Up All Night (The Waifs album)

Up All Night is the fourth studio album by Australian 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
Studio album by The Waifs
Released	13 January 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Folk
Length	47:44
Label	Jarrah
Producer	The Waifs, Chris Thompson, Steven Schram
The Waifs chronology
Sink or Swim (2000) Up All Night (2003) A Brief History... (2004)
Singles from Up All Night
"London Still" Released: 2002 "Lighthouse" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Up All Night debuted on the Australian ARIA album chart at No. 3 and 12 months later had shipped over 140,000 copies, garnering a double platinum accreditation.^[2][3]

Their hard work was rewarded at the ARIA Music Awards of 2003 where they won Best Independent Release, Best Blues and Roots Album for Up All Night, as well as Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year for Chris Thompson's work on the album.^[4] 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

1. "Fisherman's Daughter" (D. Simpson) – 4:43
2. "Nothing New" (V. Simpson) – 3:32
3. "London Still" (D. Simpson) – 3:46
4. "Lighthouse" (Cunningham) – 3:21
5. "Flesh And Blood" (Cunningham) – 4:00
6. "Highway One" (D. Simpson) – 5:07
7. "Since I've Been Around" (Cunningham) – 4:40
8. "Fourth Floor" (Cunningham) – 3:25
9. "Rescue" (D. Simpson) – 2:32
10. "Three Down" (V. Simpson) – 3:18
11. "Sweetness" (D. Simpson) – 3:24
12. "Up All Night" (Cunningham) – 5:51

Personnel

Musical

• Josh Cunningham - 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003-04)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Hung, Steffen. "The Waifs discography". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
4. ARIA Music Awards for the Waifs:

   • Search Results for 'Waifs': "Search Results for 'Waifs'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
   • 2002 winners and nominees: "Winners By Year 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
   • 2003 winners and nominees: "Winners By Year 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
5. "Australiancharts.com – The Waifs – Up All Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 296.
7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

External links

• Official site