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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
- "Lighthouse" – 4:17
- "London Still" – 4:29
- "Take It In" – 3:40
- "Love Serenade" – 3:11
- "The Waitress" – 4:00
- "Fisherman's Daughter" – 6:35
- "Papa" – 2:58
- "Crazy Train" – 8:02
- "Brain Damage" – 4:59
- "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" – 3:18
- "Lies" – 4:43
- "Haircut" – 4:23
- "The River" – 4:02
- "Gillian" – 4:41
- "A Brief History..." – 5:03
- "Bridal Train (studio version)" – 4:21
Disk two
- "Willow Tree" – 4:06
- "When I Die (introduction)" – 0:40
- "When I Die" – 4:28
- "Sunflower Man" – 4:11
- "Flesh And Blood" – 5:16
- "Highway One" – 5:17
- "Bridal Train (introduction)" – 0:35
- "Bridal Train" – 4:20
- "Since I've Been Around" – 4:44
- "Here If You Want" – 3:53
- "Billy Jones" – 4:15
- "Company" – 4:16
- "Spotlight" – 5:46
- "Shelter Me" – 3:12
- "Shiny Apple" – 3:16
- "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
- Josh Cunningham – Guitar, Vocals
- Donna Simpson – Guitar, Vocals, Photography
- Vikki Simpson – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
- Jen Anderson – Violin
- Ben Franz – Guitar (Bass), 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
References
- ^ A Brief History... at AllMusic