Released August 25, 1998 | Length 76:17 Release date 25 August 1998 | |
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Producer Alan Thorne / Jim Dickinson / Paul Kosky / Cameron Craig / Chris Dickie Similar Difficult Loves, Roaring Days, Donkey Serenade, Scorn of the Women, No Show Without Punch |
Step in step out from the album trophy night
Trophy Night : The Best of Weddings Parties Anything is a compilation album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. It comprises songs from the band's seven studio albums together with two new tracks: "Anthem" and "Traffic Goes By", together with a cover of The Triffids' "Wide Open Road". Trophy Night was also released for a limited time with a bonus disc Benched, a collection of unreleased demos and assorted B-sides.
Contents
In early August 1998, Weddings, Parties, Anything announced that they were calling it a day, one month before this long-planned retrospective was to be released. The material for this best-of was compiled by allowing fans to pick heir favorite songs through the band's website. All the band's original songs on the album are written by Mick Thomas. Dave Steel wrote 5 songs on the first albums but none are included here.
The bonus disc, Benched is quintessential Weddings, Parties, Anything being great stories of football (Swans Return & Tough Time) and life with a couple of ripping covers thrown in .
"Anthem" was the only song released as a single from the album. It is a cover of a Tiddas song written by Dan Warner and Sally Dastey, which appears on their 1996 self-titled album, produced by Joe Camilleri.
Track listing
All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.
- "Away Away" - 3:51
- "Woman Of Ireland" - 2:47
- "Hungry Years" - 4:22
- "Scorn Of The Women" - 5:24
- "Industrial Town" - 4:07
- "Under The Clocks" - 3:30
- "Roaring Days" - 2:55
- "Sergeant Small" (Tex Morton) - 3:13
- "Ticket In Tatts" - 3:47
- "A Tale They Won't Believe" - 7:00
- "Knockbacks In Halifax" - 3:26
- "Step In, Step Out" - 4:00
- "Father's Day"
- "Rain In My Heart" - 4:01
- "Monday's Experts" - 2:54
- "Wide Open Road" (David McComb) - 4:19
- "For A Short Time" - 5:13
- "Anthem" (Sally Dastey, Dan Warner) - 4:17
- "Traffic Goes By" - 3:05
Track listing
All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.
- "Been Coming Here For Years" - 4:17
- "City Of Lights" - 3:49
- "If You Gotta Go" (D Williams, M Duncan) - 3:20
- "The Swans Return" - 2:48
- "Tough Time" - 3:09
- "All Over Bar The Shouting" - 3:04
- "Everywhere I Go" - 2:48
- "Nothing Left To Say" - 2:52
- "One Perfect Day" (Roger Wells) - 4:57
Personnel
Songs
1Away - Away3:52
2Woman of Ireland2:47
3Hungry Years4:25