Trophy Night
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| Trophy Night : The Best of Weddings Parties Anything | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock / Folk rock | |||
| Length | 76:17 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Producer | Alan Thorne / Jim Dickinson / Paul Kosky / Cameron Craig / Chris Dickie | |||
| Weddings Parties Anything chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Trophy Night | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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.[2]
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.[3] The material for this best-of was compiled by allowing fans to pick heir favorite songs through the band's website.[4] 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 .[4]
"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
[edit]All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.[5]
- "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
Benched
[edit]Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.[5]
- "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
[edit]- Mick Thomas
- Jen Anderson
- Stephen O'Prey
- Paul Thomas
- Mark Wallace
- Michael Barclay
- Janine Hall
- Marcus Schintler
- Dave Steel
- Peter Lawler
- Richard Burgman
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Mick Thomas Discography". Michael Thomas. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Wedding Parties Anything'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ a b Badgley, Aaron. "Trophy Night - Wedding Parties Anything". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ a b APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Weddings Parties Anything – Trophy Night - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
