Thompson)
Nominations
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Album Of The Year
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Single Of The Year for Lighthouse
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Best Group
- 2003 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist - Album
- 2002 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist - Single for London Still
- 2002 ARIA Awards, Best Independent Release for London Still